One of the many things that FUXNews offers their listeners: manipulation. And I can't wrap my head around folks who either don't care or don't see it or feel it happening to their brains right in front of their eyes. The steady drip, drip, drip--can erode rock and sway opinions. I believe it's called "brain washing".
Over the years, our family stayed in our share of motel rooms, with crappy TV offerings, particularly in our early years. And what "news" channel can you usually count on being a part of the hotel cable package? It was always FUX, with no other news channel offered.
Even their local news station folks, tailor their segments to nudge feelings and opinions. There's usually a shaming story about the poor and people of color, a story to make you fearful about your neighbors and something sensational--mostly from other cities, because sensational must be found to entertain and keep their audience returning.
Are some of us born with a BS meter in our heads and others not? I've always thought of myself as a bit of a skeptic, but even that can land you in quicksand, if you think someone is hiding the truth. Because there's always a webpage to be found that offers exactly what you thought/hoped.
Which reminds me of, a long since passed, friend of my parents, who would always get upset by something he'd read in the newspaper. No matter how my parents tried to convince him that "Letters to the Editor", were opinions and not fact, it never stuck. As far as he was concerned, anything printed in a newspaper was fact.
Be smart, not simply entertained. Love, K
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