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hadEnuf

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14. Media deregulation, repeal of the Fairness Doctrine, hate radio, the internet - have all been an enormous influence

Reply to walkingman (Reply #6)

Fri May 8, 2026, 12:57 PM

May 8

on getting us to where we are today by giving the Right the vehicle to peddle their propaganda non-stop. So many are misinformed or are literally brainwashed it's not even funny anymore. Yet we are trying to use these same vehicles to try and get our messages of sanity out as well, and it just isn't going all that well.

The fact that Trump and the GOP have approval numbers that are higher than one digit is amazing.

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I've said it before, but it needs to be said again: [View all] Chasstev365 May 8 OP

Impeach the 6 (when we retake the House) even if the Senate does not. nt in2herbs May 8 #1

Now about DISBARRING them? I can't imagine 6 disbarred lawyers remaining on the Supreme Court. Vitruvius Monday #28

And Money is how we got here Lokee11 May 8 #2

The Founding Fathers also did not anticipate the imbalance between populations in urbanized states and those that are Martin68 May 8 #3

The Electoral Coillege Mr.Bee May 8 #5

The U.S. Supreme Court popsdenver May 8 #12

Does Putin have p-tapes on SCOTUS? RainCaster May 8 #25

The "winner take all" (states give ALL there EC vote to the winner of the popular vote in their state) came later Martin Eden May 8 #17

The Electoral College was created to prevent slaveholding states from losing votes to control or eliminate slavery. eppur_se_muova May 8 #26

No one could have envisioned the Internet and "social Medias" where what used to be fringe question everything May 8 #4

IMO, there is only one solution. The voters in this country have to demand their rights by walkingman May 8 #6

They are trying to roll back to 1850 JT45242 May 8 #7

Media deregulation, repeal of the Fairness Doctrine, hate radio, the internet - have all been an enormous influence hadEnuf May 8 #14

Expand the SC to 13 ouija May 8 #8

Yup. Hang on, it's about to get real. Joinfortmill May 8 #9

They couldn't anticipate that so many Americans could be lied to, and convinced to vote against their own interests FakeNoose May 8 #10

Founders never imagined SCOTUS deciding the White House occupant DemocracyForever May 8 #11

I totally agree with you on that! Chasstev365 May 8 #15

They absolutely did not anticipate Trump. BannonsLiver May 8 #13

All the historians I've head said the Founding Fathers absolutely did not anticipate a Trump. betsuni May 8 #18

Have heard the exact same. BannonsLiver May 8 #19

They had King Charles I mr715 May 8 #24

The fucking media enablers. nt AnotherMother4Peace May 8 #16

One further detail. The founders did not envision or favor political parties and certainly not a two party system. flashman13 May 8 #20

We could solve that by adopting proportional allocation Wednesdays May 8 #21

You are correct on both points. flashman13 May 8 #23

With respect to our founding fathers, mr715 May 8 #22

The Heritage Foundation BurnDoubt Saturday #27