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brooklynite

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55. Depends; when will YOU start?

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Wed Dec 22, 2021, 11:08 PM

Dec 2021

Or is planning these efforts someone else’s job?

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When will urban liberals do something about the hate am radio incitement of violence [View all] Tumbulu Dec 2021 OP

I agree 100% essaynnc Dec 2021 #1

Yes! It is not our job to reach to them Tumbulu Dec 2021 #10

This is the result of the elimination of the Fairness Doctrine Bettie Dec 2021 #2

For some reason liberal radio never appealed enough jimfields33 Dec 2021 #5

I honestly think our literacy rate is higher. Mr.Bill Dec 2021 #7

I love to read, AND I love radio. I loved (sigh) Air America! electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #80

I did too. Tumbulu Dec 2021 #101

WNYC is my local NPR station. One of the best! Music stations... electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #103

I'll look for them, thanks for the tip Tumbulu Dec 2021 #104

Liberal radio appealed to logic. haele Dec 2021 #9

Yes, except I don't really think rural people are listening to these stations Tumbulu Dec 2021 #21

I don't think this can be countered Tumbulu Dec 2021 #22

I'm not the lawyerly type.... essaynnc Dec 2021 #24

How about the people they have been persecuting? Tumbulu Dec 2021 #26

Simple question: why has no liberal group sued them? brooklynite Dec 2021 #64

I have no idea why they have not Tumbulu Dec 2021 #74

Or (just spitballing) there isn't a legal basis for a prosecution or lawsuit... brooklynite Dec 2021 #77

Well you are more knowledgeable than me, Tumbulu Dec 2021 #81

how about the jan 6ers that are going to jail??? essaynnc Dec 2021 #28

Yes!!!!!!! Tumbulu Dec 2021 #31

They can't... brooklynite Dec 2021 #56

Why is threatening to kill Nancy Pelosi ok? Tumbulu Dec 2021 #75

it's a 95% monopoly - mom and pop vs wall mart - never given a chance, they knew their lying certainot Jan 2022 #121

Yes! Tumbulu Dec 2021 #11

Yes but the FD Sgent Dec 2021 #102

But the AM radio is public airwaves Bettie Dec 2021 #105

Despise hate radio, but it's hard to talk about "democracy" while wanting to ban it. Hoyt Dec 2021 #3

They do, and I said ban the hate speech or persecute or sue Tumbulu Dec 2021 #32

The rubes that listen to that crud will find other sources. Hoyt Dec 2021 #57

So what, if it is not on public airwaves it may not have the clout. Tumbulu Dec 2021 #62

Look, it's not going to be banned. Probably good, even as much as we hate hate radio. Hoyt Dec 2021 #70

+1 Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #72

Well, for these decades, no one has really tried Tumbulu Dec 2021 #85

When Bill Clinton did not veto the Telecommunications Act of 1996 it walkingman Dec 2021 #4

People were voting Reagan and Gingrich before that JI7 Dec 2021 #6

The effect was just beginning then, Tumbulu Dec 2021 #14

That has always been there. Social Media probably plays a bigger role than JI7 Dec 2021 #16

If you have never lived or worked in rural areas you don't know Tumbulu Dec 2021 #20

Yes, they'd mail their propaganda in the seventies, then radio and TV later. betsuni Dec 2021 #65

Yes, These people turned to the Republican Party after Civil Rights JI7 Dec 2021 #119

Yes, but now that we are stuck with this disaster, we need to use every tool Tumbulu Dec 2021 #33

Correct - we must NEVER NEVER allow this nation to succumb to mob rule. walkingman Dec 2021 #84

I hope we do not lose our nation Tumbulu Dec 2021 #86

Ah, the old "six corporations control 90% of the media" myth. onenote Dec 2021 #106

Well, excuse me. walkingman Dec 2021 #113

you are missing the most important part - radio. political talk radio is a 95% monopoly and it domin certainot Jan 2022 #123

Sorry, but the first amendment doesn't work that way. onenote Jan 2022 #124

the monopoly ahead been going for about 10 years before that, pushing clinton to do it certainot Jan 2022 #122

A 527 organization is needed to challenge licenses and cultivate public interest licensees. Frasier Balzov Dec 2021 #8

That is a good idea Tumbulu Dec 2021 #15

So your "something" is to make right wing radio illegal and prosecute the hosts? Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #12

Yep, always just throw that out, but the first amendment has limits Tumbulu Dec 2021 #17

Even were such legislation to be passed (and it won't) it would be tossed out by the courts Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #23

Nope, it is already illegal to cry fire in a crowded theater Tumbulu Dec 2021 #25

Not the same! Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #27

What is not the same? Tumbulu Dec 2021 #29

Do you really think the Supreme Court would find such legislation Constituional? Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #30

We don't need legislation, we need prosecutors and lawsuits Tumbulu Dec 2021 #34

You're calling for rightwing radio to be made illegal, and all its hosts to be arrested. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #40

I am calling for the hate speech to be prosecuted Tumbulu Dec 2021 #43

Hate speech is legal in the US. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #50

Wow, guess you never listen to these monsters. Tumbulu Dec 2021 #54

Very rarely. I find them boring and roll my eyes a lot. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #68

Well, I am glad that you are able to ignore them all Tumbulu Dec 2021 #88

I no longer live in a rural area; I'm now in a suburb west of Denver. Roughly a 50/50 D/R split. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #90

Thank you for the condolences Tumbulu Dec 2021 #94

To defeat the fascists, we must become one first. AncientAndy Dec 2021 #59

It is not fascist to demand that public airwaves not be used to advocate Tumbulu Dec 2021 #99

YES !!! ... no, but it felt good typing it. We do have to uphold laws on encouraging firearm violenc uponit7771 Dec 2021 #110

You are right. The OP is wrong. 1st Amendment prevents all he is saying, and I support the 1st. Tommymac Dec 2021 #112

In SF we used to have this great progressive Green 960 kimbutgar Dec 2021 #13

There was a Congressional candidate (CA 2) who told us in 2006how the Republican National Committee Tumbulu Dec 2021 #18

The problem is... there's a market for RW radio. WarGamer Dec 2021 #19

No, it was paid for by the Republican National Committeee Tumbulu Dec 2021 #35

Haven't seen evidence of that WarGamer Dec 2021 #36

Well you can investigate it if you doubt me Tumbulu Dec 2021 #38

Got a better source... AncientAndy Dec 2021 #67

No, it wasn't brooklynite Dec 2021 #61

Could be, but those am radio stations were financially propped up Tumbulu Dec 2021 #66

That doesn't make sense either... brooklynite Dec 2021 #69

Radio stations broadcast Limbaugh etc for free. tenderfoot Dec 2021 #83

Divisive, trying to blame city mice for country mice's poor choices Celerity Dec 2021 #37

No, I am a liberal who has worked and lived in rural areas my adult life and there are many of us Tumbulu Dec 2021 #39

Please go study the mechanics of Constitutional free speech law. Celerity Dec 2021 #47

Dems have ignored the threats to us from these hate groups using the public airwaves Tumbulu Dec 2021 #52

Which talk host called for you to be killed? Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #71

Rush Limbaugh Tumbulu Dec 2021 #78

Details, please. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #82

So you believe the constitution protects inciting violence against individuals Tumbulu Dec 2021 #89

When did Limbaugh call for you to be killed? What did he say? Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #92

Im not going to go into it Tumbulu Dec 2021 #95

The Constitution requires that "incitement" be narrowly defined. onenote Dec 2021 #96

It does not seem that narrow to me Tumbulu Dec 2021 #98

Limblarg... electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #93

Yes, they all seem to know how to say things in particular ways Tumbulu Dec 2021 #97

+1. Hoyt Dec 2021 #60

Save Democracy by imprisoning and banning your political opponents? tritsofme Dec 2021 #41

+1 Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #42

And advocating spreading the pandemic to more people Tumbulu Dec 2021 #46

Saying that vaccines are dangerous, while idiotic, is not a crime. Nor should it be. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #51

Well, guess what I disagree and Tumbulu Dec 2021 #53

Don't twist my words. I said for inciting violence. Tumbulu Dec 2021 #44

Incitement is a very high standard under Brandenburg. tritsofme Dec 2021 #45

800,000 people dead of Covid? Tumbulu Dec 2021 #48

I'm sorry you disagree with the First Amendment. tritsofme Dec 2021 #49

Good luck, hoping that you can understand the depth of the disaster we find ourselves in Tumbulu Dec 2021 #58

I'm glad that our system didn't empower AG Jeff Sessions to prosecute "hate speech" tritsofme Dec 2021 #63

What liberals are on radio and tv advocating killing their opponents? Tumbulu Dec 2021 #76

If anyone is truly inciting violence, they should be prosecuted. tritsofme Dec 2021 #79

And as a victim of the terrorization of the violent right wingers, you Tumbulu Dec 2021 #91

If you don't want to be accused being an authoritarian tritsofme Dec 2021 #115

The first amendment does not allow death threats and other forms of violence Tumbulu Dec 2021 #116

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You call me an authoritarian for calling for threats and violence to be prosecuted, wow Tumbulu Dec 2021 #120

Saying what they say about Covid and vaccines may be dumb, but it's not violent speech. Calista241 Dec 2021 #87

That is what everyone said 35 years ago and now we have Tumbulu Dec 2021 #100

We'll, lets go ahead and start banning shit that doesn't seem right. Calista241 Dec 2021 #107

Using public airwaves to blast hate speech Tumbulu Dec 2021 #109

The First Amendment contains no exception for "hate speech" tritsofme Dec 2021 #114

So, first of all, my post is about how to stop these guys from terrorizing the nation Tumbulu Dec 2021 #117

Depends; when will YOU start? brooklynite Dec 2021 #55

I am a rural liberal and have been beat down by these guys Tumbulu Dec 2021 #73

The radio airwaves are full of hateful, fascist propaganda Mysterian Dec 2021 #108

Generations have been raised on this too Tumbulu Dec 2021 #111