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cliffw
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AUG 08, 12:00 AM
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BUMP
Election related, and to keep out of the archives.
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cliffw
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AUG 10, 12:25 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cliffw:
Reference sake.
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Same. To save from archives.
I have something to say. You won't have to question what I have to say, I will make it clear.
What do you have to say? My thread topic is geared towards the electoral process.
not to lose the thought that media should be held accountable. no more "in the tank" media. election equal representation laws need to be applied to media.
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cliffw
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AUG 10, 12:29 PM
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Is it my fault ?
That page 1 is stretched ?[This message has been edited by cliffw (edited 08-10-2016).]
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williegoat
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AUG 10, 12:53 PM
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I agree that the news media are a big part of the problem, but laws that say they must or must not do one thing or another set a dangerous precedent. In my opinion, that would be censorship.
Instead, it is up to us to hold the media accountable. When we read a story, whether or not we agree with it, we have a responsibility to check the source. See who the major contributors are and what their background is. See who owns them. See if others are reporting the same thing, independently.
You may deride me as a “conspiracy theorist”, but it seems like a small, increasingly corrupt group group is pulling the strings. We are not free.
We are in this predicament because despite the whining of some, life has become very easy for most. We would rather be spoon fed, because whatever happens, we still get Pokemon and the Olympics, bread and circuses.
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maryjane
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AUG 10, 01:56 PM
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| quote | | Instead, it is up to us to hold the media accountable. When we read a story, whether or not we agree with it, we have a responsibility to check the source. See who the major contributors are and what their background is. See who owns them. See if others are reporting the same thing, independently. |
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Here--in OT? That's  talk right there. Often, I think people just see a clickbait headline, obediently copy the following article without even reading beyond the opening sentence and post it in the blind.
morons abound
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E.Furgal
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AUG 10, 04:02 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Here--in OT? That's talk right there. Often, I think people just see a clickbait headline, obediently copy the following article without even reading beyond the opening sentence and post it in the blind.
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How many election cycles have boomers been voting, and have had the majority of the population. in raw numbers. yet we still have the government we do.. in d.c.
you are right MORONS ABOUND..
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maryjane
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AUG 10, 05:14 PM
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The oldest BBs (1946-1946) have been voting since approx 1964.
The youngest since 1982.
The oldest X gen (1965-1984) have been voting since 1983.
The youngest of this group have been voting since 2002.
The oldest Y gen (1975-2005) have been voting since 1993.
The youngest of this demographic will not be able to vote until 2023. (some states allow voting at age 17 1/2 I believe)
(this group is generally regarded as a 'made up' group and widely overlaps the Millennials. It is said to run from being born 1975-2005)
The oldest of the millennials (1982-2004) have been voting since 2000.
The youngest of the millennials will not be able to vote until 2022.
Any given generation tends to vote according to the issues and circumstances that exist in their own time frame, not according to how an unknown generation's issues may or may not unfold. Thus it has been, since the beginning of time.
How were we to know that a generation would someday be born that wanted more city park space upon which to play PokemonGo with their new iPhones, free college, free houses, free electricity, and a free stipend upon which to live?
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williegoat
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AUG 10, 05:30 PM
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^^^^^ OK, that's great! I'm stealing that....^^^^^
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olejoedad
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AUG 11, 11:59 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Cheever3000:
For a year or two, I've been pondering the notion of having a separate branch for Finance. ALL spending has to be approved by this branch.
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It's called the House of Representatives.......
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E.Furgal
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AUG 12, 05:18 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
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How about boomers, set the government controls to "autopilot" and didn't give a rats ass what was going on,, until they got real close to retirement age,, then started ***** 'n about the government we have..
Maybe if they didn't set it on autopilot for decades. we would not be in this mess..
but carry on about the youth, they might be championing the wrong causes, but at least they are involved..
now they just might not be championing those causes, and thinking if we didn't have the media that we do.. that no one put their foot down about for decades.. or the turning the school system into a liberal think tank..
I can't blame people younger than I for what they believe/think as they been taught it.. in school and told it by the media..
My generation is just as at fault for the auto pilot issue,, as very few have bothered to be involved, now, and even less were with in their late teens to late 30's..
But we didn't get this government and the countries problems overnight..
Way to many only think they need to walk into a booth and vote, as their "investment" of time into the countries issues...
We the people , governed by the people, only works when we the people pay attention to the we the people government.. Sadly..many don't and never will..
but right here right now. boomers are ***** 'n about every generation younger than them.. guess what... you built that..
the schools, the government, the way they are. the younger generations, as they had parents, and were not hatched.. so, how did they get this way if they had parents that showed them the importance of being involved in the countries issues, and government .. local and national..
oh, that's right they didn't as they set it on auto pilot.. and all I've ever heard out of a boomers mouth is "you can't fight city hall" translation {I'm not going to care because it's not worth my time}
They watched the news media slowly become state run and owned media.. and sat on their duff's..
same with the school system..
Then wonders how the younger generations can think the way they do..
I wonder how boomers can't see the reasons..
The photo is funny tho..
Sorry.. people were wearing plaid shirts, before/way before grunge made the look their own..
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