FOX’s primary goal to make money above all else. Perhaps they’ll realize (or are already realizing) that a vast majority of the U.S. dislikes Trump, and that’s an opportunity to grow their audience / bottom line.
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Oh, c’mon. 90% of what Trump is doing is on the GOP playlist: cutting taxes relentlessly, destroying Obamacare, gutting EPA/IRS/Education/Sciences/Arts, severely conservative judges/SCOTUS, gutting Consumer protection/Wall Street oversight, throwing money at the military, anti-abortion, pro-Christan. Fox is falling over themselves to slobber at Trump’s jackboots. There’s just no daylight between Fox and Trump (except for the odd Shep Smith freakout).
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What a strange world it would be if Fox ended up being the one to lead the charge to unseat trump…
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Ok, that addresses policy. But it doesn’t really address the crazy.
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Fox has always been the propaganda arm of the GOP, but both Fox and the rest of the GOP are in a weird position now: if Trump keeps being Trump and begins to hurt the party then what is Fox supposed to do? Wallace pushing back like this is probably an attempt to help Trump fix his mess for the sake of the GOP, but a narcissistic child like Trump can’t see that.
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Well, they do criticize Trumpism in some ways, because it helps maintain for their viewers a facade of objectivity. “See, we really are Fair and Balanced!”
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Good one; is that your handiwork?
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Oh, I see! And here I’ve been thinking he put the tater in it.
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Via the Tumblr… I’m just not that good…
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That’s debatable, I’m sure.
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this is insulting to the male genitalia
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Of course it is; the male genitalia is actually useful sometimes.
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Exactly! I have always thought it odd that genitalia words are the biggest insults, but (I think – or maybe it’s just me or just for men but I don’t think so) one of our favorite body parts. [ edited for typos ]
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I dunno about having favorites, that may indeed be a guy thing; but it is weird how our society uses reproductive body parts as slurs.
Especially ‘pussy’; because that’s not at all a “weak” muscle - it’s strong, highly resilient and vital to the survival of most mammalian species.
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Cursing and insults are different based on the cultural background. The Anglosphere uses sexual language for insults and curses: fuck, cunt, bitch etc. Francophone and scandinavian countries use religious language, german speaking countries use insults related to defecation.
If you’re further interested in the topic Steven Pinker analyzed the shit out of this phenomenon:
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Oh I am! Thanks! Will read that on the plane!
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If the media is the enemy of the American People, who is the friend?
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I don’t want to take anything away from Pinker, but if you are looking for a book length thing-to-read, this one is great:
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That’s cold, brutal, and cutting. Congratulations Mr. Wallace, fine work.
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