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Warpy

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2. Well, Americans are narcissists

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 04:10 PM

Aug 2013

who think it's their right to enjoy life without thinking of what their brethren overseas are going through. Sadly, the magazine editors are partly right about that.

It's the same reason US televised news has gone to tabloid/entertainment pap with no news of what is actually going on with 98% of the American people or what issues are affecting them and little news of what's going on overseas beyond a warning for graphic footage that isn't.

It's all about sales/ratings.

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Time magazine designs covers for four markets.-Witness these stunning dichotomies: [View all] midnight Aug 2013 OP

Wow, even Time mag. is part of the Prapaganda/Disinformation team. n/t PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #1

You just now finding that out? RC Aug 2013 #28

I don't read it. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #29

Time Magazine has always been right wing. East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #43

I'm not disputing this opinion, but just remembering in the run up to the Iraq invasion this midnight Aug 2013 #58

Just figuring that out? AlbertCat Aug 2013 #39

"Even" Time? Is part of the team? RevStPatrick Aug 2013 #44

Now we are in the 21st Century. Just sayin. Sivafae Aug 2013 #48

Actually, we are in... RevStPatrick Aug 2013 #57

Well, Americans are narcissists Warpy Aug 2013 #2

Is the content different too? bunnies Aug 2013 #3

Yes it is HangOnKids Aug 2013 #8

nope. bunnies Aug 2013 #9

Sorry but home is great too HangOnKids Aug 2013 #12

I'd much rather have access to the one everyone else gets. bunnies Aug 2013 #14

I was going to say I saw something about that a few years ago CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #4

We are the Lolipop Kids. BlueJazz Aug 2013 #5

That looks more like just two markets: America and the outside world. nt CJCRANE Aug 2013 #6

The story of two Worlds. Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #7

Here's this week's example ... Scuba Aug 2013 #10

That's 2011, Scuba. enlightenment Aug 2013 #34

Yeah? What year is it anyway? Scuba Aug 2013 #41

The only reason I know enlightenment Aug 2013 #42

Scuba I'm right there with you.... midnight Aug 2013 #52

You almost made me feel young again donheld Aug 2013 #56

From 2013: "The Face of Buddhist Terror" CJCRANE Aug 2013 #49

Yes, there are still differences. enlightenment Aug 2013 #50

This: CrispyQ Aug 2013 #11

They've been doing this for years. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author ieoeja Aug 2013 #15

I was about to mention that... Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #22

The News Media is complicit in molding Americans to suit the Corporate Agenda AZ Progressive Aug 2013 #32

sure makes it appear that Americans don't G_j Aug 2013 #16

The global edition looks like a magazine I'd want to collect CJCRANE Aug 2013 #17

I didn't know that Time magazine was still being published. Jenoch Aug 2013 #18

They're not stupid, but they think WE are... Hekate Aug 2013 #19

Why are Americans so stupid? SCVDem Aug 2013 #20

Americans are so stupid b/c we sold our information to the highest bidder and let them choose live love laugh Aug 2013 #21

I am not stupid. Speak for yourself. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #25

If this does not illustrate the fact that there's a war on Americans, I don't know what does. nt live love laugh Aug 2013 #23

That there's a difference is one thing; the sheer inanity of the American ones is another. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2013 #24

How many of the US Time mags are they actually selling? leftstreet Aug 2013 #26

You want the truth? You can't handle the truth! Demeter Aug 2013 #27

It is not so much we can't handle the truth, but that they are afraid that we can. RC Aug 2013 #30

(THEY can't handle the truth~!) Demeter Aug 2013 #37

SHAME on time magazine. spanone Aug 2013 #31

And this shows the bubble that Americans live in AZ Progressive Aug 2013 #33

Article is 2 years old, all covers shown are from 2011. Fla Dem Aug 2013 #35

Wow.....I knew that publications varied their reporting and placement Swede Atlanta Aug 2013 #36

It's like the auto makers.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #38

We live in the "short bus" country mindwalker_i Aug 2013 #40

TIME understands its demo Link Speed Aug 2013 #45

It's particularly important to keep the American people distracted an misinformed. limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #46

don't know about you, but onethatcares Aug 2013 #47

Before the internet, if you lived in the ass-end of the world, and wanted news, you had to do MADem Aug 2013 #51

Interesting gopiscrap Aug 2013 #53

I remember back when Time named Maher Arar person of year for Canada and Bush for U.S. suffragette Aug 2013 #54

interesting. us get covers that reflect our individuality and self interest Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #55