The only reason we hear about this at all now is because the establishment has lost control of the media. This has probably gone on as long as there has been media and politicians. But media used to be restricted to a few very large outlets, which made it easier to control. Now the media is hundreds of small outlets, including social media sites, and impossible to control. Hell, its difficult to even influence. Look at how Shillary has tried to spin things over the last few months and it didn't take. 20 years ago she would have had 2 or 3 articles circulating in the major outlets portraying things in the exact light she wanted. Now, it's hard to push a particular interpretation, and its hard to suppress an idea and keep it from surfacing, especially when its obvious enough that several sources notice it independently. This is an example of how its always been, and us hearing about it at all is an example of how things have changed. 20 years ago, hard proof or not, no media outlet would have allowed this to be known, never mind broadcast it. Now, when big media tries to do things the old way, small media exposes, embarrasses, and erodes their overall credibility. It has brought about a new element of accountability, which while it isn't as strong as it should be, I only expect to continue to grow as more and more independent outlets fact check, investigate, whistle blow, and call out the establishment and the establishment-owned on their long standing bull**** arrangements.
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