American callers react to Tucker Carlson leaving Fox | LBC

[@tampazeke4587]

I almost spit my tea when she brought up Rush Limbaugh as a level headed conservative! That shows you just how far the insane right has moved the needle of what's considered the middle.

[@john.premose]

Well this woman thinks CNN and MSNBC are "the other side of the spectrum" from Fox. So if those are your only two poles, then you don't have much to work with in between. I mean Tucker worked for msnbc too. This woman just doesn't have a clue (to put it shortly, she's American)

[@35mm21]

My mother was a true independent who hated Rush Limbaugh and voted for Perot and Nader. After two years of spending not going out on her computer consuming propaganda she's now a full-on Tucker/Trump/anti-vax true believer. It's incredible

[@35mm21]

Also the confused lady fabricating her own version of history to justify believing the old 90s anti-CNN propaganda while also not liking Fox News now.

[@john.premose]

@@35mm21 I assume you mean she is "now" a Trump/antivax etc. Yeah the same goes for my mother. She hated Rush Limbaugh in the 90s when she was younger, but now in her late 60s she seems drawn to the anti-vax conspiracy theories. It's a shame because she used to love science and art and world events. She's not quite as bad as many of these people but they have definitely got to her.

[@35mm21]

@@john.premose Oh yeah thanks for catching that. yeah my mom used to argue with her neo-con friends and debunk them now she's probably worse than all of them

[@LordZontar]

In America the difference is no longer left v. right but sanity v. lunacy.

[@rriddick8571]

👏👏👏

[@susiepittman601]

Thank you.

[@rhabdoviridae]

That’s just switching labels to keep the people at each other’s throats. The fight remains from the top down & the oligarchs are still winning.

[@robertclark5874]

True, but both sides believe that they are sane and the other side is lunacy.

[@jackwells8107]

Look back at Eisenhower, Nixon, and Reagan, and then at Clinton, Obama, and Biden. In many ways, Bernie Sanders would have been a moderate Republican 70 years ago. And yet, people don't seem to notice as the Republicans continue to... march to the right, which leaves the more sane REpublicans who do notice to leave and join the Democrats, which pushes the Democrats further to the right as well.

[@LBNLDC1]

I took lunch with a group of gun lovers for several years. They talked as if convinced Obama would send agents to their homes to confiscate their guns. One day I offered the following bet to my lunch-mates: If they have to surrender any of their weapons to a federal agent before Obama's tenure in the White House ends I will pay them $100 and if that does not happen they pay me the same amount. Nobody took the bet. In fact they acted like they hadn't even heard me and went on talking about Obama taking their guns. Hypocrisy exists at every level of the right wing.

[@kevinc8955]

Conspiracy theory culture requires a social contract between the members of that community. You agree to mindlessly believe and promote my BS if I agree to do the same for yours. I’d be surprised if those friends still spoke to you. Usually if you violate that contract they get angry.

[@john.premose]

I started laughing hysterically because I got this image in my mind of Obama knocking on the door saying "I've come to....uhhh.... collect your guns"

[@nixon2tube]

I wish more folk understood this like you do. Too often I hear from Democrats or progressives about how the politicians on the right are so odious, but the people are great and should be respected and yada yada. That's why Clintons deplorables comment was so refreshing. She got it. They really are deplorable. It's like George Carlin said: The politicians don't fall from the sky. They ARE the people. It really is the best we (they) can do.

[@UTU49]

LBNLDC. That is absolutely appalling. It appears that your coworkers are actually aware that their own beliefs are complete BS... and they go ahead and believe them anyway. I'm not sure it is possible to overstate the damage that conservative media is doing to Americans' attachment to reality.

[@BlueAgaveStudios]

Yep, I know those blokes. As soon as those guys get down there and start running their big yappers we get down and take all their guns. All of them. We even take the safe. We even take the cookies.

[@RoryMacdonald-pfff]

If you bury guns and treasure in your yard because you listened to a person talking on TV, you have bigger problems than the views being aired.

[@douglashagedorn7717]

Absolutely 100% correct

[@meenabootle6777]

Totally agree

[@KANDYFLOSSXXX]

They sound like crackpots

[@slugger7520]

Awful shame you know it all Brits cannot sort out your own messed-up country

[@sideridely]

Makes you wonder why they're even allowed gun. Or ever ammased enough wealth worthwhile or digging a hole for

[@leperpens]

"It is easier to fool people than it is to convince them that they have been fooled." - Twain?

[@wyattfamily8997]

Correct, and so true.

[@aer71367]

Amen to that!

[@KernelFault]

No, Elmer Fudd said that... ...did it work?

[@TheMercilessEye]

@@KernelFault No. You bombed. Tough crowd...

[@DemocracyforallAmericans]

Attributed to Twain - but not 100%. Sounds like something he would say though.

[@yoshu4221]

The irony is that in Nikki Haley burned any sympathy anyone might have had for her after that when she said Joe Biden wouldn't live to see the end of his second term. Happy last place finish, Nikki.

[@hawk71954]

Irony doesn't even get it .. she & MediaWorld lost their collective 💩💩💩over Don Lemon's comments about her 'prime' age....He got fired😠😡🙄

[@ultrademigod]

@@hawk71954 Lemon has a bit of a history of misogyny, which led to him and his female co-hosts not getting on at all. It was only a matter of time before he was sacked.

[@monicabeaston4996]

True political malpractice!

[@aleph8888]

Biden is past his prime and everyone knows it. Stop pretending otherwise. He couldn’t even remember visiting his “homeland” of Ireland only a week later.

[@Outside85]

Quite frankly... Rupert Murdoch cannot shuffle off his mortal coil fast enough... this is his legacy, the poison he tricked so many to drink.

[@justicedemocrat9357]

He didn't trick anyone they drank it willingly.

[@Outside85]

@@justicedemocrat9357 Yes... but there is a difference between Kool-Aid... and Kool-Aid served by 'that guy'.

[@brianpark8758]

Absolutely. He's been a plague to Western democracies like US, UK & Australia. Most continental Europeans see right through them, so they can't get a foothold.

[@johnstirling6597]

Well, his mother lived to 103 years of age, so he could have a bit of time left.

[@hanselmansell7555]

Hasn't he got a horrible son? 😳

[@hartubmoses6645]

Something is seriously amiss if the caller thinks Limbaugh was moderate.

[@rodgerq]

As James said, it's the overton window. To people of the UK, Limbaugh would be seen as wildly right wing, whereas in the us where the window is skewed further right, he would be seen as merely right wing.

[@085cur1ty]

She was so casual with it😭

[@freddieclark]

@@rodgerq Exactly, to many Americans the Democrats are left wing, but in reality they are actually to the right of the British conservative party.

[@daveton9033]

In Compare to Mother Tucker, Yeah you want to hug Limbaugh too......that is what she mean!

[@chadsimmons4496]

Well, she loves Don Lemon and watches MSNBC, so that explains that

[@justsayen2024]

I had an old girlfriend that messaged me after her sister and husband passed away of covid. They moved to Florida because of the whole trumpian thing of denying covid. They both died. There were people dying of covid in hospitals that said it wasn't covid.

[@anthonydelfino6171]

Because the thought was, if you don't test for COVID, then you can't prove they died of COVID. It was such a massively irresponsible method of dealing with it just to try to make the numbers match up to their ideology.

[@SuperKiao]

When did he ever deny Covid? Stop lying 😂

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

I dont remember Trump denying covid existed. He and even many liberals that are more centrist said it wasnt the pandemic others were pretending it was. People acting like its the end of the world. 1 million dead sounds horrendous over a period of 3 years but in a country of almost 400 million, 300k deaths a year is a drop in a bucket. Do I sound incensitive? Im not. Im realistic. I always find liberals I know who surprisingly are the only ones who know stories like this. Everytime a liberal wants to prove his point on COVID he drops the "my mom died, or i know 5 people who died'. Yet suspiciously I have a network of thousands of friends through my business and social media, I have not heard or known of one acquaintance even dying from COVID. Because thats how rare it is. And here you are claiming you know 2 of the 1 million. Give me a break!

[@darrylsheffield7102]

He just said it would be gone by Easter 😂😂

[@darrylsheffield7102]

Republicans leadership does have blood on theirs ✋

[@tanja9364]

When an American says ‘socialist’ or ‘on the right’, they don’t mean the same as our definitions, do they?

[@Furry-iousNews]

Oh im an American, ill help you with the translation. Our right wing is basically just missing the ss uniforms and a goose step to complete the transformation to being what everyone else can plainly see they are. So "right wing" is by and large "abiding disregard for humanity, liberty, and empathy". And "socialism" is when "any taxes help regular people"

[@brianzembruski5485]

No they absolutely don't. We have incorrect definitions because rich people create the dictionary.

[@Xeroize7459]

Nope they certainly aren't. I'm a US citizen and politically independent. To them "socialist" means any time the government helps someone without expecting something in return, or any form of government regulation. That is a cardinal sin in the Republican playbook. So if the government provides someone a free vaccine, that's Socialism. If they suggest that new mine construction require an environmental impact study, Socialism. They use it to imply that such actions are moving us towards the soviet union model. In the US, left/right is primarily divided based upon what you think the role of government should be. The "right" essentially wants anarchy (no government intervention) but will take offense to calling it that (anarchy). The "left" wants a strong central government providing for its citizen's needs similar to how most in Europe are (state provided medical care and the like).

[@Xeroize7459]

Also, generally speaking compared to most Europe nations, our "moderate left" is your "center". Your "far right" is our center. Our "far right" is more akin to the zealotry on display by folks like the Taliban or current Russia. Our "far left" would be your moderate left.

[@23merlino]

@@Xeroize7459 - i totally agree...

[@apenza4304]

Twenty five years ago one of my friends said that FOX was the most dangerous thing facing the U.S. At that time I wasn’t familiar with the show but remembered her comment and over the decades culminating with the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol only proved how prescient her words were.

[@pinkfloyd870]

I am Australian., and I gave up on Murdoch press nearly 30 years ago.... this is not new, he has just done it to you, and on a far grander scale.... he did it in the UK too. The love of money is the root of all evil. Rupert Murdoch is pure evil.

[@justbecauseOK]

@@pinkfloyd870 murdoch is not really an ideologue, policy is not important...he just wants power over you.

[@pinkfloyd870]

@@justbecauseOK Yea... pretty much... soulless,

[@samsmom1491]

I've always looked at Fox as right-wing propaganda and they have proven me right day after day for decades.

[@passerby6168]

How many people were murdered, how many businesses were burned down, vandalized and looted, during the far left-wing media inspired BLM riots?

[@araz1977]

We've had the same situation as the first caller, and the worst part is that, sadly, it's still going on...

[@stevehall7555]

Me too.

[@sisuguillam5109]

I am so sorry.

[@patriciamillin1977]

Same here, and we’re not even American. I’m a Brit living in Germany and my mum and younger brother live in Cyprus. My brother (almost 18 years younger) has always been a Trump supporter but when I previously visited them in Cyprus in 2019, I could still talk to him, even though we disagreed on politics. I wasn’t able to visit them during the pandemic, and made it back for the first time in March this year. My brother, in the meantime, has totally burrowed his way down the rabbit hole, talking about CRT being taught in schools, about grooming kids, etc. - the whole conspiracy theory insanity. We don’t get Fox News here, but he must’ve been watching online, because I heard Tucker Carlson’s voice coming from his PC speakers, along with some other RW podcast that kept talking about transgenderism being satanic. He talks to himself a lot, too, going on about these subjects, which shows that they are constantly on his mind. We got into a huge fight when he wagged his finger at me and accused me of being a p*** enabler and groomer because I’m politically on the left. A Cypriot friend of my mother told me that her sister also believes in all of those conspiracy theories and that they don’t talk to each other anymore. This insanity is dividing families around the world!

[@agf1700]

I’ve lost contact with my sister-in-law (my late brother’s widow) and my adult niece because of Trump and his terrible views. They went down the rabbit hole completely, attending rallies and what really upset me was my sister-in-law trying to tell us that my brother would be a Trumper when all of us know my brother would have hated Trump. My brother was quite liberal and was very much a live and let live kind of person. My sister-in-law, whom I would always have thought was quite intelligent and compassionate has shown a wide streak of racism and xenophobia. Has also become a science denier….anti masker, anti vaccine, believed that this was a one world order virus 🙄. Trump and his rhetoric really did huge damage to a large swathe of Americans.

[@swanpride]

@@patriciamillin1977 Ironically it was the other way around for me...pre-pandemic I had started to avoid seeing my father because he had fallen down the AfD Rabbit hole. Thankfully the AfD's stance on Covid and later on the Ukraine mostly disenchanted him, and I guess he also was able to recognize that I was right about the danger Trump posed and the negative impact of Brexit (not that he would ever admit it). I am not quite sure where he stands by now exactly, because he is nowadays very keen on spending time with family and doesn't want to upset us, but at least it is possible to talk with him again.

[@sethoflagos2880]

As a British expat who left the UK in 1999, why is it that the only 'mainstream' news channels I feel comfortable with now are Al Jazeera and Deutsche Welle? Neither particularly mesh with my social democratic leanings, but they do at least seem refreshingly honest. Which is a rare trait these days.

[@Pilvenuga]

english speaking media is a commodity that gets bought up fast these days. if you see something that seems fresh and honest its because they either have a genuine monetary backing with the idea to keep it honest or they just get paid more than the other competitors and put better quality content out there that makes you think these people are more honest than the other ones. you should be proud. your viewpoint and your actions that will be influenced by it are the most valuable for some reason these days, so people pay money to have an effect on it.

[@gloriaf6971]

I used to get AL Jazeera. I loved it. I'm so sorry they stopped broadcasting on American TV. I think they are still on KZbin.

[@freddieclark]

Sadly I have seen Al Jazeera become a little more like the more strident news channels and this is probably due to them catering to a large part of their viewership.

[@jimbob3030]

Do you ever watch MSNBC? Maddow? CNN is pretty bad with corporatism and fake centrism and turning right by the day but MSNBC is the best corporate news outlet for someone with social democratic leanings, al jazeera certainly doesn't jive with social democratic leanings.

[@lyns8062]

Probably because they are not highly influenced by the Murdoch Media

[@uncleogrimacy]

Tucker loved using that dishonest rhetorical trick of putting his outlandish thoughts in the form of a question so he could say he was "just asking questions" (I call it JAQing off)

[@andrereloaded1425]

Any outlandish thoughts/questions that stand out?

[@erikwick]

​@andrereloaded1425 all of them. Tucker famously HATES Trump but he consistently riles the white nationalist base into a frothing frenzy.

[@JRob1125]

This deserves way more thumb up

[@dagmarvandoren9364]

A dangerous man. Carlson Tucker

[@kenwhite6449]

@@andrereloaded1425 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bigheartedgranny6476]

I have two adult children who haven’t spoken to me sense before the presidential election. They really took it to another level.. I MISS MY FAMILY! Trump , Fox and the lies. Destroyed our country and family bonds.

[@lottielane2486]

No. It's people who destroy families. Parents, kids, relatives.

[@michelehemlokhexwhite4310]

Sorry to hear this 😞

[@dawnpence3248]

Couldn't you agree not to talk about it all? That's how families can stand to be together in the Midwest 😂

[@dawnpence3248]

I really don't know how my family votes

[@lynnezabek]

Your family destroyed your family. 😢

[@MotherMeece]

My heart breaks for the woman who lost her son to the conservative rabbit hole simply by living with his grandparents.

[@MattieBennett]

My heart doesn’t break for someone who chooses politics over family. It’s ridiculous.

[@I.amthatrealJuan]

@@MattieBennett And that's why crime families are so tight-knit

[@lora8546]

@@I.amthatrealJuan are you referring to New Yorkers who report on people expressing conservative views to the FBI as insurrectionists?

[@AWAS-ps8sr]

grow up

[@iluvcamaros1912]

@@MattieBennett A proper cult trumper is almost impossible to interact with unless they agree to reel it in. Right now with my aunt I have to literally throw my hands up and say "no Trump" when she tries to steer the conversation down a My Pillow rabbit hole. Right now that works. It's not "just politics."

[@jobnieloliva5358]

I used to work with a lady that honestly thought Obama was going to instill shariah law in the USA

[@markhepworth]

A deep thinker..

[@fozthepoet8274]

I had a chat with a lady at my local supermarket in the UK who was convinced Corbyn wanted us all to be friends with ISIS. It's scary how propaganda, misinformation and buzzwords can convince people of something who don't pay much attention to the news.

[@cryptoenthusiast4999]

@@markhepworth 🤣🤣🤣

[@TimboCanada]

Meanwhile, that’s essentially what the Christian nationalists want, provided it’s “in Jesus’ name”.

[@Strat642001]

Go to the southern U.S. The red states are doing just that and calling it "christian".

[@phattykill]

O didn't realize how common this was amongst American families. My younger sister and I have not talked to my older brother and sister in 2 years because of the Fox news/tucker Carlson/Trump of it all. Its heart breaking. They call us DEMONcrats. My mom doesn't understand how this has all happened. I have to say it's slightly cathartic to know that we are not the only ones affected

[@stinkmonger]

this indoctrination and isolation on a mass scale scares me, it's the perfect formula for creating a strong terrorist militia

[@twil2389]

I feel for you… I have watched family and friends change right before my eyes, especially since the 2020 election….rich or poor, educated or not, these people seem to have found a deep, hidden personal defect that has come out into the open….

[@bigheartedgranny6476]

My two older daughters and their “southern gentleman “ took it to a whole other level of insults. We haven’t spoken since before the election. It is heartbreaking what Trump has done to our families and this nation.

[@miltonthegreat6520]

"Americans," my head shakes. America is like the new Rome. There's a lot of reason why Rome fell. There's a lot to be said about America's decline on the world stage.

[@UltimaPowers]

Romans went mad because of lead in their plumbing, the modern equivalent for America is the social media pipeline.

[@MB-xe8bb]

On the path to the Nero antics of Rome.

[@nctpti2073]

It is unlikely that any of these people are drinking from lead goblets, though. The US does not rent out its army as an overpriced police force, either, regardless of where and how they deploy. They also continue to innovate technologically..... so, actually a lot of significant differences, when you think about it.

[@thelostone6981]

@@nctpti2073 Hello from Utah. Yes, there are a lot of differences, but the GOP in some states are attempting to remove ELECTED Democrats from office or have them censured. If that isn’t the beginning of the fall of a “democracy” and undercutting the Republic, then I don’t know what is. The Republicans, lead by evangelical, fundamentalist Christians, are actively taking over power. And the Democrats aren’t all that great either. They are destroying once great cities like San Francisco and Portland through their policies, so don’t think I’m on one side or the other. It’s becoming a mess.

[@satevo462]

@@nctpti2073 I'm detecting your sarcasm...

[@marvintpandroid2213]

The number of people calling Carlson 'anti establishment' boggles my mind, who do you think pays his wages, all those adverts.

[@johnscottyward4588]

No one anymore , now it's going to get interesting!

[@nicks4934]

Murdoch

[@johnscottyward4588]

@@nicks4934 Not for much longer.

[@ZachBobBob]

I was thinking this while watching. Fox news fanatics are completely anti-MSM because they lie not realising that Fox news is PEAK MSM. Like the very definition of. It's like the Tories calling themselves anti-establishment.

[@Alex_Mitchell]

"My Pillow" guy.

[@quantumrobin4627]

I’ve had girlfriends cheat on me but the most single disappointing moment in my life is when my best friend started parroting Tucker, my best friend is nothing more than a rudderless flat earther for all intents and purposes.

[@happymaskedguy1943]

I had a similar moment recently. One of my oldest friends started parroting anti-trans lies, and then went on to say that he loves Ben Shapiro because he ‘thinks just like he does’. I still don’t know how to respond to that.

[@jdocean1]

I had to ditch a long time friend. He was always pretty weird but he finally just disappeared too far down the rabbit hole to talk to anymore.

[@dawnpence3248]

I'm sorry for your losses, I'm still trying to keep my son on the sane side. I told him to never ever watch shapiro

[@SuperKiao]

@@jdocean1 Youre insane lol

[@jonathonrobinson6081]

​@@happymaskedguy1943 My friend who started parroting anti-trans arguments swore he was doing it just to protect the integrity of women's sports. He doesn't watch sports, at all.

[@monkeytron5061]

It’s really pleasing to me that nobody has mentioned Bill O’Reily. You can be king of Fox News one day and be forgotten completely so easily another.

[@Ziggi333]

Exactly Tuckems will also be forgotten. Fox believes the institution is bigger than any one star.

[@anonihme5142]

sadly all of tucker carlson’s madness was his legacy, just like Bill’s was rush limbaugh’s legacy. their names might get forgotten but their hate lives on… and grows…

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

Bill was gone at a time where his ratings were down anyway. Tucker is not going anywhere. He's huge. Way bigger at this moment in the culture than BIll O'Reilly was. Bill was bigger in the early 2000's.

[@dawnpence3248]

Who?

[@StrongerCoffee1]

As a behavior specialist, I've noticed that a lot of fox viewers are scared about something. Sort of like a get them before they get me mentality. It's like a fox fuels fear, that fear makes them do some crazy stuff, like shoot through a door instead of just saying hello. I wonder what they're scared of, it breaks my heart. People living in that type of anxiety, that type of fear that's not exactly living😢

[@rileymclaughlin4831]

There are many possible factors for that fear. I'd say two factors are "outcomes of neo-liberalism" and "late stage capitalism". Our society treats many people as cogs in a machine, opportunities for wealth extraction, suckers to be manipulated into consumerism and/or harvested for their donations to megachurches and to political causes. I dunno what life is like on Sentinel Island, but I'd bet long odds that it has nothing like Fox News.

[@kingmelanin7468]

In my experience, it boils down to few factors, depending on demographic. Poor white men have never benefited from this system and now see a black female vice president. Rich white men cant relenquish their hegemony (financial, racial, societal, gender) Yound black men absolutely refuse to launch and play the game [stay in their place] like thier grandfathers. Too much oppressiin has been exposed COINTELPRO, redlining etc Rich black men finally have a voice and apparently wont shut up about it Women in general are marrying less. Which means less reproductive access and more divorces for already unhappy men. Inflation, dying currency, bank runs/closures, opiod epidemic, lack of housing,... I mean with every economic downturn, there has always been race riots. Except now it all went super sayian lol

[@gulfmarine8857]

Hyperactive amygdala response is a common cause of republi-facism.

[@yessanknow302]

As a behaviour specialist, I refute your claim to authority fallacy!

[@StrongerCoffee1]

@@yessanknow302 🙄🤥🤣🖤🤦🏿

[@thedoggfather3567]

My father in law *rip* was a religious fox viewer when it came to politics you couldn’t have a conversation about it with him always angry and hostile because of the way he got his information it used to make me wonder but he was fine with it when it came to certain things of the family, he would say stuff that we would just shake our heads and ignore it after a while but Fox News is horrible especially to the elderly always keeping them in fear 🖕🏽

[@SuperKiao]

The gaslighting from the left is crazy

[@jaxcoss5790]

​@@SuperKiao Please explain yoyr generalisation?

[@DragonNinja4680]

​@@SuperKiao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PTRAINBOY]

@@SuperKiao you are gaslighting now

[@PTRAINBOY]

Rip daddy in law

[@obrien6320]

Most channels now don't tell you the news. They tell you their viewpoints, which is not news.

[@Coelacanth1]

Opinion.

[@jacobjones1000]

And when sued they hide behind things like “just an opinion piece”

[@danielcrafter9349]

The USA used to have a law about exactly this...

[@Ian_Carolan]

"Just the facts m'am." Dragnet

[@deathrides4756]

They never did.

[@msc32511]

As an American it’s so refreshing to hear other Americans with common sense.

[@noeqplease]

There are many more of us than the Trumpian Fascists. We have been silent, but not for much longer. Enough is enough.

[@isaac1670]

American here: I don't think people outside the US realize just how addicted a lot of people are to Fox and conservative news in general. There are people that wake up and turn on Fox as they get ready for work, then they get in the car and listen to conservative talk radio, then they get to the office and they might have talk radio on while they work and they might even have Fox running in the break room. They get more talk radio on the drive home, and when they get home, they either watch more Fox or go online to the plethora of conservative news sites. That's also not incliluding the clips that are on Facebook, Instagram, KZbin, etc. Some people have such a continuous stream of this stuff to the point that the only break is sleep and the bathroom.

[@Fanculo52]

Spot on, I work with that same person. He just sits and watches, gets all lathered up with hate and then attempts to strike up a conversation with me about politics.🤦I just put in my earpiece and pretend to not be listening.😂

[@neveryoumindthatxfsdfsdfds]

Fox News is far from conservative, it's left, just not as far left as CNN BBC etc, by definition. Same habits apply to viewers of CNN, BBC, etc. It worries me that so many are unable to analyse the political changes in the west correctly and the direction towards bigger government.

[@jimbob3030]

@@neveryoumindthatxfsdfsdfds Wow, thinking fox is left wing is some next level delusion.

[@jimbob3030]

You left out how they get a break from all this coordinated fear mongering and brainwashing by going to church on sunday and being fear mongered and brainwashed even more in the exact same way.

[@tramp2827]

Frankly we are totally amazed. We just can't figure it. Is there something wrong with your drinking water?

[@chrissilver7719]

The writing was on the wall for the Republican party when they had Sarah Palin as a running mate for McCain and then went birtherism and continued burrowing down the rabbit hole.

[@LouieLouie505]

"...writing was on the wall..." Not sure how you got this. Republicans have INCREASED in power and influence ever since. They are running scared and using even more emotional appeals instead of facts, but that works for popular support. Democrats really need to step it up and start playing offense instead of letting Republicans lead the plays all the time.

[@douglashagedorn7717]

😂🤣 absolutely

[@Outside85]

I feel I have to believe that the GOP back then were basically 'just' a bit misogynistic; They wanted John McCain, an ancient white guy, but had to find someone who appealed to young people and women... and they found Palin, a young (by comparison) conservative governor from Alaska they imagined they could just ignore as VP. But reminded of Palin now... she was just illiterate, she didn't read anything called 'news'... now they have MTG and Boobie who only read things on Facebook while subscribing to Alex Jones and Tucker Carlson.

[@mick8888V]

Newt Gingrich then the Tea Party

[@ericjsmoczynski4374]

You’re in the wrong era, Boomer. Perhaps you’ve been in a zinfandel coma for the past 20 years.

[@TropikanBlaze]

With all due respect, this Puerto Rican guy in the United States, absolutely loves your content. Rest assured, that I'm spreading your word/content over here. Mad respect to your no nonsense, honest approach into the issues.

[@KeithDCanada]

I had an old high school friend who lives in Alberta, Canada (Canada's "Texas"), and she was a perfectly normal person on her social media who worked as a pharmacist. She was a healthcare worker (Well, I guess she probably still is) and lived a very normal appearing life for decades. When Trump got into office, and later in the last couple of years when the whole "Convoy" debacle happened in Canada here, her social media SWIFTLY and SHARPLY changed. All her photos started showing her wearing SO much more makeup than she used to (The kind of makeup job you see on people like Tammy Fae Baker, and religious fundamentalists), she started wearing cowboy hats, and every post she put on her page wall was some whacked out conspiracy theory about the government coming after your savings, about some vast imaginary wave of Canadians that were fleeing to the safe haven of Florida to escape the 'rising fascism' in Canada..... she went full on bonkers. She wept in posts on her wall about how her own family had cut her off, and boasted about how she would never cut ties with anyone over a difference of opinions. She saw herself as the more a virtuous person in that way... I sat there, looking at month after month of insanity that she would post, until one day when she made a new post, citing her confusion over something or other (I can't remember at this point what it even was). In the post she made an active call for someone to explain it to her, if she was wrong, she wanted someone to prove it...... so normally while I would never jump on someone else's wall uninvited just to 'fact check'.... she 'did' put out an open invite to do so. I wrote one of the most eloquent pieces that I have ever conceived, and backed every point up with links to data, on government, and other official websites, that backed up every point I made. She never responded to me, and the next day she disappeared from my friend's list. These people can't be helped, and they alays turn out to be the exact person that they are accusing other people of becoming. It's sad that instead of decades of friendship, the only ay I ill ever see her now, is "that lunatic who was crying that she may have to sell her house and move to Florida because Canada was 'over'...". I feel sorry for her husband and kids. I blame the bubble of people she surrounded herself with.

[@adamzypsoul8164]

As an Albertan myself, I see this type of hysteria everywhere.

[@kathleenmccrory9883]

​@Adam Zypsoul I'm confused. Do these people think the US government is coming for their guns? Or the Canadian government? As an American, it makes me feel bad that MAGAts have infected Canadians too. Sorry.

[@babetopaz]

Sadly true, thanks, Keith.

[@8ofwands300]

Yes...even in Canada there are trumpers. Sorry. 😐

[@kathleenmccrory9883]

@S M Yes, in prison!

[@continuumhypothesis2476]

"Buried the family jewels in the back garden", I hope that’s not a euphemism.

[@johnstirling6597]

Lets keep those "family jewels" firmly attached please.😂😂

[@James92453]

"Hands off my family jewels Biden!!!" :D

[@sideridely]

​@@johnstirling6597 men are willingly giving up what makes them men anyway.

[@babetopaz]

ha ha ha.

[@maddog8621]

The wife never goes for that these days

[@mavr1215]

When you want to help people you tell them the truth, when you want to help yourself you tell them what they want to hear!

[@maewest68]

Bit rich, coming from the Left. You tell people they're girls or boys just to make them happy.

[@ThomasKing19933]

Imagine burying your gun in the garden because carlson tells you to. Right wingers are hilarious.

[@kathysmith6413]

as long as the were buried unwrapped and in wet ground, left for at least w years that is just about what should be done with about 95% of all gun type weapons

[@taras6806]

@@kathysmith6413 YES

[@greamespens1460]

It's on par with taking a laptop to a repair shop and not collecting it and having all sorts of nefarious behaviour on it.

[@cryptoenthusiast4999]

You mean crazy.

[@jillionairess]

@@greamespens1460 So you're comparing thousands of oranges to one apple? Got it.

[@technodiscofool]

It’s honestly depressing we live in a time where politics has got this toxic

[@GaryParris]

Yeah and many younger people and even the professional class believe a lot of it, because they have no reference to before thatcher/reagan and/or they have not been into politics except for the aforementioned politicians who gave them more of their money and told them it's all about what you can get and don't give it away or be socially responsible unless it directly affects you, then you can blame socialists, immigrants and poor people for it

[@joemilbourne3151]

Yes and all because the world's greatest comb over somehow got elected to power and now that he has had a taste of that power he hungers for more for he truly wants to be Americas first dictator and that is the scariest thing of all !!

[@Verdent777]

We the people have allowed it. Because people are not capable of critical thought, they want the government to be their mummy and daddy and say yea sir no sir three bags full sir. The government are here to serve the people by the people. Not inflict poverty and laws which serve themselves.

[@crocnockerable]

Seriously, when has politics never been toxic.

[@technodiscofool]

@@crocnockerable a fair take I’ll give you that

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Tucker Carlson Fired...Truly one step closer to actually Making America Great Again. 🧏🏿‍♂️🙆🏻‍♀️

[@Snotzalotz]

He will just get a podcast or his own show and people will still follow and listen to the absolute disgusting scumbag, look at Piers Morgan, how he is still relevant after being sacked countless times blows me away.

[@todaystomorrow2545]

Your nuts

[@Strat642001]

Tuckums is the heir to the Swanson frozen food empire. Him fighting against "the elite", is f'ng hilarious. Hes the epitomy of the elite.

[@ericjsmoczynski4374]

So why does he fight the elite then? 🤣

[@miapdx503]

Yes, the lies they have to feed to the kkkult! 😂 everyone in the world is rolling their eyes but kkkult folk devour lies as gospel. Lies, fear, anger and paranoia. All negative all the time. The cultspeak keeps the revenue coming, so the same lies bring in cash, and they will repeat those lies until they cease to be profitable. Or someone takes them to court and they have to admit they're liars.

[@josegalindo4279]

Like a "billionaire" Fighting for the working class!!!!

[@mobodogg]

​@@ericjsmoczynski4374 That's the point he doesn't.

[@marcellogenesi6390]

Ah! James O'Brien, how even handed [n inviting two people that hates Karlson Pass the sick bucket Alice!

[@davefave4351]

What a time to be alive!

[@M1ggins]

Insanity taking over on both sides of the political divide.

[@tenofivelips]

"May you live in interesting times."

[@mikephalen3162]

@@M1ggins That's not quite true. You need to remember that the Democratic Party is right of center, which makes the Trumpified Republican Party a hard-right entity. Only one mentally damaged person has held power recently and that was Trump, who was abetted by plenty of people who knew better but helped him anyway.

[@cadredeux1047]

Better than the alternative.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

There is an ancient Chinese curse that roughly translates to, "May you live in interesting times."

[@theblackhand1]

“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.” - Darth Tucker

[@dannyboyc]

hehe

[@OLYMPICHELLO]

That's an Obi Wan Quote ...Not Vader ...a Fox News fan that will soon b owned by Domion 2.

[@argustuft2394]

Obi Lan Gone?

[@flowpipe]

😂

[@flowpipe]

@Greg he will be in the Hague soon, and the Russian people will be war reparations for generations

[@strathound]

My father is my hero. But for the last decade after his retirement, all he does is watch Fox News. We have tried to talk objectively about things going on in this country. But year after year, he has gotten more and more angry to the point that I told him last time I saw him that I fear for my life when I'm around him. That hurt his feelings a bit, because we love each other. But it's God's honest truth. When I go to visit, if I sense any anger rising, I make plans to sneak out of the house late at night. I've put a rooftop tent on my Jeep just so I can leave whenever I need to. I am scared to death of my parents.

[@hadara69]

If they own guns, I don’t blame you. But the truth is, if the roles were reversed, they’d be rightly worried about YOU. It’s sad that because it’s religion/politics, we can’t ACT like humans who love each other and want to break through the madness. It’s as if these superstitions (it’s what they ALL are) have clouded our ability to even relate as humans anymore. Pathetic. Maybe just don't talk about that stuff...

[@mandyharewood886]

Sorry to hear. It must hurt to lose the parents you knew.

[@greenwoodorganics4681]

do you think you're scared of them because of who they listen to, or because of who you listen to? whenever I listen to left wing media, all they seem to bang on about is how evil and insane and dangerous conservatives are... do you not think all parties here are being actively divided?

[@wabbadabdab5473]

They ain’t out protesting are they? Do they have purple hair and loot stuff? Are they shouting over roe vs wade? Are they upset at the biology of 2 genders?

[@adrianmolloy4479]

U need to respect your dad's decision. He knows more than you

[@jmb3d]

I always wondered what an American would sound like after living in the UK for years and the second lady showed me. Awesome!

[@nfchance76]

Speaking as an American you have to understand Fox News is just the gateway to the echo chamber. Almost all Fox News viewers also listen to conservative talk radio and go to conservative websites. So the message is coordinated and reinforced across multiple media platforms. It's something that the people behind Fox News have been working on for decades to isolate their audience from any other new sources or opinions.That's how Fox News is able to reach so many people and is so influential.

[@katekohl6059]

And they have conservative churches who are part of the brainwashing...

[@sanitene6039]

Not Tucker he was never an echo of no one...

[@GaryParris]

unfortunately it has been spread across the globe with the internet, especially facebook and the right wing apps and because of Q bringing all the wellness and alternatives conspiracy theorists all together it is hugely impacting normal people who are confused and not terminally online! the worst of american propaganda to equal any other nation in history incl germany during the dark years.

[@mandyharewood886]

@@sanitene6039 Tucker was PERFORMING for an audience. The texts are available to prove that he didn't believe much of what he was saying. Also, he thinks of his audience as "cousin-f******".

[@salsylexhagen7423]

cnn, msnbc and left leaning social media are gateways to their own echo Chambers. Different strokes for different folks I suppose.

[@charlescoley6038]

I've seen a few of your clips but i can officially say now you've gained another American follower and subscriber keep up the awesome work

[@supadave17hunt56]

He didn’t leave fox, he was fired.

[@petekwando]

Imagine a comic book where the villain turns on a giant mind control beam, turning millions of otherwise normal people into paranoid, potentially violent radicals, utterly convinced of a fantasy version of reality... and the rest of the characters scratch their heads and say, "Why does everything keep getting worse?"

[@Enturbulant]

Great avatar and comment

[@satevo462]

Fox is also the channel on in most gyms, waiting rooms, bars, restaurants, and many other public places. If I walked into a new doctors office and Fox News was on the TV 24/7 I left and found a new doctor.

[@Asahamana]

Aaaah Rush Limbaugh The last person on earth to believe smoking isnt dangerous 😄

[@noldo3837]

Also saying smoking dope will lead kids directly to heroine and selling their bodies, while taking 30 oxycontnes a day himself :D

[@colaboytje]

He did not leave. He was fired with a golden handshake.

[@markgrice8214]

Ooops, Fox said no cash for Tucker. He was fired for cause. Too bad.

[@fincorrigan7139]

No money for Carlson so far but he is entitled to sue if he wants.

[@colaboytje]

@@fincorrigan7139 No disclosed money. He had the highest rated show. He knows the secrets from Fox News. What do you think? Did they give him a golden handshake with an NDA attached?

[@sideridely]

​@@markgrice8214 I'm sure it'll affect him 🤣🤣

[@marceldagenais1893]

Handshake or shower.

[@wadewilkinson4465]

I so wish we had James O’Brien over here in the States.

[@terrytilley5336]

Jon Stewart is close

[@advisorywarning]

If you like him you’ll probably like pod save america.

[@EpiphanyLondon]

Our family was already challenged with internal relationships. Our mother has been glued to Fox etc for the best part of 20 years. They have taken what little relationship these was and destroyed it beyond repair. A very special place in _ _ LL for those vile, vile people. Carlson is a trust fund baby, he just all this for his ego.

[@sn4831]

Maybe you need to be more tolerant of people who disagree with you?

[@EpiphanyLondon]

@sn4831 ummm, given that you know nothing about the situation....

[@agt155]

Let me guess you think CNN, BBC and JOB are unbiased?

[@23merlino]

@@sn4831 - true... however, there is a big difference between someone with whom you disagree with and someone who you disagree with 'cos they are are well and truely down the rabbit hole...

[@23merlino]

@@agt155 - and yourself..?

[@boldertash]

Guess these people have never listened to Tucker

[@swarti2036]

Carlson said of “the last four years” under Trump: “We’re all pretending we’ve got a lot to show for it, because admitting what a disaster it’s been is too tough to digest. But come on. There isn’t really an upside to Trump.” Tucker doesn’t have an upside either … he is evil !

[@Greatergood3]

@Jack Birdie imagine actually thinking that

[@brianpark8758]

​@Jack Birdie Yeah, of course he does, just not to the public when he's filling people's heads with nonsense. Just think about the things he's said in the past & ask yourself if any of the scare mongering he did came true. None of it!!

[@tercerocastero]

These are people that only know Tucker from clips seen on CNN & MSNBC telling them how dangerous he is. Then they turn around and accuse Tucker of being the one belonging to corporate shills. Utterly hilarious. He's far from perfect, sure, but he was far more anti-establishment than anyone left on mainstream loved by so many that say they are anti-establishment.

[@timtan2023hiyffg]

​@@Greatergood3 oh yeah because cnn and the other left sided news channels always tell the truth.

[@Ay3Sh4_3R0T1CA]

I understand that pain i cant speak to my brother anymore and we used to be really close its so unbelievable

[@GODSPEAKS898]

Naw, Tucker Carlson didn’t leave Fox News, He was fired!!! Let’s keep everything in perspective here, okay?

[@rhondamcknight2596]

Before Tuckums, there was Bill O, then there was crazy Glenn Beck. All are making millions on POD casts.

[@jamesbarr8218]

And if you track the trajectory, whoever replaces Tucker will be even worse

[@Freya262]

@@jamesbarr8218 my money's on Jesse Watters - low rent version of TC

[@dreamcoyote]

@@jamesbarr8218 maybe the My Pillow Guy? 🤣🤣

[@brianpark8758]

​@@Freya262 Oh he's the nut cases nut case! He's also really dumb, but is still able to be a grifter.

[@tomcostello8220]

A question by everyone over the age of 60. What's a podcast? MAGA666

[@steverichmond7142]

GB news .... where America goes UK follows 2 years later. How is GB News.... NEWS? Liz Truss has now got a spot!!!

[@danmayberry1185]

Gammon Bastion

[@TheDom277]

Truss is on there? Blimey they are desperate! 😂

[@dannyboyc]

It's Orwell's 'Politics will be entertainment'. Its becoming like a sport

[@brianpark8758]

Jeeeesus!! She's got a spot on there?! That says it all.

[@GimmieTheLoot]

@@danmayberry1185 love me gammon

[@rog3129]

Decades ago Fox would fact check? Huh! They certainly have changed… great callers!

[@christinavuyk2026]

Right enough, we forget that Fox HASN’T been around forever, it just feels like it 🤔

[@zippymufo9765]

30+ years is forever in political terms.

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

Fox was around like forever but is nuts since 2016. Trump is the son Murdock always wanted but not needed.

[@jujutrini8412]

@@tyronevaldez-kruger5313 Fox was mental before Trump. There was this person called Bill O’Reilly who was the precursor to Carlson. His style of interviewing was NUTS! Don’t even get me started on the Glen Beck craziness.

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

@@jujutrini8412 I know these older guys were meshuggah but they didn't make viewers attack Capitol Hill and end behind bars (It's actually true). The likes of Carlson, Hannity, Ingraham, Pirro, Lou Doubbs are next level nuts. The type of cult like crazy and devoted to one person like in Germany 1935

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

@@jujutrini8412 Not to mention the election fraud lie they knowingly endorsed on Fox news. Bill O'Reilly was yelling and nonstop angry but he wasn't a madman

[@nicks4934]

Uk is US lite. Both are screwy politically

[@edbe7385]

The common thread between the two is Rupert Murdoch's media is whispering in the ears of the gullible.

[@bushmonster1702]

an unfortunate truth.

[@sandygrowler7384]

100%

[@MotormikeyD]

"Screwy politically" but without any mass school shootings, weird that.

[@Snotzalotz]

Absolutely, both disgusting countries being ruined by the right wing, painting themselves at the heroes, I hate being “British”

[@TheCainak]

What a great conversation!

[@ChateuDeIF]

I’m sorry. But the MEDIA as a whole is despicable. Out of curiosity, why does LBC not do a piece on Don Lemon getting canned as well? Do better James. Let’s not forget the awful call where James descended into a Heat journo and got shafted by Frank Lampard on his own show. Nah, the media are all scummy.

[@Homer4prez]

Fox has always been the way they are just not as extreme. They used that 'Fair and Balanced' slogan to be fair at presenting the left/liberals/dems in a negative light and balanced at presenting "conservatives"/repubs in a positive light. They finally dropped the slogan since it was clear they are far from fair and balanced.

[@noway8374]

but i guess you think cnn and the other pos media dont do the exact same thing the other way

[@Homer4prez]

@@leesmusic1 Not true. Every other news outlet just looks like that to "conservatives" because Fox has pushed their followers so far to the right that everything is considered left to them now.

[@achocot]

@@leesmusic1 utter bs. no media is 'left-wing' in the US. Whoever says that they are delusional.

[@colinwhite5355]

Reasonable adults discussing important subjects, rationally. Hope this catches on.

[@matth84]

Fox News has such a ‘high’ viewing figures and big income is all from carriage fees from cable companies. They deliberately box it in with the Fox sports channels. So if the cable companies want the highly lucrative sports channels they must take Fox News as well.

[@gretchenroach3671]

That's not true. Lol😂

[@zippymufo9765]

Complete nonsense. Fox is the most popular cable news channel in America.

[@nancyenkelmann7801]

Looks like Fox is getting sue by investors now. Oh the delight just continues on and on!

[@jphwacheski]

@@gretchenroach3671 except it is true,. cancel basic cable today to help defund FOX!! get you entertainment from the internet.

[@agt155]

Better than being funded by corporate billionaire globalists.

[@ronjohnson4566]

An old USN buddy of mine lives in Kansas. In the middle of nowhere. Looking at Google Earth , you can see his isolation. He's got guns, NRA, and probably watches fox 24/7. When I called after 50 years of no contact, he denied knowing me and his wife was going on about how it was nice having him around. Totally paranoid, both of them. I called about a reunion. I think they were thinking, the gig is up.

[@goblinwisdom]

People hate to admit they are wrong or have been hoodwinked, some people are always goong to believe that sort of lies though.we need to teach that skill to ourselves and our kids, it ok that you were mistakenand to admit ot isn't terrible but the actions of maturity

[@sueyourself5413]

Tell that to every single present day Brexiter.

[@MrGibbonici]

That's very true. It's even harder to back down from a belief if it's been made into an emotive issue, which is the trick all the tabloid outlets, in print, on TV, and on the internet excel at.

[@danaconley1123]

It's called the Trump contagion! Too many people are brainwashed by him! Do you think that there's a specific word he uses to flip a switch in someone's brain?

[@8ofwands300]

Yep.

[@dreamcoyote]

Jordan Klepper described it pretty well recently. For a lot of people this has become "who they are." You can have a discussion about policies or data with someone who supports a party. If they consider it as their identity, you are attacking them and changing them and it won't work. I suspect the only way back is to talk to them about "who they are" right now and if that's who they want to be.

[@hefeydd_]

It’s the same as my best friend who I had the pleasure of working with when I was serving in the military. He was my best man at my wedding and he’s from Florida and he now lives in Surrey England he was the same, he was a mainstream Republican and some of their family over in Florida has gone down the Trump rabbit hole of lies and they have been brainwashed by the media and they haven’t spoken to some of their relatives in Florida for over 7 years and I asked why haven’t you spoken to them for 7 years…? And then it dawned on me why... I realised what they were saying and they got caught up in the Trump 2020 elections lies and Fox News lying about voter fraud and they were brainwashed by the media in America. Sadly, for 7 years they haven’t spoken to their brother and sister who was also at my wedding I know them personally but the media just brainwashed them and they fell down the Trump rabbit hole of lies and they can’t get out.

[@SuperKiao]

Describing it as the “rabbit hole” even though it’s correct 😂

[@MattieBennett]

“The media brainwashed them” is an ignorant thing to say considering the amount of people who vote Republican.

[@rockfella1377]

"Whenever something major happens involving Fox News, the last people to find out about it are the people who watch Fox News."

[@emmettjones8075]

Glen Beck, Bill O'Reilly, Tucker Carlson the list goes on and on!

[@junkersreview]

All 3 are awesome

[@niclewis9610]

Comrade Carlson is the living embodiment of the unearned privileged elitism he used to deride about on his show every night. "You're fired!" " I'm fired?" (confused face) " Glad we agree." 😂

[@andu1854]

He has gotten away with being the greatest Bull Shatter of all time

[@niclewis9610]

@@andu1854 💯🔥

[@SwivelHippie]

My parents, ex- Hippies/ Liberals started to watch KZbin episodes of the FOX hosts, and those videos on KZbin don't show the disclaimer that states " These are opinions and not considered news programming " or something similar. Then KZbin started pushing Right wing KZbin content channels on repeat based on the views and they got stuck in the rabbit hole. I have been trying to bring them back but it's a process....

[@Philip-dy3ww]

Are you sure ? The right leaning channels always say they are being censored

[@23merlino]

i belong to the same generation as your parents and i just don't understand how so many people who thought the same back then could succumb to all this right wing extremism in america and britain... i wonder whether channels like fox news etc. use psychologists or writers that have more than a working knowledge of psychology to phrase their 'news' in such a fashion to have the maximum effect to push their agenda on the unthinking...

[@jamesarnold7253]

​@@Philip-dy3wwyeah I watched a few right wing videos (fox, GB news etc) because I kept seeing clips of them from left wing commentators and wanted to see the full videos I ended up having to block them because after about 4 videos they basically took over my KZbin recommendations. It happened really quickly

[@dlilwon]

@@Philip-dy3ww they be lying. Right or Left all the wings are everywhere online 😅

[@SuperKiao]

You guys keep characterising it as the “rabbit hole”. You can’t stand to see dissenting voices 😂

[@lyudmilapavlichenko7551]

"what happened to Fox news and Republicans?" Fascism. It's fascism. They've drifted to the far right, to fascism.

[@brian_atc]

Thank you for your diligence in fighting the truly evil nonsense that permeates much of today's society.

[@zippymufo9765]

O'Brien is embarrassing himself when he says he thinks Fox only has 1.3 million viewers. That's the hourly daytime average, not the total "weekly viewership". Fox is the most popular cable news channel in America, and NO I'm not saying that out of fandom, because I loathe them, but facts are facts.

[@GenerationJonesi]

Actually he's not far off. It's 1.4 million. They're not as popular as they make themselves out to be.

[@billpugh58]

Tucker pulled 350 thousand a show and somehow 3.5 million a week?

[@amcc5887]

It just goes to show you how thick the average American is, especially them rednecks from the mid west states

[@switchboardrevelry4275]

It's also on in any public space on every military post 24/7 feeding the troops garbage.

[@zippymufo9765]

@@GenerationJonesi It's 1.4 million average per daytime hour 😂 If they only had 1.4 million total, they wouldn't have anywhere near the influence that they have.

[@claudiahillman606]

Tucker didnt leave Fox. Tucker was fired from Fox!

[@hp1117]

I agree with the caller. YOU'RE one of the best.

[@TheDesertwalker]

Carlson was on CSPN ( an American free NETWORK) complaining about Bill O'Reilly (a FOX host who got sacked). Carlson took his O'Reilly's place , stole his pandering schtick, and took it much further. Carlson is a complete grifter, but FOX fans will never admit that.Carlson's own attorneys told everyone not to take Mother Tucker seriously.

[@dingodancer]

What Murdoch failed to do in Australia, he has been quite successful with in the USA. The difference? We think very differently to people in the USA. I think education has a lot to do with it.

[@SuperEdge67]

Not religious, that has a lot to do with it.

[@cmasseylynch]

He inherited $200 million- Fox salary $35 million - Tucker Carlson owns over 13 real estate properties, 11 Cars, 6 Luxury Yachts. Carlson’s Assets also include Cash reserves of over $100 Million. Carlson owns an investment portfolio of 25 stocks that are valued at $65 Million So please give him YOUR MONEY .

[@ilenes-lx6jt]

They can't afford to. They gave all of their money to trump.

[@andu1854]

Man of the people

[@maureenwhyte840]

I believe your guest, you're absolutely my favorite, your knowledge, and how you articulate everything. It's definitely worth listening to you.

[@jamessheehy4895]

Love this ❤ American women and English men is a great mix in conversation

[@isn0t42]

Watching tv and taking it seriously, guys, it's on you. It’s ridiculous. Same with internet media, though. Don't believe influencers' word for anything. Check things by yourself the best you can.

[@Kenyin]

The problem is that checking things for yourself usually leads to articles and videos that are made by someone. It's very difficult to find unbias sources.

[@shari6891]

That's sad to not talk to their son anymore. I just talked to both of my son's on my birthday. This was interesting.

[@headlightfluid7965]

I get it. My family is very conservative, and I’ve had to back away from them. They’re not total wingnuts thankfully, but they’ve done things like tested positive for COVID and taken their very young grandchildren (my niece and nephews) to Disney, refused vaccinations, and threatened to shoot anyone who tries to take their guns. Sadly, in today’s climate, that’s a pretty moderate view. A family friend believed that anyone who got the vaccine would die of AIDS within two years and refused to treat her husband’s diabetes with anything other than some miracle drops she bought off the Internet from a Christian faith healer. Her husband’s immune system tanked due to his out of control diabetes, and he died of COVID. And now the same Republicans that argued that they shouldn’t have to wear a mask because it was their body and their choice are systematically stripping women of their rights to abortion, even when it’s a matter of life or death.

[@gail9566]

​@@headlightfluid7965 they're not total wingnuts???

[@professor-wright]

Im a parent and have friends that adopt. Im am trying so hard not to hate MTG

[@cheekybum6136]

I’m watched hundreds of hours of Fox News I can safely say I’ve never buried anything in my garden 😂😂

[@shawn47240]

You’re an outlier

[@fluffyhorses5062]

Flower bulbs for me.

[@cheekybum6136]

@@shawn47240 okay mate 👍🏻

[@joscott6476]

Omg ! I can’t believe Americans in general (although I can’t believe the Brits either !)

[@8ofwands300]

Not all of us...Biden did win.

[@cs3473]

You are not wrong. I can't believe myself either! :)

[@London20258]

The Brits have Brexit tied around its neck. The tories are the equivalent of Republicans. At least we got rid of Trump and trying to claw back. Britain is buried for decades at minimum unless/until they return to the E.U.

[@deniseclevenstine1712]

Who do you believe then😅😅😅

[@deniseclevenstine1712]

@@cs3473 😂😂😂

[@julianielsen1885]

I agree with the previous caller James O’Brien is the best, and I love hearing perspective from across the pond.

[@tommydevine9993]

On an unrelated note, it's really interesting listening to an accent like the second caller's where you can clearly hear a blending of two distinct dialects.

[@DavidAntrobus]

Yank Manc!

[@kael13]

As an aside from everything else, that lady with the Mancunian-American accent needs to be protected at all costs.

[@roberti8116]

"needs to be protected at all costs" is such a tired phrase

[@emptyhand777]

​@@roberti8116- "such a tired phrase" is like bogus dude.

[@kael13]

@@roberti8116 err... no u.

[@serenityb5816]

That’s not why Don Lemon got fired. He went off on Ramaswamy for making comments about Black history; it was a non- Black person telling Don about Black people and that he had a right to do it.

[@nalen5050]

"you're not the media", best compliment!

[@actual_nonsense]

Fiscally conservative and democrat for human rights. So...keep people destitute, ill, and homeless but let them complain about it al they want at church.

[@bromigo-lf6ie]

That’s why they scapegoat so hard, I.e trans, democrats. Keeps them angry at the wrong ppl.

[@MicheleGardini]

@@bromigo-lf6ie spreading fear, moral panic and self-victimization has always been a powerful combination of propaganda. It has never failed to bring benefits. Solid gold benefits.

[@mariag.8242]

Are you saying Tucker was a human rights supporter?

[@actual_nonsense]

@@mariag.8242 You are right that I was not clear. Tucker Carlson only cares about one human's rights. I was referring to the caller who said her family was "fiscally conservative and democrat for human rights". It is a ridiculous stance to try to have and just means "being ashamed about hating poor people but not wanting them to get help using 'their tax dollars'". Often also said by millionaires who don't pay taxes.

[@glennpeterson1357]

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not Fox fan at all, but I had to say, the reference here to Fox News getting “1.3 million weekly viewers”, just didn’t sound right. A quick Google search showed Tucker Carlson alone was getting up to the 3 million mark, so I think those figures need to be double checked!

[@claudinem6207]

I lost a friend over politics. She went down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole 😢 we were best friends for 25 years and we don’t speak anymore. It’s devastating.

[@lawnmowerdude]

Yeah because if you’re not with them you’re against them.

[@RogerioPereiradaSilva77]

I similarly cut ties with friends and relatives for the exact same reason with the sole exception of my brother. I tried to ignore them for a while but it became impossible after COVID-19 and all the stuff that clashes with my ethical values. I do miss some of them dearly but it is a sacrifice I am willing to make for my mental health.

[@nicholetaimi5331]

That's so true. They do get angrier with you when they are forced to accept they were lied to.

[@urbanart7325]

For FOX its all about promoting hate and fear of the other side.

[@darnelldyson4590]

Yep! That's my father-in-law!

[@MattieBennett]

How many genders are there?

[@darnelldyson4590]

@Mattie Bennett lol, not triggered, are we!?

[@nicholetaimi5331]

@@MattieBennett You're safe, Mattie. This is a no judgment zone.

[@diggorypat66]

This reminds me of a man who shot a 16 year blk kid for knocking on the wrong door. His grandson said he distance himself from his grandfather because he said he would watch fox news all the time and so on.

[@tooxtalivai0690]

He didn’t leave he and Don Lemmon got the boot.

[@tobiasmccallum9697]

Come on, as if Bill O'Reilly wasn't twice as ridiculous years ago. Nothing ever changes

[@martiboxwell9680]

Bill O’Reilly wasnt even close to as bad as tucker. Stop gaslighting people..

[@tobiasmccallum9697]

@@martiboxwell9680 You are clearly a child. Anyone old enough to remember, or even Google, wouldn't say something so ridiculous. Watch Bill explode. If anyone did that nowadays they would have lost their job instantly. Sounds like you have selective rose tinted memories of the past

[@sueyourself5413]

@@martiboxwell9680 Tucker, just asks questions.

[@flybriur]

​@@martiboxwell9680 Agree. But he was still pretty bad.

[@martiboxwell9680]

@@flybriur So not TWICE AS BAD AS TUCKER ? The op is ridiculous.

[@lucasmoore8801]

My parents are also establishment Republicans. They have been consistently watching fox "news" my whole life and the area I grew up in was also very conservative for CA. I would over hear my parents talking and I understood their views so I ended up blindly following my parents when I was a teenager but I had a friend in jr high n high school that was a Democrat and when we got into a debate about Clinton and Bush Jr. she really opened my eyes. Now my parents aren't Trumpians but still have some very gross views and any pushback on what they say on Fox and my dad will literally LOSE it. They did still get vaccinated and wore masks though. When the Supreme Court said abortion isn't a protected right I was upset and devastated. My mom asked me what was wrong and I hesitantly (I already know how they feel about my liberal ideology like its a horrid thing so I do try to avoid this topic since it always ends up in giant argument) but I told her it was because of the ruling. I was ready to argue my point to the FULLEST but surprisingly she was also pro- choice. That Blew my mind. Republicans are weird af. Lol.

[@SuperKiao]

What gross views? Btw conservatives can say liberals are weird too

[@lucasmoore8801]

@crassgop Because of how far right there views are. They are very conservative right leaning if they were more progressive republican sure but they aren't. Let's put it this way these are the same people that voted for Bush Jr. Twice.

[@SuperKiao]

@@lucasmoore8801 so anything you disagree with is far-right? 😂

[@thetragicyouth]

If Trump can win the Presidency, you can bet your life Carlson can too.

[@23merlino]

i shudder at the thought...

[@justicedemocrat9357]

I definitely would not bet my life on that goofy bow tie wearing idiot.

[@SuperKiao]

Here’s hoping 🤞

[@SuperKiao]

@@23merlino shudder more

[@paranoidandroid6711]

Lol no chance

[@froloejoe9081]

How can you interview someone who watches Dom Lemon

[@auntijen3781]

I don't agree w the callers characterization of the Don Lemon firing- the fact is that, for years Lemon had his own show for 2 WHOLE HOURS every weeknight. There were many times when the show seemed uncomfortably unscripted- like an unfiltered stream of consciousness, or like the worst kind of jazz... When DL was moved to the AM he had on air & behind the scene spats w his co hosts, both of whom were intelligent, capable, strong willed women. He was becoming more & more sharp, rude to the ladies, while on air but reportedly nothing in comparison to his vicious tirades booming through out the halls of CNN when he perceived that they'd publicly "disrespected" him- a major issue he had repeatedly lost it over was their continued "interruptions" of him while interviewing a guest (Leaving viewers unsure if DL even knew the definition of "CO- host" ??!) If this was primary school, DL's report card would have arrived w the teachers' note "DL does not play well with others" Seeing that, after years of DL having 2 hours of broadcasting all by himself, every weeknight in prime time I don't see how anyone in CNN management could have expected a different outcome