Big anger is boosting their ratings and revenues by inciting divisiveness, racism, panic and paranoia. The big lie, big anger and big money reinforce each other because they all depend on Americans believing that democracy is rigged against them. The first step is to set national voting-rights standards in light of Trump’s big lie. The second step is to constrain big anger emanating from social media, Fox News, and other outlets. These are the minimal essentials for containing the big lie, big anger and big money.

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2021 06:10 UTC