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In reply to the discussion: Is the U.S. Crazy? [View all]certainot
(9,090 posts)fox reaches fewer, can't do the repetition, has to tone their crap down, has to pretend to be balanced, even has countering opinions occasionally, and exists in a medium in which there is usually an alt for politics a click away. it piggybacks talk radio.
republicon radio got started for good ten years earlier when reagan killed the fairness doctrine. in most parts of the country there are no free alts while driving or working. it dominates its medium 95 % to 5%. it gets a free speech free ride from the left- the people it attacks the most ignore it nearly completely. there is no written record of it to read. except for some of the racism and sexism, what the talk radio gods say is seldom challenged or monitored. the 400 think tank guided liars have call screeners to protect them and they can lie as much as they want, as long as they want. and talk radio can be targeted/coordinated to local and state levels fox cannot.
IMO fox would not exist without talk radio PSYOPS doing the unchallenged repetition. see post below