Unfortunately very true.
That kind of realization is hard to take. It'll black-pill even the most naturally optimistic person, turning a good heart into a misanthropic PTSD-riddled husk. I've been there, and I'll get there again. That's what the news does, and that's probably the point. The sites I visit as alternatives aren't any better. Different opinions, sure, but mostly astroturfed honeypots full of their own propaganda; hyper-realism and extreme rhetoric.
What lifts my chin is knowing people like you and I exist. Maybe I'm on some end of some spectrum, butI look at the nonsense this Clown World puts out and I no longer see the majority being content with those facts. People who remember what things were like before everything was digitally connected and folded in on itself are asking questions and researching for themselves. The internet in general is part of the problem too... Too much information too quickly without any accountability. Nobody out there is teaching you how to take this kind of radioactive toxicity and process enough of it to get a neutral UNDERSTANDING instead of a flavored BELIEF.
Look at how far the Overton Window has shifted since 2016. The things they casually mention on the news now would have been unthinkable even just a year ago, let alone during an Obama or Bush presidency. It's insane. Look at how fast the news cycle has to churn just to keep ANY kind of narrative afloat, let alone one that seems cohesive.
I think they're losing. None of this is going the way they wanted (however you define your "they"). Losing to whom is a question of its own, but I can feel the timeline shifting and I'm no longer as cynical.
I had a list of the things that are in shambles for "the bad guys", stuff most people haven't thought about. I will see if i can find it again and put it up here.