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SvennoJ 3 days ago
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'Creating a False Reality' in America - Mehdi and Owen on Media Lies and Harris’ 'Weak Messaging'


Owen Jones and Mehdi Hasan, the ‘Two Outspoken’, sit down together to discuss the role of the US economy and the impact of misinformation and media bias in the crushing defeat to the Democratic party and whether Bernie had a point in accusing the Democrats of abandoning the working class.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:13 Bernie Sanders tweet about working class
05:40 Systemic problems in the US & real wages
08:23 Teamsters support for Trump
10:07 Conflating working class with poorest people
18:04 Trump voters & inflation
20:03 The appeal of Bernie and Trump
22:19 bubble of misinformation
23:46 sportsmen bet
30:55 Blaming the left & media narratives