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Sun Jan 17, 2021, 05:24 PM

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The Root Cause of the mess we are in today? [View all] kentuck Jan 2021 OP

Simple fact: propaganda works. tblue37 Jan 2021 #1

Yep DownriverDem Jan 2021 #31

Media yes but who is behind the Con Media StClone Jan 2021 #43

Read Blinded by the Right. prophetic theneworiginal Jan 2021 #58

Bingo..... magicarpet Jan 2021 #2

The problem is that there are no consequences Rorey Jan 2021 #3

Agree !!! TryLogic Jan 2021 #33

Well said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2021 #4

The way they've demonized liberals for decades has to end. Cobalt Violet Jan 2021 #5

I have pondered this for a long time, here is my time line RazzleCat Jan 2021 #61

That's right but the feeder root cause is right wing money that gets funneled their way. nt mtnsnake Jan 2021 #6

GOP destroying good union jobs. applegrove Jan 2021 #7

This is the *huge* elephant in the room. Pobeka Jan 2021 #8

A great article about this topic... WHO POISONED TALK RADIO? tenderfoot Jan 2021 #9

✅ 👆This 👆 underpants Jan 2021 #11

+1000 Celerity Jan 2021 #28

Should be an OP Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #56

K&R Blue Owl Jan 2021 #10

This was as much a strategy as the Southern Strategy Boomerproud Jan 2021 #12

It has been an operation that began with buying up media outlets years ago. Chainfire Jan 2021 #13

Regretfully, DENVERPOPS Jan 2021 #51

We will have to agree to disagree ;) Chainfire Jan 2021 #59

I respect you're disagreeing......... DENVERPOPS Jan 2021 #60

Fair enough Chainfire Jan 2021 #62

Television made Trump. hunter Jan 2021 #14

I recommend explosives. In controlled circumstances of course. littlemissmartypants Jan 2021 #36

The problem starts with white men and ends with white men. nt William769 Jan 2021 #15

And the women that love them. nt littlemissmartypants Jan 2021 #37

Stupidity and propaganda Yeehah Jan 2021 #16

EVEN IF YOU NEVER WATCH FOX NEWS YOU'RE FUNDING THEIR PROGRAMMING GigiLeigh Jan 2021 #17

This is part of what happens when the FCC works for GOP instead of the public. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2021 #53

+1! Add in our campaign finance (bribery) system and you have at least 99% of our problems covered. Dustlawyer Jan 2021 #18

Add in gerrymandering which creates and protects radical congress persons. TryLogic Jan 2021 #34

It all started when they did away with the Fairness Doctrine Ohioboy Jan 2021 #19

Sorry. Didn't see yours before I posted mine immediately below. Absolutely, we need a new PatrickforO Jan 2021 #23

You added more information with your link, no problem from me Ohioboy Jan 2021 #32

+1,000,000 c-rational Jan 2021 #27

One of the first things Congress ought to do is enact a new Fairness Doctrine, one PatrickforO Jan 2021 #20

Story checks out. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #21

And don't forget podcasts! Initech Jan 2021 #22

I have Dish network and found a channel where I can watch Fox, Msnbc and CNN kimbutgar Jan 2021 #24

No: SOCIAL Media Swamp Country Po Boy Jan 2021 #25

24/7 on a lot of 50,000 watt blowtorches n/t hibbing Jan 2021 #26

The bigger problem is that they have a willing audience... OneGrassRoot Jan 2021 #29

The audience is micro-analyzed to determine what can motivate them for the oligarchs. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2021 #54

And there has always been about 1/3... OneGrassRoot Jan 2021 #55

Yeah, that bunch doesn't need to be programmed, just steered. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2021 #57

Right wind media perpetuate... Septua Jan 2021 #30

They have preached "hate the government" for over 40 years** MRDAWG Jan 2021 #35

and RW donors hkp11 Jan 2021 #38

FCC needs to be pulling licenses on some of the hate stations. flying_wahini Jan 2021 #39

Starts as basic sloganeering and quickly becomes propaganda. littlemissmartypants Jan 2021 #40

Nope Spider Jerusalem Jan 2021 #41

Yep. n/t OneGrassRoot Jan 2021 #47

Cannot be overstated: rightwing media broadcasts its propaganda for the most part 100% uncontested. badboy67 Jan 2021 #42

Right wing rabble rousing bucolic_frolic Jan 2021 #44

Rupert murdoch should never have been given fcc license JT45242 Jan 2021 #45

Newt Gingrich Rebl2 Jan 2021 #46

and they are STILL pushing the lie! Kablooie Jan 2021 #48

Well, yes and no lonely bird Jan 2021 #49

Don't forget RW Religion! RainCaster Jan 2021 #50

No, the right-wing media is a symptom bluehoo Jan 2021 #52

Right wing media is pure PROPAGANDA, not news. We have 2 sets of reality in this country, BComplex Jan 2021 #63

The propaganda stokes the underlying embers peggysue2 Jan 2021 #64