Quote (Beowulf @ 24 Jun 2018 12:03)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxAqZv6TMb4
I found this interesting to listen to
Opposite sides of the same problem when it comes to misleading or inconsistent coverage
Beck has tried to profit off both sides. His part in mainstreaming conspiracy during the Obama years played a large part in our current climate today imo
I agree. Beck did a lot of harm to our current political climate. Rush Limbaugh has always been wacky but Beck helped mainstream conspiracy on Fox News every weekday night.
Another figure I place a lot of blame on is Sarah Palin. She helped lower the bar of how an American politician should act and behave. Our collective expectations of politicians' knowledge and capability was changed for the worse.
Palin was the darling of the GOP and Tea Party for too many years before they realized how unqualified she was too demand that sort of clout. But the damage was done. Now we live in a full-blown idiocracy rather than the occasional sneak-peak Palin gave us.