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To: Anima Mundi
Society isn't like a high school popularity contest no matter what people want to think. FOX isn't cool. They are roundly mocked by all the "cool kids". They are also the most watched news channel by a huge margin. This points out a pretty big flaw to this theory don't you think?

18 posted on 01/28/2013 8:20:37 AM PST by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: Durus

No, because “Cool” is a perception, not a statistic. People want to have an aura of elite or selectivity, as if they are rebels or famous or somehow extra special and “artsy”. You will hear them brag about being a “movie snob” or a “food snob” and they will point out how they found special places to buy their groceries, etc. When a style shows up at Target or Penny’s it is a sign that it is on its way out. While many of US have moved beyond a society that is like High School, the people on the Left often operate on some level as if in High School.They didn’t grow up emotionally which is why they believe in hope and change and helium balloons will solve problems. Certainly I could be wrong, but that is how I see it. Yogi Berra famously said: “Nobody goes there any more, it’s too crowded.” And, oddly, there is some truth in that mixed up quote.


21 posted on 01/28/2013 10:56:33 AM PST by Anima Mundi (Envy is just passive, lazy greed.)
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