They've turned so hard to being the Israeli news network since Trump's second term it's insane. It's the boomer cons mostly that watch it though. My mom is so trained she just can't bear the thought of even disagreeing with anything the great state of Israel does. I've been around her house when it's on, they repeat themselves so much it's basically brainwashing. Leave it on for four hours and you'll be chanting anti-Iran things by the end of it.
I never liked the whole model of having my opinions screamed at me anyway whether it came from Fox or CNN or whatever the hell MSDNC calls itself now. I'd also rather read than watch videos.
As much as boomers complain about iPad kids, boomers were the television kids. Their entire existence revolved around what the authority box told them.
I've heard "idiot box" a lot in music and pop culture, but I'm surprised I haven't heard this one before. Seems much more apt. Moral authority from Full House and the rest of TGIF. News authority from the political networks. Economic authority from Saturday morning cartoons (buy our cereal and toys!). I suppose it goes hand in hand - it's an authority box for idiots.
Back in the day there were only a few channels so news had to cater to the average, centrist person.
Still lied, Watergate for instance, but ironically people back then were actually better informed than almost anyone today. Only people today that actively try to find the whole truth are better informed.
So boomers kind of got the rug pulled out from under them.
They've turned so hard to being the Israeli news network since Trump's second term it's insane. It's the boomer cons mostly that watch it though. My mom is so trained she just can't bear the thought of even disagreeing with anything the great state of Israel does. I've been around her house when it's on, they repeat themselves so much it's basically brainwashing. Leave it on for four hours and you'll be chanting anti-Iran things by the end of it.
I never liked the whole model of having my opinions screamed at me anyway whether it came from Fox or CNN or whatever the hell MSDNC calls itself now. I'd also rather read than watch videos.
As much as boomers complain about iPad kids, boomers were the television kids. Their entire existence revolved around what the authority box told them.
If there's an iota of good about iPad kids, it's that they're too dopamine-fried for propaganda to take hold because it's boring.
are you serious? its the same shit. they regurgitate the same talking points, just from a different medium.
I've heard "idiot box" a lot in music and pop culture, but I'm surprised I haven't heard this one before. Seems much more apt. Moral authority from Full House and the rest of TGIF. News authority from the political networks. Economic authority from Saturday morning cartoons (buy our cereal and toys!). I suppose it goes hand in hand - it's an authority box for idiots.
electric jew
Back in the day there were only a few channels so news had to cater to the average, centrist person.
Still lied, Watergate for instance, but ironically people back then were actually better informed than almost anyone today. Only people today that actively try to find the whole truth are better informed.
So boomers kind of got the rug pulled out from under them.
They teached us architects to plan the living rooms around the stupid TV at the uni for crying out loud!
That's literally the purpose of political tv, from news channels to late night """comedy""" shows.
The laugh track was designed to be social terrorism.
They don't call it the electric jew for nothing
I always chalked up the repetition to there just not being 24 hours less commericials of noteworthy news in a day.
Now look up Paul White-Cain and how she says you should tithe a tenth of your income TO ANOTHER COUNTRY.
Yes, that country.
That's Trump's spiritual advisor, BTW.