[ryan71]

“The USA is a news media dictatorship, .the media are socialist monsters and they rule with an iron fist.”

Worse, they're only able to get away with it because over 150 million of us have the capacity of a 5 year old. No offense to 5 year olds. We are a nation of sheep.

[dfwgator]

Thank god for alternative news sources, such as RT.com...yeah, yeah, I know the Russians run it.

[LostInBayport]

they're only able to get away with it because over 150 million of us have the capacity of a 5 year old. No offense to 5 year olds.

Sadly true. I work with many people who are quite intelligent, but woefully uninformed. It is a direct result of the news sources they consult. I often tell them things that are basic knowledge here on FR and see their faces freeze ever so slightly, a telltale indication that they did not know what I've told them. The media doesn't have to lie (though they do); their best deceptive skill is omission. I work with people who think Sarah Palin said 'this stupid thing' and Michelle Bachmann said 'that stupid thing' but when I tell them that Sheila Jackson-Lee thought the Mars Pathfinder drove over to where Neil Armstrong left the American flag, they say 'Who is Sheila Jackson-Lee'? Selective 'reporting'.