[quote=PCinSD][quote=zk]People who dislike fox and watch it anyway obviously aren’t watching it to get news.[/quote]
Of course not, we’re talking about thoughtful, rational individuals who are keeping an open mind.
[quote=zk]And, by definition, they’re not watching it because they like it.[/quote]
Hold the phone. Is it your assertion that people who dislike something . . . do not like it? I’ll admit, I had that one backwards.
[quote=zk]They’re watching it to keep track of whatever nonsense propaganda fox is spreading or to understand their friends/relatives who fall for whatever fox is spewing or for other, similar reasons.[/quote]
Sounds perfectly normal to me. As long as it’s only viewed for other similar reasons. It’s a slippery slope that can lead to a bunch of bad stuff.
[quote=zk]I occasionally watch fox just to make sure that I’m not wrong when I say that it’s propaganda. It usually doesn’t take more than a few seconds before it’s quite obvious that I’m not.[/quote]
If I had a nickel for everytime I’ve used this same objective approach. It’s legit research. This also reminds me to delete my browser history. I may have viewed a site or too that I disliked, but needed to confirm it once or 50 times. By definition, I did not visit those sites because I liked them. Nope.
[quote=zk]Of course people watch fox and then go and complain about it online. Fox is the largest, most important piece of the right-wing propaganda machine.[/quote]
And apparently enjoys a vast viewership of many rational objective people who really really dislike it. But, research is important. Way to stick it to them.
[quote=zk]It is a great danger to our country, and to ignore it would be like ignoring the coronavirus or global warming or donald trump.[/quote]
Ok, now you have me worried. I may have underestimated the danger. Are you saying it’s too late for the country? There must be a way to shut them down.[/quote]
You seem to be trying to make a point (or several) using sarcasm and straw men. You’re failing miserably. If you have something to say, say it. That way I can expose it for the nonsense it is. And I won’t be using sarcasm or straw men. I’ll be using logic and reason.
