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JI7

(90,590 posts)
3. i'm pretty sure the people who read those papers mostly voted for her
Fri Dec 9, 2016, 02:00 AM
Dec 2016

the rest are reading and listening to crap that tells them clinton is running some prostitution ring at a pizza place.

 

ProgressIsLeft

(59 posts)
4. The problem is not many read newspapers these days
Fri Dec 9, 2016, 06:53 AM
Dec 2016

Old media is dying. The message contained within these days is marginal at best.

 

LaydeeBug

(10,291 posts)
5. The problem is Russia sent them fake news that they liked better so they believed it
Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:17 AM
Dec 2016

and now they pretend nothing can be done about it

 

duffyduff

(3,251 posts)
10. Baloney. MILLIONS read them, both paper and online.
Fri Dec 9, 2016, 07:44 PM
Dec 2016

The alternative is JUNK media like fake news sites, blogs, and so forth.

Traditional media isn't dying anytime soon.

 

LaydeeBug

(10,291 posts)
17. The problem is you have highjacked the meaning of the OP in order to split the hair
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 10:09 AM
Dec 2016

and you know it

True_Blue

(3,063 posts)
6. Those that listen to talk radio distrust any real news.
Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:39 AM
Dec 2016

People who listen to it everyday suffer from cognitive dissonance thinking the fake news is real and the real news is fake. That's why they thought Trump was "telling it like it is". When you compare what Trump says with talk radio then he makes perfect sense.

Takket

(22,547 posts)
16. You are right
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 09:39 AM
Dec 2016

The greatest crisis facing this nation is... How do you combat this? How do you appeal to persons who have been brainwashed into a Pavlovian reaction that everything you say is a lie? Fact and information are useless.

 

Fast Walker 52

(7,723 posts)
7. as usual, we underestimated just how vile Republicans are and how superficial most voters are
Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:53 AM
Dec 2016

we totally under-estimated how much people would be turned off by Trump, and under-estimated how much Hillary's issues hurt her.

There's a huge double standard, and it's enraging.

 

GummyBearz

(2,931 posts)
12. I remember when people actually read newspapers
Fri Dec 9, 2016, 07:48 PM
Dec 2016

Just vaguely, but I remember it. 1980-something. Wait, they are still printing newspapers? And people actually pay for them? And those people are actually influencing national elections? wtf???

MineralMan

(147,623 posts)
13. I remember when a majority of households
Fri Dec 9, 2016, 08:03 PM
Dec 2016

got a daily paper. That was a long, long time ago, though. Newspapers are dying everywhere. Their endorsements mean little today.

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