It's not secret that the ideological
division Congress is merely a reflection of the growing and bitter
divide among Americans that, unless mended soon, could threaten to
topple the Republic at some point in time.
When two adults have become so
entrenched with their version of political reality, that they can no
longer work together, even on simple tasks, I have to wonder if the
end is getting near. In my opinion, that is precisely what's going on
today. Like oil and water, Liberals and Conservatives no longer mix
very well! I believe that each group has willfully allowed outside
forces to mold them into a systemic belief system that will be
hard to ever break out of. Who, you ask, are these 'outside forces'?
– Why, the media of course. I feel strongly that the media
has long since stopped reporting the news in an unbiased manner.
Rather, they have switched to the tried and true mechanism of
spreading propaganda – a word defined as 'information,
especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or
publicize a particular political cause or point of view.' And, if I
may speak frankly, these media outlets (both left and right leaning)
depend heavily on the common man and woman, 'eating' what they are
being 'fed' without any thought or research. (Sort of the way a
simple-minded cow eats grass).
When I see these 'cows' parroting what
they've heard on the news as gospel, I often smile. For the people
behind media stations like Fox, ABC, CBS and MSNBC, must be very
proud to think that with just a slight twist or turn of a phrase,
they've been able to sway millions into believing the political BS
they spread. (How many of us have actually gone to respected sources
like
FactCheck to verify what
we've heard in the news)? How many won't, only because they've been
told by a media outlet that this is just another phony leftist or
rightist site? Sort of a Catch-22 thing.
Q: Have there been 74 school
shootings since the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Connecticut?
A: No. The group making this
claim uses a broad definition that more than doubles the number of
school shootings. [source: http://www.factcheck.org/]
Here's how
Everytown
for Gun Safety (which was the original source of the story)
stated it - “Incidents were classified as school shootings when a
firearm was discharged inside a school building or on school or
campus grounds, as documented in publicly reported news accounts.
This includes assaults, homicides, suicides, and accidental
shootings. Incidents in which guns were brought into schools but not
fired there, or were fired off school grounds after having been
possessed in schools, were not included.” Hmm... and who is a big
supporter of this site that recently contributed 50 million bucks? –
Why Bloomberg, of course! [source: http://everytown.org/press/new-gun-violence-prevention-group-everytown-for-gun-safety-unites-mayors-moms-and-millions-of-americans-on-new-paths-to-victory-state-capitols-corporate-responsibility-voter-activation/]
Now, I could also make the same case
for supposed 'facts' stated by the Right which would also be proven wrong IF
PROPERLY RESEARCHED. The thing is, very few people bother to fact
check anything of what they hear spewing from some media speaker on
their TV sets! And, that allows them, (you and me) to be quietly lead
down a political chute to be eventually butchered!
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