The radical left is having another epic meltdown, and this time it's over Hollywood. Senators Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren are erupting in manufactured outrage after Paramount Skydance secured its position as the top bidder for Warner Bros. Discovery, following Netflix's decision to bow out of the acquisition race.
The Democrats' hysteria is predictable – they're terrified of losing even more control over the entertainment industrial complex that's been their propaganda arm for decades. With streaming giant Netflix stepping back from the deal, Paramount now stands poised to create an even larger media powerhouse, and the left can't handle it.
Warren, who never met a successful business she didn't want to destroy, is undoubtedly preparing her usual anti-capitalist talking points about "monopolies" and "corporate concentration." Meanwhile, Booker is probably crafting another one of his theatrical Senate floor performances about protecting "media diversity" – translation: keeping liberal gatekeepers in charge of what Americans watch.
The Real Reason Democrats Are Panicking
Here's what really has these swamp creatures worked up: they're losing their stranglehold on American entertainment. Under President Trump's second term, we're seeing a renaissance of free speech and actual competition in media markets. The old guard of Hollywood elites who spent years pushing woke propaganda are being challenged by new players who aren't afraid to create content for actual Americans.
The consolidation of major studios under new leadership could mean fewer platforms for the left's endless stream of anti-American, anti-family garbage disguised as entertainment.
This is the same playbook we've seen before – whenever market forces threaten the Democrats' cultural monopoly, they start screaming about antitrust violations while ignoring the massive consolidation they cheered when it benefited their agenda.
Patriots should celebrate this development. Competition in the marketplace of ideas is exactly what we need to break the left's chokehold on American culture. While Warren and Booker throw their tantrums, real Americans are winning.
Will this media shake-up finally give us entertainment that reflects American values instead of coastal elite delusions? The Democrats' panic suggests we're heading in the right direction.