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Bluesman
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Our political environment is absolutely drenched in lies. Our "journalistic" environment is absolutely drenched in lies. Does anyone see a potential problem with that? I do.
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Yes....I do. That's why we need legislation to watchdog these bullshit artists...call it "the truth in broadcasting act" or something. What does that mean for people like Hannity and Maddow, who make their living giving extremely skewed opinion? Oh....I suppose they can keep their jobs....with a disclaimer that their programs are strictly opinion and that those opinions are not necessarily based on truth.....same with the radio....these disclaimers would be aired after every commercial break.
That takes care of the journalistic environment.....the political environment is a tougher nut to crack....especially with the Citizen's United ruling. Any suggestions?
Intellectual honesty can't be legislated, especially with the advent of the internet. I think the only way it can be done is by culturally marginalizing the liars. Until we decide that we're not going to support people like Hannity and Maddow and partisan bullshit rhetoric in general, this won't stop.
The press has to decide it's not going to let politicians from either party get away with a lie and then just move on to the next question. The sheep who do nothing but repeat what they see and hear from the partisan blabbers have to be called out.
I wish I had a better, quicker answer. I think America's problems all have roots in our decaying culture, and that takes a while to change, no doubt. There's no time like the present.
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The problem is...those broadcasters make good money being partisan hacks. They also get a cultive following from people who are already politically aligned with that drivel and refuse to believe that what they are saying is anything but the God's honest truth.....So, good money plus a loyal audience....where's their motivation to stop?
How about this? Allow the people they scandalize and slanderize to sue the piss out of them.....same with political ads.