Comments on: News Source Shapes Perception http://wuzhatnin.com/2009/09/29/news-source-shapes-perception/ News, Politics, Tech, and anything else that's Hatnin is fair game for ranting here Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:33:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JakeH http://wuzhatnin.com/2009/09/29/news-source-shapes-perception/#comment-639 JakeH Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:49:49 +0000 http://wuzhatnin.com/?p=188#comment-639 "By the way, you sound intelligent too. But if you are a liberal, YOU’RE NOT!" It would be hard to sum up the unthinking, cultish conservative mindset any better than with that little ditty. Liberals = stupid is the only argument they have, and they pay good money to hear it echoed 24/7. Who cares on that side if it is not true in any real sense though? The point of Fox is to veg out on ego-stroking GO-TEAM!! yes-men ... to feel knowledgeable and revved up without actually learning much or ever having your beliefs challenged. It's about the emotional appeal of sporting-type camaraderie far more than it is about actual news or even politics, but its sure as heck profitable!! PS: What grade-school type click doesn't have the primary argument of "no, YOU'RE stupid!!" ? “By the way, you sound intelligent too. But if you are a liberal, YOU’RE NOT!”

It would be hard to sum up the unthinking, cultish conservative mindset any better than with that little ditty. Liberals = stupid is the only argument they have, and they pay good money to hear it echoed 24/7. Who cares on that side if it is not true in any real sense though? The point of Fox is to veg out on ego-stroking GO-TEAM!! yes-men … to feel knowledgeable and revved up without actually learning much or ever having your beliefs challenged. It’s about the emotional appeal of sporting-type camaraderie far more than it is about actual news or even politics, but its sure as heck profitable!!

PS: What grade-school type click doesn’t have the primary argument of “no, YOU’RE stupid!!” ?

]]> By: Fox News Brings the Fluff « Wuzhatnin http://wuzhatnin.com/2009/09/29/news-source-shapes-perception/#comment-30 Fox News Brings the Fluff « Wuzhatnin Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:01:52 +0000 http://wuzhatnin.com/?p=188#comment-30 [...] news (they monitor Fox as well). I could elaborate but what would be the point?  I have done that SO many times that anyone who still doesn’t know this stuff must spend most of their day with their heads [...] [...] news (they monitor Fox as well). I could elaborate but what would be the point?  I have done that SO many times that anyone who still doesn’t know this stuff must spend most of their day with their heads [...]

]]> By: New Fox Set To Guard Hen House « Wuzhatnin http://wuzhatnin.com/2009/09/29/news-source-shapes-perception/#comment-29 New Fox Set To Guard Hen House « Wuzhatnin Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:30:51 +0000 http://wuzhatnin.com/?p=188#comment-29 [...] note are contradicting terms.  Its viewers are endlessly forgiving of its hypocrisy as documented here and subsequently [...] [...] note are contradicting terms.  Its viewers are endlessly forgiving of its hypocrisy as documented here and subsequently [...]

]]> By: Let It Snowe « Wuzhatnin http://wuzhatnin.com/2009/09/29/news-source-shapes-perception/#comment-28 Let It Snowe « Wuzhatnin Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:17:19 +0000 http://wuzhatnin.com/?p=188#comment-28 [...] See previous articles that Republicans love: Town Hall Crazies, Limbaugh the Taliban, & Fox as news source [...] [...] See previous articles that Republicans love: Town Hall Crazies, Limbaugh the Taliban, & Fox as news source [...]

]]> By: Full Court Press Against Fox and the Crazies « Wuzhatnin http://wuzhatnin.com/2009/09/29/news-source-shapes-perception/#comment-27 Full Court Press Against Fox and the Crazies « Wuzhatnin Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:15:00 +0000 http://wuzhatnin.com/?p=188#comment-27 [...] course her assertions about Fox compliment the findings about the network in our article about news sources. Nevertheless, this will likely be an up hill climb for the Obama administration. It is very [...] [...] course her assertions about Fox compliment the findings about the network in our article about news sources. Nevertheless, this will likely be an up hill climb for the Obama administration. It is very [...]

]]> By: That Census Fella « Wuzhatnin http://wuzhatnin.com/2009/09/29/news-source-shapes-perception/#comment-26 That Census Fella « Wuzhatnin Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:07:14 +0000 http://wuzhatnin.com/?p=188#comment-26 [...] MEDIA picks it up and starts harpin’ own-it as if it’s real news. Thank goodness we got FOX NEWS to keep us from gettin’ duped by feeling sympathy for this census fella who shoulda known [...] [...] MEDIA picks it up and starts harpin’ own-it as if it’s real news. Thank goodness we got FOX NEWS to keep us from gettin’ duped by feeling sympathy for this census fella who shoulda known [...]

]]> By: Bro-n-law http://wuzhatnin.com/2009/09/29/news-source-shapes-perception/#comment-25 Bro-n-law Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:51:58 +0000 http://wuzhatnin.com/?p=188#comment-25 Stephen, It is not my intention to label you, analyze or convert you. I have legitimate questions about how people with your expressed point of view form those opinions. I am from a time when people could talk about the world from opposed viewpoints and still maintain civility. I refuse to believe that anyone who values the validity of their conversation could think that the current tone of communication amounts to anything of substance. I am not going to assume anything about you. This is not taking a high road. This is me trying to get a deeper understanding about ideas that I clearly do not share. Stephen,
It is not my intention to label you, analyze or convert you. I have legitimate questions about how people with your expressed point of view form those opinions. I am from a time when people could talk about the world from opposed viewpoints and still maintain civility. I refuse to believe that anyone who values the validity of their conversation could think that the current tone of communication amounts to anything of substance. I am not going to assume anything about you. This is not taking a high road. This is me trying to get a deeper understanding about ideas that I clearly do not share.

]]> By: Stephen http://wuzhatnin.com/2009/09/29/news-source-shapes-perception/#comment-24 Stephen Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:50:36 +0000 http://wuzhatnin.com/?p=188#comment-24 Well you did talk about smear tactics so a list of personalities on the other side engaged in like activities shows that it's a two way street. You made reference to that just like you made the "townhall meeting" comment just now. That is a very passive aggressive way to label someone, then you follow it up with an appeal to converse on a higher level to seem non-combative. You can't hurl a label and then take the high road. Well you did talk about smear tactics so a list of personalities on the other side engaged in like activities shows that it’s a two way street. You made reference to that just like you made the “townhall meeting” comment just now. That is a very passive aggressive way to label someone, then you follow it up with an appeal to converse on a higher level to seem non-combative. You can’t hurl a label and then take the high road.

]]> By: Bro-n-law http://wuzhatnin.com/2009/09/29/news-source-shapes-perception/#comment-23 Bro-n-law Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:18:32 +0000 http://wuzhatnin.com/?p=188#comment-23 Stephen, I feel as if I have just attended a townhall meeting. My opinions have nothing to do with personalities in the media. My question to you is based on news that is reported on network television and news radio. I know that we can converse on a level other than this about issues we differ on. If your reply is how you really feel, then I just want to understand how you come by this train of thought. Stephen,
I feel as if I have just attended a townhall meeting. My opinions have nothing to do with personalities in the media. My question to you is based on news that is reported on network television and news radio. I know that we can converse on a level other than this about issues we differ on. If your reply is how you really feel, then I just want to understand how you come by this train of thought.

]]> By: John http://wuzhatnin.com/2009/09/29/news-source-shapes-perception/#comment-22 John Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:26:54 +0000 http://wuzhatnin.com/?p=188#comment-22 Stephen, I think we can all keep a respectful tone here. These are emotional topics for some of us but if we are to respect the principals of democracy, it can't only be when we WIN elections. To value democracy is to value the will of the people even when you lose. Patriotism must be a calling above your own personal agenda. Stephen,
I think we can all keep a respectful tone here. These are emotional topics for some of us but if we are to respect the principals of democracy, it can’t only be when we WIN elections. To value democracy is to value the will of the people even when you lose. Patriotism must be a calling above your own personal agenda.

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