RECOMMENDED DOCUMENTARY: The Roger Ailes Story

Divide and Conquer": The Roger Ailes Story

Asha Rangappa, former FBI agent and legal analyst, recommended this documentary earlier today and I just watched it, it’s another one of these fascinating documentaries that explain our current situation. It’s available on HULU if you already have the subscription and you can also find it on other websites to rent/buy.

Asha’s post had mentioned the importance of racism to Fox News and 22 mins in, it has already discussed the importance of fear to the Fox News network. Which reminds of the what I tell people all the time: fear is a huge red flag, stay away from any and all content that plays on and advocates for fear. It does not come from the right place. UPDATE: Finished watching it. Very interesting. We really should think deeper about the power media has had over us, and how Fox News, particularly, has worked tirelessly to divide us, to exploit fear for political and financial gain.

In 2020, it is satisfying to see that at the very end of his life, the truth about who he really was, came out. He was fired from Fox, shunned and died a pariah to Rupert Murdoch. Still it’s fascinating to see how so many of these so-called ‘conservatives’ have led similar lives of sanctimonious, moralistic lecturing while leading depraved, hypocritical lives behind the scenes.

At a time when America is finally acknowledging and standing up against racism, the business model of Fox News, Donald J. Trump, Brexit, Boris Johnson, Bolsonaro and Netanyahu is at risk. Sowing division and hatred for political and financial gain is no longer safe.

Although we tend to split the lines of political spheres between left and right, the red flag of politics is fear. Shady actors telling us not to trust one another, selling purity tests that Only They Can Pass don’t have what it takes to unite us. Choose unity over division and acceptance over fear.

The new era shaping up is far less likely to embrace fear-mongering products and world views.