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Re: Jerry Springer has died

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One of the original culprits in the dumbing down of America. Trash tv largely scripted as he punched down from his Ivy League, wealthy throne.

All these media websites chasing engagement metrics, chasing TV ratings is the 90s equivalent, and the Jerry Springer show is what you get.

Re: Jerry Springer has died

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One of the original culprits in the dumbing down of America. Trash tv largely scripted as he punched down from his Ivy League, wealthy throne.

Talks shows and COPS largely preyed on the post-industrial American working class, bereft of opportunity, and gave the mass of socially conservative, a band that crosses party lines, an anchor for their anxiety of the growing plurality of identity.

What does "plurality" mean in this context?
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