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Grassy Knoll

(10,118 posts) Sun Jun 16, 2013, 01:32 AM Jun 2013

The Media Is Responsible For Your Paranoia, NSA, OMGhazi, IRS....

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The Media Is Responsible For Your Paranoia, NSA, OMGhazi, IRS.... (Original Post) Grassy Knoll Jun 2013 OP

if we had a working news media the 99% would control sigmasix Jun 2013 #1

True, But they Have Rush and Fox news........ Grassy Knoll Jun 2013 #2

Agreed! Control of the Media dougolat Jun 2013 #3

sigmasix

(794 posts)

1. if we had a working news media the 99% would control

Reply to Grassy Knoll (Original post)

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 01:46 AM

Jun 2013

Democracy is best defended with a functioning news media. If we had a functioning journalistic profession the people would be better represented and the electorate would be less tolerant of willfully ignorant politicians and astro-turfed partisan "movements".

Grassy Knoll

(10,118 posts)

2. True, But they Have Rush and Fox news........

Reply to sigmasix (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 02:06 AM

Jun 2013

To ignore the facts and divide this country, and they know they
have the low informed voters to rally against any democratic President,
The sad part is they think this is funny, but funny didn't get them anywhere.

dougolat

(716 posts)

3. Agreed! Control of the Media

Reply to sigmasix (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 03:08 PM

Jun 2013

equals control of the framing,and control of the dialog, or lack thereof.

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