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| it290 - Oct 22, 2004 |
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it290 | Oct 22, 2004 | ||
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ExCyber | Oct 22, 2004 | |||
Please keep the discussion civil.
There's actually an excellent piece... in the New York Times Magazine that explores this issue in more depth with regard to the Bush administration. The most (in)famous part is this: QUOTE(it290 @ Oct 22, 2004 @ 11:05 PM) However, I don't think your explanation quite works... even if it does, it's still rather troubling: it signifies that a large portion of the population is in the dark where these matters are concerned, and I for one think that is an ill omen for America's future. I find it difficult to understand how people can remain ignorant about these things when we're constantly bombarded by information from all sides.[/b]
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Sometimes the truth hurts. Remember, they're being bombarded by it, your own words. That indicates media such as internet and TV where more than half of what you get is pre-chewed. In other words, the information has already been interpreted, and not by you. I read newspapers on a semi-regular basis, and sadly very few others my age do. Mainstream newspapers (with some exceptions), even left or right leaning ones, have more information and less A-B-C stories.