When someone finally swallows the red-pill, they come to the irreversible conclusion that the MSM are corrupt, manipulative, propagandists who actively work against the people's interest. There is no going back when you leave the zombie farm.
Concerning those who are almost on the edge of taking the red-pill, that means it should be in the Media's long-term, best interest to walk back some of their blatant lies in an attempt to restore credibility. If this is just one battle in a series then it should be time to regroup if they want to come back swinging in the future.
Here's the thing... They aren't trying to walk ANYTHING back to get on people's good graces again. They have resolved to allow red-pill conversions unabated -- even brashly saying good riddance to the fleeing fence sitters.
They are doubling down on the smooth brains they have successfully claimed and are giving up trying to retain the people who are on the edge.
That means one thing...
There is no future for them.
This is it; this is their last chance (if you had any doubts left).
When the lies get this desperate, this blatant, and this shocking they are well past trying to grow their numbers. At this point, they are trying their damnedest to keep what little of a zombie crop they have left. They are grabbing what they can with no hope of ever coming back, like a drug dealer stuffing everything in their apartment into a bag before the door busts down.
Panic.
Agreed. Desperate and just plain sloppy. Which is why I keep envisioning CCP behind most of it. They are ruthless. They don't care how stupid their puppets end up looking, they'll just prop up new ones. Their show is truly run by people with zero conscience with no regard for any consequence.