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Mr_Jefferson_24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:54 PM Original message |
Poll question: Almost all television is essentially little more than State/corporate sponsored propaganda... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. You should qualify that |
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Mr_Jefferson_24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. That's a good thought,.. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. producing the programming is still expensive... |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. At least in the Stalinist bloc they knew they were being lied to, by whom, and why |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. The majority, sure. I don't know about "almost all." |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. i can think of several people who quite conceivably would lose their minds |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. You mean that television on which there are shows like |
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Ronald Reagen (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
26. Very, very true |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yep. Same reason I am watching less and less. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. I reel at the thought that I spent countless hours in front of TeeVee growing up... |
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Mr_Jefferson_24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Well said -- I couldn't agree more. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Only if you allow it. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Agreed. That's why I gave up cable in 1996. |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
10. What isn't propaganda? |
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Glorfindel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. "Other" - I don't watch it, so I don't care |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
13. Disagree - The content is not the driver |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. For there to be advertising revenue there must be ............. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Sure, advertising is a form of propaganda |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. People need to realize it is not the job of TV or radio or even newspapers |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. It very well can be political propaganda.. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I agree. I think a blatant example of that is the Chevy truck ads. |
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aldo (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
19. Absolutely, the list goes on and on. 24 is milint/CIA propaganda in favor of torture. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Yes, 24, NCIS, Cops, Predator -- all shows that tell us the gov is in control |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. I don't think it's all propaganda. |
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90-percent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
24. lyrics from my favorite rock star |
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Mr_Jefferson_24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. He was a thinker with a strong social conscience. I miss Frank. |
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90-percent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
25. Not all bad |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
27. Hell yes. Because the medium IS the message. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
29. Except for Grey's Anatomy |
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Mr_Jefferson_24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
30. Kick for a larger sample. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
31. heck no |
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yella_dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
32. I agree... |
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Mr_Jefferson_24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
33. Kick for a larger sample. |
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Mr_Jefferson_24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-12-08 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
34. Kick for a larger sample. |
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