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The Brain Washing of My Dad (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 years ago by PizzaMan to c/watchtheright
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This is a long video, but a good one. Definitely worth listening to in the background.

It explains a bit about how right wing media got to be how it is, as well as a story about bringing people back from right wing extremism.

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[โ€“] Machinist 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This shit ate my family. May Limbaugh rest in piss.

[โ€“] MaximumPower 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I remember when YouTube was relatively new, there were a lot of fox news videos. But all the videos of fox news or rush Limbaugh was, compilations of how retatded they were. Now some how, they are seen as a real news media. ๐Ÿคฎ

The people who liked fox/Limbaugh type of media were rideculed, so they wouldn't come out of the woodwork. Now they're everywhere, they have managed to radicalize the whole world.

[โ€“] nonfatmatt 5 points 2 years ago

I feel like this is exhibit #1 for a lot of people who are interested in this trend. It certainly happened to me with my dad. I am thinking that we can get like a curated list of sources like this if the community gets big enough.

[โ€“] gorillakitty 2 points 2 years ago

Bookmarked. I've been meaning to watch this, have heard great things about it. Glad you posted it!