For years, liberals have accused conservatives of "living in a bubble." It turns out the progressive bubble was just as disorienting. Time to turn off Rachel Maddow, Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, et al. They weren't lying to you, but they obviously were just as ignorant of Republicans as Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Hugh Hewitt, et al are of Democrats.
There are a number of things that must be done to reform the system, but chief among them is to change our expectations/demands of the media. Let's face it, whichever your preferred US news outlet is, it only earns money by providing what people want, as opposed to providing information people need. Look at the trending topics of Facebook and Twitter. Look at the headlines on Buzzfeed and HuffPo. Those stories you feel do not apply to you... an overwhelming number of Americans disagree with you... those are the Americans who elected a president last night, the ones who were catered to, pandered to, and spoonfed what they wanted, not what they needed. The late George Carlin once lamented, "Think of how stupid the average person is... and then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." Part of that is the fault of a deeply flawed education system, but part of it is the fault of journalists whose jobs are dependent on the number of eyeballs they can attract. If you find yourself in constant agreement with the media, let that be your first warning sign that you might be in a bubble. https://youtu.be/AyifuNC0MT8 -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
