The Propaganda Show

Dec 18, 2010 09:54

It's amazing how few people recognize that the Daily Show is just as much propaganda as Glenn Beck ( Read more... )

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other December 18 2010, 18:56:15 UTC
This is why I've switched to Bill Maher for my political commentary.

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boffo December 19 2010, 01:29:51 UTC
Neither. Propaganda is propaganda. They both spin things to promote their agenda and make those who disagree with them seem foolish or evil.

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boffo December 19 2010, 18:49:50 UTC
I'm amazed by your amazement ( ... )

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coderay December 20 2010, 02:04:11 UTC
I never thought the Daily Show pretended to be non-partisan.

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boffo December 20 2010, 19:08:35 UTC
An awful lot of Daily Show fans certainly believe it's non-partisan.

When Jon Stewart had his "Rally to Restore Sanity," he claimed it was non-partisan. He didn't call it the "Rally to Restore Liberal Values."

I vaguely recall that when Glenn Beck had his big DC rally, he also claimed it was non-partisan. But I don't think anyone seriously believed him about that.

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ext_366445 December 22 2010, 08:54:45 UTC
So how much Facebook do you have to watch before you can make this analysis, and how much more can you watch before you stop thinking? How did you come upon this sweet spot?

Maybe instead, you started watching with an eye jaundiced by the bias that The Daily Show was propaganda and stopped thinking laughing.

At least post some examples of the liberal proganda TDS is supposedly spreading. I'll admit I haven't watched them recently, but truly, I think they're out first for laughs, and the current conservative landscape (by "current" I include the last administration) is a target-rich environment.

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ext_366445 December 22 2010, 08:55:42 UTC
Jesus, did I say Facebook instead of The Daily Show? LiveJournal is being poopy so I had to use Facebook to log in and comment.

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boffo December 22 2010, 17:50:16 UTC
How much Glenn Beck do you watch? I'm guessing it's approximately zero, because you're a sensible person who isn't interested in propaganda. So why do you demand I spend extensive time watching propaganda?

I watched enough to understand it's a source of disinformation rather than information, then I stopped watching.

Can you post any examples of the Daily Show treating people who disagree with them as real non-cartoon human beings who have rational reasons for believing what they do?

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