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Demoralization includes influencing through various methods such as infiltration, propaganda methods, and direct contacts across different areas where public opinion is formulated or shaped. The result is that the power structure slowly is eroded by bodies and groups of people who do not have either the qualification or the will of the people to keep them in power, yet they do have power.
One such group mentioned is the media. The speaker questions who elected the media and how they have acquired so much power, almost monopolistic, over people’s minds. They can “rape your mind.” They question who elected them and how they have the nerve to decide what is good and what is bad for the president and his administration, who were chosen by the people.
The speaker references Spiro Agnew, who was hated by the liberal left, and who described the media as a bunch of enfeebled snobs. That description is presented as illustrative of what the speaker believes the media are. The media are characterized as a reflection of mediocrity within a large establishment, such as the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and major television networks.
According to the speaker, you do not have to be an excellent journalist to succeed in such environments. You only have to be a mediocre journalist. Excellence is not required to survive; competition has diminished. As soon as you smile for the camera and perform your job, that suffices. There is no longer meaningful competition.
The speaker further asserts that the media’s power and influence are sustained by a lack of competition, ease of survival, and comfortable income. The implication is that the media operate with little incentive to excel, maintain high standards, or challenge the status quo, because stability, good pay (for example, “$100,000 a year” is cited), and public-facing performance are enough to ensure their continued position.