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DFW

(54,272 posts)
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 07:22 AM Mar 2020

Fox, their viewers and the virus: equal to the condemned telling the firing squad to "bring it on."

Some people who watch Fox actually believe what they hear, but plenty of them only watch because the prefer to hear what they want to hear, knowing full well that "it ain't necessarily so."

They don't want any inconvenience or restrictions in their lives, so they prefer to be told there aren't any, and there won't be any. They then hope to dodge the bullets when they start flying.

Well, this time, Unca Donald won't save them, and he won't help them if they get sick. He won't get them test kits, he won't get them medical care if they get sick, and he won't try to help them prevent getting infected. They SORTA know this, but they don't WANT to know this.

Illogical as it may seem to us, they will continue to watch Fox Noise, and will believe with their last gasping dying breath that China, "liberals," and George Soros are at fault, and anyway, it's God calling them home. Send a few dollars to help us spread the good word before you lose consciousness for the last time, woncha please?

How do we deal with nation-within-a-nation populated by millions of people who not only accept this as the natural order of things, but actually advocate it? These are people who will stand in front of a firing squad, a target pinned to their hearts, convinced by Fox "News" that God will arrange for all shooters to miss.

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Fox, their viewers and the virus: equal to the condemned telling the firing squad to "bring it on." (Original Post) DFW Mar 2020 OP
Evolution and natural selection is not done with us. Xipe Totec Mar 2020 #1
It doesn't look like we'll have to wait too much longer to find out DFW Mar 2020 #2
K&R gademocrat7 Mar 2020 #3
always look on the bright side, there will be less people watching foxnews a year from now beachbumbob Mar 2020 #4
Sadly it's that simple malaise Mar 2020 #5
The just karma would be DFW Mar 2020 #6
only takes one slip up, but that would be even better karma beachbumbob Mar 2020 #12
How many seniors were completely blind-sided when Trump, Hannity and the rest of the collaborators brewens Mar 2020 #7
--- and Rush keeps on sucking air in and out. 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #8
Rush hasn't been on air all week underpants Mar 2020 #13
Good book title.. Hubris in the time of virus........... nt mitch96 Mar 2020 #9
+1 GeorgeGist Mar 2020 #10
They think they're owning the libs Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 #11

Xipe Totec

(43,888 posts)
1. Evolution and natural selection is not done with us.
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 07:25 AM
Mar 2020

Let's see if stupidity confers a survival advantage.

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
4. always look on the bright side, there will be less people watching foxnews a year from now
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 07:31 AM
Mar 2020

karma is a bitch

DFW

(54,272 posts)
6. The just karma would be
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 07:39 AM
Mar 2020

If Sean Hannity were hospitalized with a severe case.

However, he is not a believer, just a propagandist. You can count on his taking every precaution available to him.

brewens

(13,537 posts)
7. How many seniors were completely blind-sided when Trump, Hannity and the rest of the collaborators
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 08:03 AM
Mar 2020

were forced to admit they had been lying all along and that it is a national emergency? By then, hoarders were mobbing the stores, and cases were breaking out all over. I bet we will hear about some real hardship stories. Of course a lot of FOX "News" viewers won't admit it. I'd also bet that they were among the worst of the hoarders if they got the chance.

3Hotdogs

(12,322 posts)
8. --- and Rush keeps on sucking air in and out.
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 08:03 AM
Mar 2020

Now, that pisses me off because that's air that I might have wanted to breathe.

underpants

(182,601 posts)
13. Rush hasn't been on air all week
Sat Mar 21, 2020, 09:46 AM
Mar 2020

I know he's probably in the midst of treatment but earlier in the week I happened to tune in and he was supposed to return on Thursday. I just checked his website and he had guest hosts all week.

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