Just a small point of order thatās actually important: FOX and AM radio are not āsources of information.ā Theyāre social media platforms for the exact kind of invective you described. But to even call them āsources of informationā for current affairs is as accurate as saying you can learn everything you need to learn about the Civil War just by reading the plaques on all the confederate statues (something a lot of southern right wingers do believe but will never allow themselves to get caught saying it out loud). If FNC/AM radio is all one consumes, one does not know nearly enough.
To me, this is the most embarrassing thing: that people honestly believe that they themselves benefit from all this Trumpist falderal. They can be talked into anything, up to and including outright fascism. They can also be talked out of anything like alleviating their own plight. But once again, this is what happens when people canāt help themselves but to feed their tribalist instincts (which are about as useful as an asshole on an elbow), and convince themselves that politics is a we/they team sport where the most important decision is choosing a red or blue hat.
Youāll hear a lot of them say āI donāt view politics as a team sport.ā Yeah, thatās about as honest as when Ray Comfort claimed he detested religion. Itās the exact same lie, and I wouldnāt trust anyone who said that shit even if their tongue was notarized.