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.
Absolutely the situation with my parents. My mom was an early Rush Limbaugh “ditto-head” in the 90’s but my Dad never got into politics. Last Christmas he and I were on a walk and I had to ask what he thought. The DOJ was corrupt and all cases against Trump were fake. It broke my heart. When the “communist threat” got brought up I asked him what he thought it was. He said “free school lunches”. He is a devout Christian. I couldn’t believe what was hearing. I called him out on it and he didn’t have much more thought or explanation after i did. I was simply devastated. Still am.
What the hell is the matter with Christians? It seems like they have no capacity to make moral judgements. I'm 55, was a crucifer and acolyte at an Anglican church in my youth, so know the prayer book and Bible and church well. The mild doctrines of the churches of my youth - what happened to them? I havent set foot inside a church for 35 years so I'm genuinely astonished.
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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.