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BumRushDaShow

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20. ^^^ THIS ^^^
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 04:54 AM
Nov 2016

The media nurtured, stoked, and amplified the discord for ratings purposes. In essence, "normalizing" obscene, rude, prevaricative, and hateful behavior. This is different from the "1st Amendment" freedom of speech as it points to the purposeful manipulation of societal norms and expectations through editorializing and false equivalencies, to make a quick buck (ratings). And the mess that we are in today can be laid at their feet.

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