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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 779892" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>The way I understand it, they often have people of a so-called opposing view (not just NPR) on to act as the opposite foil in their created world of verbal swordsmanship. The environment is always controlled so the host never looks bad or at least that is the intent but you did nail one point for sure above and that is "they are still using" people. And before we proclaim Fox News as the all evil in this construct, don't for one minute believe Maddow, Olbermann and Matthews don't do exactly the same thing. These talk shows are nothing more than classic interviews from championship wrestling but sold to people who in their own delusions think they are mentally above what the WWE product really is. When you understand that Ruppert Murdoch, Ted Turner, etc. are the exact same as Vince McMahon, then the whole TV product across the board takes on a whole other viewpoint!</p><p> </p><p>Say what you will about Bill Moyers and much can be said but from the PBS format of his show, I watched him interview Lew Rockwell a couple of years ago, a man I knew Moyers had much disagreement with and yet the interview IMO was fantastic. Lew got to make his points without interruption, Moyers' posed several good counterpoints for Lew to address and yet no one walked away mad or insulted and everyone still felt secure in themselves but were able to put all ideas out on the table. The viewer didn't feel propogandized but felt more enlightened having listened to the interview/discussion from a critical thinking POV. There was also mutual respect across the table regardless of agreement that quiet frankly is not the ideal from the created political, social matrix we live in today. How do you spin or attack Moyers/Rockwell without in effect attacking both? Unlike wrestling, it lacks the obvious bad guy.</p><p> </p><p>The longtime international journalist John Pilger gave a talk on the media as propaganda which is found on Youtube by searching "John Pilger, The Invisible Government" and it's in 4-10 minute segments. No matter if you like a No-State, voluntary cooperative society like myself, a limited gov't or a noble hearted larger state, Pilger will point out things in the media itself that all of us would likely agree with and would be concerned with. You might also have reason to begin to loose those loyalities to specific networks or personas that we've been conditioned to have!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 779892, member: 2189"] The way I understand it, they often have people of a so-called opposing view (not just NPR) on to act as the opposite foil in their created world of verbal swordsmanship. The environment is always controlled so the host never looks bad or at least that is the intent but you did nail one point for sure above and that is "they are still using" people. And before we proclaim Fox News as the all evil in this construct, don't for one minute believe Maddow, Olbermann and Matthews don't do exactly the same thing. These talk shows are nothing more than classic interviews from championship wrestling but sold to people who in their own delusions think they are mentally above what the WWE product really is. When you understand that Ruppert Murdoch, Ted Turner, etc. are the exact same as Vince McMahon, then the whole TV product across the board takes on a whole other viewpoint! Say what you will about Bill Moyers and much can be said but from the PBS format of his show, I watched him interview Lew Rockwell a couple of years ago, a man I knew Moyers had much disagreement with and yet the interview IMO was fantastic. Lew got to make his points without interruption, Moyers' posed several good counterpoints for Lew to address and yet no one walked away mad or insulted and everyone still felt secure in themselves but were able to put all ideas out on the table. The viewer didn't feel propogandized but felt more enlightened having listened to the interview/discussion from a critical thinking POV. There was also mutual respect across the table regardless of agreement that quiet frankly is not the ideal from the created political, social matrix we live in today. How do you spin or attack Moyers/Rockwell without in effect attacking both? Unlike wrestling, it lacks the obvious bad guy. The longtime international journalist John Pilger gave a talk on the media as propaganda which is found on Youtube by searching "John Pilger, The Invisible Government" and it's in 4-10 minute segments. No matter if you like a No-State, voluntary cooperative society like myself, a limited gov't or a noble hearted larger state, Pilger will point out things in the media itself that all of us would likely agree with and would be concerned with. You might also have reason to begin to loose those loyalities to specific networks or personas that we've been conditioned to have! [/QUOTE]
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