2016 Postmortem

and speak to frequently. I can attest to her tolerant and generous spirit and good works. I've never known her to have a bad word for anyone or anything. Except for President Obama and his works. What we know about tRump she simply does not believe. She believes things about Pres. Obama that we know are not true.

Why? My understanding of why is that as soon as she and her husband come into the house they turn on Fox and keep it on for all the hours they are at home and awake, although I know they're not constantly watching. The tiny bits I see of Fox in the gym, mostly the rolling banners, always show any news involving the President slanted to make it seem bad, and repeated over and over. I've never seen anything about any Publican shown in a negative light.

Why they're so addicted to Fox? I can only think that it's gratifying to them in some way. I've read that right wingers have more fears and resentments than liberals and that the right wing media caters to those emotions. I do think that a lot of what goes on in running the country and the written and unwritten rules that keep America's complex society running are a mystery to them. But they're a mystery to most people, progressives included.

So I think there's a certain amount of feeling powerless, and Fox gives them simple bad-people and good-people explanations they can cling to.