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IcyPeas

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14. they get a visceral feeling watching fox news. it angers them and riles them up. they feel justified

Reply to tulipsandroses (Original post)

Fri Mar 3, 2023, 05:43 PM

Mar 2023

I think fox news viewers are the same type of people who used to enjoy going to public executions.

plus, if that's all they watch they have no idea they are being lied to.

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Faux news viewers don't mind being lied to [View all] tulipsandroses Mar 2023 OP

A comedian the other day said it is the opposite. GreenWave Mar 2023 #1

I think that's very accurate underpants Mar 2023 #7

chronic lying is narcissistic injury bucolic_frolic Mar 2023 #2

They prefer to be purposely ignorant. That's what pisses me off. BigmanPigman Mar 2023 #3

They have a mantra... lame54 Mar 2023 #13

They are addicted to that shit. dalton99a Mar 2023 #4

no they don't. a lie was being spread about Obama. Conservative radio host tried be truthful BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2023 #5

An impenetrable wall.. quickesst Mar 2023 #6

The lies are the reason they tune in. Fox is their clubhouse, and the lies are Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #8

"Nothing you say will change my mind" czarjak Mar 2023 #9

They have been conditioned to beleive whatever Faux tells them. Anything that doc03 Mar 2023 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Mar 2023 #11

The thing about lies is... lame54 Mar 2023 #12

they get a visceral feeling watching fox news. it angers them and riles them up. they feel justified IcyPeas Mar 2023 #14

If they think through the contradictions at all (doubtful), many Fox viewers would probably... Silent3 Mar 2023 #15

Well, i guess you gotta understand why they want to believe these LIES. (ALL OF THEM) bluestarone Mar 2023 #16

Don't mind? They fucking INSIST on it! 11 Bravo Mar 2023 #17