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Music Man

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2. I think it was Neil Postman

Reply to cilla4progress (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 02:23 AM

Jun 2020

who wrote a book called "Amusing Ourselves to Death" about modern discourse being diminished in the television age. Trump is the natural destination of where we've been heading for years.

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Why we got drumpf [View all] cilla4progress Jun 2020 OP

And that's why TV and to a lesser extent print media will do what they can to keep getting those BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #1

I think it was Neil Postman Music Man Jun 2020 #2

Isn't that what the film Network was about? BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #3

The strange thing is, looking at it economically, media would make a fortune betsuni Jun 2020 #4

Media chose to help promote propaganda for profit duforsure Jun 2020 #5

Why we got Donnie Dollhands? Let me tell you. (A little rant) maxrandb Jun 2020 #6