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posted ago by special1ntere5t ago by special1ntere5t +34 / -0

Don’t know if anyone watches a programme called “succession”? The plot is about a family owned media conglomerate- reportedly loosely based on Rupert Murdoch and his TV/media empire. It Centre’s on which of 3 siblings will inherit control of the empire when their father dies? All characters are amoral assholes as is the father. The storyline is usual lefty rubbish by and large but there’s the odd nugget that makes you go hmmmmm 🤔. In this latest season there’s a presidential election in the background plot and one son is linked in with a supposed Trump like “right wing monster” candidate and the daughter is pushing the Latino democrat candidate. The portrayal of the hysteria of people at the prospect of the pseudo trump winning was amusing. The last episode Centre’s on election night coverage and touched on interference with voting with a fire in a part of Arizona destroying ballots and voter suppression and culminated in the network being in the position to call the election one way or the other - with the key players vying for their own interests as they could be served by each candidate should they win. Kinda made me wonder whether this was a sort of disclosure of “well this is what happened with pedo Joe winning?? Sort of softening the ground for normies?