Lies, Damn Lies, and the Mainstream Media
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Helpful, from the government’s standpoint, is that most of the MSM share its ideology. For years conservatives have disparaged “the liberal media.” The more accurate term is “the statist media,” which includes most of the conservative media. The same Fox News talking heads who rail against Obamacare one night champion US military involvement in the Middle East the next. The only differences among the big six are which forms of statism they endorse. The Democratic organs cheer for more government programs, taxation, regulation, and redistribution. The Republican mouthpieces plump for bigger defense budgets, more foreign wars, and more domestic surveillance. They both tout party lines, the only difference is which party’s.
Helpful, from the government’s standpoint, is that most of the MSM share its ideology. For years conservatives have disparaged “the liberal media.” The more accurate term is “the statist media,” which includes most of the conservative media. The same Fox News talking heads who rail against Obamacare one night champion US military involvement in the Middle East the next. The only differences among the big six are which forms of statism they endorse. The Democratic organs cheer for more government programs, taxation, regulation, and redistribution. The Republican mouthpieces plump for bigger defense budgets, more foreign wars, and more domestic surveillance. They both tout party lines, the only difference is which party’s.
Pigeon holing Republicans as war mongers, and anti-privacy, is already being done quite well by MSNBC.
I say 'thank God' for FOX news...it's good to have at least one port in a storm!