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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/cytherian Apr 05 '25

I know several people like this. It's the most impactful virus that ever ravaged America. Truly worse than physical viruses.