Andrew M. That says it perfectly.
I heard someone say, in response to Bannon’s statement that the media is the opposition party, that the real opposition party is truth. The Truth.
Here is a letter from the NYT opinion pages yesterday on the Trump/alt right agenda:
To the Editor:
Re “Top Strategist Cast Media as ‘Opposition Party’ ” (front page, Jan. 27):
Stephen Bannon says the media “don’t understand this country,” following Donald Trump’s comment that journalists are “among the most dishonest people on earth” (this from the most blatantly dishonest president this country has ever elected).
I am tired of hearing that Mr. Trump, Mr. Bannon and their ilk “understand this country.” What they understand is how to manipulate angry and disaffected voters to believe they care about them when actually what they care about is imposing a small-minded, racist and nationalistic agenda that the majority of Americans reject.
For the sake of this imperiled democracy, the media must keep speaking truth to power.
ELIZABETH CRABTREE
Oakland, Calif.
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