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In reply to the discussion: America’s Anti-Liberal Myth: Why Dems Learned The Wrong Lesson From 1984 - Salon [View all]snot
(10,520 posts)20. If there's a lesson, it's
that we can't afford to let conservatives control the media; if they do, they control most people's knowledge/consciousness.
Things would be even worse now if the internet hadn't come along; we're now having to fight like h*ll to keep that as a viable alternative . . . please note that the rules recently proposed by the FCC have at least one giant loophole . . . .
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America’s Anti-Liberal Myth: Why Dems Learned The Wrong Lesson From 1984 - Salon [View all]
WillyT
Mar 2015
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We know all this. The problem is that the conservatives offer the public candy while the liberals
rhett o rick
Mar 2015
#3
I love broccoli, but the problem is that the non-liberals like their candy.
rhett o rick
Mar 2015
#5
We have posters right here in River City that desparately want to be considered liberal
rhett o rick
Mar 2015
#6
They Don't Care Whether She's Liberal Or Not... They Just Care That She Can Win...
WillyT
Mar 2015
#7
heck, in poli sci we always heard that Clinton ran left and ruled right (like Carlos Menem!)
MisterP
Mar 2015
#16
Absofreekinlutely brilliant, comprehensive, fabulous article. HUGE Thanks WillyT!
RiverLover
Mar 2015
#18
rahm is no democrat: "They’re on a mission to lock Democrats into serving high finance,
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#29
Demo-Pubs = losers. Third way dems = losers. Whether they win elections pretending
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#30
Bill Clinton campaign speech exerpt (insert one of those obnoxious ROFL here)
RiverLover
Mar 2015
#36
Conservative Democrats lie just as much as Conservative Republicans. K&R. nt
stillwaiting
Mar 2015
#42