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In reply to the discussion: On the media "conspiracy." [View all]sadbear
(4,340 posts)15. If you want to play little games with semantics, that's fine.
I suspect you know what I really meant.
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#86
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You're right, it is not required, but it invariably develops for just the reasons you cite.
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as the number 1 propaganda machine in North America Fox News sure does its job!
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I absolutely agree; otherwise it becomes something that is not in fact, media.
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