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FakeNoose

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8. Killing the Fairness Doctrine is what enabled Faux Noise

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:54 PM

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The success of Faux Noise is what enabled all the other shit that happened later.

I don't know what transpired between Rupert Murdoch and Ronald Reagan ... maybe nothing did. But the two of them, acting separately or together, ushered in the eventual murder of the United States of America.

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"And that's one of the reasons why we're in this current situation" [View all] red dog 1 Friday OP

As far as I'm concerned, the only good thing to come out of the Reagan administration MIButterfly Friday #1

I have to give them credit, they have been working towards this fascist goal for a long time. Biophilic Friday #2

The one thing you can say about republicans PatSeg Friday #4

Well, I think they think they've won. Biophilic Friday #5

They seem to be incapable PatSeg Friday #10

They're kind of like the dog that caught the car. Not exactly what many of them hoped for... paleotn Friday #9

I wonder what they thought they were creating. Biophilic Friday #12

Hubris I guess. Who knows. But it's an age old story. paleotn Friday #13

I think MW67 Friday #7

Waaay back here were a few Genuine Liberal Republicans in NYC ..... electric_blue68 Friday #14

Fermenting All This Anger modrepub Yesterday #16

EXACTLY. K&R orangecrush Friday #3

The cartoon actually is more accurate BaronChocula Friday #6

Killing the Fairness Doctrine is what enabled Faux Noise FakeNoose Friday #8

The wound is life threatening. We're on life support. The next 20 months will decide our fate. paleotn Friday #11

I watch old Murphy Brown reruns and it's obvious BigmanPigman Friday #15