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This is something I've been pondering for awhile. Fox News has a lot in common with religious cults to a somewhat scary degree.
Think about it. All of their programming is geared toward a particular, consistent point of view and they aren't above using out of context quotes, misrepresented data and other deceitful stuff to "prove" what they are saying is "the truth".
All of the reporters are bound by memos and guidelines issued by the corporate leaders and all of them basically fall in step as they are told to, almost blindly believing certain things to be true when they aren't (for example the oft mentioned point that Obamacare amounted to a "government takeover of healthcare").
They aren't about a news, they are about a viewpoint, the same way a cult is.
Think about how brainwashed some of their viewers are, there's been studies on how the view points of people who watch Fox News are radically different from those who watch other outlets or that people who watch Fox are more likely to believe certain things than those who don't (ie. Obama was not born in the U.S.).
Fox has a lot of power and it seems to be growing since Obama took office. To me that's a pretty scary thing.
Think about it. All of their programming is geared toward a particular, consistent point of view and they aren't above using out of context quotes, misrepresented data and other deceitful stuff to "prove" what they are saying is "the truth".
All of the reporters are bound by memos and guidelines issued by the corporate leaders and all of them basically fall in step as they are told to, almost blindly believing certain things to be true when they aren't (for example the oft mentioned point that Obamacare amounted to a "government takeover of healthcare").
They aren't about a news, they are about a viewpoint, the same way a cult is.
Think about how brainwashed some of their viewers are, there's been studies on how the view points of people who watch Fox News are radically different from those who watch other outlets or that people who watch Fox are more likely to believe certain things than those who don't (ie. Obama was not born in the U.S.).
Fox has a lot of power and it seems to be growing since Obama took office. To me that's a pretty scary thing.
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