Is there any way to successfully counter the brainwashing of FOX and

[theophilus]

right wing radio? The corporate media doesn't help matters, either. We feel better when we vent on DU and have folks "support" our views but what is that doing in the real world? I'm afraid a Zombie attack is imminent.

[LiberalLoner]

1. I truly don't think there is. I think all we can do is try to protect ourselves from the

zombie hordes and hope and pray for the death of the Koch brothers and Murdoch and all the evil people of the world.

P.s. I know it's evil to wish for the death of even evil people. I don't care. I do wish they would die soon so the harm they do to the world would be limited finally.

[Skip_In_Boulder]

2. Yes there is a way to counter them

Which is by our government going after the Murdoch empire for crimes against the people.

[YvonneCa]

28. Or by watching...

...http://current.com/shows/countdown/ :7 Gore and Olbermann's effort...

[wtmusic]

3. A very good question.

The Fairness Doctrine worked for decades, but there's no going back to that.

IMO media figures should be legally liable for knowingly disseminating false information.

[Armstead]

4. Dem politicians could stop waffling and echoing RW Talking Points for a start

It's a very complex question you bring up. But one way would for Democrats to stop legitimizing Republican Corporate Right Wing Talking Points so often.

[theophilus]

6. It seems to me that lie after lie after lie is spewed on the teevee and

goes unchallenged by the "media". Boehner's speech the other night seemed full of holes and FOX has talking heads saying the most outrageous untruths non-stop (See Jon Stewart last night's edition). Propaganda is being catapulted and the Democrats seem to be hunkered in their fox holes with their arms shielding their heads.

[Armstead]

11. Good analogy --- and several decades of that behavior has given the GOP the upper hand

[Ganja Ninja]

5. Yes, let the GOP win.

Do not share the blame for the disaster they are trying to create by moving further to the right. If you can't stop them then let it happen. The sooner people get a mouthful of the bitter medicine the GOP is selling the sooner they'll get over their infatuation with conservatism.

[theophilus]

8. I have thought that, somewhat. The problem is that the mind fields have been

fertilized to the point that Liberals will be blamed and the blame will be accepted by the rank and file FOX watchers. A witch hunt will ensue and there will be blood, Liberal blood. Reasoning and logic are endangered species in this situation, I'm afraid.

[AndyTiedye]

20. That Didn't Work Out So Well Last Time

If the Repigs win again, we'll never get our country back.

[Cetacea]

7. Nope.

[ladjf]

9. Great question. I don't know the answer but, we'd better be figuring

one out soon. nt

[bluescribbler]

10. Revolution.

Mass protests in the streets, a la Tunis and Cairo, for starters.

[AndyTiedye]

21. The Media Ignores Protests Unless they are by Teabaggers

and unlike Tunisia or Egypt, the majority of our population does not live in or near the capitol city.

We are so spread-out that when we protest almost nobody notices.

[xfundy]

12. Satire.

They can't do satire, or humor in any form. They try and fail.

Libruls are the thinkers, creatives, innovators unhindered by dogma or having to do everything the way it's always been done. Historically, satire has always been effective.

[BR_Parkway]

13. Splitting up the dominance a few have over so much of the media would

be a good place to start

[slackmaster]

14. Just turn them off, or change the channel.

It's really very simple.

[Cetacea]

15. Right. Don't upset your beautiful world.

Ignore it while millions are brain washed. This will certainly help win elections.

:eyes:

[slackmaster]

17. Freedom of thought and speech are hard pills to swallow

People have a right to say things you don't agree with, and to watch and listen to sources you don't like.

[theophilus]

26. There are restrictions on speech. Do you defend those who advocate the

violent overthrow of the country? Would you protect those who threaten to tank our economy? This will hurt millions. Do you think it ok to just let lies be spread that undermines our way of life with its social protections,etc? I am looking at you and wondering if you perceive the threat and what would you suggest be done about it. There IS brainwashing going on, imo. It will prove to be injurious to millions. What can we do to peacefully counter this?

[slackmaster]

31. I support your right to post ridiculous red herrings anonymously on the Internet

How about that?

[cherokeeprogressive]

24. So you would actively regulate what people listen to/watch?

That's not a world I wish to live in.

[theophilus]

27. Who mentioned active regulation? You will suffer if you yell "fire" in a

crowded theater, though. Would you do away with such preventive measures?

[slackmaster]

32. So then, you acknowledge that we already have laws against inciting riots, etc.

Not to mention a civil court system that permits people to sue for defamation.

[theophilus]

25. I'm not talking about MY personal dislikes. I don't listen to them for information.

I monitor them by watching Stewart and Colbert, for instance. I'm talking about a danger, as I perceive it, to my country and way of life. A danger to my family and friends.

[slackmaster]

33. Speech is either a crime or it is not. If not, it is either defamatory or it is not.

If it's not criminal but it is defamatory, then somebody somewhere has standing to sue for libel or slander. If you have standing, you can sue. If someone else has standing, then it's their problem and not yours.

What's the problem?

[kctim]

16. There is only one way

Stop thinking they are brainwashed dolts, and start trying to understand and respect exactly why they disagree with the policy you support. We could then reason with them and get some good done, instead of getting nothing done.

[Shagbark Hickory]

18. Regulation for agencies claiming to be news outlets. Unfortunately we have an ammendmen

in the constitution that doesn't make regulating speech very easy.

[woo me with science]

19. By clarifying our own message.

Democrats are all over the map now.

[theophilus]

22. I agree. There seems to be no unifying voice from a position of power.

The Democrats don't seem to stick to a platform and don't seem to rally around the common people and their needs. This is not true for all Dems but the perception is that they are just going along to get along.

[grahamhgreen]

23. Yes - re-regulate the media and break up the company.

[Imagevision]

29. Obama must have told Calder to back off of Murdoch investigation, too bad...

[Chimichurri]

30. No. They are talking-point zombies.