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They won't be punished. They're listening to wingnuts on AM radio, not NPR news stories.

• mlhpdx 1y ago
  Have you checked that? As it turns out, public radio is very popular in rural areas. May I also point out that your assumptions and stereotypes only serve to reinforce others’ entrenchments.
  • joshstrange 1y ago
    > May I also point out that your assumptions and stereotypes only serve to reinforce others’ entrenchments. This is often repeated but I can't see how it could possibly hold true. Demonizing the other side has worked splendidly for republicans. Voters don't seem to care. Sure, they'll act all up in arms about "deplorables" (spoiler: they were then and are now, Hillary would have probably gone further by doubling down on that) but republicans say horrible things about democrats or people they see as "other" and it doesn't matter to their "family values" (a fully unmasked lie) voters. I'm tired of people pretending "If we were only a little nicer to the people trying destroy the country this never would have happened"
    • mlhpdx 1y ago
      For the sake of clarity, I’m not being nice and don’t expect it from others. I do however respect your contribution to the conversation and opinions.