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When A Con Man and His Party Control the White House
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this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2026
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They've been conditioned to want to own the libs for a while now, and FOX News has gotten super good at it.
The fear and outrage and open bigotry are the hook that pulls people in. Then the red-pills (the conspiracy theories) invite the viewer to disregard all other news sources that run contrary. They're being gaslighted the same way an abusive spouse isolates their partner so there is no where else to go. Soon the viewer is in an information silo, just them and FOX News, alone together.
And then every story confirms the MAGA ideology.
I don't know if there's a counter for it. Reagan got rid of Fairness doctrine in news media, and our education system long decided that critical thinking skills beget disobedience.