It would be overly kind to say the news media is a distraction. The fact is, they harm us.

[Stinky The Clown]

They have failed to keep us informed for decades now.

One of their best tricks is to report on the most shrill among us. They make the shrill people the story, but the reality is they are promoting the subject of the shrillness. The teabaggers and the birthers are two fine, recent examples. The teabaggers message literally drowned out that of the President Of The United States because the teabaggers got more sensational coverage.

Why was Donald Trump's rebirther message covered? Did any serious media person believe for even one minute that the carnival barker was serious? Really? But Oh How Fun to cover his nonsensical clowning.

Meanwhile, does anyone know what is going on with the US labor force? Is anyone talking about our middle class being so decimated, so pushed down, so abused, that we are now competitive, from a manufacturing perspective, with parts of the Chinese economy? Does the media cover that sort of thing?

Or are they too busy distracting us? When our population is so ill informed that it has no idea it is being screwed or by whom, then the media has succeeded. The distraction they purvey is really more like a pestle, grinding our brains to mush in the mortar of shiny objects.

[DJ13]

1. I agree 100%, but the Casey Anthony trial is on, so I'll get back to you later

[KansDem]

9. What's up with that?

Daily, I walk by large flatscreens mounted to the wall on my way to a deli in the building where I work, and this "trial" has been on the screens as I pass by for a couple of weeks now.

What's up?

On second thought, no need to reply...it'll only encourage them.

[DJ13]

10. On second thought, no need to reply...it'll only encourage them.

:thumbsup:

[Bonhomme Richard]

2. I would agree that the MSM now does more harm than good. n/t

[asjr]

3. Whether he runs or not the media are giving

him publicity free of charge and will continue to.

[get the red out]

4. Absolutely agree

Bread and circus.

[unblock]

5. the soviets had pravda, america has profit-a

[Uncle Joe]

6. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Stinky The Clown.

[pacalo]

7. The media is playing limbo with the National Enquirer -- the tabloid that people are ashamed to be

seen picking up while waiting in the check-out line.

[KurtNYC]

8. The MSM is a fun house mirror -- it makes small things big

and big things small.

Television is dead as an information source. Long live the internet!

[Stinky The Clown]

11. Aquick read of the network reports tonight, I find it amazing how many are saying they "knew" T Rump

wasn't going to run.

Oh really?

THEN WHY THE FUCK DID YOU COVER HIM AS IF HE WAS A SERIOUS CONTENDER????????

[StarburstClock]

12. They're talking about real issues at places like RT

The U.S. media is pure propaganda both government and corporate. They sell their ideas, their paradigms and their frameworks inbetween massive amounts of commercials. U.S. media is good for watching movies and sports and an occasional comedy, period. There is no news in the U.S. mainstream media, just one brainwashing technique after the other.