It has been proven over and over that
repetition of simple slogans can brainwash Americans. Despite knowing
that large corporations own the mass media, including our daily
newspapers, we talk about the "left leanings" of the media.
We like to believe that our nation is the healthiest and provides the
best and latest medical care, despite our standings in health
services, their cost, and our poor standing on the world's healthiest
People list.
What disconnects our brains from the real world is the constant
pounding of misinformation.
It is no accident that we receive our information via short clips,
little snippets. Our attention span has been conditioned by the
constant hammering of short commercials, to be unable to lock in to a
subject for more than a minute at a time. Even thinking for ourselves
becomes a difficult labor. We have been conditioned to being told. I
can't begin to count the times I have touched upon some political
issue or another, only to be told, "I'm not political. Politics are
boring, and besides, most politicians are crooks out to line their own
pockets". So they are bored, but won't do anything about what they
believe are crimes being committed by politicians. This is all
planted propaganda.
Remember, the most effective propaganda is that which leaves you
unaware that you have been propagandized.
As for NPR, when the network removed Bob Edwards and replaced him with
the cool "Bobbsy Twins", Steve and Renee, they also instituted a new
"fairness" policy. This policy was in deference to those corporations
who were "generously" giving money to support NPR. And from that day
forward, NPR has stood for, New Promoter of the Rich.
Even though Hillary Clinton denies it, money does buy loyalty. So all
we need to do is to listen to those contributors to NPR ti to learn
who is being favored.
Now is that so hard to do?
Carl Jarvis
On 8/7/16, Alice Dampman Humel <alicedh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That’s how we might see it, but most of middle America, for lack of a better
term, still sees NPR as left-leaning, even though it has moved so far right,
so , that large swath of voters views NPR and anything they have to say,
with suspicion. If you’re asking what is my point, I don’t have one. This is
nothing but an observation. Every time I hear someone say this, that NPR is
so leftist, I am amazed and incredulous, but that’s how far right the
populace has moved.
On Aug 6, 2016, at 9:17 PM, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Whatever Mid America or Trump thinks, NPR now gets a lot of funding from
corporations such as those in the fossil fuel industry, and they are very
mainstream, very much like the New York Times and the Democratic Party.
They're the voice of the liberal establishment or the liberal elites.
They
are protective of Israel, no matter what, and they will bash Putin and
Assad, the government position in every situation regardless of the facts.
Miriam
________________________________
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alice Dampman
Humel
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2016 7:38 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Isn't this the first time
Yes, they talked about the Greens back then, too.but was NPR considered
mass
media back then? Are they considered mass media now? By us, yes. By Trump
supporters and middle America, not so much...
On Aug 6, 2016, at 5:42 PM, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Yes, that's what I mean. The mass media have suddenly noticed her.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of joe harcz
Comcast
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2016 5:31 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Isn't this the first time
CNN just had a round table with Libertarians and will be holding one
with
Jill Stein too.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Miriam Vieni" <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2016 5:28 PM
Subject: [blind-democracy] Isn't this the first time
NPR is actually talking about Jill Stein and the Green
party. This
certainly didn't happen in 2012 and in 2008, no one knew
there was a
Green Party.
Perhaps this is what Bernie accomplished. His campaign put
the Green
Party on the map.
Miriam
