I really beginning to hate the seedy underbelly of social media.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

From Donald Trump being Donald Trump on his Twitter page, to George Zimmerman spewing racist bullshit and bragging about killing Trayvon Martin on his Twitter, to this Nicole Arbour person (who appears to be famous only because she's on Youtube) defending fat shaming on Youtube, repulsive idiots are getting free audiences of millions to say repulsive shit.

Which, fine one might say, ignore them. That works for me, but millions of others are falling for the trap and it's seriously poisoning people's minds when it ought not to.

[lapfog_1]

1. after CB radio became popular in the seventies...

and just before it declined into almost obscurity...

did you even tune in to channel 19?

That's the twitter and facebook and almost every comment section open to anonymous people today.

Only amplified by the technology.

[unblock]

2. once upon a time, there were just 3 tv stations

plus pbs.

their standards and the standards of major print media kept the worst of us generally out of the media. the arrangement certainly had its limitations, but at least it maintained an air of civility in america. an illusion, perhaps, but at least it didn't encourage our worst behaviors.

now there are so many outlets (between the internet and the many tv channels) and so much access and little way to edit them out.

unfortunately, the noise-to-signal ratio is pretty high these days....

[haikugal]

3. That all changed when Limbaugh went national...it concerned me then as it does now. n/t