Anti-Intellectualism.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/politics/john-oliver-fox-news-coronavirus/index.html
(CNN)HBO's John Oliver dedicated his entire 21-minute show on Sunday night to a deep dive into false information being peddled by Fox News and other conservative media outlets about the coronavirus, and the impacts those falsehoods are having on President Donald Trump and his decision-making.
It's a stunning exposé into, as Oliver puts it, how "the feedback loop between Fox and Trump has run way ahead of the science." (You can -- and should -- watch the whole segment here.)
HERE'S THE KEY PART -- AND SOMETHING YOU SEE PLAY OUT RIGHT HERE IN THE COVE REPEATEDLY:
John Oliver - "They (Faux news personalities) only pretend to believe these things on television for money."
THE INFORMATION SOURCE FOR SO MANY TRUMPETTES HER IN THE COVE ARE PEOPLE SELLING POINT OF VIEW FOR MONEY . .
Faux and Friends
Laura Ingrahma
Hannity
Carlson
etc
HERE IT IS FROM THE ARTICLE:
But there was one thing -- actually one sentence of 11 words -- that really stood out to me in the Oliver segment. And it was this, when he was talking about Fox News' coronavirus coverage:
"They only pretend to believe these things on television for money."
The point Oliver was making was that even as many Fox News anchors were pushing the idea that coronavirus was less virulent than the flu and that it was the product of a hyper-partisan media trying to "get" Trump, the company was warning its employees to stay at home and "reducing the staff footprint at our headquarters in New York."