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In reply to the discussion: UPDATE: If the TPP Passes Bernie Sanders Will Be the Next President of the US. And Here's Why: [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)lives. I was under the impression that Progressives were aware of the Corporate takeover of our media and the deliberate attempt since then to keep the voters ignorant of what Corporations are doing to this country. I remember when this was a huge issue for Democrats, to stop the propaganda machine from misinforming the public.
When did Democrats abandon these issues and go over to the other side? We KNOW that the goal of Corporate owned politicians and media, see Fox, Limbaugh and the rest of the Rightwing Noise Machine (see we even had a name for the propagannda instruments used for the deprivation of information the public is entitled to) IS to keep the public uninformed and/or misinformed. I still view this as a major issue for this democracy.
Anyhow, to get to the super important issue you raised, perhaps inadvertently, the deliberate attempt to keep important information from the public while those in power pass laws that harm them but create profits for the already obscenely wealthy.
That is OUR job. And so far, I have NO problem with potential voters knowing what is going on re the TPP eg. Especially YOUNG voters who get their news from Comedy Central and the Internet and are far better informed than you are giving them credit for.
And when I find someone who isn't aware of the TPP, it takes maybe ten minutes to give them the information our propaganda machines do not.
One word works like magic in fact. 'NAFTA', it's amazing after that how quickly they 'get it'.
I am saddened though to see anyone here viewing this major issue as a some kind of positive. When throughout the Bush era it WAS a major issue for Democrats.