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randys1

(16,286 posts)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 09:43 AM Sep 2014

Americans in general have been trained to have knee jerk, immature reactions to certain words

Liberal

Progressive

Redistribution of Wealth

Socialism


I think of that very typical American, "Joe the Pretend Plumber"...to be fair to him, he was expressing the view of probably half or even more than half of America. Joe was flabbergasted that the president would do what most presidents have done before, oversee a government that thru taxation redistributes wealth and resources so society doesnt spin out of control.


The oligarchs have spent hundreds of millions maybe billions on training us to react negatively to all the positive ideas we have.

Common sense dictates that 6 individuals cant have the same wealth as 140 million people, as is the case in America with the Walton Family, but ask the average american if taxation and regulation should exist to reverse that and they will get nervous.

How do we go about retraining people not to fear that which is best for them?

Oh, and vote.

https://twitter.com/DidTheyLetUVote


If we could only educate people as to just how terrible Reagan was, how horrific his economic policies were.

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Americans in general have been trained to have knee jerk, immature reactions to certain words (Original Post) randys1 Sep 2014 OP
oh, it's far worse than just a few words unblock Sep 2014 #1
Spot on with every sentence, unblock. brush Sep 2014 #2
The manipulation became blatantly open hifiguy Sep 2014 #3
Beheading is more despicable than .... GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #4
"Palin." nt Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #5

unblock

(52,253 posts)
1. oh, it's far worse than just a few words
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 10:01 AM
Sep 2014

they've trained a whole generation to eagerly accept the incessant manipulation of their most primitive emotions, most notably fear and greed, and to think of it as being politically informed, rather than recognize it as the brainwashing propaganda that it is.

there is not a single act that obama has done, speech he has given, or suit he has warn that would not be praised as the greatest act, speech, or suit ever had it been done by a republican president and the right-wing noise machine had decided to tell their sheep to support it.

and yet they still think of themselves as having a philosophy and acting on principle, yet it is as nakedly partisan as can be.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
3. The manipulation became blatantly open
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 11:55 AM
Sep 2014

after the end of the fairness doctrine, the absorption of news into entertainment divisions, and the ridiculous consolidation of the media caused by the utter failure to enforce perfectly good antitrust laws. The end result was Faux.

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