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Initech

(104,532 posts)
35. Fox has been a problem since the 2000 election.
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 03:47 PM
Nov 2024

They threw a metric temper tantrum when Obama won with that stupid Tea Party bullshit. I lost friends and family to Glenn Beck's nonsense. Things haven't been the same since. So many of our problems can be traced back to that wretched network.

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We have an uninformed, propagandized electorate. Basso8vb Nov 2024 #1
Exactly EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #2
This plus kerouac2 Nov 2024 #10
' I mean, ignorance is a choice' EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #11
It's not a choice. De-education is happening. live love laugh Nov 2024 #97
When people are Googling if Biden dropped out EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #98
Add being cell phone mesmerized to the mix. live love laugh Nov 2024 #100
And if people (myself included) are so addicted to their phones EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #102
And don't forget that idiotic new math crap. jimfields33 Nov 2024 #105
Yup, and I've been saying it's the problem for 15 years. Initech Nov 2024 #17
For 15 years? Wow EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #28
Fox has been a problem since the 2000 election. Initech Nov 2024 #35
I remember the Glenn Beck nonsense EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #36
Actually, it's been more like 40 years. eom BComplex Nov 2024 #65
The blame game has very "look what you made me do" abusive vibes. RockRaven Nov 2024 #3
Hell no! It's the same shit every election cycle. Initech Nov 2024 #19
Let's start building up more leftist media and podcasts EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #25
That's exactly right. F*ck that. n/t OneGrassRoot Nov 2024 #30
Bingo. Abusers always blame their victims. yardwork Nov 2024 #41
The trauma of the election hasn't even begun yet. Think. Again. Nov 2024 #4
We're not the same country we were before this nightmare EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #5
You're pretending there will be some kind if consistency... Think. Again. Nov 2024 #7
People were asking after the election EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #8
Sometimes, when people won't listen, Erda Nov 2024 #6
I hope there is a midterm EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #9
Propaganda is so strong Johnny2X2X Nov 2024 #12
Because of the powerful propaganda machine EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #13
So many people are ignorant about economics, and believed that prices... keep_left Nov 2024 #18
The fact real wages went up under Biden was reported like twice Johnny2X2X Nov 2024 #20
The corporate media is largely to blame EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #23
Yep. Let's not forget all those man-on-the-street interviews... keep_left Nov 2024 #24
That was depressing to read EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #26
So spot on. He always nails it. brush Nov 2024 #37
When people are too stupid to realize their pockets are bulging with extra cash, not much hope on messaging them. MichMan Nov 2024 #111
Lower prices deflation EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #22
Our country's ugly streak is deeper and wider than I thought HereForTheParty Nov 2024 #14
I'm not sure about the majority EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #15
Let's face it, the fault is not that of the center-left/and left. We live in a racist, misogynist majority nation. brush Nov 2024 #16
Racism and misogyny undoubtedly exist in this nation EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #21
Agreed. And would you say the other part of the problem is the spectre of fascism? brush Nov 2024 #27
The other part of the problem is the uninformed electorate EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #29
Have you heard of trump's latest pronouncement of taking back the colleges from... brush Nov 2024 #39
Yes, I have EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #43
They'll blame the democrats for releasing the leopards geardaddy Nov 2024 #57
And then when they finally wake up EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #60
I don't think many of them have the ability to wake up geardaddy Nov 2024 #66
They will if and only if it affects them EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #67
Yes, I agree with this. geardaddy Nov 2024 #70
If TFG said the sky is green his cult would have believed it. Raven123 Nov 2024 #31
People got crushed in 2020 EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #33
Apparently not. Raven123 Nov 2024 #52
Nothing has done more to damage our country than a decades-long deluge of Republican propaganda. W_HAMILTON Nov 2024 #32
And Reagan and ending the Fairness Doctrine EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #34
Elections aren't decided by a committee of tenured professors at Harvard WarGamer Nov 2024 #38
Buyer's remorse by settling in EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #40
How many people actually Googled that? Mariana Nov 2024 #96
Agree on some points BannonsLiver Nov 2024 #42
What to learn EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #44
I think those are solid points BannonsLiver Nov 2024 #45
Thank You EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #47
Anyone with an educated perspective on recent history and fact-based news is called "elitist." So yes, the ancianita Nov 2024 #46
Confirmation bias and propaganda EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #48
Right, but it's about WHO has convinced folks about what they need to keep confirming that we need to watch out for. ancianita Nov 2024 #59
Who is "we"? LymphocyteLover Nov 2024 #49
It's as simple as this. Some people you can tell not to stick the metal fork in the electrical outlet. Ray Bruns Nov 2024 #50
I'd have thought they learned in 2020 and 2021 EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #54
Racism and misogyny, We can't change "hearts and minds" but we can change laws and the culture by WINNING. usonian Nov 2024 #51
I don't think Christian Nationalism and theocracy are popular EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #56
People are voting their prejudices and electing Christian Nationalism and theocracy. usonian Nov 2024 #61
And then they realize EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #62
I only linked half the picture, to fit better with your comment on Christian Nationalism and theocracy usonian Nov 2024 #68
I've seen that before EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #69
Agree! Not only uninformed, but deliberately mis- and dis-informed. CountMyVote4Reality Nov 2024 #53
So, if the news is fake, what's fake about it? EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #55
Many say Fox News is fake. It's just an extension of that. jimfields33 Nov 2024 #107
Let news organizations that haven't settled for $787 million EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #108
I suppose. Hope they get sold off too. jimfields33 Nov 2024 #109
Why? So Elon can buy MSNBC? EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #110
The problem is we have a sadistic, psychotic, vindictive and hostile propaganda outlet... Initech Nov 2024 #58
Spot on! Phoenix61 Nov 2024 #63
I think it's still mainly racism and misogyny. The "uninformed" bit is more "I won't listen to things that go against .. muriel_volestrangler Nov 2024 #64
Gas was pretty high in 2018 EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #71
It's not a question of "blame." It's what we need to do to win next time. iemanja Nov 2024 #72
As I would love to run for president in 2028, I have ideas EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #76
About half the people in the U.S.A. are ignorant fuckwits or sociopaths hunter Nov 2024 #73
Nailed it MaineBlueBear Nov 2024 #74
People want their abortions, but they voted Republicans EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #77
Agreed Tweedy Nov 2024 #75
Call out the corporate media EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #78
Yeah. I think the responsible culprits are at Tweedy Nov 2024 #81
Fox News already paid one settlement EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #83
Five minutes of Fox News Tweedy Nov 2024 #112
Tariffs lower prices the same way Mexico paid for the wall IronLionZion Nov 2024 #79
But they would own it EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #80
repukes have access to the same information we all do Skittles Nov 2024 #82
They can't use JustAnotherGen Nov 2024 #84
No sympathy for them EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #86
These dumbfucks are outlawing abortions, cutting themselves out of healthcare, and TBF Nov 2024 #85
I'd sure hope lawsuits would follow in Texas EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #87
There is a TX chapter of ACLU - TBF Nov 2024 #93
OP is on the right track. except theres more to it than electorate being merely "uninformed" though. It's that theyve Kashkakat v.2.0 Nov 2024 #88
Don't completely abandon civility EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #89
This and the generation bought into the most is gen-x. The generation with the least amount of ... uponit7771 Nov 2024 #92
None of it's true. BLAME DEMOCRATS says the sheep herder: Blaaaaaaaame Democrats elite establishment betsuni Nov 2024 #90
It's them, not us ThoughtCriminal Nov 2024 #91
How long will it take for idiots to realize they were conned? ecstatic Nov 2024 #94
They won't realize until after it's too late EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #95
Folks voting for the dotard had short memories IzzaNuDay Nov 2024 #99
No matter who is president, America will confront a crisis EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #103
You could see that online and some families/associates. duncang Nov 2024 #101
The people who voted for him don't care about tariffs, the economy, immigration or anything else. valleyrogue Nov 2024 #104
I think what happened EnergizedLib Nov 2024 #106
The Israel / Palestine conflict ecstatic Nov 2024 #113
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