I have a coworker who used to accuse me of getting my news from Fox (for years). Told him I stopped getting news from Fox back in the '90s - they are left leaning, but not as far left as the rest of the news. He didn't believe it.
Not sure why, but now I understand a lot more the full power of controlled opposition - it was to promote sanctioned sources of news, Fox being the crazy right wing ones - and make the "internet" news look like the Wild West. It's not that I didn't get it before, I just didn't understand how powerful of a hold on the people that the MSM has. The analogy that comes to mind is a kid eating Captain Crunch, getting their mouth shredded, while accusing the kid eating fruit loops of being a fruit loop, and both of them making fun of the kid having a real nutritional breakfast.
I have a coworker who used to accuse me of getting my news from Fox (for years). Told him I stopped getting news from Fox back in the '90s - they are left leaning, but not as far left as the rest of the news. He didn't believe it.
Not sure why, but now I understand a lot more the full power of controlled opposition - it was to promote sanctioned sources of news, Fox being the crazy right wing ones - and make the "internet" news look like the Wild West. It's not that I didn't get it before, I just didn't understand how powerful of a hold on the people that the MSM has. The analogy that comes to mind is a kid eating Captain Crunch, getting their mouth shredded, while accusing the kid eating fruit loops of being a fruit loop, and both of them making fun of the kid having a real nutritional breakfast.