And most people cannot spot it even if it is played back and explained to them. They cannot imagine that there are people trying to influence what they believe to be true.
It is like Pavlov’s dog. Just as the bell when rung got the dog salivating for a meal , constant conditioning to associate Trump with bad things gives rise to Trump Derangement Snytomn.
It is said that Rush Limbaugh saved AM radio. There are scores of Limbaugh wanna-bes on radio today. Conservative talk by far outweighs left-wing influence. FM is for morons and music junkies, and as far as I can determine has little political influence. As for TV, the mainstream media continues to bleed viewers. CNN and MSNBC are a joke and attract only fanatics. The internet provides scores of conservative news sites. In other words the battle has been joined, and its only half time.
There are two forks of the agenda. The first is political steering and control by the state. The second is commercial marketing. Those who have sold their greedy souls for that one extra penny jump on and perpetuate any new trend and narrative that might help their bottom line. Both are throwing principles, logic, and rationality out the door to further their agendas.
Good article, thank you.
A perceptive article. It explains some of the mechanisms in use by the Media-Government complex.