The existence of this topic shows just how petty, trivial and silly the so-called media "guardians of democracy" have become. But the media left has developed an obsession with linking Republican presidential candidates to Bane, the Batman villain from a movie some years ago.
The linkage between Romney and Bane was phonetic. Bain Capital and Bane. (Yes, it was just that silly.)
This time around the linkage is back.
President Trump channeled villainous Bane in his inauguration - USA TODAY
Part of Trump's speech sounded eerily similar to Batman character - The Boston Globe
Donald Trump Channels Bane in Inaugural Address - CBS Local
People noticed that Trump basically quoted Bane in his inauguration - Business Insider
So the fact that we're having this conversation is a testament to two things.
1. The media is a burning pile of garbage that has no standards and less shame. There is absolutely no reason to take it seriously or to treat it with respect. President Trump is well within his rights to never interact with a member of the mainstream media again. And to forbid any member of government from doing so. It's not just bias. Putting out trolling garbage likes this robs the media of any claim that it has an important function in our society.
2. It can still drive narratives in a certain segment of society without realizing how crazy those narratives are. That's how it ended up with Trump
Since the media insists on having this stupid conversation,
1. Bane was a left-wing villain channeling Occupy Wall Street.
2. The only similarity of the quote is a giving back power to the people line. That's absurdly generic, as lefties, of all people, ought to know. Power to the people is as generic a sentiment as it gets.
The existence of this narrative based on nothing more than power to the people shows how desperate the media is for attack angles and how it has trouble letting go of a narrative. The Bain - Bane attack made no logical sense, but at least the timing made some kind of sense. The media is digging up a movie that most people have forgotten about to try and attack a man whom they hate because they can't let go of their old attack on Romney.