The Mainstream Media

[edgray]

This made me chuckle. What do we think, is this something you think is happening, and if so, is it good or bad?

 

[dkwrtw]

I don't watch the news at all anymore, I have no Idea what's going on in the world.

 

[edgray]

I don't watch the news at all anymore, I have no Idea what's going on in the world.

the only thing you're missing is the world going to hell

 

[dkwrtw]

That's nothing new.

 

[MoonOwl]

I watch our local morning & evening news - mostly for weather & morning traffic.

I get my news from independent news blogs. That's where real news is along w/a dose of heartburn.

 

[Minor Axis]

The question becomes how much do the average people care and are they competent and realistic enough to judge? This becomes a dicey question in a democracy, because the democracy implies some responsibility on the individual. My understanding is that the founding fathers of the U.S.A. specifically created the Electorial College either because "the people" where too spread out to be able to vote in a timely manner or they did not trust the average citizen to step up to the plate when it comes time to vote. If you look at today, where the vast majority do not bother to vote, you could argue the people are not to be trusted to do their part.