Charade of Truth: A Critical Dissection of Fox News' Christo-Fascist Propaganda
While sipping on my black coffee this morning, I reluctantly set my sights on Fox News' headlines. The barrage of what can only be described as far-right Christo-fascist propaganda felt all too familiar. I yielded to a chilling reminiscence of a past life, where I gorged on such hate-filled narratives and felt a sense of righteousness. Thank heavens for my 'Road to Damascus' moment and the psilocybin mushrooms that summoned it.
The pattern of using innuendo and half-truths embedded in Fox's news reports becomes most bothersome on closer examination. In their version of the world, anyone standing against the likes of Trump or questioning Israel's high-handedness is vilified and presented meticulously as the enemy.
In one story, they make a reference to "alleged anti-Israel agitators arrested on a DC campus", painting peaceful protestors as agitators. This calculated move frames dissenting voices as dangerous, thereby stifling much-needed discussion on the rampant human rights abuses committed by the state of Israel. Their systematic silencing of voices daring to question the status quo smells insidiously of theocracy.
Another headline, "Trump attorney grills Stormy Daniels about statement she signed refuting salacious story," is unsettlingly evident in its one-sided nature. A peculiar character assassination concession for Trump, someone they idolize, hiding the unpleasant truths of his personal conduct.
In the realm of the intolerable, Fox portrays any opposition to Trump's controversial decisions as anti-patriotic, further inflating the towering Trump mythos. In their eyes, a potential Trump VP on the offensive against Biden is celebrated, while Biden's evasive three-word response is cast in a negative light. Their glaring bias fuels the rise of Christian-nationalism and brings us closer to a theocracy.
I must confess, I've chuckled at their feverish cries of "alien sightings", which inadvertently reflects their desperate attempts to distract and sow fear. Yet, these theatrics cater to a dangerous objective: The formation of an American theocracy aligned with extremist Christian values.
This American theocracy, as envisaged by Fox News, would marginalize and threaten LGBTQ people. The state of the 'free nation' would be controlled by the wealthiest. The rich would play God, and the poor would be expected to play the role of submissive followers, a twisted construct of the rich man's theocracy.
Scrutinizing the Fox headlines daily, I see a dangerous and calculated design. I was once a puppet in their grand scheme, accumulated hate and misgivings. Fox and its peddled narratives almost cost me what I hold dear: my friends, my family, my son Ronald who's now Roxanne. I now humbly appeal to all readers to question, to reason, to see beyond the smokescreen. We must reject this path towards oligarchy and religious intolerance before it's too late.