You had valid reasons not to watch the impeachment proceedings, but I cannot help but feel sadness that so few Americans felt the same way. I believe one of the reasons Watergate resulted in the resignation of a corrupt president was that in 1973, you could not escape the hearings: there were just three national networks and all three carried wall-to-wall coverage. I understand that our media landscape has changed profoundly in 50 years - but not all of that change has been for the better.
I watched. And when I could not watch, I listened on NPR. I learned how much worse the January 6 insurrection was than we could see on live television. I marveled at the brilliance of the House impeachment managers - every single one. And when it was over, I was angry at the people who deserved it, those 43 Senators who fail their oaths of office. And don't get me started on McConnell.
I am hopeful that as President Biden and his team continue to dig the country out of Trump's morass that we can regain a little of what we've lost these last four years. Biden's 60% approval rating is a sign that it's possible. But with an unrelenting, expanding right-wing media bubble promoting authoritarian white nationalist leaders, we must not look away - especially with redistricting in Republican-owned states guaranteeing that the 2022 midterms are going to be rough for Democrats.
I am so in agreement with you!!
You had valid reasons not to watch the impeachment proceedings, but I cannot help but feel sadness that so few Americans felt the same way. I believe one of the reasons Watergate resulted in the resignation of a corrupt president was that in 1973, you could not escape the hearings: there were just three national networks and all three carried wall-to-wall coverage. I understand that our media landscape has changed profoundly in 50 years - but not all of that change has been for the better.
I watched. And when I could not watch, I listened on NPR. I learned how much worse the January 6 insurrection was than we could see on live television. I marveled at the brilliance of the House impeachment managers - every single one. And when it was over, I was angry at the people who deserved it, those 43 Senators who fail their oaths of office. And don't get me started on McConnell.
I am hopeful that as President Biden and his team continue to dig the country out of Trump's morass that we can regain a little of what we've lost these last four years. Biden's 60% approval rating is a sign that it's possible. But with an unrelenting, expanding right-wing media bubble promoting authoritarian white nationalist leaders, we must not look away - especially with redistricting in Republican-owned states guaranteeing that the 2022 midterms are going to be rough for Democrats.