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Dustlawyer

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7. They are like that because they believe the propaganda that we allow to be spewed over our public

Reply to saltpoint (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 8, 2015, 11:58 AM

Nov 2015

airwaves! One of the first things of a Sanders administration will be to bust up the media oligarchy and require truth in the news, no more "entertainment" exceptions for a program called Fox "NEWS"!!! Right after enacting Publicly Funded Elections and busting up the banking oligarchy!

My town has all three network stations owned by the same media company. Do you think we hear the whole truth? Two of the stations share the same on air talent!

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"A Celebration Of Ignorance" [View all] kpete Nov 2015 OP

Idiocracy is a documentary hobbit709 Nov 2015 #1

For a while now, the Republican Party saltpoint Nov 2015 #2

They are like that because they believe the propaganda that we allow to be spewed over our public Dustlawyer Nov 2015 #7

The media have a lot to saltpoint Nov 2015 #8

Worse than that, they are supposed to keep government in check, but instead they are Dustlawyer Nov 2015 #9

interestingly as late as ~1996 there was a big role for scientists in the GOP MisterP Nov 2015 #10

Damn, that's a huge list of whores at that 2nd link! Duppers Nov 2015 #14

I thought this was about the Repug debates ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2015 #3

That's one to grow on. nt raouldukelives Nov 2015 #4

And sound bites are a lot shorter than thirty seconds SheilaT Nov 2015 #5

whatever... CanSocDem Nov 2015 #6

Ignorant people are much easier to manipulate. hunter Nov 2015 #11

"If it can be destroyed by truth, it deserves Duppers Nov 2015 #12

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #13

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