what would you say to support the phrase "the media is powerful than government"?
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Society drives government policy.  In the court of society no matter how right you are the society and in this case the media influences the mob to its whim.  Government imposes control to the extent that benefits control.  Ultimately media wins because they are looked upon favorably.\n  \nFor example the Teri schiavo case.  Who other than the media cared about the situation where a woman was vegetable and her husband did not want her to suffer any longer.  Portrayed her husband like a merciless criminal, the vultures of government swooped in to impose control... but it wasn't until the media spun its web into public policy.  hope this helps.
169772
I think the government and the media influence the public opinion.
385337
A rhetorical non-sequitur - I love 'em!\n\nA more general rhetorical non non-sequitur would be: Is there anything which a government cannot tax?
316916
To quote a popular political pundit's recent column:\n\nTry showing up in any other country on the planet, illiterate and penniless, and announcing: "I've seen pictures of your country and it looks great. I think I'd like to live here! Oh, and by the way, would you mind changing all your government and business phone messages, street signs and ballots into my native language? Thanks!"
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They don't publish the truth so that they can manipulate the majority of the population. This my friend is what is called propeganda. They use the media to control how people feel about what is going on. It's really sad isn't it. No country is perfect and therefore no country has any right to tell another how it should be ran this includes the U.S. Don't get me wrong I love the U.S. but that does not mean that every other country should love it or even be governed like it. Everyone is different and that is what makes this world beautiful and interesting and the media is destroying this through diplomatic propeganda.\nI wish the truth was what we really read in the morning paper.
135336
Don't forget that being accused of lying does not mean that you are a liar.  It just means that the media is listening.
1029819
The basic notion of a free press is to allow and even ensure public criticism of government acts and policies so that the voters may debate the issues.  Robust debate is great for the country.
141152
A good shotgun to the head helps.  Acutually, using the media is best.  What property are they taking?  If its stuff that you owe money on, then really they aren't taking your property;  they're taking their property.  If its expropriation for building a highway or something of that nature, then get the media involved.  The government hates bad press.
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the media with a lot of propaganda\n\nand rich people
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I think that the current government of my country is absolutely great!  The largest problem is the media.  Since free speech is allowed, the news media slants the news to try to influence others to the media's viewpoint.  However, if we want to preserve our right to free speech, we must all accept the media and their unethical tactics.
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the reason that the current public is struggling so hard with the elections is because of mass media. Our government tells the people, not what we need to know, but what it wants us to know. They feed us country pride slogans and make us feel like we are able to make a change in the world. The only problem is that the world that we live in is not the same world that we think we will be able to change. Mass media is now our only source of politiking, so whatever the columnist or news anchor tells us is the only truth we know.  We don't actually have a fair opprotunity to make and educated decision. We are lacking the knowledge for it. For example, before all the hullabaloo that is taking place now over the Kyoto Protocol, who actually knew what it was. I had never even heard of it until about a year and a half ago, and I was furious when I did find out. Something as important as the world we will live in and how to protect it wasn't ever made a national news, we didn't discuss it is classes, we didn't learn about it on news stations, it almost didn't exist to the majority of the people, so how could they have possibly voted for it. We are told what to believe, how to believe, and when to believe and because it is done subliminally, nobody actually wants to change it. We have stopped taking responsibility for ourselves and our nation and are now waiting with baited breath until we are instructed on what to believe next. If we inform our people, really inform them on both sides of every issue, then we might have a chance at proper "rational" vote but as long as we get our information from the boob tube and censored newspapers Im afraid that it is just going through the motions so we feel better about ourselves. They (the government and it's factions) make our decisions for us and then convince us that it was all our idea and aren't we clever. My mother has been doing this to my father for years and now my country is doing it too. You want a rational vote, get a rational system.
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Its very good that you have your own mind and not just follow whats in the local newspaper or tv shows. Educated people think they know all about everything in current events but sometimes they are just reading into something put there just for that reason, so they have something to believe. Propaganda is all around you man tv paper even in conversations with other people. We will never know the true agenda of the government or big business. Who knows if he is real or not ?Not me
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I think Ralph Nader's statement may have been about news and entertainment.  5% of the people control the content of the news and entertainment we all see.  People are influenced by what they see in the media.  It is obvious by your questions that you are buying everything the liberal left is selling you.  When you say the planet is going down the drain it implies things used to be better.  Perhaps you preferred our nation before the Civil Rights movement?  Maybe you liked it when women couldn't vote?  Remember that politicians made those changes.  The World is both better now and worse now depending on the issue you are looking at.  I believe people are about as happy as they choose to be.  It appears you have chosen to be bitter and negative.  That will impact your life far more than it will impact others who choose to be happy.  Does that mean I agree with everything going on in our nation or the world?  NO!  I simply choose to focus on the issues directly in front of me that I can have some impact on.  I try to help the people I meet and work to build a better community where I live.  As for spending my days debating national politics I recognize the truth of what Ralph Nader said.  I really only know what the 5% tell me about any issue.  I do not spout the "party line" for either party.  I look for evidence of good outcomes from action rather than jumping on the bandwagon to hate "liberals or conservatives" just for the label the 5% have given them.  I also realize that my vote is the only real political power I have in this country, unless I am willing to do the work of building a coalition of voters. It seems today that the political climate in our nation tends to be more shrill.  We are fast to say "I hate the person" so none of their ideas can be good rather than examine the ideas.  As for your sub question "Exactly how stupid ARE the people in this country?  I would say it's more a question of being lazy than of being stupid.  It's easy to turn on the TV and choose which side you want to cheer for.  It's far more work to examine issues in your own community and work for solutions to problems you find.  Always remember, no matter what the talking heads on TV tell you the truth is "LIFE IS A GRASSROOTS ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE"
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how about "mass media corrupts the minds and attitudes of our children?"
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I actually think the media has much more of a conservative slant.  Considering that most main-stream media is owned by giant corporations, this is not surprising.\n\nMay I ask how you manage to fit so much information into your questions without going into the additional details?
367315
the media runs the show.
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We are all "brainwashed" from childhood- by parents, kindergarden, school, friends, college, work, and yes,by media.\nWhat do you see/hear/read has been edited to certain level (sometimes to "very far from the truth), but it is your choice to listen to it or shut it down.\nIf some structure will try to brainwash you too strong - you will lose any trust for it and stop using it (example -in Soviet Union was newspaper called "Truth" -  and there was saying that if it is in "truth"- then it must be false).\nPolitcorrectness though is been mastered by media ,however i think that government is not the one to blame.