Victoria, I agree, however, it appears to me that too many of the talking heads in today's MSM are as clueless of the history and correct context as that segment of their audience who needs such instruction! There seems to be a real dearth of intellectual curiosity among the public. Maybe it was always there and I just missed it.
Victoria, I agree, however, it appears to me that too many of the talking heads in today's MSM are as clueless of the history and correct context as that segment of their audience who needs such instruction! There seems to be a real dearth of intellectual curiosity among the public. Maybe it was always there and I just missed it.
I wrote about this yesterday...so many Americans, especially on the Right, are seemingly content to let the talking heads interpret everything FOR them rather than taking the effort to read or research things for themselves. It is intellectual laziness. They'll argue a point because they saw/heard it on right-wing media, without going to the source themselves to check for validity. They can't be bothered with the truth. They only ascribe to the truth AS TOLD TO THEM. Responsible citizens, especially now in these days of so much misinformation and manipulation of information, owe it to themselves to expend a little effort to get to the facts. They need to stop letting the "nattering nabobs" (wasn't that a Spiro Agnew turn of phrase?) of their press determine everything they believe and stop accepting anything they hear as factual. As has so often been said "democracy is NOT a spectator sport"!
We train children to believe the тАЬtruthтАЭ AS TOLD TO THEM in fundamentalist and evangelical churches. Then we wonder why they donтАЩt question talking heads that start with statements that theyтАЩve already heard delivered with the same emphasis as that used by their favorite preacher.
Again, people who go to fundamentalist/evangelical/Pentecostal churches don't seem to question what their clergy tells them. It's the same sort of authoritarianism--letting their leaders define EVERYTHING for them so they don't have to expend any energy searching for the truth--like we see in how they approach current events. A reminder: these are the same people who favour LITERAL interpretation of the Bible...no arguments, no dissent, no questions...believe these words just as they are...or else! (No use trying to tell them their "version" is a translation of a translation of a translation of a translation of a translation etc.) It's keeping your "flock" in line by scaring them to death. If you have to resort to fear to get your adherents to trust in what you're preaching, then you've got a faulty product you're trying to sell. This atmosphere of churches run by spiritual dictatorships is one of the main reasons I turned my back on these sects long ago, became a confirmed Episcopalian/Anglican, and never looked back.
The talking heads need to read these letters for historical perspective, but so many are interested in what sells. With the internet a lot of the public have become experts in science, medicine, international relations, and the Constitution, etc. I was at the dentist fairly recently and listened to an ignoramus tout his "scientific" background while denying global warming. I was there for a cleaning, not an argument, so I just listened and rolled my eyes. In the debates I have had on other threads, it's always know-it-alls who insist they have done the research, but usually default to personal insults because they have nothing. However, I know many people who I would not describe as intellectual who understand how awful and regressive Rs are which gives me hope.
Victoria, I agree, however, it appears to me that too many of the talking heads in today's MSM are as clueless of the history and correct context as that segment of their audience who needs such instruction! There seems to be a real dearth of intellectual curiosity among the public. Maybe it was always there and I just missed it.
I wrote about this yesterday...so many Americans, especially on the Right, are seemingly content to let the talking heads interpret everything FOR them rather than taking the effort to read or research things for themselves. It is intellectual laziness. They'll argue a point because they saw/heard it on right-wing media, without going to the source themselves to check for validity. They can't be bothered with the truth. They only ascribe to the truth AS TOLD TO THEM. Responsible citizens, especially now in these days of so much misinformation and manipulation of information, owe it to themselves to expend a little effort to get to the facts. They need to stop letting the "nattering nabobs" (wasn't that a Spiro Agnew turn of phrase?) of their press determine everything they believe and stop accepting anything they hear as factual. As has so often been said "democracy is NOT a spectator sport"!
We train children to believe the тАЬtruthтАЭ AS TOLD TO THEM in fundamentalist and evangelical churches. Then we wonder why they donтАЩt question talking heads that start with statements that theyтАЩve already heard delivered with the same emphasis as that used by their favorite preacher.
Again, people who go to fundamentalist/evangelical/Pentecostal churches don't seem to question what their clergy tells them. It's the same sort of authoritarianism--letting their leaders define EVERYTHING for them so they don't have to expend any energy searching for the truth--like we see in how they approach current events. A reminder: these are the same people who favour LITERAL interpretation of the Bible...no arguments, no dissent, no questions...believe these words just as they are...or else! (No use trying to tell them their "version" is a translation of a translation of a translation of a translation of a translation etc.) It's keeping your "flock" in line by scaring them to death. If you have to resort to fear to get your adherents to trust in what you're preaching, then you've got a faulty product you're trying to sell. This atmosphere of churches run by spiritual dictatorships is one of the main reasons I turned my back on these sects long ago, became a confirmed Episcopalian/Anglican, and never looked back.
Yep. Trained to believe the white man at the front of the church (making up stuff).
Like: Tucker Carlson
"nattering nabobs of negativity" From Wikipedia: Agnew pleaded no contest to a single felony charge of tax evasion and resigned from office.
Another Republican luminary.
Perhaps you could share my talk with your contacts... if the pictures of the hurdles to the ballot box don't attract concern, we are doomed.
Alice, could you provide a link?
The talking heads need to read these letters for historical perspective, but so many are interested in what sells. With the internet a lot of the public have become experts in science, medicine, international relations, and the Constitution, etc. I was at the dentist fairly recently and listened to an ignoramus tout his "scientific" background while denying global warming. I was there for a cleaning, not an argument, so I just listened and rolled my eyes. In the debates I have had on other threads, it's always know-it-alls who insist they have done the research, but usually default to personal insults because they have nothing. However, I know many people who I would not describe as intellectual who understand how awful and regressive Rs are which gives me hope.
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