Yeah, it sounds like his crazy anti-tax crusades started in the late 70s, so in this case we cannot blame Fox News or the Tea Baggers for all of it.
But I do think that having 24 hours of conspiracy theory yelling in your ear that all is lost and "they" are doing bad things to you is NOT a good thing. Regardless of the source or theory in question. On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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:312290 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
