US Fascism Has Arrived Thanks to 30 Years of Right-Wing Talk Radio Dominance

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The GOP hold on most of American radio seems pretty unshakable, but Democrats must get into the talk-radio game before ever more damage is done.

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You can literally see the generational technical divide which is not clean.

I'd bet most households /car owners could have their age and political alignments rated solely on a few metrics.

  • Do you watch cable? Do you stream shows? Do you pirate.

  • Do you own a car? Use the radio or Bluetooth? Have a Spotify or YouTube account?

You'd easily see people's politics fit in with where they get their content.

Car use wouldn't be a good metric in the US (maybe more so in other countries). It's too necessary in most places. But otherwise I agree.

Talk radio is a bastion of old white men. Trying to sway it is a lost cause. The only hope is out lasting their deaths.

If Harris wins I think we have good shot of things moving back towards sanity, especially if she lasts two terms.

I live in the rural suburbs. Enormous pickup: Red, Hybrid sedan: Blue.

Needless to say, I drive a small car in a sea of V8s.

Guess my age:

I put on cable tv sometimes for background noise. I've got a free hookup.

I stream shows.

I've been pirating media since I was 13 years old.

I own a car, but I'm American and outside of the cities that have decent public transport.

I use the radio to listen to public radio. I could stream NPR just as easily but I travel a lot and check out local public radio.

I use Bluetooth to listen to podcasts and music.

I don't like Spotify much, and I suppose I have a YouTube account but I've never posted anything.

Profile me!