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milestogo

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10. A lot of people don't pay attention to politics.
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 01:47 PM
Mar 2018

Its hard for most of us on DU to imagine. I feel like I am so tuned in its almost intolerable. But I do know people who do not listen to news at all - either because its such a downer or they don't really care.

They don't realize how much it affects them.

Fox News is what is wrong with them. madaboutharry Mar 2018 #1
Exactly. Fox feeds their cognitive dissonance and if they believe it, it Enoki33 Mar 2018 #12
+1 uponit7771 Mar 2018 #26
artificial intelligence makes it possible to destroy rw radio and it's little brother, fox certainot Mar 2018 #31
Don't know what that last line means, but the technical Hortensis Mar 2018 #44
fox depends heavily on rw radio to do the repetition certainot Mar 2018 #45
Agree that'll hurt advertisers, and thus RW radio. Hortensis Mar 2018 #47
money has always been there - that's what democracy is for and that's what certainot Mar 2018 #48
Your "ignorant rw racist liars" are the largest bloc Hortensis Mar 2018 #49
you too! certainot Mar 2018 #50
#2-#4 cable shows in US are Hannity, Carlson and I think Ingrahm (sp?) flibbitygiblets Mar 2018 #41
three words: THEY WATCH FOX hlthe2b Mar 2018 #2
Rupert Murdoch's agenda should be investigated. IMO it's more than just about money! RKP5637 Mar 2018 #15
Ultimate brainwashing over the years. They think they totally own the country and are invincible! RKP5637 Mar 2018 #3
I've noticed also. Many people are missing this period Hortensis Mar 2018 #4
The prize is tying trump to all this sufficiently to make people take notice, including Congress. Hoyt Mar 2018 #5
I think the prize is destroying the GOP brand. CrispyQ Mar 2018 #51
How many GOPers have you seen actually say, "I will never vote for the GOP again" or anything close. Hoyt Mar 2018 #53
That was my point. CrispyQ Mar 2018 #54
I would love to see it, but don't think this will make it happen. Now if trump came out and meant Hoyt Mar 2018 #55
It's not difficult Cary Mar 2018 #6
FUX NEWZ keeps telling them that there is nothing ever found. WyattKansas Mar 2018 #7
it's a cult of personality. barbtries Mar 2018 #8
After listening to non-stop hate from their own pundits Mr. Ected Mar 2018 #9
A lot of people don't pay attention to politics. milestogo Mar 2018 #10
Exactly!! Pepsidog Mar 2018 #13
Maybe they know something you don't 7wo7rees Mar 2018 #11
That's my concern Rorey Mar 2018 #33
And thats likely what will happen; trump walks while everyone else falls. 7962 Mar 2018 #38
Fox Snooze. Lil Missy Mar 2018 #14
And a lot of people are projecting their own views on the investigation. former9thward Mar 2018 #16
We only know gibraltar72 Mar 2018 #17
Yes. I wouldn't begin to quantify, but journalists say Hortensis Mar 2018 #43
They're just trying to grab what they can Dopers_Greed Mar 2018 #18
Psychologists call it "confirmation bias" Pluvious Mar 2018 #19
We're living through some epic history right now, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the news. C Moon Mar 2018 #20
I'm sorry . . . but . . . Richard D Mar 2018 #21
Good. Let them. Tatiana Mar 2018 #22
I hope your're right, I still feel like Trump is made of teflon and nothing will happen to him. OverBurn Mar 2018 #23
They think they have skewed the picture so badly they get away with it. lark Mar 2018 #24
Can you imagine what the screaming will be like? louis-t Mar 2018 #25
whats wrong with them Iss called a fox news lobotomy elmac Mar 2018 #27
Can't reach them DownriverDem Mar 2018 #28
They heard that the Nunes Memo debunked everything ThoughtCriminal Mar 2018 #29
I knew all of this about the GOP back in 2002... Moostache Mar 2018 #30
It is done on purpose. LiberalLovinLug Mar 2018 #32
Naw, I don't think so. Ligyron Mar 2018 #42
You answered your own question Hayduke Bomgarte Mar 2018 #34
RepubliCONMEN in so deep their only hope is a Hail Mary Pass to propagandize it out of existence. nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #35
Facts Don't Matter PaulX2 Mar 2018 #36
If Trump is not indicted, they claim victory and vindication. 7962 Mar 2018 #37
MAGA has a new meaing Oldtimeralso Mar 2018 #39
Their brain make-up has been altered to the current state from sprinkleeninow Mar 2018 #40
They have been spoon-fed a dangerous parallel reality where they see themselves under siege. VOX Mar 2018 #46
I thought this post was about DU at first maxsolomon Mar 2018 #52
Trump is much more likely to be re-elected than impeached or forced out Awsi Dooger Mar 2018 #57
I thought that H2O man OP was brilliant, but the preamble was overlong. maxsolomon Mar 2018 #58
Let's be realistic, though. alarimer Mar 2018 #56
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