Are the Shock Jocks Affecting the Minds of the Already Disturbed?

Question

It's a daily dose of hatred, as Rush Limbaugh and his fellow rightwing Shock Jocks spread their venom on the airways. Every day, Limbaugh lambastes Liberals, preaching the wisdom of his hateful opinions. They all have the same message....the Poor are lazy slobs, taking your money, Liberals are evil, sinful souls that are keeping God out of churches, g**s are aberrant people that choose an unnatural way of life, sick children are "brats", etc. etc. Obama is a "monkey."

This weekend, a demented man entered a church and started shooting. He intended to kill as many people as he could before the police arrived. Why? Because he hated g**s and Liberals.

My question is...isn't it time this twisted political philosophy is tucked into the dark recesses of history and forgotten? Have you asked yourself how many mentally challenged people are listening to that hatred and choosing to kill their fellow man? Is it time for Americans to banish the radio assault on the citizens of this land?

Answer 1

I doubt you listened to any of these guys. I've heard Rush and he once gave a really interesting show about global warming that you would have loved.

The demented guy you mention has the right to hate anyone he wants, but to blame it on a DJ is irresponsible and rather ridiculous.

Answer 2

Your ignorant of the facts about the RL show.  He does not espouse any type of hatred on the show.  He has an opinion that is conservative and he is not ashamed to prove his point.  Police have not released a reason why, but it doesn't matter, the demented man that entered the church has no one to blame but himself.

Answer 3

Fat jerk on radio contributes by making high degree of stuff win lose and hinting only inferior lose. Was watching old tv show on dvd. after chase police caught person that person came out with hands up. Many shows on tv today have shoot out. It is the culture of violence pushed by arm merchants that is one factor. There are a h**l of a lot of latch key children, that had to deal with very deep fear or terror failed naturing system, with very negative coping systems walking around with guns another factor, Gun are too easy to obtain. Coverage of such crimes should be very limited.  Be nice if sponcer of fat jerk on radio, which comprise most of his listening audience shoot up themselves LOL

Answer 4

you bet ye they are.

Answer 5

Absolutely.

It takes a certain level of mental illness to even be able to listen to Rush, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly and Fox in general.

Listening to those types of propagandists causes a cognitive dissonance in normal thinking people that makes them uncomfortable and unable to listen for extended periods of time, but those with a mental imbalance are able to stomach it for much longer and they factor the many inconsistencies into their ever more delusional world view.

The AM radio propagandist listeners start out with a certain level of delusion.

They long to live in a fictionalized account of 1950's Americana.

They feed on the populist rhetoric of the conservative shock jocks because it strengthens their connections with the alternate reality in which they long to live.

They are continuously told that the problems in their lives are caused by "liberals" and they then feel absolved from personal responsibility.

It is very cult-like in nature.

Religion is often invoked.

They are told that they can only find salvation by following the conservative path.

It is very similar to the propaganda that was used to usher Fascism into n**i Germany.

Liberals, g**s and members of different ethnic groups were demonized then as they are now.

There are even connections between the people, as well as the thoughts, of the Thrid Reich.

Bush's own grandfather Prescott was instrumental in the funding of Hitler's war machine.