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156. It was there. I saw it too. nt

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how did the older posters here avoid being radicalized by Faux and AM hate radio? [View all] pstokely Apr 2023 OP

I am 81 chillfactor Apr 2023 #1

All these youngsters making assumptions about us.. I am 75 and wondering what will it be like to LiberalArkie Apr 2023 #77

1st of all for most of my early years theres was only 3 major TV channels NBC, CBS, and ABC. Fla Dem Apr 2023 #86

Back then the networks had to present a certain percent of their broadcast time to actual news LiberalArkie Apr 2023 #87

Proud geezer here... albacore Apr 2023 #89

Kindly do not stereotype younger people GenThePerservering Apr 2023 #143

Just replying in kind to the stereotyping of older people. albacore Apr 2023 #145

Because we have a solid core of beliefs Kaleva Apr 2023 #2

I learned to think for myself True Blue American Apr 2023 #4

I agree Dave says Apr 2023 #68

This is the exact truth. My set core of beliefs Polly Hennessey Apr 2023 #79

This. GoodRaisin Apr 2023 #150

I'm guessing it's because nobody here watches it. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2023 #3

I have to pass it when I am True Blue American Apr 2023 #5

I'm sure it's on my cable system, but I've never felt the need to check it out Rhiannon12866 Apr 2023 #12

Was the clip where Mike True Blue American Apr 2023 #18

Yes, we saw that tonight. There is something really wrong with Mike Lindell. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2023 #20

But you can bet True Blue American Apr 2023 #81

I removed it from my channel guide. Don't have to worry about seeing it. LiberalFighter Apr 2023 #85

Judging by the threads I see, plenty of people watch it. BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #48

We used to listen to Rush Limbaugh for laughs when driving long distances. nt LAS14 Apr 2023 #98

Geezers? Really? From your post count it shows you've been here a while... brush Apr 2023 #6

"Geezer" means about the same as "bloke" in England. maxsolomon Apr 2023 #92

We're not in England. brush Apr 2023 #94

There are several references on this thread regarding the term "geezer," yet the allegorical oracle Apr 2023 #117

It was used before it was changed to "older posters." Why do you think posters here are... brush Apr 2023 #131

There was no "edited" noted on my screen signifying that it was changed. That's why I asked allegorical oracle Apr 2023 #154

I can't explian that but early on the OP used "geezers" which is why... brush Apr 2023 #155

It was there. I saw it too. nt DLevine Apr 2023 #156

Fox lobotomies are irreversible so I never chanced watching Fox. nt yaesu Apr 2023 #7

No, they are absolutely reversible. Celerity Apr 2023 #116

Commercial advertisements don't mesmerize everyone into buying the product, watching betsuni Apr 2023 #8

It filled me with a vague feeling of disgust, even though I had no strong political leanings. Mister Ed Apr 2023 #9

First time I heard Limpballs Cosmocat Apr 2023 #49

I didn't get radicalized because I caught their ruse: They painted their black helicopters white Brother Buzz Apr 2023 #10

I was offended by Faux calling Michelle "Obama's Baby Mama" Boomerproud Apr 2023 #11

I'm not that old, but I found that changing channel worked well. nt TexasTowelie Apr 2023 #13

Good question. I listened to Rush at first then Captain Zero Apr 2023 #14

"MAYBE some Dems who listened to him never realized that"? betsuni Apr 2023 #15

Rush inthewind21 Apr 2023 #95

I was educated in the 1950s and 1960s. FuzzyRabbit Apr 2023 #16

Yep, grew up similarly. Common sense, perhaps, enabled me to separate unkind opinions from allegorical oracle Apr 2023 #60

Plus the fact that Rupert owned a bunch of Tabloids and the NY Post was a dead giveaway for me. Crowman2009 Apr 2023 #62

Same here, including Mad Magazine and The Onion Greybnk48 Apr 2023 #104

Can't be radicalized if you can't stomach more than 2 to 3 minutes of it. BlueLucy Apr 2023 #17

True. Could never listen to more than 5 minutes of Rush,Dr Laura, etc. scarletlib Apr 2023 #42

I think; therefore I am a Democrat. Lasher Apr 2023 #19

Bingo.👍 Duppers Apr 2023 #126

I lived through Nixon/Agnew, no_hypocrisy Apr 2023 #21

Same here - after seeing Goldwater, Nixon/Agnew, Reagan, etal csziggy Apr 2023 #90

Same with my father, possibly more so. no_hypocrisy Apr 2023 #93

Heck, my Dad voted for George Wallace csziggy Apr 2023 #100

You can't be " radicalized " Meowmee Apr 2023 #22

EXACTLY! inthewind21 Apr 2023 #101

From Nixon through wendyb-NC Apr 2023 #23

When I first got cable, it was multigraincracker Apr 2023 #24

I think it's just an intrinsic personality trait. royable Apr 2023 #25

One word: education. ananda Apr 2023 #26

I dunno, how do the whippersnappers avoid being radicalized by the internet? eShirl Apr 2023 #27

Good point. n/t OneGrassRoot Apr 2023 #30

Excellent question. nt LAS14 Apr 2023 #99

Not sure of your criteria John Ludi Apr 2023 #28

50+ pstokely Apr 2023 #29

58...so that'd be me. John Ludi Apr 2023 #43

We got two TV stations. ABC and NBC. twodogsbarking Apr 2023 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author twodogsbarking Apr 2023 #32

I instantly noted the Othering... OneGrassRoot Apr 2023 #33

I had a father who always ALWAYS blueinredohio Apr 2023 #34

It's not age, it's thinking for yourself. we can do it Apr 2023 #35

Easy. I never watched, never listened, and it would never happen NewHendoLib Apr 2023 #36

For the same reason I'm an atheist. I was born skeptical. I was born with a proclivity to research Goodheart Apr 2023 #37

Several reasons. LuckyCharms Apr 2023 #38

First time I heard Rush Limbaugh was in the late 80's on WLS. Emile Apr 2023 #39

I saw it happen to my Dad and it disgusted me. Funtatlaguy Apr 2023 #40

I knew hate when I heard it. Murphyb849 Apr 2023 #41

They have more than 2 brain cells. FSogol Apr 2023 #44

I started watching during the Clinton impeachment. piddyprints Apr 2023 #45

People will watch what confirms their already formed world view Kaleva Apr 2023 #46

Well, let me pull on my memory a little... Paladin Apr 2023 #47

Like Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Nancy Pelosi, somehow I managed to escape n/t Tom Rinaldo Apr 2023 #50

Because I don't like stupidity and hatred. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #51

People watch it because it reinforces views they already hold. BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #52

The repeated arrogance and vitrol was a complete turnoff dlk Apr 2023 #53

When I started paying attention to what was going on in the world, politics wasn't nearly as bad Vinca Apr 2023 #54

Perhaps snowybirdie Apr 2023 #55

Too busy listening to NPR and watching CNN. GoCubsGo Apr 2023 #56

Talk radio doesn't turn liberals into conservatives brooklynite Apr 2023 #57

The fantasy that listening to a Republican turns one into a Republican. betsuni Apr 2023 #59

It's an excuse inthewind21 Apr 2023 #103

I for one am horrified to learn what assholes so many of my fellow Americans. yardwork Apr 2023 #132

I wasn't surprised. It was just a matter of them finding their perfect leader. betsuni Apr 2023 #138

I'm with you on the 2016 thing. Still can't understand it. yardwork Apr 2023 #140

Exactly. nt BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #65

My father was a Liberal who was a voracious reader. It helped. Baitball Blogger Apr 2023 #58

My parents were voracious readers as well--lucky us. It has a tremendous influence on the brain... Hekate Apr 2023 #159

im 70 ish and when i was driving almost 100 miles each day for work i would flip.. samnsara Apr 2023 #61

Obvious Nazi bullshit was obvious. Voltaire2 Apr 2023 #63

If you are an "old person" you are in danger of being radicalized by Faux and AM retread Apr 2023 #64

And "Jews will not replace us". marybourg Apr 2023 #69

I may be old but my mind is still intact. nt leftyladyfrommo Apr 2023 #66

Thread winner! (nt) Paladin Apr 2023 #67

I often wonder Miguelito Loveless Apr 2023 #70

I am old and not tainted. AnnaLee Apr 2023 #71

Four words.........I have a brain. Butterflylady Apr 2023 #72

I have always been a Liberal. My parents were liberal. It seem that everyone I know Autumn Apr 2023 #73

Easy. Not a hard call. Never Tune In. msfiddlestix Apr 2023 #74

Education. roamer65 Apr 2023 #75

What is the feminine counterpart of "geezer", which is masculine? niyad Apr 2023 #76

In 2002 not knowing who Fox was Tree Lady Apr 2023 #78

Because Faux News on cable has very little news, and AM talk radio is boring. haele Apr 2023 #80

Turned the channel Marthe48 Apr 2023 #82

Uh...I'm 77 years old. I've never listened to any of that crap. MineralMan Apr 2023 #83

Has anyone else noticed that the OP has not come back MineralMan Apr 2023 #84

I'm fifty-four, and I possess a functioning brain. Aristus Apr 2023 #88

Mama drowned all the dummies. Roisin Ni Fiachra Apr 2023 #91

When you are inspired by hope, hate has no power. usonian Apr 2023 #96

How could I have been radicalized by stupidity and hate?????? LAS14 Apr 2023 #97

I can remember back to the early 90's when Rush Limbaugh became a "thing" FakeNoose Apr 2023 #102

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2023 #105

Excuse me? hamsterjill Apr 2023 #106

Because I studied Journalism. Jokerman Apr 2023 #107

Never listened to AM. And I listened to music, and only music. shrike3 Apr 2023 #108

Because right wing politics and policies have always been repugnant to me (and many of my relatives) Proud to be Woke Apr 2023 #109

When I was in third grade mn9driver Apr 2023 #110

I'm a generation area51 Apr 2023 #111

Boomer here. Scottie Mom Apr 2023 #112

I'm 78 Locutusofborg Apr 2023 #113

I'm 75 and never listened to that garbage. Thanks for your ageist language, whippersnapper. Hekate Apr 2023 #114

I have a bullshit detector that goes off whenever I hear RW media. Midnight Writer Apr 2023 #115

I'm a Boomer who watched my own mother go down the Limbaugh rabbit hole peggysue2 Apr 2023 #118

So Sorry, Peggysue.. Cha Apr 2023 #125

Yeah, it was pretty bad for awhile peggysue2 Apr 2023 #136

I think my parents mostly listened to music sakabatou Apr 2023 #119

My parents were both liberal democrats and they taught my sister and I what that meant and Raftergirl Apr 2023 #120

Rarely ever watched the shit Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2023 #121

That's Easy... I came to New York Cha Apr 2023 #122

I've always had a good bullshit detector PatSeg Apr 2023 #129

Good on you, Pat.. I have Cha Apr 2023 #134

Yeah, I think some people are born with it PatSeg Apr 2023 #135

I was too busy with kids shanti Apr 2023 #123

Limbaugh's B.S. was easy to sniff out Generic Brad Apr 2023 #124

Oh for the love of Mike. the older people get, the less homogeneous they are in their belief systems Peacetrain Apr 2023 #127

When I discovered FM radio. pwb Apr 2023 #128

I'm one of those older persons that avoided being radicalized by foxnews and am radio. Captain Stern Apr 2023 #130

Basic critical thinking skills. TheProle Apr 2023 #133

A lot of wingnuttism is due to wingnutters' ties to their churches - the individuals don't diva77 Apr 2023 #137

By knowing history and paying attention to current events. Kingofalldems Apr 2023 #139

I don't look for confirmation of my beliefs... WarGamer Apr 2023 #141

Uh... I did not avoid 'being radicalized'....... DemocraticPatriot Apr 2023 #142

I'm not sure how 'older' older posters are GenThePerservering Apr 2023 #144

Because ... Straw Man Apr 2023 #146

+1 betsuni Apr 2023 #147

This message was self-deleted by its author electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #148

I just turned 70 a month ago. feel very lucky I was born to liberal.... electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #149

I actually watch/listen to quite a bit of Fox News... SKKY Apr 2023 #151

Maybe it had nothing to do canetoad Apr 2023 #152

I was already offended by "Monday," which predates all of that electronic media DFW Apr 2023 #153

america has always had bigots dembotoz Apr 2023 #157

I was already knowledgeable on government, economics and history and I was NOT disaffected karynnj Apr 2023 #158

"Conservative" is just the preferred American term for "right wing" NotVeryImportant Apr 2023 #160