Let's Talk About Media

[thethe]

This is true. If Rush had made liberal talk radio popular and had done a death update of a disease affecting fundamentalist Christians, the same people laughing about his death now would be mourning the great progressive titan.

I for one will not condemn Rush for the political positions he took on the air. What I will criticize about his legacy is his contribution towards radicalizing American politics. It doesn't matter what side of the spectrum you're on, if you're whipping that side up into a froth it's bad for American politics. It turns everything into a moral issue. Any compromise is total defeat. It breeds distrust and actual outright hatred of those who disagree with you.

Radicalizing one side also has an effect on the other side. Like it or not the left is more radical today because of Rush than it would have been otherwise. Movement one side towards the extremes is generally met with an equal movement of the other side in the opposite direction. By pushing the right farther right, it moved the left farther left.

That's what I don't like about Rush's legacy. However, that's no reason to celebrate his death. Disagreement doesn't make him less human.

It’s the chicken or the egg question. To act like the left wasn’t radical before Rush was born to the earth is flat out wrong from my understanding of history.

Then it becomes what do you do in the face of such radicals? Sit there and hope you can win an ideological war of ideas like the Romney/Mcain strategy? I think we’ve all seen that doesn’t work.

[sturg33]

This is true. If Rush had made liberal talk radio popular and had done a death update of a disease affecting fundamentalist Christians, the same people laughing about his death now would be mourning the great progressive titan.

The minute someone dies of covid on the right (pastor, congressman, herman cain)... goldy and nsacpi run here gleefully to update us)

I'm not sure what is so different.

[sturg33]

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[thethe]

Every man knows those eyes and we know to stay away.

[Krgrecw]

Every man knows those eyes and we know to stay away.

I can’t stand her but if I saw her in a bar, I wouldn’t necessarily stay away

[thethe]

I can’t stand her but if I saw her in a bar, I wouldn’t necessarily stay away

Plenty of beautiful women in the world. AOC is just one of them.

What really matters, except if you want a quick hit, is what they have inside. She is an ugly person when you consider that.

[Jaw]

[Jaw]

Editor of Media Matters

[thethe]

They are nothing more than a hate cult.

People need to open their eyes.

[cajunrevenge]

It’s the chicken or the egg question. To act like the left wasn’t radical before Rush was born to the earth is flat out wrong from my understanding of history.

Then it becomes what do you do in the face of such radicals? Sit there and hope you can win an ideological war of ideas like the Romney/Mcain strategy? I think we’ve all seen that doesn’t work.

Says the person who voted for Obama. I thought the narrative you were pushing wa that these Democrats are radical and not like they used to be. Now your saying they were always radical.....




The only thing that I hate about Rush is that he supported war on drugs philosophy whole he had a severe illegal drug addiction and never spent 1 day in jail for it. That's some STRONG hypocrisy. Beyond that Rush was just a propagandist. I know some people will take that as an insult but it's not.

[thethe]

Says the person who voted for Obama. I thought the narrative you were pushing wa that these Democrats are radical and not like they used to be. Now your saying they were always radical.....

Maybe you can help me and show where I said Dmocrats in that quoted text.

[cajunrevenge]

Maybe you can help me and how where I said Dmocrats in that quoted text.

I'll go dumpster diving for it when I feel like it. Maybe it's not you saying that but I know I hear it a lot. I am sure I will find a lot of interesting things to quote for you.

[zitothebrave]

What's the difference? Do you not know what austere means? Obviously the person tweeting it doesn't.

[goldfly]

Editor of Media Matters

Is this worse or the same as when Rush would play “another one bites the dust” when he would celebrate death on his show?

Clutch those pearls tight

If there is a heaven and a hell, he certainly ain’t in heaven.

[goldfly]

They are nothing more than a hate cult.

People need to open their eyes.

Just gaslighting after gaslighting with ya

I forgot how much I missed seeing your **** lol

[sturg33]

Is this worse or the same as when Rush would play “another one bites the dust” when he would celebrate death on his show?

Clutch those pearls tight

If there is a heaven and a hell, he certainly ain’t in heaven.

Isn't that like when you bring the republican covid deaths gleefully to this board?

[sturg33]

Just gaslighting after gaslighting with ya

I forgot how much I missed seeing your **** lol

specifically.. what is he gaslighting about?

[goldfly]

Isn't that like when you bring the republican covid deaths gleefully to this board?

I’m not surprised your dumb cunt ass would make that false equivalency

It’s on brand for you

[sturg33]

what's different?

oh and by the way, was i right about the data with covid?

[goldfly]

specifically.. what is he gaslighting about?

Well, we can start with the definition since I’m guessing you don’t know what it means

gas·light

gerund or present participle: gaslighting
manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity.


He literally described Rush and the cult he built and what the maga movement is

He is trying to say the other side is everything that is really themselves and what they are doing. It’s so crazy you question if this is reality cause it’s so stupid you dumb cunt