Bleating

Yesterday I waded through an article in the Guardian that was bemoaning the impact of the Trump on ‘our’ broadcast media.

Except Fox News it seems; they have a leave pass. Sour grapes?

Firstly, there was no declaration of a conflict of interest associated with the article. Which ironically was one of the main arguments against the Trump.

Secondly, the shrillness of the argument was almost at pre-Brexit elevens. Emotions trumped reason, and I noticed.

Thirdly, and most damning, their arguments were uber conservative. In short, very short, the broadcast media ‘past’ is better than the one dystopian post-Trump future media scenario that was cherry-picked from the journo’s imagination.

Self-serving conservatism – a how-to:

Step One; paint the worst case future scenario.

Step Two; assume that you have a crystal ball, so you know it’s true, this scenario.

Step Three; use this scenario to argue for the preservation of the status quo, or even a return to the past.

As much as I hate to admit it, so long as he doesn’t start a world war, this Trump is exactly what we need.

The analogy I’d make is to the human immune system. Unless it is regularly challenged with bugs it becomes weak and useless, and completely unprepared for some newly evolved superbug that will completely wipe us out.

P.S. Here are the five articles on Trumpism found in this morning’s Guardian.