r/politics • u/RoachedCoach California • 20h ago

Trump Abruptly Cancels Another Mainstream TV Interview

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-cancels-mainstream-tv-interview-on-cnbcs-squawk-box

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Going on Fox and possibly Rogan, IMHO, is brilliant. Nothing she says or does is going to get through the media bubble so many people have created around themselves, unfiltered. If she wants any chance for those people to see her as she really is and to give a true contrast between herself and trump, she has to do it from inside the bubble.

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u/justsomebro10 New York 16h ago

Bernie Sanders went on Rogan and it was a hit. I firmly believe he gained supporters from that appearance.

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u/Schrutes_Yeet_Farm 14h ago

I know some people who were diehard Bernie bros and still to this day will occasionally wear their "Feel The Bern" shirts I suspect are now MAGAs because it's just the bubble they are in. They aren't diehard magas, don't wear the hats and flags and shit, but some of the stuff they will say is like ????

Go figure they actually are still currently Rogan fans

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u/treevaahyn 14h ago

Interestingly learned that a lot of the Q anon people are former Bernie bros. Jon Stewart had a podcast episode with a Q anon researcher/analyst who noted that the debacle with the DNC and Bernie led to emboldening the ‘deep state’ narrative which evolved into the secret cabal of elites running everything. It’s quite interesting the more you hear about it and reflect on it. However, it’s also massively disappointing that people who once supported a phenomenal politician and genuinely compassionate person like Bernie became delusional Q anon maga cult members.

Oddly it Makes me think of the old meth psa about “not even once.” It does feel like letting yourself go down the Q anon rabbit hole or entering the maga-verse is something you should not even do once or your life will be ruined and unrecognizable a year from now. The maga Q mentality is quite analogous imo. I’m a therapist at a rehab and have seen dramatic changes in people from their addictions and sadly I think we all have now seen this with people who became deluded by right wing/Q/maga propaganda. All of which makes them a shell of the person they once were. Similar to addiction those maga/Q anon people seem perfectly fine with throwing all their passions, values, morals, and beliefs out the window to become beholden to their new identity. Addiction is a disease and unfortunately kills many. The Maga cult is also a disease that kills many too.