(If you’ve ever been curious about the impact of talk radio on the public discourse, following is a fascinating video that explains its rise and effect on ordinary Americans. Click here to see the video. Scroll down right side of page.)
[Excerpt from Daily Kos by Leslie Salzillo on March 4, 2014]
Many of us understand the damage that has been done by the likes of Rush Limbaugh, FOX News, and Hate Media. You can hear the promotion of blatant racism, homophobia, misogyny and bigotry just by turning on the tv, radio or computer. Malicious lies are perpetuated until they are believed by those who have been sucked in and who now use right-wing media as their only source of ‘news’. Jen Senko is a filmmaker who watched the transformation of her father as he slowly came to believe the extreme right-wing propaganda. Senko is now making a documentary about it called The Brainwashing Of My Dad.
