Has television replaced politics? - Democratic Underground

pinto

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Thu Feb-02-06 08:38 PM
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Has television replaced politics?

It seems that way sometimes. Marshall McLuhan may have been right. The medium is the message, he said. How he felt about that assessment isn't clear, but I bet he's chuckling now.

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StClone

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Thu Feb-02-06 08:51 PM
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1. Between TV and anti-depressants

Edited on Thu Feb-02-06 09:38 PM by StClone

At my work place between 40 and 45% use anti-depressants. Now I can not argue as to their need as I have seen great results with them. But, I do have an observation. Many on anti-depressants seem to undergo a focus shift that seems to dull their senses that leads to a tuning out or lack of alarm on matters political. Inferring this nationwide I can see anti-depressant using Americans allowing the U.S. to become a NeoCon playground and Baptismal vessel of the X-tians. Along with TV's effects, there's a vast wasteland of humanity lost to manipulation and apathy.

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flashdebadge

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Thu Feb-02-06 08:53 PM
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2. for most people, entertainment trumps just about anything. (sad)

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newyawker99

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Fri Feb-03-06 09:57 AM
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12. Hi flashdebadge!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

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flashdebadge

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Sat Feb-04-06 04:46 PM
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13. Although I'm from the south, there are few things I love more than

a New York accent. I just love it!

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nancyr

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Thu Feb-02-06 08:56 PM
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3. Has television replaced politics?

Politics and television are one and the same. Most people can't differentiate between the two these days.

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pinto

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Thu Feb-02-06 09:51 PM
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9. Yeah, and I wanna work to remind folks that TV is not going to do anything

politically for them. It's a shouting publicity match, overall. Personal involvement in politics - local, state wide and national - holds the promise of real time change. What was that old 60's phrase? saw it on the DU Homepage this morning - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.

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Not_Giving_Up

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Thu Feb-02-06 09:57 PM
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10. I think that a lot of people do realize that it's not televised

I have the DU shirt that says "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised...It's Online!". I had it on when I went to Crawford (Camp Casey 2 - final weekend), and I walked past a guy who said "Hey - It IS being televised!". My response was "Yes, but not enough of it."

We know that the news is a bunch of shit, that's why we gather here and on other websites...to get the truth and to organize.

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pinto

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Thu Feb-02-06 10:22 PM
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11. Kudos! I just hope we work the vote as well as we work the internet.

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FloridaPat

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Thu Feb-02-06 09:20 PM
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4. Television has replaced life.

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KoKo

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Thu Feb-02-06 09:22 PM
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5. You said it! and that piped in Clear Channel in all our Grocery Store,

etc. at High Decibel has replaced our reasons to think. "Block it Out" is what I hear when I complain..."Block it Out."

How much can we block out before we are marginalized...as "Fingies?"

I don't know....:-(

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pinto

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Thu Feb-02-06 09:44 PM
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8. Ha. Good point.

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leftofthedial

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Thu Feb-02-06 09:42 PM
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6. corporations have replaced government

and used media to replace politics

"Government is the Entertainment Division of the military-industrial complex."--Frank Zappa

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The Flaming Red Head

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Thu Feb-02-06 09:43 PM
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7. The dumb fucks think so

don't they. Not likely.

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