I know a senior lady who thinks “My Trump” can walk on water. If a person asks about all his lies she will say he doesn’t lie – the liberal media lies. All of her “News” comes from the talking heads on Fox News.
She is a perfect example of Roger Ailes’ attempt to divide our country. She is constantly hammered with “it’s- us-against-them” and “they want to destroy the country and its economy.” The talking heads fill in between the real news with scripted talking points they are given to incite their viewers. They often say the opposite of what the real Fox news people have just said but the true-believers ignore that difference. That is exactly what Ailes wanted. He wanted a large group of people he could lead by the nose.
I know a man who not only believes those Fox talking heads; he is convinced that the NRA is the only things standing between him and the Democrats taking his guns. Never mind he only has rifles and shotguns for hunting, skeet, and target shooting but the NRA and Fox have convinced him eliminating assault guns means his guns too.
One of the first deals I did as a realtor was to sell a manufacturing business for two very senior ladies. If they were still alive they would never leave the Trump ship. They thought the Nixon scandal was totally made up by Democrats. They were the ideal Roger Ailes’ audience because the facts never stood in the way of their biased imagery and conception.
Rupert Murdock, Roger Ailes, and few others who are financed by some billionaires have created the silo concept of not seeing outside it or any allowing bi-partisan action. The height of silos must be reduced to save our country.