We are living in the age of political shock jocks. Back in the day, Howard Stern liked to push the limits and draw fire from the FCC. This was all in the name of ratings and marketing in order to make money and attract a larger audience. Much of what Stern did was over the top because there wasn't anyone else that was vying for the same attention. The conservative media market is flooded with talkers and politicians and in order to stand out, each must do and say nastier things and have more radical opinions than the next. Just like we are all supposed to know that wrestling is fake and contrived but a segment of the audience believes it to be real, a percentage of the conservative audience is unable to separate fiction and marketing from reality. The true danger in all of this is that the audience of the insane is waiting to act in support of their speakers and they also spend large majorities of their time recruiting new members into the fold. The Democratic and Liberal politicians and media might inspire their audience to march, organize or boycott some products but there is zero danger of violent behavior. This is why we see fox news and conservative and republican leaders hoping for and lying about violence from the Left. They know that their audience has acted and will act violent again and unless there is violence on both sides, they will have blood on their hands be be guilty of stirring the ugly pot of racism, hate and bigotry.
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