It’s almost weird that so many on the left remain mystified about why corporate-owned cable news outlets simply refuse to cover any evidence of discontent on the left. We can hold the biggest rally in Washington of the decade (against the war, in favor of abortion rights, etc.) and it will be a footnote. Meanwhile, all evidence of discontent on the right is covered, and covered some more, and covered to death. But there’s a simple reason for this. Discontent on the right, no matter how racist, nativist, or religiously intolerant, no matter how baseless and fact-challenged, does not threaten the pocketbooks of rich people. It’s that simple. This also extends to foreign policy coverage. Right-wing death squads are not news. Any leftward drift in the politics of a resource-rich country is met with a flurry of demonization.
Deal with it people. This is why the blogosphere exists and deserves your support.
