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applegrove

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Thu Mar 9, 2023, 06:47 PM Mar 2023

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Why is confronting Fox "news" so critical? It's not just their efforts to undermine democracy, pump up Putin, and sow conflict and division in the public square. They're a poisonous force responsible for the break-up of marriages, families, friendships and the most basic ability of Americans talk to each other.

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Mastodon of the evening: (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2023 OP
Limbaugh laid the groundwork, making hate trendy along with subtituting Warpy Mar 2023 #1
Well, since you mentioned limbaugh, calimary Mar 2023 #2
Yeah, Rupert Murdoch is 91 years old Farmer-Rick Mar 2023 #4
Hey, I'm old and starting to get very tired Warpy Mar 2023 #6
My life goals have been changing, too. n/t Harker Mar 2023 #7
I've wondered why BlueSky3 Mar 2023 #3
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Mar 2023 #5
Amen.... Sogo Mar 2023 #8
I didn't like George W Bush but Ii still maintained friendships with people who supported him. kimbutgar Mar 2023 #9

Warpy

(111,255 posts)
1. Limbaugh laid the groundwork, making hate trendy along with subtituting
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 08:18 PM
Mar 2023

middle school insults for public discourse. Murdoch just capitalized on that.

Capitalize he did. He's going to shuffle off this mortal coil soon, surrounded by all the people who will benefit financially from his demise. If the BOD manages to oust him and Lachlan before that happens, some justice will be served.

Alas, Limbag is already conveniently dead.

calimary

(81,238 posts)
2. Well, since you mentioned limbaugh,
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 06:57 AM
Mar 2023

look at it this way:

That bastard finally did something beneficial for society. He shuffled off the ol’ mortal coil. A true public service, at long last!

Farmer-Rick

(10,163 posts)
4. Yeah, Rupert Murdoch is 91 years old
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 11:22 AM
Mar 2023

He's bound to die in the next 10 years or so.

But his empire of hate will then be controlled by his pampered off spring and wives...his first wife is dead and was older than he was. He's been married 4 times and has six children from the 4 women.

Let's hope the children and 3 ex-wives fight over the remains of his hate fueled legacy. Chopping up that destructive force into a useless pieces of nothing.

Warpy

(111,255 posts)
6. Hey, I'm old and starting to get very tired
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 01:32 PM
Mar 2023

but I consider it a major triumph of my recent life to have outlived that putz.

BlueSky3

(511 posts)
3. I've wondered why
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 11:03 AM
Mar 2023

families couldn't join together in a class action lawsuit for damages suffered by the brainwashing. They could probably prove the disintegration of relationships through texts, emails and so on.

kimbutgar

(21,137 posts)
9. I didn't like George W Bush but Ii still maintained friendships with people who supported him.
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 04:48 PM
Mar 2023

Fox pushed it to a higher level under TFG. No other president in my lifetime has been so toxic than the orange maggot. And i agree with Mr. Beschloss about how evil Fox has been on our society.

I move people into assisted living places and one place I worked in, the personnel blocked Fox on the TV in the general area because the seniors were fighting with each other physically and verbally. After blocking Fox after a month people were no longer fighting and peace returned to the general area.

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