It was probably the Equal Time Rule which basically means if a broad cast station gives free airtime to one candidate they have to give equal free time to their opponents. The Trump administration has been trying to argue that any negative coverage of Trump is tantamount to free campaign coverage for any Democratic candidates.
Honestly this makes as much sense as what the market is actually doing.
Democrats are doing way more to fight facism than you are. In fact, you’re actively supporting facism by spreading fascist talking points.
I get you want to spread fascist propaganda, but “the ratchet effect” isn’t real in any sense.
The system is fucked, but not because of scary made up propaganda. It’s fucked because clowns spread FUD and hopelessness to suppress voter turn out. In the end it leads to facism and a country ruled by pesos and rapists, it’s sad you don’t see it.
Almost as if both parties are funded by the same billionaires pushing the same agendas, just in different colors.
It seems like they did say both sides are the same.
Ratchet effect is a made up talking point facists propagate on the internet to suppress voter turn out.
Fun fact: they call it an “effect” to make it sound scientific and well researched. It’s really just a fabricated fantasy to encourage apathy and hopelessness.
2016 still sucked. But for me it sucked in “god this is stupid, I’m so glad it’s temporary” kind of way. It felt like a temporary accident and we learned from our mistakes.
2026 sucks in a “oh fuck, this is how the rest of my life is going to be” kind of way. Everyone knew exactly who Trump was and what he wanted to do; he was still the first choice for most Americans, and now it feels like it will never get better.