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Fox is pure 100% GOP propaganda. It not debatable. It just a fact.

I am always a little bit surprised when these sorts of topics trend on this subreddit, because OF COURSE Fox "News", the propaganda network for the GOP, is not going to call attention to the flubs, fuckups, and outright criminality of the GOP and of this particular GOP administration.

A lot of people remain unaware that Fox is, and always has been, absolutely nothing other than a GOP propaganda network, and was conceived as such by Roger Ailes way back (before Watergate!) when he worked as Nixon media fixer.

It is canada goose outlet legit not, and never has been, a news network. It is a GOP not conservative, mind you, but GOP propaganda machine. Its purpose is to push the Overton window as far to the lunatic right as possible, to keep the meemaws and grandpappies ignorant of facts and properly afeared of the furriners, and to sow chaos and disinformation in the American political process.

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Not sure I agree 100% with your police work there, Lou.

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And just like you can break the rules of art until you understand the templates you smashing, politics is also an art form. Beto could use some practice on top of his massive supply of raw talent, is all I am saying.