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mmmh, you know, most of them are natural morons, and would have no wish or incentive to better themselves, even if there were no fox to make them glory in their own silliness.
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That's an excellent point.
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I agree. However, without Fox News and such inveterate liars as Rush Limbaugh on right wing talk radio dripping poison in their ears on a daily basis, they wouldn't have a somewhat coherent (albeit false) description of the world to stand in place of reality.
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Do you really regard the Republican Right's description of the world as coherent?
I mean, when many of their precepts come from cherry picking from a book that is itself rife with contradictions and absurdities, and the rest from the imperative of profit at all costs, a big part of their description of the whorld they inhabit in consists in avoiding or whitewashing the contradictions and absurdities.
I mean, when many of their precepts come from cherry picking from a book that is itself rife with contradictions and absurdities, and the rest from the imperative of profit at all costs, a big part of their description of the whorld they inhabit in consists in avoiding or whitewashing the contradictions and absurdities.
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Heheh, I did edit my post to read 'somewhat coherent.'Svartalf wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2019 3:30 pmDo you really regard the Republican Right's description of the world as coherent?
I mean, when many of their precepts come from cherry picking from a book that is itself rife with contradictions and absurdities, and the rest from the imperative of profit at all costs, a big part of their description of the whorld they inhabit in consists in avoiding or whitewashing the contradictions and absurdities.
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It's hard to see a way out of this mess that the US is in. 50% of the population inhabit another universe altogether.
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American politics is no longer liberal vs conservative, free market vs Keynesian, etc. It's good vs bad. These assholes are literally praising war criminals and vilifying a whistleblower. How much more black and white can you get? Sometimes there's just no gray. There was no gray in fascist Germany and Italy. There was no gray during the Civil Rights era or the Civil War in the US. There is no gray in Trumpmerica. The Republican party is fucking evil and must be stopped.
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It's rather galling to see John 'Torture is OK by Me' Yoo badmouthing somebody who's serving his country with honor. The fact that Laura Ingraham brings him on to give opinions shovel that particular load of shit says a lot about who she is.
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Apparently Tucker Carlson would like Mother Russia to gather Ukraine back into the fold, by force (video at Twitter link below).
Tucker: "Why do I care what is going on in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia? I'm serious. Why shouldn't I root for Russia? Which by the way I am."
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Yes, but it is not the only country in that position. The UK has been doing the "hold my beer" thing for a number of years now, and its steadily getting worse. If Boris Johnson wins the general election on Dec 12 it could be argued that the UK has become more of a clusterfuck than the US, at least as the average citizens' future is concerned.pErvinalia wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2019 10:50 pmIt's hard to see a way out of this mess that the US is in. 50% of the population inhabit another universe altogether.
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Some media are just more brazen about their bias than others. This was the title page of the UK's biggest-selling newspaper, the Murdoch-owned The Sun on the day of that country's general election in 2017.And yes, Corbyn lost, albeit by a smaller margin than expected. As in other countries with conservative governments, millions of voters are cretinous enough to believe all those distortions and outright lies and vote against their own interests. In my view it is only valid to vote Tory if you're sitting on a few million euros, or at least are on a significantly above average income you want to pay less (or preferably no) tax on.
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Yes, there are many voters easily persuaded, but the powerful impact of that persuasion is bought by money, lots of fucking money, it doesn't just happen...Hermit wrote:
...As in other countries with conservative governments, millions of voters are cretinous enough to believe all those distortions and outright lies and vote against their own interests. In my view it is only valid to vote Tory if you're sitting on a few million euros...
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Tucker sucks at whatever teat dangles closest.L'Emmerdeur wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 1:56 amApparently Tucker Carlson would like Mother Russia to gather Ukraine back into the fold, by force (video at Twitter link below).
Tucker: "Why do I care what is going on in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia? I'm serious. Why shouldn't I root for Russia? Which by the way I am."
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At the end of that episode of 'Tucker Talks Shit' he went with the tired alt-right/Trumpist fallback position of 'Hey, that was a joke, you stupid libs!'
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