rant · moment 16 of 16
Media Collusion With Hillary and the System That Never Changes
from The October Surprise · #14
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4 minRant about NBC and mainstream media coordinating with the Clinton campaign, corporate ownership of networks, and Tim's conclusion that no president really changes the underlying system that keeps regular people struggling.
- 55:29The entire American establishment—media, Fortune 500 CEOs, elites—didn't want Trump, but ended up giving him free coverage because he was good for ratings.
- 55:57Trump didn't have to pay for media up until the convention; he was calling morning shows from his toilet and getting blanket coverage.
- 56:44Hillary Clinton plays the system's game and needs the media; Trump bypasses them entirely by speaking directly to people on social media.
- 57:16The collusion between Clinton and media outlets is overt: they're emailing articles to the New York Times, NBC lets her pick pull quotes.
- 57:31Media companies are owned by defense contractors and globalists who don't want Trump and prefer open borders—the system preserves itself.
- 57:57Celebrating a Hillary Clinton win just vindicates a corrupt, predatory system that keeps young people in prison for nonviolent drug offenses.
- 58:17The system has improved socially for gay and trans people, but hasn't made it easier for anyone to make money, feed their family, or get shelter in 40 years.
- 58:51No president really impacts your life that much; the system preserves itself regardless of who's in charge, even with policies like Obamacare.
- 59:08Tim reflects on why both Trump and Sanders emerged in 2016 despite the system's design to prevent outsiders from threatening it.
- 59:23The outsider narrative never actually materialized—the system blocked true outsiders from participating.
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