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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJon Oliver and the Sinclair News
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017486713I think that Morning Joe mentioned it, saw a clip on Halley Jackson's show this morning
poboy2
(2,078 posts)Takket
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(2,078 posts)Transcript
But theres a reason. Theres a reason. Theres a reason for this, theres a reason education SUCKS, and its the same reason it will never, ever, EVER be fixed.
Its never going to get any better, dont look for it, be happy with what youve got.
Because the owners, the owners of this country don't want that. I'm talking about the real owners now, the BIG owners! The Wealthy the REAL owners! The big wealthy business interests that control things and make all the important decisions.
Forget the politicians. They are irrelevant. The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice. You don't. You have no choice! You have OWNERS! They OWN YOU. They own everything. They own all the important land. They own and control the corporations. Theyve long since bought, and paid for the Senate, the Congress, the state houses, the city halls, they got the judges in their back pockets and they own all the big media companies, so they control just about all of the news and information you get to hear. They got you by the balls.
They spend billions of dollars every year lobbying, lobbying, to get what they want. Well, we know what they want. They want more for themselves and less for everybody else, but I'll tell you what they dont want:
They dont want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They dont want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. Theyre not interested in that. That doesnt help them. Thats against their interests.
Thats right. They dont want people who are smart enough to sit around a kitchen table and think about how badly theyre getting fucked by a system that threw them overboard 30 fucking years ago. They dont want that!
You know what they want? They want obedient workers. Obedient workers, people who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork. And just dumb enough to passively accept all these increasingly shitty jobs with the lower pay, the longer hours, the reduced benefits, the end of overtime and vanishing pension that disappears the minute you go to collect it, and now theyre coming for your Social Security money. They want your retirement money. They want it back so they can give it to their criminal friends on Wall Street, and you know something? Theyll get it. Theyll get it all from you sooner or later cause they own this fucking place! It's a big club, and you aint in it! You, and I, are not in the big club.
By the way, it's the same big club they use to beat you over the head with all day long when they tell you what to believe. All day long beating you over the head with their media telling you what to believe, what to think and what to buy. The table has tilted folks. The game is rigged and nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care! Good honest hard-working people; white collar, blue collar it doesnt matter what color shirt you have on. Good honest hard-working people continue, these are people of modest means, continue to elect these rich cock suckers who dont give a fuck about you .they dont give a fuck about you they dont give a FUCK about you.
They dont care about you at all at all AT ALL. And nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care. Thats what the owners count on. The fact that Americans will probably remain willfully ignorant of the big red, white and blue dick thats being jammed up their assholes everyday, because the owners of this country know the truth.
It's called the American Dream,because you have to be asleep to believe it.
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http://shoqvalue.com/george-carlin-on-the-american-dream-with-transcript/
question everything
(47,486 posts)In Trump's War On The Media
https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/how-americas-largest-local-tv-owner-turned-its-news-anc-1824233490
Earlier this month, CNNs Brian Stelter broke the news that Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner or operator of nearly 200 television stations in the U.S., would be forcing its news anchors to record a promo about the troubling trend of irresponsible, one sided news stories plaguing our country. The script, which parrots Donald Trumps oft-declarations of developments negative to his presidency as fake news, brought upheaval to newsrooms already dismayed with Sinclairs consistent interference to bring right-wing propaganda to local television broadcasts.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)brewens
(13,592 posts)watch without yelling at his TV. A bunch of crap like that. He only contributed to what we have now.
poboy2
(2,078 posts)Last edited Mon Apr 2, 2018, 06:23 PM - Edit history (1)
malaise
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Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)I know it's not a new one, but John Oliver was ahead of the curve on this, so I thought it was worth a repost!
question everything
(47,486 posts)I don't know how long it has been known. For me it was yesterday with John Oliver and I could not believe what he was reporting. Along with the immigration courts!
I never know when these clips are available so was glad to see your posts.
P.S. you really do like Christmas, based on your signature line..
Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)I know that not everyone here stays up as late as I do and some don't have cable or, in some cases, even TV - but I figured we needed some humor now more than ever and John Oliver is as good as it gets! He did mention it last night, but I remembered he dedicated a whole show to Sinclair, so I definitely thought it was worth reposting.
And I know I should update my signature, LOL, thanks for the reminder. I have both a dog and a cat - and these pix look as close to them as I could find, but there's no way that either of them would put up with wearing hats, especially my cat!