436 sats \ 3 replies \ @kepford 3 Feb \ parent \ on: Mainstream Media: Core function is synchronization of the masses culture
People attracted to those positions have a bent against questioning authority. They look up to authority.
Exactly. That's really more the problem than the kind of conspiratorial scheming that people imagine is going on. Most of these people have no more authoritarian ambitions than you or I, but they unquestioningly buy into the regime's narratives and steadfastly stay within the bounds of allowable opinion.