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jwirr

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24. Okay, now assume that you listen to Faux and you
Thu Sep 17, 2015, 01:48 PM
Sep 2015

may actually question some of what you are hearing. But that guy on the radio in your car is saying the same thing. And that magazine you ordered is to. Everywhere you go all you hear is faux news.

Then you go to a church that is basically saying the same thing. You are dedicated to that church and have been long before this mess started. You KNOW they would not lie to you, right? And they send you a magazine every month reinforcing what they say. And everyone in that church - friends of yours - say it also. You trust them.

All of the above sources do not trust the government or the schools or science. In fact most of us on the rw and the left do not exactly trust the government! (Just read DU). And schools teach our kids things we do not want to know - history, science and evolution, birth control, climate change. All these things scare us and the media and our church tell us they are wrong or they are lies. Schools cannot be trusted either!!! And science - they do not understand it and they do not agree even if they do.

And so the individual becomes isolated. They watch only faux news, have a church that "tells them the truth" and is the only church telling them the truth, and they put their children in a parochial/private school that teaches what they want their kids to know and totally isolate themselves from any other sources of education.

Now they are in a complete bubble. They do not care what anyone else thinks - they do not care about stepping outside of the group and they vote like they are told. Even if it is against themselves.

Brainwashed.

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Bernie's on fire. madamvlb Sep 2015 #1
Republicans are dead wrong in every rare instance when they aren't just simply lying. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #2
When I "liked" this post last night... tex-wyo-dem Sep 2015 #3
I'm not on Facebook KansDem Sep 2015 #16
No, yours would have been 112,002... tex-wyo-dem Sep 2015 #32
Exactly. Republicans - wrong on everything, for many decades. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2015 #4
TOMATOES! Heirlooms? Delish stuff, our little tomatoes. :D lucky you to apparently roguevalley Sep 2015 #21
off-topic ... but cool info shireen Sep 2015 #29
The tweets in response to his...some are stunningly idiotic dorkzilla Sep 2015 #5
Why is it that the dumbest in this country also tend to be Republican and .... AlbertCat Sep 2015 #6
they seek news outlets that fit their 'facts' and world view. Hence, idiocy. roguevalley Sep 2015 #22
they seek news outlets that fit their 'facts' and world view. Hence, idiocy. AlbertCat Sep 2015 #35
To answer your question, Republicans are ill-informed and dumb because LibDemAlways Sep 2015 #7
It seems to me... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #15
Read John Dean's "Conservatives Without Conscience." alfredo Sep 2015 #50
Thanks for the tip! gregcrawford Sep 2015 #51
It's well researched and clearly presented. alfredo Sep 2015 #53
2nd Political Book I Read Yallow Sep 2015 #52
That was a good book. alfredo Sep 2015 #54
Yes, but no Cosmocat Sep 2015 #18
Every one of the Big Three cable networks peddles bullshit. SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #48
Totally agree. I will not watch MSNBC dorkzilla Sep 2015 #49
Me too! SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #56
One of our very own snort Sep 2015 #8
Wait, what? A DUer said this? dorkzilla Sep 2015 #12
Yup. It was pointed out that the 1st ammendment snort Sep 2015 #14
Speechless. Second time in 2 days that I’m speechless. dorkzilla Sep 2015 #17
Media, religion, deliberate ignorance, and isolation. jwirr Sep 2015 #10
I think that’s what I’m trying to figure out. dorkzilla Sep 2015 #13
I think it's because of single issues. OnionPatch Sep 2015 #23
Okay, now assume that you listen to Faux and you jwirr Sep 2015 #24
They are the low information voters who fall for the propaganda. Dustlawyer Sep 2015 #27
You answered that one yourself. eom SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #47
Yes, they are sad and dead wrong, which is what we'll all be mountain grammy Sep 2015 #9
And that has been true since 1980. jwirr Sep 2015 #11
'For the second time this year, we, as Democrats, have had to sit idly by and listen elleng Sep 2015 #19
this deserves it's own thread! magical thyme Sep 2015 #25
Thanks, thyme. elleng Sep 2015 #28
Hey DNC don't you think we should answer back? jwirr Sep 2015 #26
no-o-o-o. we're sca-a-a-a-r-red. Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #33
LOL Thank you. jwirr Sep 2015 #34
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #20
Bernie's tactics are really interesting mindwalker_i Sep 2015 #30
He is less concerned about his image and about playing it safe and more interested in JDPriestly Sep 2015 #45
One of my favorite Facebook posts about the debate came from a friend. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2015 #31
Lol! n/t Catherina Sep 2015 #44
And Christie stole a part of Bernie's stump speech. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #36
I noticed that. It was about the people needing to be engaged. Borrowed Bernie's words JDPriestly Sep 2015 #46
More like stole Bernie's words, these gops are thieves. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #55
He's right on. gateley Sep 2015 #37
Part of that is the fault of the moderators oberliner Sep 2015 #38
Are you lost? smokey nj Sep 2015 #39
Huh? oberliner Sep 2015 #40
Do you support his candidacy for the Democratic nomination? smokey nj Sep 2015 #41
Absolutely oberliner Sep 2015 #42
That's not what I meant, and you know it. smokey nj Sep 2015 #43
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