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oldsoftie

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48. There was one of those memes about NZ and Australia doing that, but its false.

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Thu Oct 31, 2019, 01:29 PM

Oct 2019

They probably got a sweet deal with north korea though!

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Fox news has made fools out of millions of Americans. [View all] shockey80 Oct 2019 OP

they were fools before fox, now they just have a national voice for their foolishness. n/t MerryBlooms Oct 2019 #1

Fox fools the fools. But there's nobody else listening. The gullibles will never exceed 40% lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #68

They were already fools, or they wouldn't watch Fox News. MineralMan Oct 2019 #2

I would not call them fools as much as just simple minded people. LiberalArkie Oct 2019 #26

I know of some simple minded people in congress. pangaia Nov 2019 #64

I know some very smart, highly educated people who get their news from Fox. KPN Oct 2019 #33

Thank you for saying that ZERTErYNOthe Oct 2019 #37

Thank you for sharing all of that. II've also seen that many seem to agree with Democratic Maru Kitteh Oct 2019 #42

Thank you Cetacea Nov 2019 #60

I agree. I have two brother-in-laws, and their wives, patphil Oct 2019 #54

They obviously drank the kool aid somwhere along the way and since have turned to KPN Oct 2019 #59

"hey are still, after all that has gone on, adamant Trump supporters." pangaia Nov 2019 #65

I watched Fox for about a year in the early 2000s because I thought it was just another... Pacifist Patriot Oct 2019 #49

fox is an addiction... a little swig of bourbon one night, then ,then then... pangaia Nov 2019 #66

just another national addiction crisis Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2019 #3

I wish there were some sort of class action.... Bonhomme Richard Oct 2019 #4

Rupert Murdoch's propaganda and misinformation organization has done more to damage sop Oct 2019 #32

Fox News validates their conservative world view TheRealNorth Oct 2019 #5

Here we go round in circles... MissMillie Oct 2019 #6

I went to a Catholic grade school in the 1960s and the nuns taught us critical thinking skills. OMGWTF Oct 2019 #17

Fux viewers are holding themselves hostage. FM123 Oct 2019 #7

I only have disdain for them. Rorey Oct 2019 #9

Me too... remaining purposely ignorant is not a virtue. BigmanPigman Oct 2019 #14

Sat with a woman from Pennsylvania on an international flight, she said she didn't like Hillary kimbutgar Oct 2019 #8

I'm trying to hide my initial eye-roll and ask them leading questions. maxsolomon Oct 2019 #19

Whenever someone says to me knowing I am liberal marlakay Oct 2019 #34

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Fox News viewers are un-American. They were already there from listening to limpballs rockfordfile Oct 2019 #11

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You combat brainwashing with truth bucolic_frolic Oct 2019 #15

100%: True, Fast, Clear, at same audience lie was told to. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2019 #21

This will work better Baked Potato Oct 2019 #38

Yes, this Baked Potato Oct 2019 #39

With the enthusiastic cooperation of those same Americans. n/t TygrBright Oct 2019 #16

they were well on their journey before Fox! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2019 #18

the fix was laid out in skinner's Beyond Freedom and Dignity Kurt V. Oct 2019 #20

Conservative-brained people prefer authoritarian thinkers and doers. Texin Oct 2019 #22

It will take a massive de-programming effort to... mudstump Oct 2019 #23

And also Limbaugh notinkansas Oct 2019 #41

talk radio is the real problem. fox is part of the democratic free speech spectrum and there are alt certainot Oct 2019 #55

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Fuck them Alpeduez21 Oct 2019 #27

Quite frankly, Fux News should be taken off the air and banned. BigDemVoter Oct 2019 #28

I think a few countries have banned it. Not sure though. Funtatlaguy Oct 2019 #29

There was one of those memes about NZ and Australia doing that, but its false. oldsoftie Oct 2019 #48

Thats not how we do things in this country. oldsoftie Oct 2019 #47

It ... isn't ... "education." Cosmocat Oct 2019 #30

they must be brainwashed. barbtries Oct 2019 #31

Blinded by hatred fueled by decades of propaganda. First heard Rush 30 years ago. He is the model. Evolve Dammit Oct 2019 #35

There were others before Rush... JHB Oct 2019 #45

JHB- Thanks very much for this post. I was not listening talk radio in my early years (1960's) Evolve Dammit Oct 2019 #58

Repetition works underpants Oct 2019 #36

The thing that's so sad is they have many choices... but they stay on the same channel (R)... FormerDittoHead Oct 2019 #40

Fox and Hate Radio have done enormous damage to this country appalachiablue Oct 2019 #43

It is far easier to fool someone than to convince them they've been fooled... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #44

Faux is just validating everything they have believed yellowdogintexas Oct 2019 #46

it mainly validates the unchallenged repeated lying that only talk radio can do certainot Oct 2019 #57

And they still remain a shrinking minority. Lock him up. Oct 2019 #50

They are against education... Mike Nelson Oct 2019 #51

Only way to stop Fox is to cut them off at the knees which means boycotting any advertisers cstanleytech Oct 2019 #52

Mandatory media literacy curriculum in every school. Garrett78 Oct 2019 #53

fox is not the problem. fox is the cartoon cliff notes for talk radio and everyone has easy free alt certainot Oct 2019 #56

A common tactic of FOX News and right wing radio is Progressive Jones Nov 2019 #61

Rupert Murdoch Aussie105 Nov 2019 #62

I think we will eventually find out Murdoch is on the Kremlin payroll. roamer65 Nov 2019 #63

people are simple-minded and accepting in their daily lives bucolic_frolic Nov 2019 #67