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If there was no Fox News would old white men still be as angry ?

SW-User

They'd still have politicians like Trump "whipping up the base" and conspiracy theory YouTube videos. Mediocre white men will still shoot up pizza places to "save the children" because that's the one way they prove their worth in society.

JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F

Yes, they would still be angry..but they wouldn't have a national platform validating and perpetuating that anger.

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bijouxbroussard · F

@RodionRomanovitch She’s right though, in terms of the resentment, justified or not. Just about every time there have been strides towards equal rights a certain percentage of the white (male) population here has felt the need to regroup, double down and re-establish dominance. The most recent example of course, was electing Trump.

Adogslife · 61-69, M

@bijouxbroussard Trump was President by default. Remember, his election was a vote against Hillary not really for him. You have the Dems to blame for that.

bijouxbroussard · F

@Adogslife I disagree. Hillary was a much better qualified candidate, and you can’t fault the party for choosing that. But obviously at that point enough people voted their racism and sexism. That’s the only way [b]anyone[/b] could’ve possibly seen Trump as “the lesser evil”.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

I was at a loose end a few days ago sitting in my car waiting to pick up my son. I came across Fox Radio on Spotify (or possibly TuneIn) so I thought I'd have a listen to see what the fuss was all about. I had to listen to nearly five minutes of advertisements before getting to any content and then it sounded like some amateur local radio station. What little I did hear that seemed to be programme material was conducted in a very strange style of speaking that I can only describe as shouting quietly.

I can't understand how anyone can listen to it. Is the television station similar?

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@ninalanyon Similar, but on TV they shout louder and are more indignant. And it is just as unlistenable.

MarkPaul · 26-30, M

I think FOX is just a way for some old white men to make money off of other old white men who are too full of hate and idiocy to realize they are being manipulated.

Elessar · 26-30, M

Over here it's not unusual to see them screaming at each other, even threatening one another, over the silliest stuff like a game of cards. So yeah, if there wasn't FOX someone else would take advantage of that

windinhishair · 61-69, M

Yes. And they would be saying the same things about the same groups. I've seen the same pattern since the 1960s. Fox just exacerbates it.

SweetNSassy · F

Yes, old people are just angry about everything lol

ahiyaa · F

i’m a young black man and i love fox news

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@ahiyaa My condolences.

canusernamebemyusername · M

Yes. Over their erectile dysfunction.

Thevy29 · 41-45, M

Old people grew up in a time before Political Correctness, Everybody gets a trophy and before anyone knew what gluten was.

bijouxbroussard · F

@Thevy29 “Political Correctness” is the term that popped up when the traditionally oppressed began fighting back.

Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M

@Thevy29 and threes company was funny.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

Of course.. But they would have no idea who to blame....This way they can be angry and look ignorant at the same time.

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@whowasthatmaskedman Reminds one of pmsnbc viewers, does it not?

SevIsPamprinYouAlways · 56-60, F

@sunsporter1649

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@sunsporter1649 No

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

If there was no cnn would young white liberals be as angry?

JohnOinger · 41-45, M

@sunsporter1649 🤣

SevIsPamprinYouAlways · 56-60, F

@sunsporter1649

spjennifer · 56-60, T

@sunsporter1649 Nope, they'd just be a "Partridge in a pear tree" then.

spjennifer · 56-60, T

The good thing about angry old white men is like all of us, they will eventually die!

Dolimyte · 41-45, M

No, they'd just notice the kids on their lawns.

deadgerbil · 22-25

Other outlets would fill in for fox, spreading more of the crazy conspiracy theories that predominantly white conservatives rely on to justify their warped world view.

SirenCalledLuce · F

They all have weird youtubers as sources anyway nowadays. Tinfoil stocks continue to soar

Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M

Depends on it I remember to take my blood pressure medicine. Has. Beta blocker.

Pfuzylogic · M

The tea parties keep the anger strong.

SevIsPamprinYouAlways · 56-60, F

@Pfuzylogic

Pfuzylogic · M

@SevIsPamprinYouAlways

Adogslife · 61-69, M

If there was no CNN, who would you pander to?

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@Adogslife I don't pander to anyone or anything.

Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M

See tucker carlson post...

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@Tastyfrzz That fucker looks like he's going through some kind of breakdown.

SevIsPamprinYouAlways · 56-60, F

[image deleted]@RodionRomanovitch

spjennifer · 56-60, T

@SevIsPamprinYouAlways Simple, because he is a dumb doggie just trying to figure it out, he's certainly not the brightest bulb, like 3 watts there!

SW-User

Nope, fox news created the problem 👀

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@SW-User Almost. It gave the problem a voice and a focus, Until FOX the problem was seen by decent people as a character flaw of the ignorant..

Jeffrey53 · 51-55, M

Why do you just say white old men.

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Heartlander · 80-89, M

@Jeffrey53 Why? Easy ... because he's a racist.

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@Heartlander But I'm white.

bijouxbroussard · F

@Jeffrey53 That does tend to be who talks about the “good old days” when they were in charge of everything.

SheCallsMeCrushDaddy · M

Angry enough to stereotype people based on race and age..... yeah, probably so. LOL you can go ahead and delete that. LOL

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@SheCallsMeCrushDaddy LOL

Heartlander · 80-89, M

Hmmmm??? This looks like a racist post.

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LordShadowfire · M

@Heartlander Sounds to me like a privileged white person trying to say white privilege doesn't exist because it's slowly being taken away.

It also sounds like you completely missed the point of my reply.

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@LordShadowfire You are living proof that "white privilege" indeed exists :)

The only attempts to take-aways I see here is being done by you.

LordShadowfire · M

@Heartlander I'm not taking away anything, but it is a proven fact that those who are accustomed to privilege tend to feel oppressed when they lose it.

okaybut · 56-60, M

Of course, every white man is extremely angry all the time. It is due to our white skin. The pigment somehow is unsettling our pink brain.

Stopmakingsense · 56-60, F

Probably not - if we had a well funded, government supported but not government controlled free press.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

If a tree falls in a forest...

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spjennifer · 56-60, T

@sunsporter1649 No, no, it's just another "Partridge in a pear tree" then.

hotarabgirl · 22-25, F

they’ll always find something to be mad about

SW-User

I think so

JohnOinger · 41-45, M

Yes lol.

LordShadowfire · M

Even angrier. There would be no one on TV who shared their prejudice.

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spjennifer · 56-60, T

@MarmeeMarch Poor old homo was angry for being outed? 🙃

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