Where is simple respect for TRUTH in the mainstream news media today
in the United States ? Or in any of the countries that constitute global
capitalism ?
For most professional journalists- happily employed - intellectual dishonesty is now second nature. It is not so much a matter of being a bad character as succumbing to GROUP THINK , to one's own social milieu.
A key to understanding a journalist's professed opinions is simply this : who does he or she socialize with, who does he or she drink , dine , or golf with ? Forget about asking what books he or she reads.
How many right wing or phony liberal talk show celebrities ever make reference to ANY book - even by conservative authors ? Not a few " conservative " authors are thoughtful and worth reading. They are above crude lying.
My own suspicion about the influential talk show voices? They get their opinions DIRECTLY from the ruling class, from the boss.
In the post war 50s and 60s- after the Nazi horror -and SPUTNIK -- public school students were encouraged to have " critical minds ". No more.
Of course, honest and intelligent people can disagree. But much political opinion is rooted in CLASS loyalty.
Yes, isn't Putin a saboteur of our wonderful democracy ?????
For most professional journalists- happily employed - intellectual dishonesty is now second nature. It is not so much a matter of being a bad character as succumbing to GROUP THINK , to one's own social milieu.
A key to understanding a journalist's professed opinions is simply this : who does he or she socialize with, who does he or she drink , dine , or golf with ? Forget about asking what books he or she reads.
How many right wing or phony liberal talk show celebrities ever make reference to ANY book - even by conservative authors ? Not a few " conservative " authors are thoughtful and worth reading. They are above crude lying.
My own suspicion about the influential talk show voices? They get their opinions DIRECTLY from the ruling class, from the boss.
In the post war 50s and 60s- after the Nazi horror -and SPUTNIK -- public school students were encouraged to have " critical minds ". No more.
Of course, honest and intelligent people can disagree. But much political opinion is rooted in CLASS loyalty.
Yes, isn't Putin a saboteur of our wonderful democracy ?????
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