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certainot

(9,090 posts)
34. radio offers by far the best opportunity for offense and change - and the easiest
Sat Mar 9, 2019, 04:05 PM
Mar 2019

and it has to happen - it makes democracy impossible as is. a few hundred think tank scripted liars on 1500 radio stations reaching 50 ,mil a week. ignoring that has been the biggest political mistake in history and progressive orgs are incredibly irresponsible and wasting donations and volunteerism by ignoring it.

artificial intelligence just made it much easier and cheaper to digitize talk radio so it can be read and studied- until that happens everyone's studying fish without water.

companies can easily be associated with the content they sponsor and as soon as the left mounts any long overdue challenge to it the radio advertising industry will have to start asking clients if they really want to support trump and global warming denial. that will apply real market demand to the talk radio monopoly and will destroy it, opening up stations for liberal talkers.

boycotts of all rw radio advertisers and protests at the 88 universities broadcasting sports on 260 limbaugh stations would also do it - one or two discussing the possibility of looking ffor apolitical alternatives will freak the gop out and advertiseers will head for the hills. once a few schools start it others will follow.

any or all that will destroy the rw radio monopoly - the most important tool trump has for keeping those senators from voting for impeachment


Now you're talking. Creeping fascism is right. brush Mar 2019 #1
+1000 Hear freaking Hear!!! (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #2
Absolutely right. Chin music Mar 2019 #3
Agreed. I will lead with this. "Socialism? more worried about this fascist take over" onit2day Mar 2019 #13
A ripe reply. Chin music Mar 2019 #15
Agree and one clarification: they are trending fascists. GulfCoast66 Mar 2019 #4
We are all Democratic Socialist already. Look at all our socialist programs onit2day Mar 2019 #16
You can't claim FDR as a socialist. That's pure BS. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #23
Nothing you mentioned is Socialism. GulfCoast66 Mar 2019 #25
The problem is that fully forty percent of the country would welcome absolute fascism pecosbob Mar 2019 #5
Absolutely true! But they have the good sense not to call themselves "fascists" riverine Mar 2019 #6
You mean like some socialists who call themselves democrats? Best to hide huh. onit2day Mar 2019 #17
The other problem is people weren't trained to dislike fascists in elementary school lostnfound Mar 2019 #9
Not in the midwest. We paid no attention to socialism but we all knew what fascists were. onit2day Mar 2019 #18
Yet.. Scott Walker, Brownback, Paul Ryan...? lostnfound Mar 2019 #35
You're correct, so we work the other sixty percent! tableturner Mar 2019 #10
K&R 2naSalit Mar 2019 #7
Great post malaise Mar 2019 #8
The right loves socialism ... for the rich uponit7771 Mar 2019 #11
Excellent frame and why not? Stick it back in their faces. yonder Mar 2019 #12
good messaging but they have the volume - democrats can't message shit while ignoring talk radio certainot Mar 2019 #14
Thanks for the link. onit2day Mar 2019 #19
Excellent link! VOX Mar 2019 #22
Can't REALLY do anything about talk radio. CAN raise the frequency and volume of our attacks! tableturner Mar 2019 #30
radio offers by far the best opportunity for offense and change - and the easiest certainot Mar 2019 #34
Agreed, and have thought the same about fascism and the rule of law. VOX Mar 2019 #20
Get the message out via repeated, coordinated campaign with Democratic officials and surrogates! tableturner Mar 2019 #31
True! Repetition and unified messaging are paramount. VOX Mar 2019 #32
Definitely agree about no more infighting! tableturner Mar 2019 #33
I can get behind that! lunatica Mar 2019 #21
Yes! Duppers Mar 2019 #24
you are assuming they have a problem with "creeping fascism", in fact, they do not beachbum bob Mar 2019 #26
Of course fascists want fascism, power, and control, but the rest of us don't! tableturner Mar 2019 #28
you assume people want the truth. The GOP and their supporters do not nor need the truth. The rest beachbum bob Mar 2019 #29
Fascist and hate groups duforsure Mar 2019 #27
It's not creeping,it's fascism JCMach1 Mar 2019 #36
I agree on that. tableturner Mar 2019 #37
Creeping? I think it's galloping toward us. spanone Mar 2019 #38
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