I think the blame lies with Fox News. I truly believe that ever since we got rid of the Fairness Doctrine, there has been a concerted effort to portray anyone who is not conservative as a crazy socialist/anarchist. But more than that, they helped bolster the current fascist mind set that white men are being shoved aside, and therefore they need to step and put everyone back into their place. They promoted the gun culture, which wasn't started just to create massive wealth for the manufacturers, it was to make sure there were masses of guns around and available. Because if there is one thing an insecure man needs, it's a gun. (Note: I didn't say all men who have guns are insecure)
I know lots of Democrats and they are perfectly nice people who go to work and raise families. None of them are especially strident about any of the things that the opposition says is important to Democrats. And I know a lot of Republicans who would be horrified to think that a Republican president would start a coup and make himself president for life and destroy our Democracy. So these people you are talking about are a real anti American threat to our country.
The Fox model has become the basic template for an entire industry of right-wing grievance infotainment, down to the local level. We have a local radio guy here in Indianapolis (Tony Katz) whose schtick makes my blood boil. Caught a few minutes yesterday - in response to a clip of Biden blaming covid and Putin for inflation, he proclaimed it another example of Biden's "ugly, filthy lies" and his "hatred of the American people". This poison sells. (Well, lately it sells My Pillow, Erectile Dysfunction, and Newsmax ads.)
And many of listeners are angry. And have guns. What's a patriot to do when an election is stolen from your god-king, and by a guy who loves China and hates the American people?
We remain a powder keg, and these idiots make big coin keeping the fuse burning.
I agree about Fox. I think they've been "grooming" their viewers to accept anti-democratic conspiracies and the potential for violence to get their way for years. Then the right-wing talk shows took over.
I think the blame lies with Fox News. I truly believe that ever since we got rid of the Fairness Doctrine, there has been a concerted effort to portray anyone who is not conservative as a crazy socialist/anarchist. But more than that, they helped bolster the current fascist mind set that white men are being shoved aside, and therefore they need to step and put everyone back into their place. They promoted the gun culture, which wasn't started just to create massive wealth for the manufacturers, it was to make sure there were masses of guns around and available. Because if there is one thing an insecure man needs, it's a gun. (Note: I didn't say all men who have guns are insecure)
I know lots of Democrats and they are perfectly nice people who go to work and raise families. None of them are especially strident about any of the things that the opposition says is important to Democrats. And I know a lot of Republicans who would be horrified to think that a Republican president would start a coup and make himself president for life and destroy our Democracy. So these people you are talking about are a real anti American threat to our country.
The Fox model has become the basic template for an entire industry of right-wing grievance infotainment, down to the local level. We have a local radio guy here in Indianapolis (Tony Katz) whose schtick makes my blood boil. Caught a few minutes yesterday - in response to a clip of Biden blaming covid and Putin for inflation, he proclaimed it another example of Biden's "ugly, filthy lies" and his "hatred of the American people". This poison sells. (Well, lately it sells My Pillow, Erectile Dysfunction, and Newsmax ads.)
And many of listeners are angry. And have guns. What's a patriot to do when an election is stolen from your god-king, and by a guy who loves China and hates the American people?
We remain a powder keg, and these idiots make big coin keeping the fuse burning.
I know its horribly scary.
I agree about Fox. I think they've been "grooming" their viewers to accept anti-democratic conspiracies and the potential for violence to get their way for years. Then the right-wing talk shows took over.
Fox Noise is 100% responsible for mainstreaming this garbage, but who are тАЬweтАЭ that we so much want to believe this shit?