I've seen evidence of it since 1992 when the media deliberately manipulated the news to help Bill Clinton win. I saw another clue in 1995 where every talking head on the media came out against balancing the Federal budget. I couldn't understand why any rational person would be against balancing the Federal budget by cutting spending.
I finally realized, the people benefiting from the Federal money fountain would be the only people who would oppose cutting the Federal budget, and therefore the Media must be controlled by people who benefit from excessive Federal borrowing and spending.
I didn't realize the connection to the Civil War until about three years ago. Now it seems like it's getting clearer with each passing month as I keep adding data points that reinforce this view.
Were you really that naive? They were Democrats. Democrats don't want to cut spending. Did you not know that?