• ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    Why might they be afraid of what an up-and-coming young Texas Democrat who pushes back on their co-opting of “Christian values” could potentially say? Gosh, what a mystery.

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    Un-fucking-real. Can’t believe we’re watching one of the largest democracies in the world implode at such ridiculous speed.

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    Interesting that the fcc decided to enforce this rule on this show but doesn’t for radio talk shows.

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      Yes, that’s the biggest hypocrisy that can’t really be explained without partisan intent. Talk radio is almost entirely right-wing and always has been. AM signals - too low quality for profitable music stations, but far-reaching and the natural home of low-cost talk networks - have always been heavily weighted to right-wing content.

      That wide reach is the chief reason why, despite the GOP always favoring the rich in their actual politics, they started heavily gaining support in all rural areas around the country from the 90s onward. In many rural areas, the AM station with Rush Limbaugh was the only - or one of only a few - they could tune into.