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Fast Walker 52

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45. this is true-- I know that true lefty media can never seem to get going because of a lack of funding
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 08:56 PM
Mar 2017

that obviously is not a problem for rightwing media outlets. Even if people as a whole don't really watch/listen to those rightwing outlets intensively, they seem to permeate our culture pretty strongly.

No surprise. This needs to be fixed or we're in big trouble AJT Mar 2017 #1
We're already in big trouble... FrenchieCat Mar 2017 #2
My 2 cents: Dulcinea Mar 2017 #36
True! But where does it go? Hopefully we will not descend into outright Nazism. Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #43
Kicking for later reading! smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #3
Free speech rights don't include fraud. Right-wing media trick people into voting against their ... JEFF9K Mar 2017 #4
A large part of the problem is that alot of the people that follow Breitbart and similar media cstanleytech Mar 2017 #5
I used to work in a kindergarten class as a resource teacher kimbutgar Mar 2017 #6
and this is where it needs to start too, kindergarten. Ligyron Mar 2017 #20
Dem Party is party of critical thinking with fact-based evidence. diva77 Mar 2017 #21
It's probably true, but with a caveat Ruy Lopez Mar 2017 #7
This past election may not be the best example to use for that argument, since... JHB Mar 2017 #8
True, but the four media quoted were left leaning anyway Ruy Lopez Mar 2017 #48
That's centrist media, in no way leaning left. hunter Mar 2017 #58
many news organizations that supported Republicans in the past did not support Trump JI7 Mar 2017 #9
Umm ... no, because media's job is reporting on actual 'truth', not made-up bullshit ... mr_lebowski Mar 2017 #10
yep ++++ JHan Mar 2017 #11
The MSM doesnt' always report truth though and that's part of the problem too DemocraticSocialist8 Mar 2017 #41
This socialist_n_TN Mar 2017 #56
I mostly agree, but is it 100%? Ruy Lopez Mar 2017 #47
Fair point ... mr_lebowski Mar 2017 #59
Democratic themes or not just plain ole fact? JHan Mar 2017 #12
Post removed Post removed Mar 2017 #51
"both sides" do it too doesn't stand up to scrutiny. JHan Mar 2017 #52
Your text agrees with me more than its title Ruy Lopez Mar 2017 #54
"A practical level" JHan Mar 2017 #57
You're blaming "liberal media" for driving Republicans into the arms of extremist ideologues? VOX Mar 2017 #26
Well said. Alice11111 Mar 2017 #31
Thanks, Alice11111. VOX Mar 2017 #61
great post-- thanks Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #44
Thank you, Fast Walker 52. VOX Mar 2017 #62
Well, yes, but there were unintended consequences Ruy Lopez Mar 2017 #49
I think I get what you're saying. Our American Civil War is an example... VOX Mar 2017 #63
Welcome to DU. hay rick Mar 2017 #46
Correct attribution of the name Ruy Lopez :) Ruy Lopez Mar 2017 #50
Your premise lacks evidence to support it. LanternWaste Mar 2017 #60
I believe in many ways, hard right media is propped up Chakaconcarne Mar 2017 #13
this is true-- I know that true lefty media can never seem to get going because of a lack of funding Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #45
The Overton window's right wing push has put everyone at risk Dorn Mar 2017 #14
Hmm.. JHan Mar 2017 #28
They are adept at ignoring facts mercuryblues Mar 2017 #15
It's like talking to a wall. JHan Mar 2017 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author JHan Mar 2017 #27
Well, the Democrats have a difficult time rallying around a central theme... Hugin Mar 2017 #16
there is something to that.. JHan Mar 2017 #18
I suppose the Democratic philosophy could be summed up as... Hugin Mar 2017 #19
could usher in a new golden age for the Fourth Estate,...lol hibbing Mar 2017 #22
THere is another factor I've noticed. We can identify sources as being left, right, center, etc. Amaryllis Mar 2017 #23
I think keepthemhonestO Mar 2017 #24
what is truly fucking idiotic is that there is probably no factoring for the main player certainot Mar 2017 #25
I'm jealous. I posted this a week or so ago and it got TWO comments. PatrickforO Mar 2017 #29
I missed it lol. JHan Mar 2017 #30
I saw it but thought it was just stating the obvious mdbl Mar 2017 #33
It's important info. Must've been a deluge of other competing posts that day. JudyM Mar 2017 #55
Whut??? You're telling me that centuries worth of data from every accredited lambchopp59 Mar 2017 #32
You can't force people who are willfully ignorant to learn mdbl Mar 2017 #34
Regrettably all too true. Perhaps an alternative plan lambchopp59 Mar 2017 #35
That might work! mdbl Mar 2017 #37
We need this studied, we have to stop underestimating what we're up against. JHan Mar 2017 #40
Thanks! Roy Rolling Mar 2017 #38
Until people take to the streets and protest it will not change. olegramps Mar 2017 #39
thanks for posting-- I was just going to post this myself but figured someone else beat me to it Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #42
Time to make it a left wing penomenon mdbl Mar 2017 #53
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