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certainot

(9,090 posts)
36. for 1000's of years - democracy was designed to figure that shit out
Thu Dec 20, 2018, 01:52 PM
Dec 2018

and reduce wealthy influence in politics

those are symptoms of a democracy that can't fix them and democracy's been going back and forth on that with slow progress in the US.

but this current failure only goes back 30 years. there is only one major medium with no democratic challenge from the other side of the political spectrum and that's the billionaires' only advantage. all other media have alternatives, correction, and challenge a click away. talk radio operates outside of the free speech spectrum and the russians figured that out years ago.

untill the dem party and the progressive orgs stop ignoring the 20-1 talk radio monopoly we can't have a national fact based discussion about anything without the billionaire think tanks and now putin feeding 1500 radio stations with counter and distractional messaging.

media, election funding, healthcare reform, public education have been constant targets for disinformation in 40 states with 80 senators since reagan killed the fairness doctrine in 1997 - 9 years before fox.

they hyperinflated the immigration problem just to pass their voter suppression and dems didn't notice because they ignore the radio

this is not some eventual or cyclic or unavoidable disaster we can just blame on money in politics.

we even let 88 major universities endorse 260 limbaugh stations, and just this morning the local blowhard on the NM limbaugh superstation kkob, which enjoys the community cred and ad draw of the university of NM lobos sports teams broadcasting, was railing against tax increases to improve education funding. they'v e been obstructing improvements and reforms like that in every state and attacking dem candidates while completely immune from challenge by the left because it hurts our ears to listen to it.

and now kids are put in cages.

no it's not money, it's one particular propaganda operation with an invisibility cloak that only works on liberals and democrats

but we might get lucky if mueller finds out limbaugh and hannity have been getting russian money the last 10 years, or the ad agencies find out rw talk radio can now be digitized

Yup. madashelltoo Dec 2018 #1
Have you noticed that he has 30 million helping him? olegramps Dec 2018 #18
they're just dittohead teabags. most of trump's base is greatly exaggerated and soft certainot Dec 2018 #25
Really is disgusting. The undermining of American values and institutions. Until Fox and alike are Pepsidog Dec 2018 #28
Oligarch's been aiming for this for well over fifty years. 90-percent Dec 2018 #30
Agreed. It's been going on for well over 50 years. geardaddy Dec 2018 #35
for 1000's of years - democracy was designed to figure that shit out certainot Dec 2018 #36
Now trying to change the news cycle off of his 17 investigations PaulX2 Dec 2018 #2
This isn't news - he's been doing it since Day 1 donkeypoofed Dec 2018 #3
Yup. You beat me to it. FiveGoodMen Dec 2018 #38
If he were just ignoring climate change violetpastille Dec 2018 #4
Yep Helping Polluters Pollute More PaulX2 Dec 2018 #5
Yes, because you must destroy a nation to save it. elocs Dec 2018 #6
What would be novel is if someone posted "I think Trump is doing a great job! 4 more years!" el_bryanto Dec 2018 #7
He and the domestic and foreign billionaires who put him and the complcit GOP in office. CentralMass Dec 2018 #8
He is stealing it. Same way Putin stole the wealth from the Russian citizens & became a billionaire. PhrankT Dec 2018 #9
Stop the propaganda from hate radio and the megachurches or we WILL hit that point of no return. FiveGoodMen Dec 2018 #41
Putin should never have been given a foothold into our US Govt. PhrankT Dec 2018 #42
it's the whole point of his presidency AlexSFCA Dec 2018 #10
Trump has business deals with Russia and Turkey. watoos Dec 2018 #11
he is an agent of Russia and doing things to help Russia to undermine Western institutions. lancelyons Dec 2018 #12
No, no, no D_Master81 Dec 2018 #13
Knew this 2 years ago. pangaia Dec 2018 #14
Hell yes, I've noticed. Has any Republican noticed ????? TryLogic Dec 2018 #15
Yes, America's government is being demolished, and... Equinox Moon Dec 2018 #16
Totally agree, made a post about it . . pdsimdars Dec 2018 #17
ONE man could not achieve this bluestarone Dec 2018 #19
I don't know that he really cares one way or another. Buns_of_Fire Dec 2018 #20
Conservatives, not just Trump. They cultivated the voter base that went for him. JHB Dec 2018 #21
Of course - that's his assignment. nt cyberswede Dec 2018 #22
This. calimary Dec 2018 #23
Yep, his marching orders from Putin is to destroy all American institutions & policies. iluvtennis Dec 2018 #24
He's a mini-me-despot trying to please his boss. brush Dec 2018 #26
Creating Trumpistan. kairos12 Dec 2018 #27
the whole republiCon terrorist organization has been trying to destroy America for decades. nt elmac Dec 2018 #29
also destroying our natural resources MBS Dec 2018 #31
Bankruptcy and destruction, all Trump knows. #ETTD sarcasmo Dec 2018 #32
What we are dealing with is a puppet who has been installed by Enoki33 Dec 2018 #33
And this next two weeks are the most dangerous time of all. Grasswire2 Dec 2018 #34
That's what his boss wants coeur_de_lion Dec 2018 #37
Yes, just as Putin hoped he would. GoCubsGo Dec 2018 #39
He's imploding the government and the country to take the focus off his own Totally Tunsie Dec 2018 #40
I have noticed. Nt raccoon Dec 2018 #43
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