Do you worry about the brainwashing power of the media?

Question

Oprah used to be the most popular talk show host all over America the East, the West, Middle, and South. After her endorsement of Obama, Obama's popularity grew (as seen in his successful primary results)--and that's when the media started to get ugly and race-focused on Obama (and attacking Oprah for her endorsing him). After all this brainwashing people began to resent both Obama and Oprah and Oprah's ratings went down. I'm not even an Obama supporter (or an Oprah fan), but that's what I noticed. And it seems scary that people's emotions and viewpoints can be so easily manipulated? Your thoughts?

Answer 1

Yes, we need to worry about bobbing heads on TV, especially on FOX. By focusing on test-taking in the educational system and personal/corporate opinions disguised as news, the gullible population  is being brainwashed to vote for the decline of their economical foundation, jobs, income, education and wealth.

Answer 2

It isn't the power but the weak minds of the sheeple.  Now I don't have to worry as the ladies always acuse me of having a dirty mind.  ;)

Answer 3

I am worried more about the school system.

Answer 4

My family and I turned the television off for about three years and now its on in a limited capacity (Free speech tv, Link etc)...

I think the media is one of the main issues with our fractured republic. While it gives the illusion of information, it actually produces a physical and Spiritual disconnection from reason and common sense...

Get rid of Overbearing Commercial media for 6 months, you can physically feel the difference.

Answer 5

Members of the World Bank own over 90% of the media. The World Bank(Federal Reserve) created the CFR(Council on Foreign Relations) as a group to push their agenda of a New World Order. This isn't something new, as it started over fifty years ago.

Anyway, over 90% of our State Department, and Presidents are also CFR members. Obama, McCain, and the Bush's/Clintons are all CFR members too. What this means is that they are simply puppets to an agenda, and their differences are but a pony show (think pro wrestling), as they are little more than puppet salesman pushing forth the New World Order agenda.

Democrats, and Republicans trade positions every four to eight years, while our country continues down this same straight narrow path. There are two parties simply to divide, and confuse the public(constructive chaos if you will). They keep us busy bickering amongst one another, so we aren't watching them, and they have a free reign to go full steam ahead. Many people aren't interested enough in how our government works to be concerned, notice, or care. They just put their trust in the T.V.,head down, and vote just as it tells them to.

I am very worried about the future of America, and that the sheeple won't wake up to what's going on until it's too late(if it isn't already).

BTW...I am not wearing any tin foil hat...research the CFR, and see for yourself.

Answer 6

Yes! Great observation!

The Corporate Media serves the interests of the Corporations of the United States: Defense Contractors, Insurance Companies, HMOs, Pharmacuetical Corporations, Oil Companies, Investment Banks etc.

As the CEO of Viacom, Sumner Redstone- owner of CBS, said:

"From a Viacom standpoint, the election of a Republican administration is a better deal. Because the Republican administration has stood for many things we believe in, deregulation and so on. The Democrats are not bad people. . . . But from a Viacom standpoint, we believe the election of a Republican administration is better for our company."

Fox News especially distorts reality and brainwashes middle America into voting against their economic interests, using issues like race, sexual orientation, abortion and guns.

Answer 7

I don't worry about the Ministry of Propaganda (mainstream media), but I wonder about the gullibility of the American public.

Years ago, millions of Americans perceived what they called a "Liberal Bias" in the media.  The three networks, as well as major periodicals that were part of the Council on Foreign Relations orbit (and that was most of the big ones), promoted the causes of globalism, environmental hysteria, abortion, civilian disarmament & c.

A couple of decades, the Insiders decided to change their tactics.  They created "news " services that parroted the Republican version of the CFR agenda.  The leader, of course, was the Fox Network.  The American people still have not caught on.  Just as the Democrat and Republican parties are two heads of the same monster, the Neo-Cons at Fox Network are just mouthpieces for the Republican Party, while the traditional media speak for the Democrats.

Ultimately, they all work for the same globalist interests.  They all serve to sell out this country, for the benefit of special interests.

It is almost comical to see Americans becoming apoplectic over Obama, only to promote McCain.  Or, concerned about McCain's sabre-rattling, endorse Obama's claim for "change"

When will they wake up?

Answer 8

Republicans worry to death about people being brainwashed by everyone except Limbaugh and Hannity.

Why do you suppose that is?