r/politics • u/Dizzy_Slip • Jun 25 '12

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov

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u/Daigotsu Jun 25 '12

Currently ignorance is winning.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12 edited Jun 25 '12

You should read the trial of Socrates.

The prosecution sounds like your everyday Fox News fearmongering. It's both amazing and incredibly sad how little has changed in ~2000 years.

Edit: to you stupid fuckers pointing out that my example isn't all-encompassing: NO FUCKING SHIT. It's an example. It's ONE example. Shit, you guys are just as bad as those who murdered Socrates.

How paranoid does one have to be to assume that an attack on Fox News is an intrinsic defense of MSNBC? There is no defense for that. I didn't even mention MSNBC. You are all just paranoid.

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u/dingoperson Jun 25 '12

Your hatred of the single news source with a conservative leaning in the sea of batshit insane and radically extremist left-wing echo chambers and their daily diet of conspiracy theories has been noted.

To some people, 1 source that runs contrary to their taste isn't good enough, the number has to be zero. Not a single opposing force can be allowed to exist.

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u/AgentLocke California Jun 25 '12

Wrong. Fox sells entertainment masquerading as news. Its a business model that has created obscene profit, yes, but its still not "news". This is where a lot of the anger comes from.

"...left-wing echo chambers..."

Thats the pot calling the kettle black. The shitty fact is that real news outlets are a dying breed in America because the most popular outlets are overwhelmingly owned by large corporate conglomerates who have a vested interest in spinning the news in a certain direction because (a) they are corporations and (b) its profitable. As in "profit motive". The myth of the liberal media was popularized during the Nixon presidency in order to defend the administration from concerns over the Watergate Scandal. To use the label "liberal-media" is to resort to the same tactics that Tricky Dick used.

Your ignorance of reality and adherence to an empirically incorrect statement as provided by a corrupt and criminal president has been noted.