Long before our “mainstream” broadcast media gave Trump billions of dollars of free advertising, it had made Trump inevitable by choosing to chronicle elections as cute popularity contests, and assiduously avoiding discussions of issues. The reality show scam has made it considerably more dangerous: much of our electorate literally cannot tell the difference between a political candidate and a commercial broadcast persona. Persona has always been key to electing leaders, but the broadcast media has now made it the primary criteria on the part of much of the electorate.
Lynne D. Schneider at AlterNet breaks down the reasons why our country is breaking down as a result of its obdurate refusal to separate Trump fact from Trump TV reality-show-idol fiction.
And remember; the broadcast networks get the use of our airwaves gratis, and no questions asked. We are subsidizing their assault on democracy.