Trump: The FAKE NEWS media is the enemy of the American people!

[Autumnlicious]

Calling lies "alternative" facts and real news "fake" is not funny, because enough people believe it to cause serious harm.

They would believe it if they were called lies, since the ones telling the lies aren't perceived as liars. The really sad fact is that people don't check what they hear if it suits their preconceived notions.

I could not disagree more and I take issue with your self-destructive nihilism.

The first thing any fascist (communists also did this) uprising has required is redefining language. If no one is certain what words mean then it can easily mean what you want it to mean.

"Alternative facts" plays right into Orwells writings with the bonus of realizing Orwell criticized Britain for its existing political controls on speech and thought, not an theoretical threat but the encroaching march of eroded personal rights.

While it seems strangely ironic that those who shout all the time about Obama ruling by fiat are all too happy to embrace Trump ruling by fiat, it is quite understandable - if you're ruled by a dictator, then the only thing that truly matters is getting your dictator in place, not abolishing and ostracizing would-be dictators.

It's a sad reflection of Class/Caste/Ideology divides where tribalism dominates.

Stop their definitions and they will have a hard time.

Give them their definitions, their safe spaces and they will only use it to attack the other. They must not be allowed to delineate who the "other" is past a critical point or all may be lost. Their paralysis depends upon Friend-or-Foe being still too muddy.