there will always be racists but electing racists who put kids in cages happens because democracy is not working, not because most americans want it to happen
it's ridiculous to suggest that 95% of people who would listen to talk radio for politics want that hate, lies, ignorance and global warming and covid denial.
they bought up hundreds of the loudest radio stations in the country, and hundreds of those were already endorsed by university and pro sports broadcasts/teams, turned them into a well-ccoordinated propaganda operation, and made sure no 'the other side' couldn't challenge or correct it in real time and would have to play catchup on any major issue the RW think tanks that feed the few national blowhards like limbaugh want.
no it is not the economy, money in politics, voter suppression, messaging framing, or any of the other symptoms of allowing 1500 coordinated unchallenged radio stations lie 15hrs a day to 50 mill a week.
in most parts of the country there are no free easy alternatives for politics while driving, working, or doing chores. 40 states with 80 senators - minimum.
money in politics? limbaugh on 600 radio stations kept all other blowhards and stations reinforcing the same messaging all day long. if trump/gop and putin and the kochs paid $1000/hr for that messaging, 1200 stations x 15hrs/day = $90MIL/week or about $4.7BIL/yr.
they put lying assholes limbaugh and hannity on every corner and stump in the country yelling all day and the dem and left leadership walked by with it's earbuds in for 30 years thinking 50% of the country wanted to hear that so there was nothing to be done. that is the biggest political mistake in history.
we let limbaugh scream "it's a hoax!" then "it's just the flu!" then "masks are for pussies!" for 5 months in coordination with the white house and we can't believe half the states are spiking now and this shit is still in the white house.
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