Nearly 60% of voters say that the mass media is a threat to democracy

 Nearly 60% of voters say that the mass media is a threat to Democracy. The Hill. A poll by the New York Times and Siena College found 59% of voters say that the the mass media is a major threat to Democracy while 25% said that they are a minor threat. Only 15% said it poses no threat. The opinions were divided on partisan lines with 87% of Trump voters saying that the media was a major threat while only 33% of Biden voters said it was. Only 34% of voters say that the major news organizations report on news stories fairly and accurately. 

The New York Times/Siena College poll can be found here, though it is paywalled. 

My Comment:

Just a quick post tonight, sorry about not having an image. There wasn't much else to write about so I thought covering how badly people trust the media these days was appropriate. 

First a note on "Democracy". I hate how the term has taken over the discourse. If you have read the founding fathers they consider the term a four letter word. We live in a Republic, not a democracy and it's silly that people keep saying that Democracy is the end-all be-all for America. It's a joke and I personally am sick and tired of it. 

As for the results of the poll, I am surprised that the numbers are high as they are. I can't believe that anyone thinks that the media isn't a threat. They have utterly given up about being fair in their coverage and haven't done so for years.

It's also clear that they are totally all-in when it comes to the Democratic Party. I mean, they pretty openly colluded with them with the Hunter Biden story. That story would have utterly destroyed Biden if it had been allowed outside of conservative media, but it wasn't and that's how Biden got in.

I also think that the media caused problems by the stories that they just don't cover. I was saying on Twitter today that had the media covered foreign policy at all in 2020 we might have found out that Biden was willing to risk a nuclear war in Ukraine against Russia. Would voters have gone for him if they knew that? Probably not, but the question was never asked.