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certainot

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19. the only unique advantage the fascists have now is talk radio and all americans have to do
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 03:00 PM
Jun 2019

is stop ignoring it

boycotts of ANY advertiser on ANY rw radio station/show and protests at stations and the 88 universities that support 260 limbaugh stations will send advertisers running and will force the ad industry to ask advertisers if they really support trump and global warming denial. and when universities start looking for apolitical alternatives to broadcast sports on many of those stations will be forced to go to other programming.

this fascism has been blasting from 1500 radio stations for 30 years UNCHALLENGED by the left. as a protected unchalled 20-1 monopoly that dominates politiocal messaging in 40 states with 80- senators it operates outside the free speech spectrum. it won't survive if it's forced to compete.

artificial intelligence-enhanced transcription now makes it inevitable that talk radio wioll be digitized so it can finally be analyzed - it needs to happen NOW and the dem party and left orgs have no fucking excuse to continue the stupidity

for americans to despair over the rise of fascism while doing NOTHING about rw talk radio is very sad, especially going into this election and facing global warming acceleration - it's the biggest political mistake in history

America's slide into fascism [View all] cilla4progress Jun 2019 OP
It does not take much to turn some humans into monsters. BSdetect Jun 2019 #1
We came close zipplewrath Jun 2019 #2
Great concise exposition! cilla4progress Jun 2019 #4
Losers of the cultural "wars" zipplewrath Jun 2019 #6
They fit in exactly where the other conservatives do. Caliman73 Jun 2019 #7
Totally agree, I see this too. cilla4progress Jun 2019 #9
Only a "bit" though Caliman73 Jun 2019 #12
But isn't the alignment with fundamentalist xtianity new? cilla4progress Jun 2019 #13
I knew one who was a real right-wing bigot, very anti-immigrant sandensea Jun 2019 #18
"authoritarianism as the only way to retain control". Bingo! That really sums it up. Firestorm49 Jun 2019 #16
Fascism occurs in at least two stages. We've been awash in the first stage for decades. Eyeball_Kid Jun 2019 #17
This isn't the first time we have a brush with fascism or nationalist thuggery. Thomas Hurt Jun 2019 #3
But, also, wasn't there a relatively strong social worker's party? cilla4progress Jun 2019 #5
Woodrow Wilson and his horrific Espionage Act of 1917 and Sedition Act of 1918 helped end Celerity Jun 2019 #15
We are certainly not immune to fascism... Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #8
Well, we certainly are a wholly owned subsidiary of cilla4progress Jun 2019 #10
"Are we any different?" The question had always fascinated me... Bonhomme Richard Jun 2019 #11
I have read something on this furum that is quite profound and thought provoking: Mr.Bill Jun 2019 #14
the only unique advantage the fascists have now is talk radio and all americans have to do certainot Jun 2019 #19
We Are Sliding Into A Recession Right Now DallasNE Jun 2019 #20
Reagan Started The Slide colsohlibgal Jun 2019 #21
Control is their goal Loge23 Jun 2019 #22
I became interested in the Holocaust when I was quite young lunatica Jun 2019 #23
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