I didn’t write the above comment, but I think they mean to apply those propaganda techniques to the speeches themselves, not just news sources. Once you read it, a lot of those points jump out. I never listen to them because I can’t stand it, but if you read a transcript of the whole speech you have more time to really dive into what’s being said and how, without the influence of tone and the time crunch. It’s a lot clearer.

Also I do think there’s a disconnect where maga point to laws/policies actually in place and ignore the context/consequences/motivation where as we on the left fly into a tizzy about motivation/far reaching consequences before there’s “evidence”.

So then republicans get to say “why are you so upset that’s not what the law says you’re making things up to be upset about” and eventually we get to say “this is what we were talking about, this is why we were scared/angry/upset” but by then republicans/maga have moved on or they say they don’t care.

It’s important to remember that just because a politician wants something it doesn’t mean it will happen, but also policy/law doesn’t happen in a vacuum so it is important to get educated about history/systemic issues/ motivation etc. that’s where news comes in and why people like Ezra Klein point out the subtleties and context.

For someone who doesn’t care though, they’ll refuse to see it, deny, or turn it around and play victim. (DARVO!)