Discussion»Questions»Current Events and News» Do you think Fox News might have subliminal messages in its content that could turn rational people into Trump supporters?
I think a lot of people watch whichever news outlet confirms their existing bias. News outlets are all about ratings, not about being impartial. I see intelligent people on both sides of this divide and I am genuinely curious as to how each side thinks. It would be nice to hear a rational discussion.
How Brainwashing Works by Julia Layton. Social influence happens every minute of every day. It's the collection of ways in which people can change other people's attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.
A lie told often enough becomes the truth. -Vladimir Lenin
A lie told once remains a lie but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth. -Joseph Goebbels
If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it, and you will even come to believe it yourself. -Joseph Goebbels
President Trump lied more than 3,000 since taking office...
This post was edited by Beans/SilentGeneration at June 26, 2018 7:56 PM MDT
It happens! We don't all follow in our misinformed parents' footsteps. I think that it takes a decent amount of compassion and intelligence, but it does happen.
No, it is about issues. And the positions on those issues. I don't need Fox or CNN or MSNBC to tell me what to think or which candidate to support. I support the one who supports my policy positions. I don't care about tweets or older news from 10+yrs ago.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. (George Santayana)
He didn't express whether a person who didn't care about the relationship between past and present were any different, but I'm fairly sure he had never met or anticipated today's milieu.
I remember Harrison Ford telling Tommy Lee Jones in the movie The Fugitive that he was innocent.
Well something has to explain the phenomenon.. most of us sit here in bemusement that it happened... something in the water? Subliminal messages? Mass insanity?
Our news has to be impartial, they get told off if they don't present both sides and news readers and comments are supposed to be neutral. Emphasis is on presenting the facts and people can make up their own mind/
I've been predicting such a President for decades ... a charismatic personality, who exploits the growing (government-encouraged) gap between people.
It was either that, or another "civil" war within the US.
The Republican and Democrat parties have been "asking for it" - with their constant, purposeful division of people and telling us to view those with differing opinions as "less than us".
Well, seems you were right then... I have a few predictions of my own and am fortunate enough to have been able to watch a few of these come true without being personally affected. Not at all convinced on the charismatic front tho as Trump has all the charisma of a slime mould.. he has no style and no class whatsoever, he's a vile, revolting creature. It's his lack of charisma that I detest most of all. I am saddened that depths have sunk so low if that horrible abomination of humanity stands for anything like charisma.
Not sure what other word to use, other than charisma ... even though it doesn't 100% fit the definition: "compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others".
He obviously fits the "inspire devotion in others". I mean, even the media was "devoted" to following his antics prior to his election.
If you can think of a word that would fit, let me know.
Subliminal---(of a stimulus or mental process) below the threshold of sensation or consciousness; perceived by or affecting someone's mind without their being aware of it.
Well, there it is---The threshold of sensation or consciousness varies in people from birth.
I had a book about subliminal advertising, was interesting how the artist could put subliminal images in picture advertising. Showed how to look carefully and often find what appeared to be naked women 'specially in booze adverts and certain wordings hidden in much other kind of advertising.
You know what's really funny? Faux News pretty much hated Trump until after he was nominated. There are dozens of articles about it online. Trump even said "CNN treats me much better than Fox does".
It'll be interesting to see if the right's support is really with Trump or if it's with Fox News, when all of this comes crashing down and they're forced to report the facts.
Nope, Fox News had little to nothing to do with what happened in the election. It's just that the people were fed up with business as usual and sick and tired of the direction this country was taking, so they made a change. That change took the form of President Trump. And the liberals still haven't gotten over it. As always, just my opinion. :)
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