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In reply to the discussion: i don't think we fully appreciate the power of foxnews. [View all]unblock
(52,112 posts)4. but how to counter them?
the government can't do much because of the first amendment.
ideally the other outlets would start treating foxnews like the joke they are.
i mean, the national enquirer has always run news stories like "elvis is pregnant with michael jackson's alien baby!"
and the rest of the news world simply completely ignored that crap.
they should do the same with foxnews, rather than picking up their baseless allegations and lies.
or they should run stories *slamming* them for running baseless allegations and lies.
but no, the rest of the media lets foxnews set the agenda and they spread the disease.
how can we even convince the rest of the media to isolate foxnews??
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They have had a 25-30 year head start on progressives. All the money and real influence is on their
Boomerproud
Feb 2018
#3
that's SUCH an important point about how they get their information from multiple sources
renate
Feb 2018
#10
Pretty sure they know the power, its in their self-interest to know such things
unblock
Feb 2018
#35
This is my biggest fear. When you can program and control a large block of peoples minds.
lancelyons
Feb 2018
#27
Yes. Buy them. Simple is good. Wear them! Grassroots resistance against RW propaganda
sawasigndc
Feb 2018
#46
The fox propaganda network is one of the most destructive entities in the world
democratisphere
Feb 2018
#55
K&R, 50% of republicans believed Pizza Gate was real (link inside to credible poll)
uponit7771
Feb 2018
#63