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hay rick

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25. Americans traded in citizenship for being consumers.

Mon May 18, 2020, 11:49 AM

May 2020

24/7 advertising will do that to you. The idea that we are citizens who enjoy rights paid for with an equal burden of responsibilities has been replaced with the idea that we should always look to maximize our personal benefits and minimize our personal costs. Taxes, laws, and regulations are all viewed as costs to be avoided and met with resentment whenever they benefit other people.

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Here is another historic example explaining the behavior of Trump voters. [View all] shockey80 May 2020 OP

We think FOX is bad HAB911 May 2020 #1

I know a LOT of white women Cosmocat May 2020 #10

it's not fox. fox is visual icing on the lie turd pie of talk radio certainot May 2020 #29

Anyone who believes Trump's bullshit wants to believe Trump's bullshit Orrex May 2020 #2

Well said, Orrex..... secondwind May 2020 #3

There are just soooo many of them! FarPoint May 2020 #7

I do a lot of work in eastern Ohio Orrex May 2020 #18

Except it is just not Trump or Fox News or OAN, The entire GOP dugog55 May 2020 #38

That's true, but... Orrex May 2020 #45

+1 2naSalit May 2020 #8

We absolutely 100% have to stop indulging them Cosmocat May 2020 #11

I agree. Trump Cultists will end up broke, in jail or dead Tiger8 May 2020 #24

Well said. nt hay rick May 2020 #27

that's a miscalc. it may be true of the hard core but there are a lot of americans certainot May 2020 #32

No, fuck them too. Orrex May 2020 #46

In fact, fuck them especially Orrex May 2020 #48

i agree, fuck every greedy dumbass who votes republican. my point is that large certainot May 2020 #49

no, they just hate black people, jews , Mexicans etc JI7 May 2020 #4

Propagandas father, Marketing JackInGreen May 2020 #5

Americans traded in citizenship for being consumers. hay rick May 2020 #25

So, how do you deal with social media? And who determines what "propaganda" is? ehrnst May 2020 #6

A decent educational system that allows people to understand how propaganda works KSNY May 2020 #12

We can't even start to answer those questions until people stop with the both siderism bullshit Cosmocat May 2020 #14

What "bothsiderism shit" are you talking about? ehrnst May 2020 #33

Bothsiderism I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #52

So, maybe you can tell me who is promoting "bothsiderism" in this thread ehrnst May 2020 #55

I'm not saying I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #56

How to decide what's propaganda -- grounding in fact, not belief. ancianita May 2020 #17

Yes, however OPEDs and analysis are by definition *interpretations* of facts and events ehrnst May 2020 #31

Yes. That's why they're called "Opinion-Editorial" ancianita May 2020 #41

So..... ehrnst May 2020 #43

So... ancianita May 2020 #44

Yes, we have to extend rights to those we hate, BUT maxrandb May 2020 #22

I was responding to the OP: "Cable news organizations should not be allowed to knowingly spread" ehrnst May 2020 #23

Damn you & your honesty & objectivity!! oldsoftie May 2020 #42

We are not going to make it if we don't get a handle of this Cosmocat May 2020 #9

Lack of critical thinking skills goes hand in hand with propaganda Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #13

I think of it as belligerent ignorance. Dark n Stormy Knight May 2020 #53

I have been posting for years that we have two root causes for most of our country's problems. Dustlawyer May 2020 #15

One root cause: Money in too few hands. Quemado May 2020 #19

If there's only one thing I could change ... Chili Pepper May 2020 #35

To rid the USA of republicans maybe we should start the rumor....... KS Toronado May 2020 #16

Figure out who the 1st people they go after would be...I mean violently. jmg257 May 2020 #50

Agreement marieo1 May 2020 #20

IN the few discussions with Republicans I've encountered ThoughtCriminal May 2020 #21

There's a huge difference though Major Nikon May 2020 #26

Not all the Japanese civilians on Saipan committed suicide. shockey80 May 2020 #37

What an odd comparison. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #28

Some people are just missing the "Hey, wait a minute now" gene that the rest of us have. mwb970 May 2020 #30

Gee, I wish there were tall cliffs in AR,AL,MS,TX,OK,SD,ND,ID, MT, SC, FL. If only.......... machoneman May 2020 #34

KNR niyad May 2020 #36

Sorry, but NO. Once you start limiting speech you open the door for YOU to be limited. oldsoftie May 2020 #39

Ronald Reagan Terminated The Fairness Doctrine DallasNE May 2020 #40

I think there's a threat more basic than propaganda: our failing education system CaptainTruth May 2020 #47

Funny - the right wingers I know feel the same about more left leaning news jmg257 May 2020 #51

For my RW, not too serious dad, I tracked it down, he uses The Drudge Report website. Brainfodder May 2020 #54