Tag: party groupthink

  • Fox News Perceptions and Clout

    I came across a Facebook comment that ironically declared Fox News had 35% more viewership than CNN because they report the truth.  Fox News indeed draws the most viewers (30%) of any single corporate mainstream media. This gives the only mainstream media created for a political purpose the single greatest influence on perceptions and clout

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  • Foreign Wars Casualties and Perceptions

    This response to the current bombing of Iran interrupts the miniseries on democracy with a perspective on foreign wars. My faith in being human over being civilized derives from research I started in 2005 in response to threats of war with Iran.  Because I believe in humanity I believe that when properly informed citizens can

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  • Systemic Party Bias

    This is the fourth entry for a miniseries about wisdom. I am an unaffiliated citizen.  Parents belonging to different parties contributed to my independence, as did the tendency of the parties to change principles.  During my lifetime the parties switched over “shock and awe” tactics.  They switched over choice and abortion.  They switched over state

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