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Rush Limbaugh once said that the whole point of his show was to "make the listener feel good." And doing so was the real reason for its success. He elaborated,
by jimt1234 4y ago
Rush Limbaugh once said that the whole point of his show was to "make the listener feel good." And doing so was the real reason for its success. He elaborated, saying his show wasn't meant to challenge the listener, but rather to support what the listener is already feeling. As much as I disagreed with him on just about everything, I gotta respect the honesty. And I think it describes where we are are with the news in America.
- 7speter 4y agoYeah a lot of mass media discourse reduces to reinforcing cognitive bias. Its why everyone thinks their side is actually fighting the good fight, and just by being on said side, they too, are very good.
- Spooky23 4y agoI worked in a farm in my early teens and listened to Rush all summer in the early 90s. He was legit funny and entertaining then, as long as you weren’t the punchline. When he was past his prime, divorced and hooked on drugs in the 2000s it was different and really awful.