The emotions behind the admonition: "Do not Shoot the messenger" is said to date back at least to Willie Shakespeare, perhaps their way back to the ancient Greek historian and philosopher Plutarch paper.
But sometimes, even the oldest, most established mood is completely wrong: Republicans, if they want to know exactly what happened in this world, you should shoot their messenger.
Well, not really shoot them - no one would be willing to see Limbaugh or Fox News commentator in various dead - but at least the GOP rank and file should increase their messengers with others, and to view Rush and fox, because what they are occasionally provided a fact or two artists.
Needs in this area is clear evidence of the stunned faces the end of last year, the fox Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, the re-election of President Barack Obama hit them the reality of Republican voters obviously surprised.
Somehow, they think, completely, their messenger "votes in the vote speech, Mitt Romney (Mitt Romney) run amok, won the presidential election, more than 300 electoral votes. They think, despite the fact that, Almost every other pollster in the country week show Romney backward small, but stable enough margins almost every battleground state to ensure that the a comfortable electoral University for Obama's victory.
They think that because they were banished - Or use an unwise Romney a "self-deportation" - Fantasy Island. Mr. Roarke, a suave old TV show host, may not ride in exile, but the tattoo, his partner, where the Internet is full of so strongly believe that a person who Protection of the Harbour Ordinance, he indelible The ROM-NEY Ryan flag is fixed on one side of the face.
However, these people should ask ourselves is this: If Rush and fox does not vote with them - they do not go straight about it?
I'm not, you know, we liberals say a lot of life in the real world, if we rely only on public opinion spouters from MSNBC, has positioned itself as a solid anti-Fox. Although I have the freedom to face, I would not say that. I want to say is that these cable networks as well as a number of facts, some of the truth, straight news broadcasts, and will try to advance the political agenda, who are not their sole or primary purpose, we need to know this.
Their greatest purpose, pure and simple, is the ratings and sell things. To do that, fractured media in today's world, they do not need, and does not even have to try, to appeal on the eve ryone, they found the market segments to fill them, and then try to grow those ideas. It really is the same thing, the politicians are doing to win the election. They are not trying to unify our must tell us that they are trying to win.
In order to meet their own goals - win the ratings game and sold products - wired network, must be accepted, will lead to fewer and fewer people in the United States to the plain fact, because we are not from the Walter Cronkite trusted television news the golden age. Cable network entertainment part of the provocative, high-energy, charismatic, opinionated personality, and inspiring brand loyalty, give us what we want, over and over and over again, constantly reinforced our belief that "others" is an outright lie, "Other", because we are not as smart as.
And, of course, it is self-sustaining. We adjusted to a brand, the more we are not easy to watch, listen to or read the others. Ultimately, our thoughts can completely shut down, we passed the critical point. Oprah butter we eventually the lessly We certainly linked to any other addictive substances. They gave us, as a folk singer John Prine once called another substance, "the key to escape from reality.:" We are like there.
Fox, in my opinion, have been more successful part, because of the longer time it has done so in the first use, professional practitioners, and all the publicity. It also Limbaugh radio model to follow. You will say what about Rush - I of course - but he did what he is very good. He is a provocative and entertaining. If I listen to him too much - I listen - I'm addicted to, if only he screamed. This is very interesting, or at least natural.
In any case, success breeds success, Limbaugh and Fox broadcast and print inspired more imitators than their freedom. However, from what I've read, MSNBC, the antidote Fox of "freedom" to close the gap, especially in the real boss, advertisers cherish most population groups.
You might think that, as a liberal, I totally think this is a good thing, and I want everyone to see, listen and read, but liberal tendencies of the news and views. I do not think liberals are right, I do not need to tell you, the people who voted for me. However, I do not think we are the exclusive ownership. In fact, I think the media this divide-and-conquer strategy is one of the biggest causes of our country did not seem to solve the seemingly intractable problems. Fox and Limbaugh, here I pick the part, because I do not agree, but only because largely they do and what we are, so far, have polarized than others.
My real question is, if we never listen to each other completely trust each other, how we have to reach a consensus? If we never agree, neither will our politicians, because they seek our votes, so our clues from them. If they do not agree, we forever doomed and their best stalemate or resentment from the policy, we think, in the worst case is to impose on us.
Finally, if this trend continues, we are likely to become unable to control, such as Somalia, Afghanistan, unless it is supported by the military, the iron rule of the people who. Some people might say - and called for secession this week, thousands of people around the age of 20 - that we are approaching the critical point. I do not think so. I think cool head will return to the previous. But perhaps only until the next election, which could be worse.
I - really afraid - afraid that unless we in some way to restore at least some mutual trust, so that those who represent us, but for them, we may not have a single vote - whether it is one or the other at this seemingly endless political struggle to really strong enough to completely impose their will on growth, or will turn, the two sides together, the same strongman or save woman.
What is my proposal? Exploration. We need is not just "the other side", but also "our" side. We need to listen to the different opinions of others, not just polite, but there is interest and genuine curiosity. We need to weigh the views of our own conclusions, rather than blindly adopt the conclusions of others, trying to entertain generated funds. Finally, I think we should give up to expect a simple answer. If this is what we want, this is what we get. The simple answer is not to solve complex problems, the complexity of the problem, we've got.
As for me, I think I will try the experiment. Some of the time, whenever I feel that I have completely escaped the endless electronic clutch, I want to self-deportation of one week from the news and views of all enterprises, whether network or cable, TV or radio, newspapers or magazine. If I succeed, I will let you know.
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