07-09-2015, 11:13 AM
(07-09-2015, 02:40 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: I don't think the media is the mind-controlling evil that you and some others always present it to be, or that people in general rely on it to determine right and wrong, Maggot. People on the whole are smarter than that, people here for sure. IMO.
If the media is truly the objective, information dispensing medium you allude it to be, why the fear of FOX News by the administration (Obama) and members, within this forum?
While not mind-control per se, Joseph Goebbels knew how to persuade, motivate and rally the masses using images and rhetoric.
I don't believe the majority of people are critical thinkers. Too many are unwilling to examine beliefs that are contrary or completely foreign to them. Let's look at the willingness of our learned representatives throughout the country.
Emotion is a powerful persuader . . . and the media can't stop stirring the pot.
Ignorant people rely on emotional arguments . . . it's easier on the brain.
And it keeps 'em coming back to the media feeding trough.