& (c) a generation of conservative media that stirred visceral resentments, lowered standards of discourse: SHUT UP FEMINAZIS Coulterism etc
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Policy is unimportant, because this has descended into the politics of resentment. Trump supporters like him 'hitting back' at Liberals.
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Of course the racist, misogynist right wing media who couldn't tolerate a black or female POTUS has nothing to do with it. Just ridiculous
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"Cultural degradation" = more brown people.
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Please help me understand that backlash when all talk radio is venomous and listened to by millions crying while biased media.
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Simple: It used to be OK to be racist in public. There's a backlash against opposition to that.
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Conservatives can drag their feet and delay these changes, but they can't stop them. Like most on a losing side, they feel acute resentment.
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I suspect this is because a significant minority of Americans feel uncomfortable with the pace of cultural change in USA. It scares them.
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@soprano58_carol Yeah conservative media definitely had nothing to do w it. Smart take.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Matt, where does Fox News fit into the equation? Perhaps some of their ginned up hysteria played into our polarization?
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@mattklewis's formula. Business model of FNS/talk radio is to stoke backlash and it is effective.
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