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In reply to the discussion: This country has become so angry. [View all]99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)22. Good observations. K n R nt
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What is making folks fearful, then angry, is the fucking doom and gloom fear obssessed mass media.
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
#23
So true. While much of the news is bad, it's presented in a fearful fashion.
mountain grammy
Feb 2015
#29
It is the military music and war imagery and endless loops of scary Muslims....what else did they expect?
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
#30
You are so right. There is a right leaning talk show on late in my area. And his topic always
GoneFishin
Feb 2015
#50
The Corporate New Media created by Rupert Murdoch, which everyone else has copied. nt
madinmaryland
Feb 2015
#46
Perhaps due to NOTHING ever changing, due to being stuck in two party system run by corporations??
TheNutcracker
Feb 2015
#4
And the corporatists PROFIT from fostering this hate and division in the electorate...
cascadiance
Feb 2015
#14
We have been getting hate education since before the 80s starting with Jerry Falwell and his ilk.
jwirr
Feb 2015
#5
Fear and emotion. Which party stokes the and benefits from them? Got to admit they are good at it.
pampango
Feb 2015
#12
And their bought and sold mass media. And Fox. I am angry too, ever hear of it?
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
#24
It may be a hate crime. My point is hate crimes are not unusual in our history. (nt)
jeff47
Feb 2015
#39
Now I understand completely, thanks. So let it be investigated as one, right? History can guide us.
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
#41
fuxx gnewz should be bombed out of existence as the seditious pile of bullshit it is.
pansypoo53219
Feb 2015
#28
Quite often, anger, hatred and their concomitant passions are far more easily seen
LanternWaste
Feb 2015
#37