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2016 Postmortem

dorkzilla

(5,141 posts) Tue Dec 15, 2015, 01:47 PM Dec 2015

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Terrorism is a Sideshow

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The American public’s priorities are a bizarro version of Short Attention Span Theater, with issues constantly flickering in and out of consciousness based solely on what is being shouted about by people invited on cable news shows by producers in search of ratings. Whereas the truly important issues never really change—economics, poverty, peace, war, the health of humans and of the world around us—we imagine that the important issues are constantly changing, often from day to day, simply because the television has caused us to think of them after a long fallow period.

http://gawker.com/terrorism-is-a-sideshow-1748090071

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Terrorism is a Sideshow (Original Post) dorkzilla Dec 2015 OP

How do you define all that encompsses domestic terrorism? aspirant Dec 2015 #1

While I don't think it is a sideshow. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #2

Having studied various civilization over time Chitown Kev Dec 2015 #3

Of course, very few people get their news from cable TV... brooklynite Dec 2015 #4

In the "Blame Revolution" cosmicone Dec 2015 #5

aspirant

(3,533 posts)

1. How do you define all that encompsses domestic terrorism?

Reply to dorkzilla (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 02:07 PM

Dec 2015

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

2. While I don't think it is a sideshow.

Reply to dorkzilla (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 02:11 PM

Dec 2015

The point of how it is used is overall accurate.

Chitown Kev

(2,197 posts)

3. Having studied various civilization over time

Reply to dorkzilla (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 02:18 PM

Dec 2015

America is pretty much like any other culture in this regard...granted that TV and the Internet makes these things worse than ever

brooklynite

(94,598 posts)

4. Of course, very few people get their news from cable TV...

Reply to dorkzilla (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 02:19 PM

Dec 2015

...but I guess this excuse is a good as anything else.

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

5. In the "Blame Revolution"

Reply to dorkzilla (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 02:32 PM

Dec 2015

today's bourgeoisie are 1. American Public and 2. Media.

Got it.

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