2020 Election MEGAthread

[BlackBellamy]

Originally Posted by Jibartik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Im pretty sure its been cleared up the invention of basic cable is why. Throw in the erosion of the education system and here we are 40 years later and voila [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ted Turner conspiring with Marxists to infiltrate our educational system so his budding network could seize the populace right by the amygdala?

Sounds far-fetched, but I am a Republican and therefore open to whatever conspiracy is thrown my way.


He did marry that fucking Commie witch...

[Danth]

Originally Posted by Jibartik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Im pretty sure its been cleared up the invention of basic cable is why. Throw in the erosion of the education system and here we are 40 years later and voila [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's the natural state of commercial media. Look at media circa 1900, where the U.S. went to war with Spain for no particular reason other than Hearst wanted it and controlled a lot of media. Those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it, and humans have short memories, so the regulations which govern the actions of media have gradually been softened or repealed.

Danth

[BlackBellamy]

Democrats report much higher levels of trust in a number of news sources than Republicans

Both Republicans and Democrats trust their sources more and distrust the others sources. That would be obvious.

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1) Republicans have a much broader "trust" distribution. For example a Republican will trust Fox and other right-wing outlets moderately AND they will also lightly trust left-wing outlets. But Democrats will highly trust left-wing outlets and do not trust right-wing outlets at all.

2) Democrats trust 'their' sources very highly. Republicans have light to moderate levels of distrust for 'their' sources.

So according to Pew, Democrats are gullible and only listen to demagogues, while Republicans are skeptical yet broad-minded.

I'm trying to read this some other way. I'm trying to be broad-minded.

[FatherSioux]

Originally Posted by BlackBellamy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Democrats report much higher levels of trust in a number of news sources than Republicans

Both Republicans and Democrats trust their sources more and distrust the others sources. That would be obvious.

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1) Republicans have a much broader "trust" distribution. For example a Republican will trust Fox and other right-wing outlets moderately AND they will also lightly trust left-wing outlets. But Democrats will highly trust left-wing outlets and do not trust right-wing outlets at all.

2) Democrats trust 'their' sources very highly. Republicans have light to moderate levels of distrust for 'their' sources.

So according to Pew, Democrats are gullible and only listen to demagogues, while Republicans are skeptical yet broad-minded.

I'm trying to read this some other way. I'm trying to be broad-minded.

BB, have you read The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt? It fleshes out your idea and expands on it in great detail. You're essentially right about Lefties being much more focused on a list of narrow things and righties having a much broader approach to life.

It's a great read for anyone, it's a lib righting about why righties win elections more and more. Righties appeal to more values.

[BlackBellamy]

Originally Posted by FatherSioux [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt?

No, I went to see a talk he did at NYU and he was doing a slideshow and one image that suddenly came up, it was a very detailed image of when one of the towers began to fall. I felt sick like Obi Wan in the Falcon then and had to leave. I thought about his presentation and couldn't find any justification of why he would pick that image to illustrate the point rather than another shocking historical image. Why that one shot of the tower falling when the wound was so fresh and the point he was making merely maudlin? Color me petty but I could never get that out of my mind and since that was before I had a chance to read his book I never thought of him again. That's how I deal with people who stir up my ghosts.

[Woke Locc]

Originally Posted by BlackBellamy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1) Republicans have a much broader "trust" distribution. For example a Republican will trust Fox and other right-wing outlets moderately AND they will also lightly trust left-wing outlets. But Democrats will highly trust left-wing outlets and do not trust right-wing outlets at all.

2) Democrats trust 'their' sources very highly. Republicans have light to moderate levels of distrust for 'their' sources.

So according to Pew, Democrats are gullible and only listen to demagogues, while Republicans are skeptical yet broad-minded.

I'm trying to read this some other way. I'm trying to be broad-minded.

I knew a man broad-minded, his name was John.
That fella really got around.

[bubur]

media reporting on media research that cites media surveys of media watchers

muh brain

[Jibartik]

I remember on fox news rand paul said the protesters that were yelling at him that one time "they were going to kill me!" lol

yep that month was particularly bad with politicians hanging from cranes all throughout America. Glad he made it through to the interview unscathed lmao

[BlackBellamy]

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Attention all you low-life forum-squatters!

If Biden wins the FORUM RENT WILL DOUBLE!!!

VOTE 2@2@

[Morton Jr]

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Attention all you low-life forum-squatters!

If Biden wins the FORUM RENT WILL DOUBLE!!!

VOTE 2@2@

Did you get this letter or was this recycled from the internet?