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In the discussion thread: Call me jaded. I see propaganda all over the place. Our media is pathetic. [View all]

Response to madfloridian (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 12:57 AM

Xolodno (5,195 posts)

23. Sad to say...

I agree with you.

Only reason I stay here in the US....I have elderly relatives...and deserve to by buried with dignity....despite I'm the only one to do so for them. Once they are gone....have no intention to stay "state side". Yeah...I'm going "to do the "love it or leave it"."....and leave it...assuming things get worse and the nation becomes fascist (albeit...under a new sexier name)...and make a run for a nation that doesn't embrace fascism. I have a piece of paper with my name on it, and it says something about economics...and when you add I used to be an advocate for Milton Friedman style economics....but now...for all intents and purposes, a semi-Marxist...not exactly on the "Xmas list". It also makes me a target should shit hit the fan.

Long story short, better to live under a banana republic than a fascist nation.

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69 replies	Author	Time	Post
Call me jaded. I see propaganda all over the place. Our media is pathetic. [View all]	madfloridian	Dec 2015	OP
Our so-called "free press" is bought and paid for.	Scuba	Dec 2015	#1
yes the 1% own the msm	questionseverything	Dec 2015	#50
Worthless as tonsils on a titmouse	Art_from_Ark	Dec 2015	#69
This message was self-deleted by its author	Corruption Inc	Dec 2015	#2
That is just tragic.	madfloridian	Dec 2015	#7
Yep	malaise	Dec 2015	#31
and if the media empires have their way, even the non-US media will become "exceptional"	erronis	Dec 2015	#44
Nobody affluent makes mounds of money from peace. I always assume that reporting on disasters,	GoneFishin	Dec 2015	#3
Interesting observation.	madfloridian	Dec 2015	#64
90% of US Media is owned by 6 corporations	nationalize the fed	Dec 2015	#4
War is money to them	madokie	Dec 2015	#5
Owned by those who profit from ongoing war.	madfloridian	Dec 2015	#6
Oh, I don't know...	chervilant	Dec 2015	#12
"... a minuscule number of narcissistic hedonists, most of whom fit the profile of psychopathy..."	Ghost Dog	Dec 2015	#52
Thank YOU!	chervilant	Dec 2015	#67
And 100% of those corporations are owned by people.	raouldukelives	Dec 2015	#39
And I understand Bill is running for a third term...	N_E_1 for Tennis	Dec 2015	#49
Bill is running with tRump.	DhhD	Dec 2015	#65
Worth emphasising:	Ghost Dog	Dec 2015	#51
"Propaganda can influence people to believe a certain ideology whether that ideology is right or	in_cog_ni_to	Dec 2015	#8
madfloridian is a true asset to this forum.	chervilant	Dec 2015	#13
....	madfloridian	Dec 2015	#15
While people are pelting you	chervilant	Dec 2015	#17
I second everything you said!	haikugal	Dec 2015	#20
Thanks, and hugs.	madfloridian	Dec 2015	#22
......	madfloridian	Dec 2015	#21
Makes me mad, too. Takes me back to the bad old days leading up to Iraq.	madfloridian	Dec 2015	#14
Yep- anyone who doesn't want more war	malaise	Dec 2015	#32
I want you to know that	chervilant	Dec 2015	#53
You're not jaded, they just think we're stupid	Hydra	Dec 2015	#9
The TVs in offices and stores and doctors' offices in 2003 were all set to Fox.	madfloridian	Dec 2015	#61
Great Post!!	Thespian2	Dec 2015	#10
Americans now being told not to travel, that it is not safe for us.	truedelphi	Dec 2015	#11
Many are harboring similar thoughts.	madfloridian	Dec 2015	#16
K&R	AuntPatsy	Dec 2015	#18
Not watching any mainstream media is the best possible thing you can do for yourself.	SheilaT	Dec 2015	#19
Sad to say...	Xolodno	Dec 2015	#23
Spain, innoculated against fascism by experience, leaning the other way	Ghost Dog	Dec 2015	#54
True...but there is something about a white sand beach...	Xolodno	Dec 2015	#55
That's here:	Ghost Dog	Dec 2015	#60
I'll have to look into it...plus the surfing thing.	Xolodno	Dec 2015	#62
TV is a terrible addiction	olddots	Dec 2015	#24
I'm told only foreign news sources engage in propaganda.	Jesus Malverde	Dec 2015	#25
K&R...	spanone	Dec 2015	#26
I'm now apathetic about being jaded.	Rex	Dec 2015	#27
hello Jaded. Great post!	mountain grammy	Dec 2015	#28
......	madfloridian	Dec 2015	#33
I see propaganda all over the place, too.	OnyxCollie	Dec 2015	#29
"The largest contingent was affiliated with Fox News, followed by NBC and CNN"	madfloridian	Dec 2015	#30
Misperceptions, Media, and the Iraq War	OnyxCollie	Dec 2015	#35
Yep, it's relentless.	bemildred	Dec 2015	#34
Relentless describes it very well.	madfloridian	Dec 2015	#45
Remember when Scott McClelland's conscience got to him. He spoke out about Bush's war.	madfloridian	Dec 2015	#36
Kicked and recommended to the Max!	Enthusiast	Dec 2015	#37
rec & kick	MerryBlooms	Dec 2015	#38
Yes nothing but conjecture on CNN this morning	tiredtoo	Dec 2015	#40
word.	KG	Dec 2015	#41
Very thoughtful thread, madfloridian	Samantha	Dec 2015	#42
That's because it's not our media. It's THEIR media. nt	valerief	Dec 2015	#43
The M$M's lying must be APPROVED lying, not just ANY lie.	99th_Monkey	Dec 2015	#46
Many of us on my side of the fence have documented this charade	Ichingcarpenter	Dec 2015	#47
Word. n/t.	Ghost Dog	Dec 2015	#57
K & R for the OP and the responses	mrdmk	Dec 2015	#48
I have a hard enough trouble swallowing my food let alone huge-ass whoppers like these. Thanks	Dont call me Shirley	Dec 2015	#56
The National Security state demands a permanent state of war. Since 1947 this has been true.	kairos12	Dec 2015	#58
The purpose of the corporate propaganda	hifiguy	Dec 2015	#59
Good thread kr nt	PufPuf23	Dec 2015	#63
Propaganda is everywhere.	malokvale77	Dec 2015	#66
K&R!	marym625	Dec 2015	#68

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