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137. A lot of wingnuttism is due to wingnutters' ties to their churches - the individuals don't

Fri Apr 21, 2023, 06:59 PM

Apr 2023

necessarily believe all of the tripe - their highest priority is their anti-abortion stance. They also go along with the movement because their families and social life are all tied in with the wingnut churches. It's hard to break it off and suffer the consequences of being a pariah. When phone-banking for the 2020 election, I ran across this type of person in Iowa.

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how did the older posters here avoid being radicalized by Faux and AM hate radio? [View all] pstokely Apr 2023 OP

I am 81 chillfactor Apr 2023 #1

All these youngsters making assumptions about us.. I am 75 and wondering what will it be like to LiberalArkie Apr 2023 #77

1st of all for most of my early years theres was only 3 major TV channels NBC, CBS, and ABC. Fla Dem Apr 2023 #86

Back then the networks had to present a certain percent of their broadcast time to actual news LiberalArkie Apr 2023 #87

Proud geezer here... albacore Apr 2023 #89

Kindly do not stereotype younger people GenThePerservering Apr 2023 #143

Just replying in kind to the stereotyping of older people. albacore Apr 2023 #145

Because we have a solid core of beliefs Kaleva Apr 2023 #2

I learned to think for myself True Blue American Apr 2023 #4

I agree Dave says Apr 2023 #68

This is the exact truth. My set core of beliefs Polly Hennessey Apr 2023 #79

This. GoodRaisin Apr 2023 #150

I'm guessing it's because nobody here watches it. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2023 #3

I have to pass it when I am True Blue American Apr 2023 #5

I'm sure it's on my cable system, but I've never felt the need to check it out Rhiannon12866 Apr 2023 #12

Was the clip where Mike True Blue American Apr 2023 #18

Yes, we saw that tonight. There is something really wrong with Mike Lindell. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2023 #20

But you can bet True Blue American Apr 2023 #81

I removed it from my channel guide. Don't have to worry about seeing it. LiberalFighter Apr 2023 #85

Judging by the threads I see, plenty of people watch it. BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #48

We used to listen to Rush Limbaugh for laughs when driving long distances. nt LAS14 Apr 2023 #98

Geezers? Really? From your post count it shows you've been here a while... brush Apr 2023 #6

"Geezer" means about the same as "bloke" in England. maxsolomon Apr 2023 #92

We're not in England. brush Apr 2023 #94

There are several references on this thread regarding the term "geezer," yet the allegorical oracle Apr 2023 #117

It was used before it was changed to "older posters." Why do you think posters here are... brush Apr 2023 #131

There was no "edited" noted on my screen signifying that it was changed. That's why I asked allegorical oracle Apr 2023 #154

I can't explian that but early on the OP used "geezers" which is why... brush Apr 2023 #155

It was there. I saw it too. nt DLevine Apr 2023 #156

Fox lobotomies are irreversible so I never chanced watching Fox. nt yaesu Apr 2023 #7

No, they are absolutely reversible. Celerity Apr 2023 #116

Commercial advertisements don't mesmerize everyone into buying the product, watching betsuni Apr 2023 #8

It filled me with a vague feeling of disgust, even though I had no strong political leanings. Mister Ed Apr 2023 #9

First time I heard Limpballs Cosmocat Apr 2023 #49

I didn't get radicalized because I caught their ruse: They painted their black helicopters white Brother Buzz Apr 2023 #10

I was offended by Faux calling Michelle "Obama's Baby Mama" Boomerproud Apr 2023 #11

I'm not that old, but I found that changing channel worked well. nt TexasTowelie Apr 2023 #13

Good question. I listened to Rush at first then Captain Zero Apr 2023 #14

"MAYBE some Dems who listened to him never realized that"? betsuni Apr 2023 #15

Rush inthewind21 Apr 2023 #95

I was educated in the 1950s and 1960s. FuzzyRabbit Apr 2023 #16

Yep, grew up similarly. Common sense, perhaps, enabled me to separate unkind opinions from allegorical oracle Apr 2023 #60

Plus the fact that Rupert owned a bunch of Tabloids and the NY Post was a dead giveaway for me. Crowman2009 Apr 2023 #62

Same here, including Mad Magazine and The Onion Greybnk48 Apr 2023 #104

Can't be radicalized if you can't stomach more than 2 to 3 minutes of it. BlueLucy Apr 2023 #17

True. Could never listen to more than 5 minutes of Rush,Dr Laura, etc. scarletlib Apr 2023 #42

I think; therefore I am a Democrat. Lasher Apr 2023 #19

Bingo.👍 Duppers Apr 2023 #126

I lived through Nixon/Agnew, no_hypocrisy Apr 2023 #21

Same here - after seeing Goldwater, Nixon/Agnew, Reagan, etal csziggy Apr 2023 #90

Same with my father, possibly more so. no_hypocrisy Apr 2023 #93

Heck, my Dad voted for George Wallace csziggy Apr 2023 #100

You can't be " radicalized " Meowmee Apr 2023 #22

EXACTLY! inthewind21 Apr 2023 #101

From Nixon through wendyb-NC Apr 2023 #23

When I first got cable, it was multigraincracker Apr 2023 #24

I think it's just an intrinsic personality trait. royable Apr 2023 #25

One word: education. ananda Apr 2023 #26

I dunno, how do the whippersnappers avoid being radicalized by the internet? eShirl Apr 2023 #27

Good point. n/t OneGrassRoot Apr 2023 #30

Excellent question. nt LAS14 Apr 2023 #99

Not sure of your criteria John Ludi Apr 2023 #28

50+ pstokely Apr 2023 #29

58...so that'd be me. John Ludi Apr 2023 #43

We got two TV stations. ABC and NBC. twodogsbarking Apr 2023 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author twodogsbarking Apr 2023 #32

I instantly noted the Othering... OneGrassRoot Apr 2023 #33

I had a father who always ALWAYS blueinredohio Apr 2023 #34

It's not age, it's thinking for yourself. we can do it Apr 2023 #35

Easy. I never watched, never listened, and it would never happen NewHendoLib Apr 2023 #36

For the same reason I'm an atheist. I was born skeptical. I was born with a proclivity to research Goodheart Apr 2023 #37

Several reasons. LuckyCharms Apr 2023 #38

First time I heard Rush Limbaugh was in the late 80's on WLS. Emile Apr 2023 #39

I saw it happen to my Dad and it disgusted me. Funtatlaguy Apr 2023 #40

I knew hate when I heard it. Murphyb849 Apr 2023 #41

They have more than 2 brain cells. FSogol Apr 2023 #44

I started watching during the Clinton impeachment. piddyprints Apr 2023 #45

People will watch what confirms their already formed world view Kaleva Apr 2023 #46

Well, let me pull on my memory a little... Paladin Apr 2023 #47

Like Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Nancy Pelosi, somehow I managed to escape n/t Tom Rinaldo Apr 2023 #50

Because I don't like stupidity and hatred. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #51

People watch it because it reinforces views they already hold. BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #52

The repeated arrogance and vitrol was a complete turnoff dlk Apr 2023 #53

When I started paying attention to what was going on in the world, politics wasn't nearly as bad Vinca Apr 2023 #54

Perhaps snowybirdie Apr 2023 #55

Too busy listening to NPR and watching CNN. GoCubsGo Apr 2023 #56

Talk radio doesn't turn liberals into conservatives brooklynite Apr 2023 #57

The fantasy that listening to a Republican turns one into a Republican. betsuni Apr 2023 #59

It's an excuse inthewind21 Apr 2023 #103

I for one am horrified to learn what assholes so many of my fellow Americans. yardwork Apr 2023 #132

I wasn't surprised. It was just a matter of them finding their perfect leader. betsuni Apr 2023 #138

I'm with you on the 2016 thing. Still can't understand it. yardwork Apr 2023 #140

Exactly. nt BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #65

My father was a Liberal who was a voracious reader. It helped. Baitball Blogger Apr 2023 #58

My parents were voracious readers as well--lucky us. It has a tremendous influence on the brain... Hekate Apr 2023 #159

im 70 ish and when i was driving almost 100 miles each day for work i would flip.. samnsara Apr 2023 #61

Obvious Nazi bullshit was obvious. Voltaire2 Apr 2023 #63

If you are an "old person" you are in danger of being radicalized by Faux and AM retread Apr 2023 #64

And "Jews will not replace us". marybourg Apr 2023 #69

I may be old but my mind is still intact. nt leftyladyfrommo Apr 2023 #66

Thread winner! (nt) Paladin Apr 2023 #67

I often wonder Miguelito Loveless Apr 2023 #70

I am old and not tainted. AnnaLee Apr 2023 #71

Four words.........I have a brain. Butterflylady Apr 2023 #72

I have always been a Liberal. My parents were liberal. It seem that everyone I know Autumn Apr 2023 #73

Easy. Not a hard call. Never Tune In. msfiddlestix Apr 2023 #74

Education. roamer65 Apr 2023 #75

What is the feminine counterpart of "geezer", which is masculine? niyad Apr 2023 #76

In 2002 not knowing who Fox was Tree Lady Apr 2023 #78

Because Faux News on cable has very little news, and AM talk radio is boring. haele Apr 2023 #80

Turned the channel Marthe48 Apr 2023 #82

Uh...I'm 77 years old. I've never listened to any of that crap. MineralMan Apr 2023 #83

Has anyone else noticed that the OP has not come back MineralMan Apr 2023 #84

I'm fifty-four, and I possess a functioning brain. Aristus Apr 2023 #88

Mama drowned all the dummies. Roisin Ni Fiachra Apr 2023 #91

When you are inspired by hope, hate has no power. usonian Apr 2023 #96

How could I have been radicalized by stupidity and hate?????? LAS14 Apr 2023 #97

I can remember back to the early 90's when Rush Limbaugh became a "thing" FakeNoose Apr 2023 #102

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2023 #105

Excuse me? hamsterjill Apr 2023 #106

Because I studied Journalism. Jokerman Apr 2023 #107

Never listened to AM. And I listened to music, and only music. shrike3 Apr 2023 #108

Because right wing politics and policies have always been repugnant to me (and many of my relatives) Proud to be Woke Apr 2023 #109

When I was in third grade mn9driver Apr 2023 #110

I'm a generation area51 Apr 2023 #111

Boomer here. Scottie Mom Apr 2023 #112

I'm 78 Locutusofborg Apr 2023 #113

I'm 75 and never listened to that garbage. Thanks for your ageist language, whippersnapper. Hekate Apr 2023 #114

I have a bullshit detector that goes off whenever I hear RW media. Midnight Writer Apr 2023 #115

I'm a Boomer who watched my own mother go down the Limbaugh rabbit hole peggysue2 Apr 2023 #118

So Sorry, Peggysue.. Cha Apr 2023 #125

Yeah, it was pretty bad for awhile peggysue2 Apr 2023 #136

I think my parents mostly listened to music sakabatou Apr 2023 #119

My parents were both liberal democrats and they taught my sister and I what that meant and Raftergirl Apr 2023 #120

Rarely ever watched the shit Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2023 #121

That's Easy... I came to New York Cha Apr 2023 #122

I've always had a good bullshit detector PatSeg Apr 2023 #129

Good on you, Pat.. I have Cha Apr 2023 #134

Yeah, I think some people are born with it PatSeg Apr 2023 #135

I was too busy with kids shanti Apr 2023 #123

Limbaugh's B.S. was easy to sniff out Generic Brad Apr 2023 #124

Oh for the love of Mike. the older people get, the less homogeneous they are in their belief systems Peacetrain Apr 2023 #127

When I discovered FM radio. pwb Apr 2023 #128

I'm one of those older persons that avoided being radicalized by foxnews and am radio. Captain Stern Apr 2023 #130

Basic critical thinking skills. TheProle Apr 2023 #133

A lot of wingnuttism is due to wingnutters' ties to their churches - the individuals don't diva77 Apr 2023 #137

By knowing history and paying attention to current events. Kingofalldems Apr 2023 #139

I don't look for confirmation of my beliefs... WarGamer Apr 2023 #141

Uh... I did not avoid 'being radicalized'....... DemocraticPatriot Apr 2023 #142

I'm not sure how 'older' older posters are GenThePerservering Apr 2023 #144

Because ... Straw Man Apr 2023 #146

+1 betsuni Apr 2023 #147

This message was self-deleted by its author electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #148

I just turned 70 a month ago. feel very lucky I was born to liberal.... electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #149

I actually watch/listen to quite a bit of Fox News... SKKY Apr 2023 #151

Maybe it had nothing to do canetoad Apr 2023 #152

I was already offended by "Monday," which predates all of that electronic media DFW Apr 2023 #153

america has always had bigots dembotoz Apr 2023 #157

I was already knowledgeable on government, economics and history and I was NOT disaffected karynnj Apr 2023 #158

"Conservative" is just the preferred American term for "right wing" NotVeryImportant Apr 2023 #160