It has become apparent that this medium of political discussion/debate/news-sharing has an advantage over talk radio and news TV. Regardless of political affiliation, using the web instead of the radio/TV allows the listener/viewer/reader to employ a much better BS detector/filter, especially considering the locations both forms of communications are used.
Wingnut radio/TV, as with all radio and TV, is essentially one way communication; sure you can call in or write-in, and if you've found enough four-leaf clovers that day AND the hosts/station are mildly agreeable you might get some airtime with which to point out mistakes (lies) and so forth. I'd bet that the bulk of talk radio is listened to while driving, which further complicates the dialog that can take place (it can be hard to drive and debate politics on your cell-phone, especially in Southern California traffic).
Also, if you're stuck in a car and some crazy AM radio type spouts something completely insane, you have pretty much zero options to check the accuracy of their statement. You're only hope is to probably wait until you get somewhere with internet access. This can make BS detection/filtering of anything via radio/TV very difficult; but don't panic, jump the fold!
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