07-09-2015, 10:58 AM
I never said that people in my area are smarter than average MS. I don't believe that to be true. "Here" = Mock, in my post above. And, people here are from all areas of the country.
I just don't think people's concepts of wrong and right, their gut instincts, and their ability to think is controlled by the media. Maybe that's true of some people, but certainly not in general IMO.
Followers and bandwagon-jumpers are nothing new. Some of the people in every movement probably qualify as such. That doesn't mean everyone in a movement or protest who doesn't see something in your terms can't think and make decisions for themselves.
There were politicians and leaders telling large groups of people to do just the opposite of the what they did many times when protests turned into riots, throughout the decades. I contend that inability to make decisions due to media content is not the reason for that, though it might be a contributing factor (along with mob mentality) for some rioters.
I just don't think people's concepts of wrong and right, their gut instincts, and their ability to think is controlled by the media. Maybe that's true of some people, but certainly not in general IMO.
Followers and bandwagon-jumpers are nothing new. Some of the people in every movement probably qualify as such. That doesn't mean everyone in a movement or protest who doesn't see something in your terms can't think and make decisions for themselves.
There were politicians and leaders telling large groups of people to do just the opposite of the what they did many times when protests turned into riots, throughout the decades. I contend that inability to make decisions due to media content is not the reason for that, though it might be a contributing factor (along with mob mentality) for some rioters.