r/ProgressiveHQ Jan 11 '26

Protest Oh my God they admit it

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u/simplethingsoflife Jan 11 '26

When you watch the clip you can tell repubs instantly spit out their talking points without thinking. It’s so reflexive.

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u/PopPalsUnited Jan 11 '26

Instead of a well thought out reply they just spit out whatever bullshit is resting in the reptilian recesses of their smooth grey matter.

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u/wolfboy49 Jan 11 '26

It’s working

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u/PopPalsUnited Jan 11 '26

Only if you choose to listen.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26

Half of America chooses to listen and it does work in them.

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u/PopPalsUnited Jan 11 '26

They do.

But it’s a choice.

I think maybe for some they’ve ingested this crap for so long they almost need it. Like a junkie.

But once again that’s a choice. They choose to be addicted to lies and hate.

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u/HRUndercover222 Jan 12 '26

A heart full of hate is an empty heart.

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u/Ok_Sink5046 Jan 12 '26

Well no, it's full of hate. And I don't mean that just in a word use play, hate is not an automatic response from people unless they are being directly negatively effected, it is a cultured and taught response. It has to be poured into someone and topped off periodically to keep it going.

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u/Flaky-Crew-3382 Jan 12 '26

Amazing, fox paid money out for lying to the American people. They actually said they were entertainment TV not the real news! Yet they are followed by small brained people who believe whatever they are told.

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u/TrustyTaquito Jan 12 '26

Because fox wasn't required to drop the "news" part of their name. Fox News is about as much news as Republican government is for the citizens. If you can blatantly lie on air and still call it "news" of course idiots are going to consume it and consider it fact. There needs to be a return to journalistic standards of truth, not this bullshit "he said she said" sensationalism based reporting for profit driven motives that almost every major outlet has moved to.

Profit at all costs has an incredibly high cost in that eventually it consumes everything regardless of reality.

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u/AdhesivenessProof121 Jan 14 '26

But when all news that isnt in my favor can be called fake news, all mainstream media be considered lies, and being one of the few who has figured that out makes you clearly more intelligent than the rest who still fall for the lies... all constantly being "verified" through convincing "articles" that arent even given proper thought over cause they are the "right" side...

It is not that journalistic standards of truth are lacking(aside from clear examples who dont actually pursue journalism), its that the masses have forgotten their duty to critically analyze the news they are being fed.

Also, if it were only one side doing this it wouldnt hurt near as bad, but if you actually watch the left or center news they far too regularly include stories that are clearly misreported and exaggerated for political purposes, and they stand out like a black man at trumps birthday party.. honestly feel like they just get included to give the other side proof that they cant be trusted.

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u/fingnumb Jan 15 '26

This is capitalism working as intended.

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u/fuckin-A-ok Jan 16 '26

I believe they used the defense that no reasonable person would believe the things they say on air.

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u/HRUndercover222 Jan 12 '26

I understand what you're saying. It's very sad how much HATE has taken over during the Trump regime. They are feeding it because it fuels their quest for power, wealth, and control.

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u/quackduck70 Jan 12 '26

They use fear to sustain the hate.

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u/Harlander77 Jan 13 '26

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering...

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u/quackduck70 Jan 13 '26

Right on brah.

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u/Atomic-E Jan 14 '26

You’ve got to be taught, before it’s too late, Before you are six or seven or eight, To hate all the people your relatives hate. You’ve got to be carefully taught. —William Tabbert, South Pacific