@LegendofPeza 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.
@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.
@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 anyone could’ve possibly seen Trump as “the lesser evil”.
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?
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
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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.
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.
@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.
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.