Posted on 12/04/2015 7:15:12 AM PST by drpix
'His contempt for the norms of political correctness is daily on display'
In the feudal era there were the "three estates" - the clergy, the nobility and the commons. The first and second were eradicated in Robespierre's Revolution.
But in the 18th and 19th century, Edmund Burke and Thomas Carlyle identified what the latter called a "stupendous Fourth Estate"
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In "The Making of the President 1972," Teddy White described the power the "adversary press" had acquired over America's public life.
"The power of the press in America is a primordial one. It sets the agenda of public discussion, and this sweeping political power is unrestrained by any law. It determines what people will talk and think about - an authority that in other nations is reserved for tyrants, priests, parties and mandarins."
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Enter The Donald.
His popularity is traceable to the fact that he rejects the moral authority of the media, breaks their commandments and mocks their condemnations. His contempt for the norms of political correctness is daily on display....
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Bingo - let the revolution begin ...
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“His popularity is traceable to the fact that he rejects the moral authority of the media, breaks their commandments and mocks their condemnations.”
The media has touted themselves as a new priest class, pontificating to society and promoting their demented values long enough.
Excellent essay by Buchanan.
Trump is single handedly dismantling the media apparatus and delivering it to ruin.
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