Eddie Glaude Jr.: The Conservative Media Ecosystem Is a ‘Peril to Our Democracy’

GAY Yeah I mean ░░░░░░░░ question I have for ░░░░░░░░ is who does the ░░░░░░░░ York Post and the ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal what kind ░░░░░░░░ Trump voters do those ░░░░░░░░ reach How do you ░░░░░░░░ that to the enormous ░░░░░░░░ of this you know ░░░░░░░░ far right wing mega ░░░░░░░░ PETERS Yeah that s ░░░░░░░░ right I mean the ░░░░░░░░ media ecosystem is just ░░░░░░░░ much larger and so ░░░░░░░░ more evolved than we ░░░░░░░░ when President Trump ran ░░░░░░░░ first time And it ░░░░░░░░ gotten much more disciplined ░░░░░░░░ shouting down any dissent ░░░░░░░░ mean if you listen ░░░░░░░░ like what a lot ░░░░░░░░ the hosts on Fox ░░░░░░░░ saying and what a ░░░░░░░░ of these other pundits ░░░░░░░░ commentators and columnists they ░░░░░░░░ not necessarily defending Trump ░░░░░░░░ man as much as ░░░░░░░░ are perpetuating this idea ░░░░░░░░ the entire judicial system ░░░░░░░░ entire federal government is ░░░░░░░░ against the little guy ░░░░░░░░ s why they re ░░░░░░░░ to you know one ░░░░░░░░ my favorite stories over ░░░░░░░░ last couple weeks is ░░░░░░░░ older grandmother 69 years ░░░░░░░░ she has cancer and ░░░░░░░░ was trespassing in the ░░░░░░░░ Breaking the law And ░░░░░░░░ s going to jail ░░░░░░░░ she pleaded guilty But ░░░░░░░░ s been hailed up ░░░░░░░░ right wing media as ░░░░░░░░ hero This poor sick ░░░░░░░░ grandmother who s being ░░░░░░░░ by the Biden justice ░░░░░░░░ And that s type ░░░░░░░░ almost propaganda that you ░░░░░░░░ dealing with here And ░░░░░░░░ s why it is ░░░░░░░░ Because there are kernels ░░░░░░░░ truth that get exaggerated ░░░░░░░░ exploited and blown out ░░░░░░░░ proportion And they re ░░░░░░░░ effective at making people ░░░░░░░░ that if they re ░░░░░░░░ to believe it that ░░░░░░░░ whole January 6th committee ░░░░░░░░ and the prosecutions are ░░░░░░░░ sham GLAUDE JR Well ░░░░░░░░ mean this is an ░░░░░░░░ contrast with what Liz ░░░░░░░░ saying that I m ░░░░░░░░ to give up my ░░░░░░░░ in defense of the ░░░░░░░░ Then you talk about ░░░░░░░░ particular kind of media ░░░░░░░░ and what they re ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theories Their deep ░░░░░░░░ of the deep state ░░░░░░░░ the like What you ░░░░░░░░ in the difference and ░░░░░░░░ can t believe I ░░░░░░░░ actually saying this is ░░░░░░░░ Liz Cheney actually agrees ░░░░░░░░ or is committed to ░░░░░░░░ background conditions for democracy ░░░░░░░░ work So I can ░░░░░░░░ with Liz Cheney because ░░░░░░░░ agrees with the assumptions ░░░░░░░░ allow us to disagree ░░░░░░░░ people it seems to ░░░░░░░░ right don t agree ░░░░░░░░ the basic principles of ░░░░░░░░ So they are willing ░░░░░░░░ undermine the conditions for ░░░░░░░░ reasonable deliberation Then you ░░░░░░░░ that with the other ░░░░░░░░ in the New York ░░░░░░░░ we re kind of ░░░░░░░░ on the New York ░░░░░░░░ LEMIRE Well I mean ░░░░░░░░ around the table here ░░░░░░░░ GLAUDE JR But you ░░░░░░░░ that with the story ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans on the ░░░░░░░░ trail you know talking ░░░░░░░░ violence and Civil War ░░░░░░░░ you ve got conspiracy ░░░░░░░░ deep state suspicions here ░░░░░░░░ with the background conditions ░░░░░░░░ then folks are saying ░░░░░░░░ stakes are that these ░░░░░░░░ bitter enemies and that ░░░░░░░░ is on the horizon ░░░░░░░░ seems that you know ░░░░░░░░ these folks you re ░░░░░░░░ about this is a ░░░░░░░░ to our democracy as ░░░░░░░░