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mopinko

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5. the thing about the rw media-

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 08:55 AM

Nov 2024

i’ve often said- truth tellers do it for little or nothing. liars demand big checks.
i never believed limpballs pulled in enough revenue to justify his huuuuuge paychecks. bad ppl were funneling money to him. ie- the koch bros and other american oligarchs.
these days the big liars r paid in rubles.

imma die mad that we had air america, and not a single dem candidate took out an ad.

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they won because they lied. over, and over, and over. they built a whole ecosystem of lies. [View all] mopinko Nov 2024 OP

Yup, you get it gab13by13 Nov 2024 #1

Propaganda bdamomma Nov 2024 #28

And they built an amplifier to broadcast the lies: FOX News and AM Radio. bluesbassman Nov 2024 #2

the thing about the rw media- mopinko Nov 2024 #5

"Nice work, Bros." - Moloch (R) BoRaGard Nov 2024 #3

FDR had "Happy Days Are Here Again" and no_hypocrisy Nov 2024 #4

We still believe and rely on the goodness of people. cachukis Nov 2024 #6

hopefully that illusion has been shattered. mopinko Nov 2024 #8

Mostly from a mob perspective. Alone, the id shows cachukis Nov 2024 #16

That's all Republicans do is lie. They are really Emile Nov 2024 #7

and they'll get worse until we wise up. mopinko Nov 2024 #10

That's not the only problem EarlG Nov 2024 #9

salient point. that's the trouble w the truth. it's never simple, but we all wish it was. mopinko Nov 2024 #13

it's a drug to them now. how do u get someone off drugs when they dont want to? mopinko Nov 2024 #15

Yep agreed and it wont make a difference how well we do oldmanlynn Nov 2024 #11

when ppl start getting hurt, we have to not shy away from telling them they brought it on themselves. mopinko Nov 2024 #14

and markie Nov 2024 #22

You see how they use the wealth Farmer-Rick Nov 2024 #23

In this instance...that loud voice needs to be total silence. Stop tuning into cable news including msnbc which is PortTack Nov 2024 #24

We needed to break up bdamomma Nov 2024 #32

Well, this OP might win the prize for the most realistic set of reasons why this election was..... you chose! usaf-vet Nov 2024 #12

That is exactly the case! And all this other malarkey about brown lady and the economy is more Clouds Passing Nov 2024 #17

how much of it is imported now? mopinko Nov 2024 #18

The reason authoritarianism is spreading so trendily is the gobbles media! Lies are addicting! Clouds Passing Nov 2024 #19

This. yardwork Nov 2024 #20

"The end of objectivity" krkaufman Nov 2024 #21

"we left it up to the democrats" to fact check st ronnie. mopinko Nov 2024 #25

Yes, they won because of the lies and their amplification on Fox News and other right wing media. Martin68 Nov 2024 #26

Forget about any objective data from the johnnyfins Nov 2024 #27

Trump Told 30,000 Lies His Last Term Mr.Bee Nov 2024 #29

Time to use propaganda also Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #30

A web of lies to suppress enough votes to swing the election JCMach1 Nov 2024 #31

Turns out we (DH and me) made a HUGE mistake in parenting Bettie Nov 2024 #33

Trump got more press coverage than any other former President in history. lees1975 Nov 2024 #34

More coverage then any Felon in history RANDYWILDMAN Nov 2024 #36

They won because America is a shitty place, filled with worse people. Moostache Nov 2024 #35

The fairness doctrine's loss Tesha Nov 2024 #37

then we got citizens united. mopinko Nov 2024 #38