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Blecht

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52. 1/3 is very generous

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 09:37 AM

Jun 2012

It's more like 90%. Just look at all the members here who express shock at something they saw on TV. Why should anybody be shocked when a propagandist creates and disseminates propaganda? That's what they do. But day after day we see posts at DU starting out with "I can't believe what Joe said this morning!!!!"

And that article you link to is very well written (in the creative writing sense), but the author's "world" couldn't contain more fantasy.

In this world, it would be much harder to mislead people because media outlets would shift their resources to covering the content of proposed legislation, the exploding role of corporate influence in our affairs of state and the scientifically confirmed predicaments we face as a species.

The author thinks that if we ignore the propaganda, this fantasy world will magically appear. Why should we believe that?

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Why do people bother? [View all] MadHound Jun 2012 OP

Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer. n/t Hepburn Jun 2012 #1

Yeah, but I already know they're my enemies. MadHound Jun 2012 #2

I still like to know what the daily lie is or even better... Hepburn Jun 2012 #4

Since I gave up cable, I only worry about the traffic in the morning DainBramaged Jun 2012 #3

Good point, we will never have control over these programs until RKP5637 Jun 2012 #10

Hmmm. Which reply of agreement to use... Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #5

That was a throwback! raouldukelives Jun 2012 #24

Yeah, I loved those guys. Seemed like everyone was just sampling everything when they came along. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #35

3 hours of Limbaugh and then 3 hours of Hannity sorefeet Jun 2012 #6

A co-worker awoke_in_2003 Jun 2012 #23

I think it's like keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Life Long Dem Jun 2012 #7

Great Question! LittleGirl Jun 2012 #8

We did the same here, dropped the cable and just use the airwaves. About RKP5637 Jun 2012 #11

Moving in with an old friend chervilant Jun 2012 #48

I can't, I try but just can't turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 #9

Wow. 3 minutes. You've got a stronger stomach than me. SunSeeker Jun 2012 #12

Me too. kag Jun 2012 #19

I agree 99%. There is one exception. You never know which way Tweety is going to go. n/t A Simple Game Jun 2012 #13

Actually, you do. He can go two inches in either direction. EFerrari Jun 2012 #15

You really think his positions are that narrow and always blue? A Simple Game Jun 2012 #20

You're right, he doesn't always support the Democrats. EFerrari Jun 2012 #28

Yes I see your point of view. n/t A Simple Game Jun 2012 #29

Ignore the enemy at your own peril. SpankMe Jun 2012 #14

Puhleeze, MadHound Jun 2012 #16

You don't treat cancer by watching it. EFerrari Jun 2012 #17

I don't watch much TV News SoutherDem Jun 2012 #18

NPR is very establishment Mosaic Jun 2012 #50

Here is why I say NPR is fair SoutherDem Jun 2012 #54

There are also some good segments of Morning Joe that I like. So here's what I do: CTyankee Jun 2012 #21

If you say so, MadHound Jun 2012 #22

not just me, but it appears that Joe feeds Jon Stewart's grist mill so Jon gets LOTS of CTyankee Jun 2012 #25

do realized that now people PAY TO RECORD SHIT FROM TV??? Skittles Jun 2012 #45

Joe Scarbozo Mosaic Jun 2012 #51

sigh, I wish we could have chris hayes and MHP on weekdays! CTyankee Jun 2012 #56

Well, if I had a life I'd tune out. Unfortunately ... TahitiNut Jun 2012 #26

Apparently, Some People Will Gravitate Towards Things On the Road Jun 2012 #27

the Right IS a media machine librechik Jun 2012 #30

If you don't think propaganda affects your life directly then lunatica Jun 2012 #31

Yeah, but you know what, MadHound Jun 2012 #32

Well I don't watch them either lunatica Jun 2012 #34

I do not watch any of those networks. RebelOne Jun 2012 #33

For me....GMA is on while I'm at the gym in the mornings, so I listen. Bettie Jun 2012 #36

Lifetime, LOGO, and Comedy Central zorahopkins Jun 2012 #37

If they are coming with a noose to hang you? kentuck Jun 2012 #38

I don't watch, but remember, we are trapped by a corrupt media for all information. freshwest Jun 2012 #39

Some of us can mix a little aggravation in with our information gathering. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2012 #40

I agree it's good to know what they're up to; but snot Jun 2012 #41

People enjoy being "de facto loudspeakers for conservative agitprop" just1voice Jun 2012 #42

1/3 is very generous Blecht Jun 2012 #52

good question. it seems to me democrats spend more time on this punch & judy show than HiPointDem Jun 2012 #43

Just ignore them and maybe they'll go away Cowpunk Jun 2012 #44

Agreed. More on this topic... Scuba Jun 2012 #46

You know what's worse? Shankapotomus Jun 2012 #47

I don't have any TV and love it! JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #49

My Democratic mother was a faithful Rush/Liddy listener for years Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #53

Completely 100% agree. K&R closeupready Jun 2012 #55