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Originally Posted by SuperTrooper
It's one thing to introduce a person or idea to the people. It's another thing entirely to get them to agree if it's right or wrong for them. Remember, the government here doesn't control the media like in other contries. Maybe back in the '60s with 3 TV networks you could put out a united message, but today less than 20% of Americans watch a major network nightly news show. Even fewer read a newspaper. Without a genuine "crisis" to unite the varied populace of this great nation there is no hope of getting a consensus on almost any subject.
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SuperTrooper,I don't know if its a "control" issue,however in the past the media has" cooperated" with the US Govt.by withholding information to the US public.An example would be the successful Japanese Balloon bombing of the US west coast and Mexico.-------------- The thing about Palin,or a new national speed limit,if the White House and every other influential party began to bombard the airways,wire services,print media,and internet,etc.,with a unified message,and you couldn't escape from exposure to the message,a compelling message,regardless of content,could quite literally change the landscape of the country.--------------------- Come November,we'll see how many people engaged themselves with the media and turn out at the polls.-------------------------- Careful word crafting can create the "crisis".And if the people who currently influence citizen behavior all come together in a unified front and promote the same message,wrap it in the flag,Mom's apple pie,and Chevrolet,I believe people would jump at it.-------------------- That may sound Pollyanish,but it's all we have going for us.-----------------------------When they instituted the 55-limit,I was happy to go along.The premise of it was convincing enough,and it sounded plausible that if the fallout from "supply interruptions",as we'd experienced in 1973 could be eliminated,it was a worthwhile goal.------------------------ I'm not saying that we can get a "united" message,I am saying,that if we did,there'd be no stopping it.