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deutsey

(20,166 posts)
2. Fortunately for them, there's cognitive dissonance
Fri Jun 19, 2015, 10:41 AM
Jun 2015

Makes it so much easier for them to ignore things that disturb their worldview.

 

pintobean

(18,101 posts)
6. I watch local FOX news
Fri Jun 19, 2015, 10:54 AM
Jun 2015

because they don't try to bullshit as much as the other stations. It's more straight forward, as opposed to the constant pandering to the viewers that the other stations do. There are very few Fox News Chanel reports, and when there are, they are directly from the field reporters.

We dumped cable/satellite a couple of years ago, so we don't watch any of the cable news.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
12. We have satellite but don't watch
Fri Jun 19, 2015, 01:39 PM
Jun 2015

any of the cable news. During the day if I'm in the house and have the tv on I'll have it on the science channel. Never watch in the evenings. Years ago I thought that cnn was pretty good then turner sold it and it quickly went to shit so so much for that.

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)
13. The link is to a local Fox station. Usually not the same thing as Fox News.
Fri Jun 19, 2015, 01:43 PM
Jun 2015

I know in my area the local Fox affiliate is owned by the same company and the local news is staffed by the same people as the CBS station that has been in the area for over 50 years. Not sure about the national news part, I never watch it.

I suspect many if not most are like me, they get their Fox News from Crooks and Liars and other such sources.

 

maindawg

(1,151 posts)
9. I am busy with some cons
Fri Jun 19, 2015, 01:20 PM
Jun 2015

Pointing out to them that this is as direct result of the brain washing by fox news and the right wing hate radio stochastic terror campaign. They have created a monster. We get one or two of these right wing terrorist every week. And its the direct result of that. They cannot deny. No one can defend that KKK flag to me. I am sick of it.
I wonder how many of these ticking time bomb brain washed murderers are there out there? See they planted these seeds and you reap what you sow. Now they are blossoming and this is a monster they created. What do they think we can do about it now? Are they ready to admit that fire arms are very dangerous in the wrong hands? Will they allow us to have sane restrictions on the possession of these things?

How many more will die now?

lark

(23,134 posts)
10. Silly person.
Fri Jun 19, 2015, 01:22 PM
Jun 2015

Faux Snooze hides from the truth on a minute by minute basis. They laugh at the truth, they ignore it or they just lie about it, but they rarely ever recognize the truth. They MUCH prefer partisan convenient lies. Don't expect any coverage of his racism, and be surprised if they let even a tiny sliver of the truth shine through.

world wide wally

(21,749 posts)
14. I am always a little shocked all over again at how Fox and Conservatives twist and distort to fit
Fri Jun 19, 2015, 01:55 PM
Jun 2015

their preconceived agenda. Purposefully lying to the public and themselves just because they think it will help their own agenda. This can breed nothing but dysfunction.
Then I ask myself why they knowingly do this time and again,.. over and over.
The only thing I can think of is that they truly hate this country. I would no longer be surprised to find out that they are aligned with Al Queda or Russia or someone that honestly wants to see the United States wiped off the map. (At least in name and principle)

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
15. Won't happen because of a logical paradox.
Fri Jun 19, 2015, 02:26 PM
Jun 2015

To engage in critical thinking or self-questioning one must first be intelligent enough to know you might not know everything or just might be wrong. This requires a level of self-awareness and intelligence that these cretins will never approach.

To realize you just might be dumb or wrong requires enough intelligence to have doubt; as these people are sorely lacking the brains to realize that they just might be stupid, it winds up being a perfect logical paradox that degenerates into a self-reinforcing loop. Stupidity is an inescapable trap, and this poses serious questions about whether the human species can survive.

drm604

(16,230 posts)
16. You're going to take the word of a killer?
Fri Jun 19, 2015, 02:35 PM
Jun 2015

Who are you going to believe, a killer, or the fine upstanding , conservative station Fox News?

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