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Originally Posted by cstreit
I don't think that's our culture... I think it's the inevitable conclusion of our for-profit media that must segregate and generate reaction in order to sell. Only the loudest are heard. Only the extreme viewpoints are published.
Imagine a news article "GOP and Dems have similar view on Guatemala policy, but GOP favors 5% more investment in infrastructure."
Nope!
What he have is:
"7 ways your cat might be killing you..." and
"I saw this bear in the forest and you won't believe what happened next!"
"Dems say GOP leaders should all be hanged for treason!"
It's all BS. All.OF.IT.
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And the fact that there are folks out there that swallow it whole, then regurgitate it to others...
Useful idiots, and the ones who create the propaganda to begin with laugh all the way to the bank. When recitation of talking points replaces actual thought, there's no point in having a discussion. Easier just to fetch the talking points from the original source.