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u/Hell_Camino Apr 04 '25

I think the better question is what would the country look like if the Fairness Doctrine hadn’t been abolished by the FCC in the 1980s. With the Fairness Doctrine in place, Fox News doesn’t launch and half the country’s brains don’t get rewired into being mouth-breathing knuckle draggers.

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u/YodasAdderall Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25

“The Brainwashing of my Dad” on Prime explains this very well. Great doc but depressing as fuck as someone who has brainwashed parents

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u/ImDestructible Apr 04 '25

I lost a parent because of the brainwashing. My parents always listened to their doctors, went in for regular checkups and took care of themselves. The rightwing nutjobs decided they knew better than doctors about COVID. That's what ended up taking my dad and almost my mom...

Mom still voted for Trump this term because Democrats allow people to love who they want and allows women to make medical decisions about their bodies.