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"No matter where the stories came from they all featured a few familiar
beats: A loved one seemed to have changed over time. Maybe that person
was already somewhat conservative to start. Maybe they were apolitical.
But at one point or another, they sat down in front of Fox News, found
some kind of deep, addictive comfort in the anger and paranoia, and
became a different person — someone difficult, if not impossible, to
spend time with. The fallout led to failed marriages and estranged
parental relationships. For at least one person, it marks the final
memory he’ll ever have of his father: “When I found my dad dead in his
armchair, fucking Fox News was on the TV,” this reader told me. “It’s
likely the last thing he saw. I hate what that channel and conservative
talk radio did to my funny, compassionate dad. He spent the last years
of his life increasingly angry, bigoted, and paranoid.”"
Via Jim Douglas and Jennifer Freeman.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
