ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 22 days agoA week ago, a MAGA pastor assassinated two Democrat politicians in an act of terror. It's not even in the top three stories of the monthdiscuss.onlineimagemessage-square125fedilinkarrow-up11.55Karrow-down124
arrow-up11.52Karrow-down1imageA week ago, a MAGA pastor assassinated two Democrat politicians in an act of terror. It's not even in the top three stories of the monthdiscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 22 days agomessage-square125fedilink
minus-squareExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down2·edit-222 days agoThere are so many things that should make the headlines that nothing makes the headlines anymore. It’s called desensitization. And honestly, if you think some cazy dude killing two people is what should be on page one these days, you got your priorities wrong.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 days agoLike you said, I think it’s more prioritization than desensitization. It really isn’t the most important story out there now, and it’s not a conspiracy that it’s not being mentioned.
There are so many things that should make the headlines that nothing makes the headlines anymore.
It’s called desensitization.
And honestly, if you think some cazy dude killing two people is what should be on page one these days, you got your priorities wrong.
Hypernormalisation
Like you said, I think it’s more prioritization than desensitization. It really isn’t the most important story out there now, and it’s not a conspiracy that it’s not being mentioned.