I live in the west. Driest year ever, record heat waves. And the now annual wildfires have not really gotten going yet. I expect the fires to start up in about another month. Then will finally taper off around December when we get our first significant rains. Not saying that is what will happen for sure. Just an observation based on recent reality.
It’s no secret that Republicans really distrust the media. In fact, that distrust is increasingly an important part of their political identity.
For a long time, understanding where Republicans primarily got their news was pretty straightforward, too. Unlike Democrats, Republicans, by and large, turn to just one source for all their news: Fox News.
But with the advent of news networks even further to the right than Fox News — One America News Network and Newsmax — that’s changing.
OANN and Newsmax still make up just a small sliver of Americans’ overall media diet, and there’s, of course, a lot of overlap in viewership between those two networks and Fox News.
But there are some signs that OANN and Newsmax are replacing Fox News as the primary news sources for at least some Republicans.
(From) the research director at the Public Religion Research Institute, and in a March survey we conducted with Interfaith Youth Core on COVID-19 and conspiracy beliefs, we found that Fox News had fallen in popularity among Republicans, with just 27 percent saying it was their go-to news source versus 40 percent last September.
What’s more, 7 percent of Republicans listed a far-right news network they preferred instead. That means they took the time to type in an “other” response in our text-box field, as it was not provided as a choice.
Only a handful did this in September 2020.
To be sure, this shift is small — Fox News is still king among Republicans. But the growing popularity of OANN and Newsmax is important: According to our research, Republicans’ stances on certain issues might be better predicted by their television news habits than by whether they identify as conservative, moderate or liberal.
We found in our survey, for instance, that Republicans who got their news from OANN or Newsmax were generally more extreme in their beliefs around QAnon and ✁ ✁ ✁
Anti climate change republicans do not believe in truth or reality and don’t even know who the president is, they are out of touch psychos who want a dictator to end democracy.
" …Eighty percent of Americans say they are concerned about political polarization. Seventy-eight percent of Americans believe it’s important that Republicans and Democrats work together. How can we achieve that?
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People on different sides of this divide fear that the other side hates their kind. They have a point: a 2019 study found that roughly 42 percent of both parties view the opposition as “downright evil.” In this environment, there is an understandable temptation to fight political fire with fire. But that will only burn the whole house down.
To emerge stronger and wiser from this severe civic stress test, we need to put country over party. We need to address the deeper causes of our divisions while developing a unifying vision that can guide policy debates going forward.
We call it the Unum Test. Here’s how it works: put partisan blinders aside and ask yourself which policies would have the long-term effect of uniting—or further dividing—our country. The policies that pass the test won’t all come from one party or ideology. That’s precisely why it offers an off-ramp from our bitter polarized debates. The Unum Test can reunite our nation because it is rooted in principle and practicality, not partisan agendas, allowing us to make progress towards a more fair, just and prosperous nation. It can help us achieve:
☛ A political system where solving problems is put ahead of destroying the “other side.”
☛ An economic system that rebuilds the middle class and ensures equal opportunity and social mobility for all Americans.
☛ A civic culture that emphasizes shared values and the dignity of every individual, while protecting the open debate that democracy depends upon.
Krugman must not be feeling well, he’s waxing optimistic. Wonking Out: mRNA and the Meaning of Life https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/opinion/us-covid-mrna-vaccines.html
Like criminal Steve Bannon (pardoned by The Messiah) says, The idea is to flood the news zone with sh!t, so that no one can tell what is true and what is a lie. Then we can say ANYTHING and they will believe it.
Case in point: Trump Disciples who comment on GoComics.
Cheapskate0 over 3 years ago
Fox, Breitbart, Infowars, yeah, there’s a lot of news deserts growing out there.
Kurtass Premium Member over 3 years ago
Why is Carmen worried? It is the plan of her party
pepwine over 3 years ago
I live in the west. Driest year ever, record heat waves. And the now annual wildfires have not really gotten going yet. I expect the fires to start up in about another month. Then will finally taper off around December when we get our first significant rains. Not saying that is what will happen for sure. Just an observation based on recent reality.
Silly Season over 3 years ago
It’s no secret that Republicans really distrust the media. In fact, that distrust is increasingly an important part of their political identity.
For a long time, understanding where Republicans primarily got their news was pretty straightforward, too. Unlike Democrats, Republicans, by and large, turn to just one source for all their news: Fox News.
But with the advent of news networks even further to the right than Fox News — One America News Network and Newsmax — that’s changing.
OANN and Newsmax still make up just a small sliver of Americans’ overall media diet, and there’s, of course, a lot of overlap in viewership between those two networks and Fox News.
But there are some signs that OANN and Newsmax are replacing Fox News as the primary news sources for at least some Republicans.
(From) the research director at the Public Religion Research Institute, and in a March survey we conducted with Interfaith Youth Core on COVID-19 and conspiracy beliefs, we found that Fox News had fallen in popularity among Republicans, with just 27 percent saying it was their go-to news source versus 40 percent last September.
What’s more, 7 percent of Republicans listed a far-right news network they preferred instead. That means they took the time to type in an “other” response in our text-box field, as it was not provided as a choice.
Only a handful did this in September 2020.
To be sure, this shift is small — Fox News is still king among Republicans. But the growing popularity of OANN and Newsmax is important: According to our research, Republicans’ stances on certain issues might be better predicted by their television news habits than by whether they identify as conservative, moderate or liberal.
We found in our survey, for instance, that Republicans who got their news from OANN or Newsmax were generally more extreme in their beliefs around QAnon and ✁ ✁ ✁
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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-extremes-of-the-gop-have-moved-beyond-fox-news/
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
Anti climate change republicans do not believe in truth or reality and don’t even know who the president is, they are out of touch psychos who want a dictator to end democracy.
superposition over 3 years ago
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" …Eighty percent of Americans say they are concerned about political polarization. Seventy-eight percent of Americans believe it’s important that Republicans and Democrats work together. How can we achieve that?
✄
People on different sides of this divide fear that the other side hates their kind. They have a point: a 2019 study found that roughly 42 percent of both parties view the opposition as “downright evil.” In this environment, there is an understandable temptation to fight political fire with fire. But that will only burn the whole house down.
To emerge stronger and wiser from this severe civic stress test, we need to put country over party. We need to address the deeper causes of our divisions while developing a unifying vision that can guide policy debates going forward.
We call it the Unum Test. Here’s how it works: put partisan blinders aside and ask yourself which policies would have the long-term effect of uniting—or further dividing—our country. The policies that pass the test won’t all come from one party or ideology. That’s precisely why it offers an off-ramp from our bitter polarized debates. The Unum Test can reunite our nation because it is rooted in principle and practicality, not partisan agendas, allowing us to make progress towards a more fair, just and prosperous nation. It can help us achieve:
☛ A political system where solving problems is put ahead of destroying the “other side.”
☛ An economic system that rebuilds the middle class and ensures equal opportunity and social mobility for all Americans.
☛ A civic culture that emphasizes shared values and the dignity of every individual, while protecting the open debate that democracy depends upon.
…"
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https://time.com/5954170/partisanship-how-to-reunite-america/
William Robbins Premium Member over 3 years ago
Krugman must not be feeling well, he’s waxing optimistic. Wonking Out: mRNA and the Meaning of Life https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/opinion/us-covid-mrna-vaccines.html
rossevrymn over 3 years ago
And do you know what they are being replaced with, Stantisferpartofthetruth, right-wing populist, quasi-news garbage rags.
christelisbetty over 3 years ago
At the present time, I’m simply trying to survive the present time. Ideals ain’t buying me food, housing and health care. I’m running out of future.
braindead Premium Member over 3 years ago
Like criminal Steve Bannon (pardoned by The Messiah) says, The idea is to flood the news zone with sh!t, so that no one can tell what is true and what is a lie. Then we can say ANYTHING and they will believe it.
Case in point: Trump Disciples who comment on GoComics.
librarian4hire over 3 years ago
I read Carmen’s first words as “new deserts” and thought Stantis was paying attention to the drought and wildfires in the west and northwest.