Sincere question, do you actually think this will get anyone to stop watching those news sources? Or is it just meant to gratify and inspire "us" against "them"? Or...?
(I'm an Aussie leftist who doesn't watch any of them. I am just also in favor of rationality and pragmatism over tribalism.)
I explained to my sister during the first run of Cheeto von Tweeto that Fox News had fully admitted that they were an entertainment station not a news station in a court of law and had the lawsuit dismissed. She said, well they tell the truth more than everybody else.
There are some that you simply cannot help. Which is why I'm over 2,000 miles away from my idiot relations. You cannot save everybody. But you can save some of them.
When a judge ruled that FOX has no legal obligation to report the truth, that's all you need to know about FOX and its media ilk.
Oppression is a profession
False. Capitalism is when the economy is controlled by billionaires. Entrepreneurship and free enterprise are not the same as capitalism. My small businesses are not capitalist.
What if your small business grew into the size of an Amazon or a Nike? Then everyone would say it's capitalist. How big is capitalist big? The answer is either $0 or some arbitrary # above $0.
When the founder sells out to investors. That’s capitalism. There is no need for businesses to grow so large. If larger size means better for the People, the government should take over ownership.
Cank Uygur runs that channel to make money; so it's capitalist (even if they bash Trump a lot there). If it wasn't for money, then Cenk would have another job somewhere that WOULD be his source of income.
Msnbc, CNN, abc are just as bad. Mainstream media is misinformation and disinformation for their respective sides.
They all push a narrative of protecting the status quo, the ruling class, the billionaire class.
I would argue all six of the media companies that own 90% of our media are complicit
CBS, ABC, NBC are no better than Fox, they are slightly less obvious.
I witnessed the court reporter from CBS hammer democrats for being to hard on the Court of Koch "justices", "they are just doing their jobs".
Many of the smaller, local channels have been bought out by Sinclair, a conservative conglomerate. Check out on YouTube an eerie reading many of their newscasters had to read.
I’m aware of that and I’m immune to Sinclair’s nonsense. I just want to know if I’ll need to wear a coat or bring an umbrella or if there’s an accident nearby. Sports scores are also welcome.
Amazing what they're willing to believe. "She can't speak! Word salad. She's CRAZY!" from RWNJ family. "They're coming for my GUNS!" "We paid 45% income tax under Biden/Harris"- small biz owner, highest rate 37% IF claim $600K+ taxable income- as if. Then took fam group to Cabo. Go figure.
Let’s not take credit away from Rupert Murdoch and Ronald Regan’s removal of The Truth in News Doctrine off the books. It was put in place after WW2 to prevent a Fascist America to occur.
People believe what they are told. Like it or not, by far and large people trust those in power.
Cute how you added that part about "Fascist America."
Fascism is capitalized when discussing Mussolini's regime in Italy, otherwise it is fascism.
Secondly, citation needed as to your claim "to prevent a Fascist America." Fascism had literally just been defeated and wasn't a threat in postwar USA.
I meant what I posted. There were series of experiments conducted after WW2 to find out why the German people went Nazi. Specifically I was referring to “the Milgram experiments” it determined about 1 in 10,000 will question those in authority.
most main stream media is corporate or political propaganda, deliberately set at odds with one another so that no American can form an opinion they are sure of. United, American people win! divided they are taken advantage of. People at the top of the pyramid muddy the waters to catch more fish.
Right winged media, such as the ones listed in the meme, are made by, for, and slanted to favor one political party. “Main stream” media is made for advertising revenue. If it leans left, it’s because it’s what sells. It helped elect trump, as no matter what trump sells stories.
For twelve years, If I came to you and spread news that your neighbor is a bad bad person you’ll believe it even with evidence exonerating your neighbor.
That’s what tramp did. He told us how bad things are even though we have evidence of how good they are
Yet, MAGA keeps telling us any news they don’t like is from the “woke, liberal media”. Please tell me where I can find this media, so I can watch/read it.
Let's face it, our media has been taken over by the conservatives. There are no unbiased US-based news outlets now. Al-Jazeera or BBC have more accurate coverage of US events.
Our "News" outlets will soon be on the Russia or North Korean level of credibility.
Sadly the BBC has also been taken over by the conservatives and is no longer an unbiased or even trustworthy source - the BBC weather website and weather App recently forecast 13508mph wind speeds and temperatures of 404C for the UK.
Mine, too. Mom died in 2017 & voted for the bloated bloviator & hated Hillary--she watched Fox & listened to rant radio, as did a sister & brother. I gave up trying to speak facts to them. BTW, I had been a lifelong Repub, but fact check stuff. Left the GOP because of what they've become & the lies.
Also, my father is a bigot (think Archie Bunker), and gawd forbid would never vote for a woman, nor a black woman to boot. Such a shame that one would vote for a felon & rapist.
Same.Grew up in a Republican household. Parents always involved in local politics.This party has changed so much.I live in a state where we don't register by party.I will never vote for a Republican again,and I live in a state with a really fine Republican governor. It's a shame, but never again.
Same here. Lifelong conservative. Around 2010 noticed Faux News was telling me what to think, not what happened, but Trump was the wake up call. He was an obvious fraud. I looked around and realized the Republicans did not represent my values whatsoever.
I just told an old lady this after she said we just need to close our borders. Then I found out she consumes OAN. I did tell her it’s all lies, just like Fox. Like talking to a brick wall.
Yeah it means they’re stupid, but I promise you CEOs aren’t sitting around consuming conservative news and CEOs are actual problems. Someone who watches tv doesn’t own their own mind and they don’t change anything one way or the other.
Its much worse.
Peoples source of news and information are random grifters on youtube ,twitter etc.
However MSM deserves the downfall as they also werent the greatest source of news.
I would extend this to all TV news. If you’re watching the news, you’re not getting the news. Read independent journalists instead. Not ‘in addition to,’ instead.
Absolutely, I have a friend who’s only source of news is son, she’s been depressed and has secure anxiety.. I can’t feel bad for her it’s self inflicted
When the most influential podcaster says X is the most trusted source of news because community notes will help prevent misinformation then they must be added to this list. I see more outright lies in seconds when I scroll than MSM has in months.
Once Fox gets into peoples brains, you cannot reach them. They have 14 different techniques they use to control people. I have lost most of my family and friends to them. The brainwashing is calculated and dangerous.
Or you might be a poor person living in a rural area where cable costs $200 per month, broadband costs $100 or more per month, but the local over-the-air TV station is a Fox affiliate. I live in rural TX, and can pick up 5 Fox stations but no mainstream news.
We all pick our poison and use critical thinking skills but the people without those end up with fox, newsmax, oann and before we know it trump is the gd pres again, jeez
They don't teach contemporary critical thinking in schools. Just looking at each newspaper headline on a stall should tell any passerby that we are lied to, and often.
Bigger problem as I traveled across our country.
AON, Fox, Newsmax are played across many hotel chains in the lobbies. Airport, law enforcement and military bases door rooms. The Right wing media is dominant.
Especially in GOP states, the hate for minorities is high.
There are good contributors still on MSNBC. Yes there are really bad and problematic ones too but I appreciate those that go into history. I also appreciate those that have gone and reported directly from wartime locations
Now if it’s your only source- doesn’t matter the source. That’s a problem.
I wish they would especially with Maddow now having her own production company. I definitely pick and choose who I’ll listen to and get multiple sources. I think part of the reason I won’t give it up is her and feeling like I did with a good history teacher who was more storyteller I had in college
Oh yeah I don’t have cable. I only do things through podcasts. I kinda wondered how much they make off those. Also FF through all ads but that’s mostly because I hate ads lol
There is a comparison, IMO. I submit as evidence, this article describing the electoral college as normal to democracy, while revealing how the WILL OF THE VOTERS can LOSE against the will of the EC. This is the very definition of oligarchy and yet this is not mentioned. https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/17/politics/electoral-college-votes-what-matters/index.html
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(I'm an Aussie leftist who doesn't watch any of them. I am just also in favor of rationality and pragmatism over tribalism.)
Propaganda is the problem
I never heard of them.
But now, we know to stay clear of them.
Fox is pure poison!
It literally brainwashed all the watchers.
This is child abuse! To subject such a young innocent mind to Foxes' brainwashing!
I can't listen to people on Fox speak for more than a few seconds before I have an adverse reaction to it.
They are all so fake!
Their voices are abrasive.
They yell & are overly argumentative! It's very strange.
Oppression is a profession
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They all push a narrative of protecting the status quo, the ruling class, the billionaire class.
CBS, ABC, NBC are no better than Fox, they are slightly less obvious.
I witnessed the court reporter from CBS hammer democrats for being to hard on the Court of Koch "justices", "they are just doing their jobs".
https://abc17news.com/news/ap-national-news/2024/11/18/kissing-the-ring-msnbc-morning-joe-hosts-say-they-met-with-trump-to-reopen-lines-of-communication/
People believe what they are told. Like it or not, by far and large people trust those in power.
Fascism is capitalized when discussing Mussolini's regime in Italy, otherwise it is fascism.
Secondly, citation needed as to your claim "to prevent a Fascist America." Fascism had literally just been defeated and wasn't a threat in postwar USA.
News must be true!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment
From Governor to president.
That’s what tramp did. He told us how bad things are even though we have evidence of how good they are
Let's face it, our media has been taken over by the conservatives. There are no unbiased US-based news outlets now. Al-Jazeera or BBC have more accurate coverage of US events.
Our "News" outlets will soon be on the Russia or North Korean level of credibility.
Peoples source of news and information are random grifters on youtube ,twitter etc.
However MSM deserves the downfall as they also werent the greatest source of news.
Dead naming X, twitter is hilariously ironic for the transphobe that is Leon Muskrat
You're the asshole
You know damn well magas aren't reading anything that ain't online, unless it's farm animal porn
Maybe try majority report or vaush or hasan or some more news or more perfect union
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But, they’re just a few of the worst offenders in today’s news media.
There’s many others.
Maybe do some research or think for yourself occasionally.
HAVE A NICE DAY!
You are muted to save my valuable time!
https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/09/23/why-do-we-believe-lies-even-after-they-are-proven-wrong#1
AON, Fox, Newsmax are played across many hotel chains in the lobbies. Airport, law enforcement and military bases door rooms. The Right wing media is dominant.
Especially in GOP states, the hate for minorities is high.
They are NOT part of the problem
They are the entire problem.
Every last one of them.
As @markelias.bsky.social accurately says, "We're on our own."
Now if it’s your only source- doesn’t matter the source. That’s a problem.
They have been “sane washing” Drumpf all along.
Recently, they called Drumpf‘s talk of occupying Canada & Panama ambitious, instead of what it is: the violent overthrow of sovereign nations.
#Propaganda
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/17/politics/electoral-college-votes-what-matters/index.html
To regard any of those as "news" is also a big aspect of that problem you mentioned...
*Bows*