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Fox News Has Ruined an Entire Generation With Their Hate and Ignorance (Original Post)
LongTomH
Apr 2016
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Why haven't parents ... parented these kids? Taking responsibility for yourself
closeupready
Apr 2016
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onehandle
(51,122 posts)1. Reality shows need to get some of the blame. nt
closeupready
(29,503 posts)2. Why haven't parents ... parented these kids? Taking responsibility for yourself
includes raising children well. Many Americans are bad parents - or certainly seem to be.
LongTomH
(8,636 posts)3. She's talking about her parent - specifically her father!
Actually watch the video, please!
closeupready
(29,503 posts)4. ok, sorry!
Bernin4U
(812 posts)5. Um, bullshit. Conservative talk noise existed at least since the 70's.
Probably long before that, but it's what I grew up with.
It's a well-documented fact that people simply listen to what they want to hear. They're far more open to accepting something when it agrees with their own worldview.
Of course Faux is a major perpetrator, and clearly is very good at what they do. But to suggest they invented anything, or single-handedly "ruined" anything is giving them waaay too much credit.
Yes, many of us have/had parents who were fans of the Kennedys. But that alone hardly makes them progressive. They were still well to the right overall, long before cable tv even existed.