This man was by far the most prominent influence in propagandizing my dad and playing to his worst tendencies. You could look up official sources to contradict Rush in real time, but none of it...
This man was by far the most prominent influence in propagandizing my dad and playing to his worst tendencies. You could look up official sources to contradict Rush in real time, but none of it mattered. Rush was truth, no matter what. Rush was the authoritative voice coming over the radio that dictated how everything was to be interpreted. I have no kind words to say.
I was just talking to my brother about how glad I was that my dad got uninterested in Rush during the 90s and how that probably saved him and my mom from going further down the rabbit hole of...
I was just talking to my brother about how glad I was that my dad got uninterested in Rush during the 90s and how that probably saved him and my mom from going further down the rabbit hole of conservative disinformation. I remember his radio program being on around the farm while I was growing up, but when the farm died and my dad got a union job, Rush wasn't in the house any more. No idea for sure if the union helped him with that, but regardless, I feel fortunate that he gave it up all without me and my siblings having to try to get him off it.
I generally never celebrate anyone's death, not for any logical reason, but just because it never felt right. I'm not saying that it's right or wrong to celebrate a person's passing, just that it...
I generally never celebrate anyone's death, not for any logical reason, but just because it never felt right. I'm not saying that it's right or wrong to celebrate a person's passing, just that it didn't feel right to me.
Now, if we're celebrating that someone will no longer have any impact on the world as a result of their passing, is that any different from celebrating their death? Whenever I ask people this question, I usually get something back about the suffering and pain of the family of the deceased. It's a fair point, but I don't think anyone was celebrating that to begin with.
I think if it is acceptable to find joy/solace that someone who has died is no longer suffering, then it is also acceptable to celebrate that a person who has died is no longer causing suffering....
I think if it is acceptable to find joy/solace that someone who has died is no longer suffering, then it is also acceptable to celebrate that a person who has died is no longer causing suffering. In either case, it is not the death itself that is the focus, but the positive side effects.
Whenever someone who's 'evil' (not wrong, just simplified) dies, my personal preferred reason to be principled is to take a consequentialist (I think) view. Since, outside his show, not much will...
Whenever someone who's 'evil' (not wrong, just simplified) dies, my personal preferred reason to be principled is to take a consequentialist (I think) view. Since, outside his show, not much will change, people's opinions on his death don't matter under this view and so you can just stick to your morals. Obviously this doesn't work if you've been personally affected by his show for the worse, but I find it useful for situations like this.
His death doesn’t really matter because his damage is already done, his legacy will continue to damage, and someone(s) else will pick up where he left off anyway.
His death doesn’t really matter because his damage is already done, his legacy will continue to damage, and someone(s) else will pick up where he left off anyway.
Is there anyone in the panoply of right-wing media personalities who has the following Limbaugh had? When I think about his whole career, he was taken very seriously on the right from the 90s to...
someone(s) else will pick up where he left off
Is there anyone in the panoply of right-wing media personalities who has the following Limbaugh had? When I think about his whole career, he was taken very seriously on the right from the 90s to the early 2000s. He somehow managed to keep his bigotry just in check enough that what I would call "intellectual" right wingers seemed to take him as seriously as the average right-leaning person. Is there anyone like that anymore, or are they all Trump sycophants and Q-anon conspiracists (either real, or just for the clicks/views)? I mean, when I think of people like Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson or Alex Jones, or someone like that, I don't see them affecting the whole right the way Limbaugh did. I see them driving small niches deeper into their echo chambers, but I don't see them building a wide base. But admittedly, I don't know a whole lot about that world, so maybe there's someone I'm not aware of?
I think you already listed a bunch of them. Unfortunately they're not minority voices in the conservative community. Limbaugh may have been the wider appeal Pope of this religion but everyone you...
I think you already listed a bunch of them. Unfortunately they're not minority voices in the conservative community. Limbaugh may have been the wider appeal Pope of this religion but everyone you listed has been a big Cardinal for quite some time, not a small town priest.
It's been a real slide man, my own father went from being the 'intellectual' Limbaugh listener like you say to now believing the MyPillow guy is some sort of bastion of truth.
Oh wow, that is depressing. I live in California, so that probably skews my view. Most of the conservatives I know don't take any of those people seriously, but they also didn't vote for Trump.
Oh wow, that is depressing. I live in California, so that probably skews my view. Most of the conservatives I know don't take any of those people seriously, but they also didn't vote for Trump.
Thanks for sharing that obit. It is indeed worth reading. I hope tildes will manage to discuss the impact of his life rather than pointless grave dancing. That sort of behavior does no-one any...
Thanks for sharing that obit. It is indeed worth reading.
I hope tildes will manage to discuss the impact of his life rather than pointless grave dancing.
That sort of behavior does no-one any good, and just helps those who don't have a negative view of Limbaugh reinforce their views rather than take this as an opportunity to reflect on what his legacy is.
This man was by far the most prominent influence in propagandizing my dad and playing to his worst tendencies. You could look up official sources to contradict Rush in real time, but none of it mattered. Rush was truth, no matter what. Rush was the authoritative voice coming over the radio that dictated how everything was to be interpreted. I have no kind words to say.
I was just talking to my brother about how glad I was that my dad got uninterested in Rush during the 90s and how that probably saved him and my mom from going further down the rabbit hole of conservative disinformation. I remember his radio program being on around the farm while I was growing up, but when the farm died and my dad got a union job, Rush wasn't in the house any more. No idea for sure if the union helped him with that, but regardless, I feel fortunate that he gave it up all without me and my siblings having to try to get him off it.
This is the same guy who used to say that drug addicts were "human garbage," but who also had an opioid addiction, so I'm not too surprised.
A person has died. I don't cheer deaths. I do cheer that he will no longer have any active influence on American politics. But I don't cheer a death.
I generally never celebrate anyone's death, not for any logical reason, but just because it never felt right. I'm not saying that it's right or wrong to celebrate a person's passing, just that it didn't feel right to me.
Now, if we're celebrating that someone will no longer have any impact on the world as a result of their passing, is that any different from celebrating their death? Whenever I ask people this question, I usually get something back about the suffering and pain of the family of the deceased. It's a fair point, but I don't think anyone was celebrating that to begin with.
I think if it is acceptable to find joy/solace that someone who has died is no longer suffering, then it is also acceptable to celebrate that a person who has died is no longer causing suffering. In either case, it is not the death itself that is the focus, but the positive side effects.
Whenever someone who's 'evil' (not wrong, just simplified) dies, my personal preferred reason to be principled is to take a consequentialist (I think) view. Since, outside his show, not much will change, people's opinions on his death don't matter under this view and so you can just stick to your morals. Obviously this doesn't work if you've been personally affected by his show for the worse, but I find it useful for situations like this.
His death doesn’t really matter because his damage is already done, his legacy will continue to damage, and someone(s) else will pick up where he left off anyway.
Is there anyone in the panoply of right-wing media personalities who has the following Limbaugh had? When I think about his whole career, he was taken very seriously on the right from the 90s to the early 2000s. He somehow managed to keep his bigotry just in check enough that what I would call "intellectual" right wingers seemed to take him as seriously as the average right-leaning person. Is there anyone like that anymore, or are they all Trump sycophants and Q-anon conspiracists (either real, or just for the clicks/views)? I mean, when I think of people like Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson or Alex Jones, or someone like that, I don't see them affecting the whole right the way Limbaugh did. I see them driving small niches deeper into their echo chambers, but I don't see them building a wide base. But admittedly, I don't know a whole lot about that world, so maybe there's someone I'm not aware of?
I think you already listed a bunch of them. Unfortunately they're not minority voices in the conservative community. Limbaugh may have been the wider appeal Pope of this religion but everyone you listed has been a big Cardinal for quite some time, not a small town priest.
It's been a real slide man, my own father went from being the 'intellectual' Limbaugh listener like you say to now believing the MyPillow guy is some sort of bastion of truth.
Oh wow, that is depressing. I live in California, so that probably skews my view. Most of the conservatives I know don't take any of those people seriously, but they also didn't vote for Trump.
Come over to Orange MAGA County. It’s everywhere.
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I agree.Thanks for sharing that obit. It is indeed worth reading.
I hope tildes will manage to discuss the impact of his life rather than pointless grave dancing.
That sort of behavior does no-one any good, and just helps those who don't have a negative view of Limbaugh reinforce their views rather than take this as an opportunity to reflect on what his legacy is.
Imagine being called “one of the worst Americans to ever pollute this nation” and deserving it.
See ya Rush, may you rest in eternal disgrace.
Amen to that, I guess