Quote:
Originally posted by Tshabet
I am INCREDULOUS about Supe's first post.
|
I assume, by the ALL CAPS, that you understand I was KIDDING.
But seriously, yeah, we get your point. Do you get ours? Here is another opportunity:
Start a TV station that is not sitcoms, not sports, just news and political discussion, and give it a slogan like "Fair and Balanced."
Then, bring nothing but right-wing propaganda talk shows on.
Sure, some of us know bull**** when we see it, but it's not always that easy to see, and for many voters (obviously), even easy stuff goes unexamined. The voter is incredibly gullible. Have you ever seen one of those shows where they interview folks on the street and ask them easy question about, say, geography? Are you aware of the misconceptions that were out there at election time?
So yeah, you can point out that there are pure-entertainment talks shows on the "Fair and Balanced" station, but are you unaware of the hundreds of thousands, or perhaps millions of people who have no idea what you're talking about when you say it is "entertainment" and not "news?"