The reason I ask is this. Since the begining of our nation, we have elected our Presidents. Did anyone outside of political circles know what Washington had to eat on a daily basis? Now, I can go on a website and find out what Bush ate two hours ago. A round about way to get to a point I know but here it is. I Googled George W. Bush and got 4.5 million hits. So what do I know to be true? Has this greater access of info caused, not only a decline in trust in our system, but in our leaders also? Is it because we do see that the system is flawed and that our leaders are human also?
2007-03-03 18:45:16 · 5 answers · asked by Too Cool For Me 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I do not blame our access to information, although it is surely abused. Obviously, the President cannot send his every thought out to the American people, although it seems they expect it.
I blame our 3 second sound byte mentality. And I blame public education. History has been replaced by "current events." And our generation has grown up with television ads.
It's not the delivery of information at fault, it is the world-view processing the information.
2007-03-03 18:49:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The error in this is we fail to use the information in a responsible way. People don't think anymore, and that is each individuals fault, not anyone else's. Blaming this or that is the victim mentality, and is nothing more than an excuse.
2007-03-03 19:06:39 · answer #2 · answered by ArgleBargleWoogleBoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I agree with you. If he lived in a glass house and was on watch 24/7, the media would drum up propaganda along with the wanna be politicians of Hollywood and special interest groups who have their own agenda.
When will it ever end?
2007-03-03 18:53:00 · answer #3 · answered by DeeJay 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For some. some human beings improve their viewpoints and bypass searching for guidance that helps their viewpoints. For others, their point of view places them able of distrusting media and government, and booking judgment. I fall into the latter.
2016-10-02 08:43:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your having a typical conservative R ephiphany--good for you!! Run it!! Just make sure you assess just how flawed it is and place the blame where it truly rests. You wanna gain a vast amount of perceptual knowledge--investigate the infamous dstr.
2007-03-03 18:50:40 · answer #5 · answered by scottyurb 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋