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kentuck

(111,110 posts)
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 07:07 AM Jun 2022

For those that block out what the Committee has to say:

For those that refuse to listen or to watch the hearings tonight, do not waste your time trying to further convince them that their country is in danger.

There is a Bible verse that fits their occasion.

Matthew 10:14

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

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For those that block out what the Committee has to say: (Original Post) kentuck Jun 2022 OP
I've heard that the MAGAts are taking not watching... MiHale Jun 2022 #1
Sun Tzu quote: kentuck Jun 2022 #2
Nice! tavernier Jun 2022 #3
If we get 25 million across all channels, it will be a miracle. jimfields33 Jun 2022 #4
We can never know how much is transmitted by word of mouth. kentuck Jun 2022 #5
I think 25 million is a stretch. rownesheck Jun 2022 #6
People watch stuff on their phones and laptops too FakeNoose Jun 2022 #7
They'll wait for someone to tell them what to think. (n/t) MissMillie Jun 2022 #8
"There is a principle which is a bar against all information . . . Journeyman Jun 2022 #9

MiHale

(9,786 posts)
1. I've heard that the MAGAts are taking not watching...
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 07:14 AM
Jun 2022

as a badge of honor.

Life must be so much easier by choosing to remain ignorant.

kentuck

(111,110 posts)
2. Sun Tzu quote:
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 07:16 AM
Jun 2022

"Know thy enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated. When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and of yourself, you are sure to be defeated in every battle."

kentuck

(111,110 posts)
5. We can never know how much is transmitted by word of mouth.
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 07:43 AM
Jun 2022

I'm not sure the numbers alone will tell the whole story?

rownesheck

(2,343 posts)
6. I think 25 million is a stretch.
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 08:31 AM
Jun 2022

I'm thinking maybe 4 million at most.

We have far more things to waste away our days with. I doubt most people even realize these hearings are taking place.

Some people may turn on NBC, ABC or CBS and get pissed that their favorite show isn't on, much like I used to do when the President would TAKE OVER ALL THE CHANNELS WITH HIS DUMB SPEECH!

That was back when I was a kid and we only had 3 channels.

FakeNoose

(32,788 posts)
7. People watch stuff on their phones and laptops too
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 08:39 AM
Jun 2022

I don't know if those numbers get counted in the Nielsen ratings.

The Jan. 6th hearings have to "compete" with hockey and basketball playoffs, regular primetime shows, movies etc. for people's attention. Let's hope at least some folks are recording the hearings so they can watch them later.

Journeyman

(15,041 posts)
9. "There is a principle which is a bar against all information . . .
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 03:09 PM
Jun 2022

"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance — that principle is contempt prior to investigation."

— Attributed to Herbert Spencer


"Contempt prior to investigation is what enslaves a mind to ignorance.“ — Albert Einstein

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