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In reply to the discussion: You don't know whether to laugh or cry... [View all]wiggs
(7,845 posts)represent, what, 35% of the people who vote? 49% of 35% is 17% of voters, about 10% of the nation?
Still....In addition to the 49%, I bet there are many more voters unsure, uncertain, confused, ignorant, willing to consider it, etc.. Confusion seems to be a goal of the propagandists too...even if they can't convince enough people that POTUS is a not citizen, they muddy the waters, make clear issues gray...generally piss on knowledge, honesty, and information.
If there were no FOX and the percentages of talk radio were evenly split between progressive, unbiased, and conservative (instead of the 90% conservative we have now)...you'd have to say that people would be better informed...and public discourse and democracy would be the better for it.
Propagandists on the public airwaves is an irresponsible and diminishing influence on democracy, IMHO. Shouldn't be allowed.