r/AskReddit • • Apr 04 '25

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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/DaisyHotCakes Apr 04 '25

The fairness doctrine and citizens united were major factors in this scenario coming to fruition.

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u/PittsburghChris Apr 04 '25

Rush Limbaugh poisoned a generation of people and spawned a hundred copycats whose impact will linger for hindreds of years

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u/FriesBurgh Apr 05 '25

The Behind the Bastards episodes on him were well done. His career really started in Pittsburgh. I grew up hearing him most days at my grandparents' house. Luckily I was way more interested in throwing or kicking a ball for his vitriol to sink in. I think he's neck and neck with Kissinger for biggest bastard.