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certainot

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20. still missing the point. these levels of racism are a symptom of ignoring talk radio
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 11:07 PM
Apr 2017

it is absurd that there is still no polling to make the essential association - talk radio.

the economic angle is nutty and racism is a closer association but it's still missing the real problem

there will always be racism but by ignoring racism blasting daily from 1200 radio stations we've made it more 'acceptable'.

people who ignore talk radio have no clue how much racism gets excused by limbaugh and spawn. the immigration issue used to sell voter suppression, attacking trayvon martin and michael brown and defending their killers, egging on cops during demonstrations, BLM, and more were regular topics for a few hundred racists on 1200 radio stations. reaching 50 mil a week.

what makes this tragically absurd is that 257 limbaugh stations, many of the loudest of the 1200, depend to a large extent on black athletes.

at least 88 major universities broadcast sports on more than 257 limbaugh stations. those associations bring in ad dollars to pay for the racism from those stations.

those stations are essentially KKK-lite and those schools have no excuse not to look for apolitical alternatives. all americans have to do to effect a huge reduction in racist propaganda and move the country 10 -20 points left is to push those unis to do the right thing.

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Clearly obvious to people without a bias. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #1
love the jodymarie aimee Apr 2017 #2
This was the Wellstone ruled Apr 2017 #3
This was obvious during primary season and it only intensified as the year progressed. LonePirate Apr 2017 #4
I stomached watching a couple rallies, just out of curiosity from start to finish. JHan Apr 2017 #11
Yup. Squinch Apr 2017 #5
Yes! And I'm glad for this study. LisaM Apr 2017 #6
Sexism was a big one.. I know *some* non-white fellas who loved the juvenile sexist machismo talk.. JHan Apr 2017 #7
I know someone wh outright SAID he would not vote Hillary BECAUSE she was a woman CousinIT Apr 2017 #8
Yep, met a few like that... JHan Apr 2017 #10
All you had to do was watch them at Trump's rallies eleny Apr 2017 #9
Racism is still not a root in and of itself. It's not something we are born with. Why people are JCanete Apr 2017 #12
I dunno JustAnotherGen Apr 2017 #13
Not sure if you were here a year ago... qwlauren35 Apr 2017 #14
Racism in this nation is not in question by me, at all. Why it is an effective tool--Why it JCanete Apr 2017 #16
LBJ addressed this: JHan Apr 2017 #17
I certainly see wisdom in that statement, and it does pretty much sum up how the behavior JCanete Apr 2017 #24
Welcome to the party, Intercept peggysue2 Apr 2017 #15
The Intercept still sucks, but even a broken clock............. Tarheel_Dem Apr 2017 #18
lol.++ JHan Apr 2017 #19
still missing the point. these levels of racism are a symptom of ignoring talk radio certainot Apr 2017 #20
I could be mistaken but.. JHan Apr 2017 #22
that's my point - the soil is shit in and turned by these blowhards. they eased the shame certainot Apr 2017 #23
K&R ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #21
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