People of Jones' ilk are grifters on a massive scale. They aren't engaging in political speech. They are selling a product that stimulates rage and paranoia. To be more precise, they make money from amoral advertisers. I also wonder which Reublican politicians have appeared on his show over the years.
People of Jones' ilk are grifters on a massive scale. They aren't engaging in political speech. They are selling a product that stimulates rage and paranoia. To be more precise, they make money from amoral advertisers. I also wonder which Reublican politicians have appeared on his show over the years.
I suppose it's beating a dead horse, but imagine what would have to be true for Jones' lies about Sandy Hook to be true. Everyone in the town's police, fire and emt agencies would have to be in on it. Every school and hospital staffer, every funeral director and religious figure, every family, every local reporter would have to be in on it. Hospitals would have to submit fraudulent bills to insurance companies. And so on.
How could such an obvious lie gain currency? How could it drive people to acts of the utmost cruelty to the victims' families? We all know who made the ground fertile for such lies: the conservative media and political industrial complex.
People of Jones' ilk are grifters on a massive scale. They aren't engaging in political speech. They are selling a product that stimulates rage and paranoia. To be more precise, they make money from amoral advertisers. I also wonder which Reublican politicians have appeared on his show over the years.
I suppose it's beating a dead horse, but imagine what would have to be true for Jones' lies about Sandy Hook to be true. Everyone in the town's police, fire and emt agencies would have to be in on it. Every school and hospital staffer, every funeral director and religious figure, every family, every local reporter would have to be in on it. Hospitals would have to submit fraudulent bills to insurance companies. And so on.
How could such an obvious lie gain currency? How could it drive people to acts of the utmost cruelty to the victims' families? We all know who made the ground fertile for such lies: the conservative media and political industrial complex.