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In reply to the discussion: Apparently my neighbors are right wing wackos [View all]Tommymac
(7,334 posts)31. 1500+ Channels of AM HATE Radio
Rush and Clear Channel are the MAIN propaganda arm of the fascist Right.
Been that way for 20+ years - since President Clinton signed the TeleCommunication Act of 1996 that allowed a few mega corps to own almost all the media outlets in this country.
The Hill: Bill Clintons telecom law: Twenty years later
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/268459-bill-clintons-telecom-law-twenty-years-later
Some have argued that parts of the law had detrimental effects on the communications market. A 2005 report from public interest group Common Cause found that political forces blunted its impact.
In many ways, the Telecom Act failed to serve the public and did not deliver on its promise of more competition, more diversity, lower prices, more jobs and a booming economy, the group said. Instead, the public got more media concentration, less diversity, and higher prices.
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They are brainwashed by fox and other right wing propaganda and actual informatiom
diane in sf
Jan 2021
#7
Try this the next time someone throws the "Socialist" label out there.
WinstonSmith4740
Jan 2021
#45
yup. My 2 neighbors on our left side are trumpers. Thankfully they didn't put up any trump signs or
onetexan
Jan 2021
#24
They believe they are in possession of a deep knowledge that the rabble - us - don't possess.
stopbush
Jan 2021
#16
I can't imagine why they think.Covid is some sort of left wing plot, or something
whathehell
Jan 2021
#34
my conservative epal is a mask wearer + careful, but she pooh poohs are the shutdown.
pansypoo53219
Jan 2021
#29
Welcome to our DU family. Unlike your neighbors, most of the people here are sane. (Can't
niyad
Jan 2021
#33
Never assume they they are right-wing just because of the radio station that was on
Polybius
Jan 2021
#60