12-02-2017, 06:57 AM
doesn't it concern you a little that we have highly paid entertainers, and comedians at that, who know F-all about the implications - for good or ill
Not in the least. In fact, I miss Jon Steward immensely. If ever there was a sane way to digest the news.. Jon and his staff of writers nailed it.. nightly! But at the same time, we all know that "entertainers, and comedians" often times skew things in favor of a good laugh, or to their particular flavor of politics, or their audience's. After all they aren't "highly paid" out of the goodness of their producer's hearts.
And besides, if this is a concern, I think the real danger is not with the comedians as much as it is with people/broadcasts like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. Productions that rather than billing themselves as entertainment present themselves as straight up news and commentary instead of the manipulative branch of a political party, of a political ideology, that they so obviously are.
I find the corporate wheels behind rescinding net neutrality, people with a great deal of knowledge on the issue and who know EXACTLY what they're doing ($,$,$) to be the ones I'm really worried about.
Exactly! And, unfortunately, I see this as happening across the board, in every department of government in which the executive branch has been able to appoint directors. It's a shame that so much damage can be done in so short a time by one madman.
Not in the least. In fact, I miss Jon Steward immensely. If ever there was a sane way to digest the news.. Jon and his staff of writers nailed it.. nightly! But at the same time, we all know that "entertainers, and comedians" often times skew things in favor of a good laugh, or to their particular flavor of politics, or their audience's. After all they aren't "highly paid" out of the goodness of their producer's hearts.
And besides, if this is a concern, I think the real danger is not with the comedians as much as it is with people/broadcasts like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. Productions that rather than billing themselves as entertainment present themselves as straight up news and commentary instead of the manipulative branch of a political party, of a political ideology, that they so obviously are.
I find the corporate wheels behind rescinding net neutrality, people with a great deal of knowledge on the issue and who know EXACTLY what they're doing ($,$,$) to be the ones I'm really worried about.
Exactly! And, unfortunately, I see this as happening across the board, in every department of government in which the executive branch has been able to appoint directors. It's a shame that so much damage can be done in so short a time by one madman.