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Initech

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24. I'm reminded of the Simpsons episode where they take a road trip.

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #19)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 11:33 AM

Nov 2020

And Homer turns on the radio and nearly every station plays some kind of programming related to "signs of evil".

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AM Radio Is The Problem [View all] Initech Nov 2020 OP

$ need to be poured in to AM radio MomInTheCrowd Nov 2020 #1

AM radio may be the initial cause; but the internet especially Facebook are far more relevant today. LonePirate Nov 2020 #2

Yes, I know people who were flipped through social media. Initech Nov 2020 #3

Yep, you can tell how out of touch people here are with internet social media ansible Nov 2020 #6

Correct Cosmocat Nov 2020 #14

It's not an either/or, it's a 1-2 punch JHB Nov 2020 #36

+1 crickets Nov 2020 #37

You gotta have rubes that want to listen to that junk. Don't think RW radio is the real problem. Hoyt Nov 2020 #4

It's not the real problem but it is a huge one. Initech Nov 2020 #20

It is the Gang of Five: Trump, McConnell, Limbaugh, Murdoch, Zuckerberg. dalton99a Nov 2020 #5

And now they're on this big war against "Big Tech". Initech Nov 2020 #21

1500 AM KKK stations...there's the problem. 634-5789 Nov 2020 #7

The station I used to get my traffic and information from turned into a talk station. Initech Nov 2020 #12

Also Fox News and Facebook. I have relative who gets all his news from Fox and is full of all octoberlib Nov 2020 #8

I agree StarryNite Nov 2020 #9

It is a big problem and one of the worst icwlmuscyia Nov 2020 #10

It's not the main problem. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #11

And the churches own a lot of the AM stations I'm talking about. Initech Nov 2020 #15

Good point. Their outreach is multi-pronged. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #19

I'm reminded of the Simpsons episode where they take a road trip. Initech Nov 2020 #24

Lol. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #25

Thom Hartman asked former candidate Steyer about live love laugh Nov 2020 #13

Our side ignored hate radio for decades & now it's morphed into a huge rw propaganda machine. CrispyQ Nov 2020 #16

Honestly the national media has some blame kwolf68 Nov 2020 #17

Yes it is! nt jrthin Nov 2020 #18

Democrats have allowed nearly four decades of unopposed North Korea-style propaganda Azathoth Nov 2020 #22

AM 950 - Air America Radio -- Listen to it Support it. It is still going in some areas. TigressDem Nov 2020 #23

Good to know - thanks for this. nt crickets Nov 2020 #38

Agreed Cbus Girl Nov 2020 #26

Been saying this for decades. Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2020 #27

Same! Initech Nov 2020 #31

A lot can be corrected by going back to old regulation of local news weather etc. Most non local LiberalArkie Nov 2020 #28

Short wave and ham radio has some really crazy stuff, too. luvs2sing Nov 2020 #29

AM radio has seen dramatic declines in listeners over the last decade BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #30

I disagree. OneGrassRoot Nov 2020 #32

Yes, exactly. MerryBlooms Nov 2020 #34

What about "ALLOWING HATEFUL BULLSHIT to be marketed as NEWS" being the problem? TigressDem Nov 2020 #39

That's very true... OneGrassRoot Nov 2020 #40

Then how did Obama win TWICE?? How did Clinton win TWICE? How did Hillary get more votes that IQ45? Bengus81 Nov 2020 #33

I agree. What do we do? Propaganda works. yardwork Nov 2020 #35