Saturday, April 26, 2014

The Fox News effect - the dumbing down of America

More on the Fox Effect, Part 1 (Click here for links to the original posts and other follow-ups)

Josh Marshall - April 21, 2014, 2:11 PM EDT
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TPM Reader CG shares his story ...
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    My experiences are similar to the readers you have quoted. But in my experience people who get submersed in the right wing media don't just become more racially and ethnically intolerant - they start buying into the whole package.
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    My step-father was your classic Archie Bunker-type conservative who was also an open atheist who often made fun of people who didn't believe in evolution. He had a degree in pharmacy and was so into anthropology as a hobby that for years he was a weekend tour guide at a famous natural history institute.
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    Fast forward 40 years, with 20+ years of right wing media. Now he doubts evolution, and I know several others who have made a similar transition. I'm sure it's because his trusted news sources all disbelieve in evolution, so he either has to question his trusted sources or change what used to be a core belief of his.

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