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In reply to the discussion: Just yesterday, I read an OP asking why we didn't have progressive media to counter Fox/Limbaugh [View all]certainot
(9,090 posts)- why is clearchannel/iheart $20 bil in debt if that's what the people want?
- it's worth trillions in global warming denial, war, tax breaks, deregulation. that's what those stations sell, paid for by idiot advertisers that should all be asked if they really want to support trump
- would 95% of americans who would listen to talk radio, often when sitting in the car/truck or at work and that's the only loud signal they can get for news politics, weather, emergencies, traffic etc..., prefer the ignorance, lies, racism, condescending idiocy, and hate of limbaugh and hannity?
the demand argument is a bullshit and often used by city dwellers and music listeners to excuse ignoring the protected subsidized talk radio monopoly propaganda operation - the single biggest political mistake in history.
there's a huge secondary and tertiaryt audience for that coordinated think tank, and kremlin, coordinated buzz spewing from 1500 radio stations.
rw talk radio should not be considered part of the free speech spectrum - it'a a propaganda operation that the trump team studied in 2014 - probably to help them coordinate with the kremlin - (new york magazine - gabriel sherman - 4/3/16)