Bye Bye Tucker

You have to be aware by now that Tucker Carlson has been canned by DumFux News.

Here's Carlson's "Farewell and thanks, but don't worry, I'll be back" video.

Note the not-so-subtle projection, making sure the criticism is in passive and generic language that sounds "reasonable', but is intended as one long dog whistle.

"... step outside the noise..."

Like Carlson had nothing to do with creating the noise.

"... people who care about what's true..." 

This is the usual gaslighting/ass-kissing about his audience being the real Americans - the only ones who are good and decent.

"... how unbelievably stupid most of the debates you see on television are."

This is the cool kids argument - "they're all fucked up over there, but we're all good, you and me - we know the score".

 "... the big topics - the ones that define our future - get virtually no discussion at all."

In praise of exclusion and paranoia. ie: replacement theory, scary black people, rampant crime, etc.

The pretense that the big issues aren't being addressed is, of course, a lie. What he's doing is making sure his audience remains in one silo or another, and at his discretion to put them where he wants them.

It goes on and on - here's Brian Tyler Cohen's rundown.