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SergeStorms

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6. The "Fairness Doctrine" it was called...

Reply to ramapo (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 16, 2020, 11:57 PM

Sep 2020

and yes, it was established in 1949 and shit-canned in 1987 by Ronnie Rayguns. After that conservative hate radio took over the air waves and the rest, as they say, is history.

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