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In reply to the discussion: What is going on in northern Colorado? My whole dad's side and my brother turned into Trump lovers [View all]No Vested Interest
(5,167 posts)9. Right wing radio is to blame, IMO. Many people (especially men) drive many hours per day
and apparently keep their radios tuned in to whatever talk show is on, to keep themselves awake and mentally occupied.
We all know that there is very little Dem-leaning talk radio, and a dial-full of right-wing talk. These guys hear hour upon hour of this drivel, and it's all spiced up with hyperbole and stuff to make the listener feel good about himself for joining in.
Then, when they take a break or enter a place of business, more often than not, they find Fox News on the screen when lunching, etc.
Day after day, week after week, it's all they hear, it becomes their reality, and the damage is done.
Leftish radio, when you can find it, is so civil and reasonable, it doesn't get the blood flowing.
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What is going on in northern Colorado? My whole dad's side and my brother turned into Trump lovers [View all]
JonLP24
Sep 2017
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I disagree. I have confronted some of my family and best friends over their being fooled and brain
haveahart
Sep 2017
#44
I was saying I don 't know about my Aunt's political views and mentioned she married a Hispanic
JonLP24
Sep 2017
#49
Right wing radio is to blame, IMO. Many people (especially men) drive many hours per day
No Vested Interest
Sep 2017
#9
For the last two years my adult son's job requires him to be in and out of a large truck
No Vested Interest
Sep 2017
#52
All the social media, Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms, have been invaded by
pnwmom
Sep 2017
#13
I've seen on Pinterest much of what I hear others saying they see on FB & Twitter.
Lyricalinklines
Sep 2017
#16
With all respect to some DUers who live there, Greeley is a hotbed of that shit---remember they
hlthe2b
Sep 2017
#21
then start another thread... Derailing threads is not cool. Clinton decisively won Colorado, BTW
hlthe2b
Sep 2017
#33
Socially conscious Elite is RW BULLSHIT. But feel free to rail on against identity politics as if
bettyellen
Sep 2017
#38
Howard Dean actually did lose the primaries, LOL. Do you even know why Dems got screwed in the
bettyellen
Sep 2017
#45
The racists left the Dem party a while back- and they went for Trump. We're not pandering to racist
bettyellen
Sep 2017
#55
She campaigned in states where down ticket candidates and governors needed help.
bettyellen
Sep 2017
#57
Polls said she got the voters who were concerned about the economy. Study up because it's not worth
bettyellen
Sep 2017
#60
You're making up a lot of shit no one said. And ignoring the polls that came out after...
bettyellen
Sep 2017
#64
I doubt that- you have quotes? She has said she was aware she didn't connect quite a few times
bettyellen
Sep 2017
#67
You make no sense- and stretch the truth to defend racist sexist assholes who voted for DT -and
bettyellen
Sep 2017
#71
She lost by a sliver to a TVstar given billions or dollars of free air time.
bettyellen
Sep 2017
#85
The weird thing is- people think "being a racist" means using slurs and approving on beat downs of
bettyellen
Sep 2017
#73
So like sexism, there are lots of people who've internalized shitty attitudes and don't realize it..
bettyellen
Sep 2017
#75
Same thing happened to my mom's side of the famiy. They were strong Dems, pro-union, etc.
Coventina
Sep 2017
#34
It may be difficult, but tell them they have been unknowingly smitten by Russian bots and
haveahart
Sep 2017
#42