I think people are more inclined to seek out media that agrees with them and use the stories as justification for their beliefs and behavior, than to actually develop beliefs and behavior based on the media. Cart before the horse. If someone hears disinformation that supports their position, they are more likely to believe it, and forward it to everyone in on their email list.
Actions like flying airplanes into buildings are taken by those who are so caught up their disillusions they can see no other way. This guy convinced HIMSELF that violence was the only answer. He may have used information obtained from the media to support that decision, but the media didn't brainwash him into it. On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > > This isn't a Left good, Right bad thing either. I know for certain > that media on the Left helped contribute to an atmosphere where people > fire bomb SUV dealerships, because I've talked to the people that have > done those things. Same is true for media that portrays medical > researchers as nothing more than a modern Dr. Mengele and then, lo and > behold, researchers who work on animals end up getting stalked and > terrorized. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:312289 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
