Fox "news." Reinforcing ignorance 24/7. Counting on ignorance. Treating its audience as ignorami, as business plan. It's the one thing, I'd say, about which they're always right.
"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." Orwell
"“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
Plato
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" Robespierre
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You're right that there are hardly any comments, Frank, but that doesn't make me desperate enough to post yours... which was fine until the last sentence.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, viewership continues to rise, albeit not exactly meteorically. I guess not a lot of them feel the need to agree in writing; and the disagreers seem unwilling to receive pushback. Makes for a dull conversation, I agree. But I don't mind listening to myself talking.
"fine until the last sentence"???
ReplyDeletethe last sentence was the whole point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Personally, I'd like to see all corrupt Politicians blow their(!:) heads off...
want something even more sickening and disgusting???
The 2010 BCS CHAMPION AUBURN TIGERS first 2 games..
Crimminey, losing to teams in both South Carolina, AND Mississippi...
I might be takin that Kibbutz gig sooner than expected...
THERE, does THAT meet your decency filters???
Frank
Probably the best I can expect.
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