Is mainstream media trustworthy?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is mainstream media trustworthy?". Your opponent's style: Tucker Carlson

This House Believes That minorities should seek political representation through mainstream political parties, rather than parties based on minority identity.

Look, you've got this exactly backwards - and frankly, it's the kind of thinking that keeps the establishment comfortable while real people get steamrolled. Here's what actually happens when minorities play nice with the mainstream parties: they get a pat on the head, a few token appointments, and then watch their real concerns get buried under "broader coalition building." The Democratic Party has been promising Black voters the moon for decades while their communities crumble. Republicans? They don't even pretend to care. You want to know what gets results? When people have their own voice that can't be ignored or co-opted. Look at what happened when the Tea Party forced the GOP's hand, or when AOC and the Squad made the Democrats squirm. Power respects power - not polite requests from the back of the room. The mainstream parties are designed to dilute and absorb dissent, not amplify it. They'll give you a diversity photo-op while cutting deals that sell you out behind closed doors. When you have your own party, your own platform, suddenly those mainstream politicians have to actually compete for your vote instead of taking it for granted. This isn't about division - it's about leverage. And right now, minorities have none when they're just junior partners in someone else's club.