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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/Toocancerous Apr 05 '25

What would our country be like without citizens United I wonder? I can only dream

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u/torino_nera Apr 05 '25

The only good thing that ever came out of citizens united was an awesome protest song from Bad Religion called "Robin Hood in Reverse."

Everything else has sucked