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In reply to the discussion: All this radical conservative shit is because of "The Family." Ever heard of them? [View all]certainot
(9,090 posts)monopoly that they used to short circuit the feedback mechanisms democracy needs, to sell big lie after big lie, and to create made-to -order constituencies for any issue.
because the left and dems ignored talk radio, and still do, media and others look for blame all over the place and give way too much credit to those who piggybacked 1500 coordinated unchallenged radio stations, as if they were reflecting popular opinion instead of, in reality, repeating the buzz from a few hundred coordinated assholes parroting limbaugh, who was more and more fed by the kremlin since at least 2008.
for instance they had no clue when they were calling trump and branding genius that limbaugh would regularly spend hours repeating "trump" 50 times/hr, or that the giuliani/powell press conference was timed to start with the limbaugh show and he played much of it and agreed with what they were saying live, to many millions more than would have caught it.