Opinion columnist who they saw fit to print. Do you see any opinions there that are examining why the murder has been so widely celebrated, rather than manufactured consent crap like this?
Wait, there are people who don't realize all the major newspapers are owned by billionaires and thus have severe capital and corporate biases independent of their policial leaning?
this is america. lacking media literacy is our whole deal. we tell ourselves to avoid propaganda, stick to the "real news" then people who grew up surrounded by propaganda come here and are like "oh holy shit, y'all actively consume propaganda, this is WILD"
I find the article very interesting as a piece of propaganda - it plays heavily into the classic rags to riches meme - just focuses on the individual so to completely ignore the systemic problems that he perpetuated in his "earned" position.