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49. Yep, the column in the OP

Fri Nov 8, 2024, 02:18 PM

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mentions how the internet injected steroids into the right-wing propaganda network. I think that is every bit if not more pervasive than the TV.

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Tomasky: Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won? [View all] Nevilledog Friday OP

I have literally been saying this for 12 fucking years now! Initech Friday #1

Me too, but up until Tuesday, I still believed we could overcome it William Seger Friday #10

Nope. It's too strong. Initech Friday #20

Well, expecting it would collapse under its own dishonesty sure didn't work William Seger Friday #26

I thought the bubble would be bursting with this election, but it didn't. Initech Friday #48

Oh yes, bdamomma Saturday #169

Nope. It's time to burst that bubble by force if necessary. Initech Friday #133

I don't know why/how Harris lost Shoonra Friday #117

RACISM AND SEXISM PUT THE CONVICTED FELON BACK IN OFFICE... Jon Waters Friday #132

The election was neither clean nor honest dickthegrouch Friday #140

Because she's a black woman. Meadowoak Saturday #160

Trump didn't win. The Democrats lost OrangeJoe Friday #136

Willful ignorance combined with pervasive propaganda. CaptainTruth Friday #21

And they have a decades long lead in building their echo chamber, Tadpole Raisin Friday #28

What the average Fox News viewer believes: Different Drummer Friday #58

lol, Bullwinkle would be a far better president along with his friend Rocky. Tadpole Raisin Friday #63

It's so beyond Fox at this point. Hassin Bin Sober Friday #64

That, and they haven't "suffered" enough yet to just begin to pay attention. Justice matters. Friday #91

There is no "doubt" about it. AZ8theist Saturday #156

Dig deeper... Scully Friday #69

Maybe ... but it could just be a symbiotic relationship. I'm KPN Friday #113

This whole thing is beign run by Putin MadameButterfly Saturday #150

As some may have noticed... pat_k Friday #76

Exactly what happened in my family. marybourg Friday #121

It happened so fast. pat_k Friday #129

Longer than that! luvallpeeps Friday #139

Way back to the Clinton years. Autumn Saturday #171

I've been saying this since 1984. FDRFTW Saturday #152

Me too. Here's a genius solution to the silos: The Tangle newsletter. This American Life had a great segment on Sat mahina Saturday #154

Hillary said it first, a vast rw conspiracy.... Pepsidog Saturday #175

Some of the propaganda supplied by Russia and China. Irish_Dem Friday #2

I just read the same article on the New Republic site jayschool2013 Friday #3

I think that's definitely A real reason, not THE real reason -- no such thing William Seger Friday #22

Fox News pushed the immigrant crisis story 24/7 Yavin4 Friday #4

We lost this in 1988 when Reagan eliminated The Fairness Doctrine. nt Tommymac Friday #5

That's not really true moose65 Friday #35

Yes. It's this. yardwork Friday #6

On Black men, I have to push back. Black voters voted for trump the same as in 2020, 12 percent. brush Friday #46

You're right. yardwork Friday #86

Looking at an NBC exit poll Rstrstx Friday #90

Ahhhh...those numbers don't add up. See post 65. brush Friday #110

The exit poll is here Rstrstx Friday #111

See post 65 for what WAPO found. brush Friday #112

Do you mean post 86? nmmi Saturday #155

Ah, but white women voted for and won body autonomy in several states and then Jit423 Friday #143

Nonvoters are deadly to us DFW Saturday #157

And social media. Disaffected Friday #7

Yep, the column in the OP misanthrope Friday #49

Honestly, I think if I could pinpoint American society's downfall in one single event... Initech Friday #51

A lot of folks here on DU don't know what Gamergate is, or how it came about FakeNoose Friday #73

All the same players, all the same methods AZSkiffyGeek Friday #79

It's time for some edumacation! Initech Friday #89

Rush Limbaugh destroyed my workplace. The men became domineering and loved humiliating female coworkers. SharonAnn Friday #101

How about the fact that Americans are mean and spiteful when given the chance to be world wide wally Friday #8

How 'bout the fact of that being way too broad a brush? whathehell Friday #34

I wholeheartedly agree. Srkdqltr Friday #47

The sane-washing of an insane criminal Blue Owl Friday #9

He's everything they wish they were. Ligyron Friday #144

Expecting markodochartaigh Friday #11

Evidently there's far more chaff than wheat in those depleted fields BattleRow Friday #16

Right on target. kentuck Friday #12

So true moose65 Friday #36

One of the reasons I am so pessimistic about American voters/society is that RockRaven Friday #13

Media doesn't have the list of ingredients on the label as most "consumables" are required to. BattleRow Friday #19

Hold on there misanthrope Friday #50

Why bother when cats and dogs will be the consumables BattleRow Friday #118

Biden beat trump in 2020 with the same environment/political facts mentioned... brush Friday #14

I want to know what that "little secret" was - AND IS. calimary Friday #42

Because my friend, E. Normus Friday #61

As much as I don't want to hear this it's true. mountain grammy Friday #104

THIS SunSeeker Friday #105

Well, the "gotta be a man" thing probably does explain it. calimary Friday #123

With some of those women DemonGoddess Friday #130

this bcbink Friday #125

That I don't believe. Hillary was ahead in the polls until that damn Comey sent his letter to Congress. brush Saturday #149

"Harris' pimps" was said at the Madison Square Garden rally AdamGG Saturday #148

The right wing media empire is too big and too dangerous Mr. Sparkle Friday #15

Hate radio h2ebits Friday #54

Nope, news has been replaced by opinion. Initech Friday #142

Any suggestions how to overcome the messaging of the next four years? ancianita Friday #17

Wealthy Dems need to start creating and/or buying media outlets and grow them fast! Clouds Passing Friday #23

Hopeful that you're right and that they could overcome. But why should they invest in counter messaging? ancianita Friday #38

Thank you for your hope. I have been losing mine. Clouds Passing Friday #135

I hear you. But the oligarchy shit pit is where we are. We have to do something, even depend on our military if need be. ancianita Friday #138

Yes! hadEnuf Friday #62

About 5% of the adult population watches Fox News Kaleva Friday #18

The whole political landscape has changed since Fox news. hadEnuf Friday #59

If one looks at the numbers given by the ratings Kaleva Friday #115

Fox News, Newsmax, OANN, Sinclair's radio, TV, and newspapers, iHeart, Bot (Xtian radio), X, Rogan, etc Mersky Friday #65

So what is the percentage that watch or listen to all the sources listed? Kaleva Friday #114

MAGATS live in a complete media ecosystem spinning a fantasy land narrative in which dictators are good guys. FDRFTW Saturday #153

And I wonder about those who rely on sources like Ok occupy Democrats.. Kaleva Saturday #158

While this was a massive "in-kind" contribution... orwell Friday #24

" The message wouldn't work if people were happy with their lives. THEY ARE NOT! " HUAJIAO Friday #41

Corporate media has now failed to adequately cover Trump for three straight presidential campaigns. sop Friday #25

Basically cilla4progress Friday #27

The media that we watch and listen to.... kentuck Friday #29

I totally agree. I watched my parents succumb to Fox News brainwashing. They were decent, progressive, intelligent Martin68 Friday #30

Now you've given me another factor to think about. TBF Friday #33

My parents grew up during the Depression and came of age during WWII. They were liberals while I was growing up, but Martin68 Friday #107

I've thought on this since I read Earl's OP yesterday - I think it goes a little deeper TBF Friday #31

i know some dislike msg that are just yup so let me say HELL TO THE FUCKING YES AmandaRuth Friday #32

NBC, CBS. and ABC did it too don't let them off... Ysabel Friday #37

Yup! Beat me to it. GoCubsGo Friday #67

We need our own media ecosystem, and we need to *support* it. keep_left Friday #39

Start by not losing what we already have DeeNice Friday #88

I agree completely. And nearly all of the progressive radio stations... keep_left Friday #103

100%! Grumpy Old Guy Friday #40

I couldn't disagree more. snot Friday #43

Dr. Maslow, I presume? GJGCA Friday #78

+1 leftstreet Friday #81

Its also social media outlets that post never ending personal smears and falsehoods indigovalley Friday #44

plenty of free propaganda southmost Friday #45

Once they killed liberal talk radio...nuf said MiHale Friday #52

Nope. Consumers of such propaganda were lacking harumph Friday #53

Blaming the voters Cirsium Friday #71

No it's not. It's the truth. nt. druidity33 Friday #134

Now the question is what do they really want to gain from this? Klarkashton Friday #55

Lack of accountability Envirogal Friday #106

100% Joe Cool Friday #56

It's still a fact that a majority of voters were comfortable with his outrageous behavior PlanetBev Friday #57

Rich liberals need DownriverDem Friday #60

Exactly. highplainsdem Friday #66

Propaganda works and they have an enormous disinformation network. Basso8vb Friday #68

We actually have lousy media companies all owned by billionares... Historic NY Friday #70

The biggest liar Andy823 Friday #72

knr n/t markie Friday #74

HUGE REC. progressoid Friday #75

The next question after this is why do people prefer the propaganda? patphil Friday #77

Exactly. No matter what we do if those right wing outlets are not destroyed oldmanlynn Friday #80

He is not wrong. valleyrogue Friday #82

Worse yet: Hieronymus Phact Friday #83

It's more media than right wing media. Trust_Reality Friday #84

"Why didn't a majority of voters see these things?" LudwigPastorius Friday #85

Thank you .. exactly what I've been saying. ificandream Friday #87

The roots of hate and bigotry run deep. BarbD Friday #92

I think most people don't see any of media sources. onenote Friday #93

They get some stuff by osmosis though on social media. Elessar Zappa Saturday #172

Oh, and by the way, water is wet. ECL213 Friday #94

My daughter's mother in law watches end-time LeftInTX Friday #95

Why does no one understand that there's more than one reason? Lulu KC Friday #96

Thank you -- 100% agree. Pinback Friday #108

Exactly. TwilightZone Saturday #164

Trumps oral mic story should have been the headlines for days. joshcryer Friday #97

Yep. That was the invisible ReRe Friday #98

"Mainstream" corporate media deserves a good part of the blame, sane washing, non endorsements of Harris, diane in sf Friday #99

He's partly right; it's true that very little penetrates the right-wing media silo - BUT Ocelot II Friday #100

Message auto-removed Name removed Friday #102

And the MSM meekly responded if at all. In fact, KPN Friday #109

Propaganda hurts not only by lying and deceit but also Stargleamer Friday #116

They DO know...They don't care. Cretins are just as sick as he is. /nt aka-chmeee Friday #119

They heard exactly what they * wanted * to hear Six117 Friday #120

We have to find a way to counter this hateful mess. mzmolly Friday #122

I still say vote tampering 4catsmom Friday #124

Dems should get off Fox News and Twitter PedroXimenez Friday #126

"The answer is the right-wing media." 👈🏾👈🏾👈🏾 uponit7771 Friday #127

"do something about it" - gee, thanks, Tomasky, that's a great help. muriel_volestrangler Friday #128

THIS Martin Eden Friday #131

They need to destroy the country for people to see it. Turbineguy Friday #137

The media went easy on him and was tough on her liberal N proud Friday #141

Really? MSNBC Was Pretty Harsh, Are They Not Media? TomCADem Saturday #146

People see what they want to see. TwilightZone Saturday #166

Exactly. These broad brush attacks that treat News Max... TomCADem Saturday #178

That's a major part of it angryxyouth Saturday #145

Why do they want us all at the mercy of a malignant narcissist? SleeplessinSoCal Saturday #147

the billionaires control the message. It's Putin's press now. FDRFTW Saturday #151

As a retired educator, it pains me to say this ... Straw Man Saturday #159

As for the worst things he's said, I was told "Oh he doesnt really MEAN it" oldsoftie Saturday #161

Right wing media + racism, mysoginy, failed or programmed education, lack of critical thinking, failure to grow the f up Attilatheblond Saturday #162

EXACTLY! Thom Hartman echoed this truth last week. It's a trillion-dollar marketing campaign to destroy democracy LaMouffette Saturday #163

Right wing media vilified liberals and Democrats to the extent that onlyadream Saturday #165

Abortion Was A Losing Issue For Harris DallasNE Saturday #167

I wholeheartedly agree MaineBlueBear Saturday #168

Why do people choose these? residentcynic Saturday #170

Nope. Littlered Saturday #173

"slanted and distorted information"... kentuck Saturday #174

KnRnBk Hekate Saturday #176

RIGHT WING SPANISH LANGUAGE RADIO MomInTheCrowd Saturday #177