Posted on 10/06/2015 12:39:41 PM PDT by PoliticallyShort
In his book Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power, the German Catholic philosopher Josef Pieper wrote the following: “That the existential realm of man could be taken over by pseudorealities whose fictitious nature threatens to become indiscernible is truly a depressing thought. And yet, the Platonic nightmare, I hold, possesses an alarming contemporary relevance. For the general public is being reduced to a state where people are not only unable to find out about the truth but also become unable even to search for the truth because they are satisfied with deception and trickery that have determined their convictions, satisfied with a fictitious reality created by design through the abuse of language.”
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First of all I had a mod tell me to post excerpts instead of the entire article (which if you look at my history, I’ve done every single time). I could careless about the whole “clickbait” crap, I dont get paid to write and the only reason I didn’t post the entire article like I have time and time again is due to the mods telling me not to. What else am I supposed to do??
Thank you!
Some people don’t want to know the truth. They prefer the lie.
Well, I'm glad you are not homeless or in jail.
I hope that your financial situation improves.
So what else is new?
The operative word in The Corrupt Liberal Media is “Corrupt”
Liberalism has killed journalism.
It’s not just about the propaganda surrounding Gun Control, it has infiltrated virtually every aspect of our lives.
The Russians fed their populace Vodka, we feed them Pop culture and one crisis after another until no single crisis or event has any meaning since there are so many.
If we/I listed just one thing that 0bama has done that should be elevated into our popular discussion it may gain traction. But when we list dozens and dozens of those things we are seen as crazies. 0bama and his propaganda team certainly know this.
The 0bama team has been very very good at this. They do one thing that gets attention and follow it with 2 or 3 more things in order to demonize their opponents as crazies.
A brave new world, indeed.
No commercials for Poli-Dent, Cialis, Depends, and laxatives?
What the commercials on the old big three networks’ news usually tell you is that most of their audience is over 75, and don’t have a computer or a cell phone.
Phil, interesting you’d mention Cass Sunstein. Remember on Sept 15 of this year Obama’s executive order creating the Social and Behavioral Sciences team? They’re now directing government agencies to use behavioral sciences to improve their programs and operations based upon Sunstein’s concept of the “Nudge”. Buckle up... here’s the link http://www.forbes.com/sites/beltway/2015/09/16/obama-nudge-government/
“The republican principle demands that the deliberate sense of the community should govern the conduct of those to whom they intrust the management of their affairs; but it does not require an unqualified complaisance to every sudden breeze of passion or to every transient impulse which the people may receive from the arts of men, who flatter their prejudices to betray their interests.” ― Alexander Hamilton
Really?
That's strange. How would you reconcile that with this publicly stated policy?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2722423/posts
Or this one?
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2776537/posts
Or this statement from the owner/operator of the site?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2636843/posts?page=552#552
Just where is this post to you from a Mod telling you to excerpt your own material?
Posting your blog in the blog section rather than news would be a good start.
Then posting the whole content would fix the rest of your flaws.
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