How do we raise the dialog and stop the dumbing-down of everything?
Anything we say that contradicts the media will be fodder for ridicule and have big political consequences because there are large numbers of voters who hear nothing except what the dumbed-down media spoon-feeds them. Seems like the only other option is to contradict the media’s dumbed-down blather and hope that amidst the inevitable ridicule there will also be the chance to actually engage with the deeper issues and facts.
I don’t know if there’s any way to get dialog without first causing some kind of outrage. Anything else is just smoothing things over for the time, so that people can overlook the issue. Know what I mean?
Since the media sells evil it will always be popular, mankind loves evil doing (BTW it has always been this way even at the Founding). My idea is to attack that media mind control first. Only by destroying its influence in serious matters can we most effectively attack the other problem areas: leftist control of education, religion, institutions.
There is no problem with a media reporting the gaffes of politicians but it cannot just report those of ONE side. If they actually gave the RATs as much attention for their stupidity this statement would not be important.
I used to religiously read newspapers and watch the news shows. Now I never buy a paper unless the White Sox win the World Series or the Bears the Super Bowl. I never watch the news shows (other than sports). Many others are doing the same, as the circulation and viewer figures show.
As you may have noticed I do not shirk controversy and can be abrasive, but in person I am as smooth as silk and make sure that I do not provoke people unnecessarily. Here I will draw them out into indefensible positions.
Changing minds is not easy: people get defensive, they are born into certain beliefs (political and religious), they are confused, they don’t put things into proper perspective, they see things which are not there, their interests (or perceived interests) negate their reasoning.
But, I generally can talk to anyone about anything in a civil manner if they are willing to do so. My sister-in-law is a raving Lib but she is still a wonderful person whom I lovely dearly. We can talk politics until she realizes that I can refute all her beliefs then she “doesn’t want to talk about it anymore.”
We can really only reach those around us and hope for the best. My sons never showed any real interest in serious things when teenagers (unlike me who was an old man before my time) but now they are serious men. Their mom would be immensely proud of them. I have no friends who are not involved in things requiring thought and study.