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CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
The Cape May Bubble
Like all bubbles, all it takes is one prick to blow the whole thing
No, not that bubble — not the mythical microclimate that appears to allow Cape May County to escape or induce particular weather patterns from time to time. No, today I’m talking about the Fox News/Right-Wing media bubble that exists in America, and how it manifests itself here in our neck of the woods, red at is is.
It’s a bubble of disinformation, conspiracy theories, and alternative news that affects the people of our community, the leaders who make decisions about all of us, and how policy is shaped from our municipalities to our schools.
Someone recently added me to a private group for one of the school districts. I’m not going to say which one, I don’t remember who invited me, and I wasn’t entirely sure why they invited me. This appears to be a group of parents for a particular district, and while they do seem to allow differing opinions, it’s clear that many of the people, including the admin, see the world through a decidedly Right-wing lens.
A lot of the posts are obviously concerning COVID protocols, school closures, mask mandates, etc…. Many of the posts are critical of the governor and his policies, calling into the question the severity of the…
