Ok good luck. Don’t wager much!
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Well, you’ll have to accept my own two eyes, as this is what I personally witnessed being a student a few years ago at a “progressive” university. For an institution that prides itself on being a safe space for all beliefs, you had better keep any opinions that do not align with the left to yourself. It doesn’t matter if your belief is fairly moderate, either you are with them or you aren’t.
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Right wing radio wins because most listeners are either right wing or moderate. Sorry but this is the winning formula today. That said, a moderate approach would probably work as well.
Those who are not directly impacted by what goes on in Seattle will continue to believe that these politicians are protecting the citizens of Seattle. I guess it’s easy to believe that if you don’t actually go there and can read about the progressive movement in the newspaper.
The far left consists of a handful of people but the far right constitutes the entire Republican Party!
Believe it or not, that's pretty much true. American politics for the most part is shifted right compared to the rest of the globe, and it can explain why America hasn't adopted universal healthcare or the metric system like the rest of the developed world. A modern-day Democrat in the United States (with the exception of a handful of people like Bernie Sanders) is actually closer to the centre of the political spectrum than toward the left, while most Republicans are farther to the right of the spectrum.
So does that mean that someone who doesn’t particularly care for the way politics in Seattle are currently being handled is the same as someone who storms the capital?
Aw, come on. I don't know any Republican anti-vaxers or any that don't thing that the extreme right shouldn't be pushed out of any influence on the party.
I think this goes both ways. Not all those who claim to be conservatives are for storming the Capitol, members of QAnon, or even Trump supporters, no more than all liberals to the extent of considering themselves Socialists. I know of many Republican's who were horrified at the events on January 6th, yet voted for Trump for right or wrong, but mainly because he was the incumbent Republican.
I have to say though; when it comes to AM stations constantly spraying fuel on the politically-divisive fires by perpetuating hate and misinformation? We need less of that, not more.
Given the new call letters...bet the ranch!
No disagreement...but will anyone be willing to bankroll it?
I find that true. Many who voted for a Second Coming of Trump did so because they found, despite the defects, Trump to be better than the alternative. As time goes by, I'm starting to believe that, too.
Those stations are finding a way to get a couple of share points and that, in competitive markets, makes them viable. In most cases, around 98% of the potential listeners are not listening. And there are enough local business people who are equally as nutty who buy ads on those stations.
Most talk format stations don't get any agency accounts unless, of course, the agency is local and just following the client´s orders.
There are going to be enough AMs with moderately decent signals that can't find a viable format. The issue is not money but finding the talent and a programmer to guide them. Air America failed in part because management did not understand radio; they were motivated by ideology.
You'll perhaps remember that Clear Channel put Air America on a number of very respectable signals. But the network had real management problems and there was even a parting of the ways between the two founders of the network.
And then we get to the fact that the hosts were not entertaining; they were so intense in their ideology that the shows were like a Political Science 101 lecture in college and were not fun to listen to. The novelty wore off rather rapidly.
I'd suggest that could also be said about Mark Levin, who is currently heard on KTTH in Seattle. His radio show is very dull, and his interpretation of the constitution is selective and false. To him, the constitution says whatever he wants it to say, and anyone who disagrees is a communist. But his audience thinks he's very smart and love it when he whips himself into an angry tornado. That's what they want to hear on the radio, and he gives it to them. It's the talk radio version of WWF. That's very appealing to some people.
I am definitely left of center, though not in the demo mentioned. I've never seen the point of listening to radio to hear political opinions I agree with. If I've already worked out in my mind that, as an example, climate change is real and an imminent threat, why would I want to spend one second listening to some gasbag on the radio who feels the same way? I just don't listen to talk radio, and I have a feeling many who share my leanings don't do so either. Yet it seems that conservatives need this strident reassurance from radio gasbags on their side of the spectrum that what they believe about climate change -- the opposite -- is true. Some proudly call themselves "Dittoheads." To me, that doesn't sound like something to be proud of in the least.
Those folks don't believe in leading but feel more comfortable with following. Nor do they believe in critical thinking.
But apparently given the success of conservative talk, a large number of people ARE listening to hear things they agree with - or at least have their beliefs cheered and affirmed. Why the same dynamic hasn't taken hold with left wing radio, is a matter of debate.
Having said that, I have found people aligned with my politics entertaining - and been entertained by personalities who don't. Stations like KIRO, KMBZ and WWL are personality-first stations. You can shake your head in disagreement or nod in agreement, but the entertainment value has to lead.
Having said that, I have found people aligned with my politics entertaining - and been entertained by personalities who don't. Stations like KIRO, KMBZ and WWL are personality-first stations. You can shake your head in disagreement or nod in agreement, but the entertainment value has to lead.
You're right. A new even further right contingency has developed since the 2020 election but before that, the entire Republican Party was in sync with what was hitherto the far right! As long as we're completely off topic, an Alaska Republican US congressman just died, having been in office since 1973. How is this possible? If 49 years ago, he had behaved anything like a current Republican, he would have been thrown out of the party and probably be up on charges!
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You mean like publicly lying sometimes multiple times per day? Or paying off a porn star(s)? Or asking Ukraine to come up with false dirt on another politician? Those are some flaws alright!
So if the current President lied to the public several times per day, or called dead veteran's "losers", would you think more of him?
Sure I get it. What else are you going to do with a derelict AM station? Doesn't mean it's healthy for a modern society. When you think about it, feeding listeners conspiracy theories and falsehoods is a mental health version of the harm caused by tobacco products. Both are legal, both make organizations money.
If it covers the utility bill and part of any debt, it makes sense financially.
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