MSNBC Discovers Dehumanization, Forgets Its Own History
While MSNBC wrings its hands over Trump's tactic of blaming immigrants for a government shutdown, one might wonder where this sudden burst of moral clarity was during, say, the Obama administration's record deportations. Or, even more recently, when narratives about 'economic migrants' and 'border surges' are used to justify funding increases for border walls and detention centers, measures that
ironically line the pockets of defense contractors often lauded in the very same news cycles. The rhetorical playbook isn't new; it's simply being run by a different quarterback, leading to selective outrage. This isn't about defending Trump's rhetoric, but exposing the convenient amnesia of a media that often provides cover for similar dehumanization when it suits their favored political figures.
The border industrial complex doesn't care who's in office, only that the fear-mongering continues to justify its ever-expanding budget. Perhaps if MSNBC looked inward, they'd see the reflection of the same 'us vs. them' dynamic they now decry.