In the early 2000s right-wing radio took off and started to control the air waves. As Justin Ling said on his CBC podcast, “These broadcasters decide what wars are good; they decide what countries are bad. They decide who’s a patriot and who’s not. It is a thriving and profitable ecosystem.”

The left lost its grip on media, at least on the radio airwaves. But that was not enough for the right-wing.  As Ling said,

“And yet they are still able to convince millions of people that it’s the conservatives who are the victims. The marginalized. The downtrodden. But now that they control the narrative this rage machine just needs the right target and they are about to get it.”

 So the right wing became a collection of righteous victims.  The left were the perpetrators. The right were the victims and justice demanded reparations for the right-wing stalwarts.  I keep wondering though how the white and privileged can be the victims. This is still a common complaint among the right. How is that possible?