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30 years ago today, Fox News was launched. To accelerate its adoption by cable providers, Fox News paid systems up to $11 per subscriber to distribute the channel. (en.wikipedia.org)
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$11 per subscriber citation: https://www.webcitation.org/5uRU0fPQa?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accessmylibrary.com%2Farticle-1G1-18396534%2Fbold-grab-subs-murdoch.html

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[–] 19 points 4 days ago (1 child)

The sickness at the heart of the US. You could take they money out of politics and you'd still have at least 30% of the population ready to lick the boot of whatever fascist Fox News rolls out.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago

    That’s how propaganda and brainwashing works. It is also more effective on poorly educated and religious populations. That’s why it’s always 30% of the population that are a bunch of idiots who support Republicans for example

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