<p>I'm just saying that politics do have this much of an influence in people with strong political convictions.</p>
<p>Wow, you don't make reasonable responses at all (ignoring the primitve minded retard). Lets see....</p>
<p>"I'm just saying that politics do have this much of an influence in people with strong political convictions."</p>
<p>What you just said applies to a VERY SMALL percentage of Americans. So it looks like you are providing no significant argument.</p>
<p>primitive is just primitive :)...it's obvious he doesn't know anything about politics NOR the media...My government textbook was written by a guy that specializes primarily in the mass media. True, not many Americans are interested in politics, but the news is where they get their information on politics....and it doesn't matter if the media is focusing on a single politician or the disaster that happened down the road from the capitol...it ALL affects politics...it shapes public opinion and it sets what strikes our interest....whether you like it or not primitive, the media plays a very valuable role in our lives...your argument is absurd and incoherent...you've seriously proven to me that you know nothing nothing NOTHING about politics, because you think the media has nothing to do with what the public thinks and what issues the public finds imortant. Take for example...the president's social security bill...if the media hadn't popularized it, no1, except maybe the AARP and the few citizens taht truly care would know about it...and it doesn't matter whether it's the most important thing or the least important thing in our lives....when we hear about what's going on we automatically form an opinion...government wouldn't be the institution it is without the media....please...stop stalking political threads when you don't know what you're talking about...you make yourself look politically inept......actually don't....arguing wtih ppl like you gives us something to laugh at</p>
<p>AND....it does matter to A MAJORITY of the ppl......it matters to the 52% of the public who votes, it matters to everyone that recieves a welfare check, ir matters to everyone who wants to have an abortion, it matters to lawyers, judges, doctors, mechanics...it matters to EVERYONE...jsut because there are several ppl like you that know NOTHING about politics doesn't mean a large majority of Americans are that way</p>
<p>ok, YOU STILL havent gotten to my argument yet. I said that news of politics doesnt affect what we do in our EVERYDAY LIVES. And also if you have read my posts, I did say that the news are useful during elections.Of course politics shapes public opinion but doest it influence our daily activities. Please notice that what you just said has nothing to do with my argument.</p>
<p>Ofcourse It Affects What We Do In Our Everyday Lives....an Anchor Doesn't Come To Our House And Spoonfeed Us!...if It Wasnt' For The Media We Wouldn't Be As Educated, Wouldn't Know Many Of The Laws, Wouldn't Know What To Look Out For...the Media Can Make The Country Paranoid Or It Can Make The Country Feel Oversecure.....all It Takes Is An Anchor Saying "terrorist Threats Are At Their Highest In Years And A Terrorist Attack Can Happen Any Second Now So Take Shelter In The Closest Basement" And Everyone Will Run For Their Lives...they Tell Us What Products Are Good And What To Look Out For...they Tell Us Whose A Good Politician And Whose Scandalous....</p>
<p>actually it's a piece of fruit and a drink of water :p....oh well that's what he got for feedin the gods his son</p>
<p>ok. the key word is EVERYDAY. Politics hardly affect us on a daily basis. What you just said are simple benefits of watching the media.</p>
<p>"For...they Tell Us Whose A Good Politician And Whose Scandalous...."</p>
<p>hmm.... how could they even possibly do that if they try to portray news in the most objective way possible? </p>
<p>"terrorist Threats Are At Their Highest In Years And A Terrorist Attack Can Happen Any Second Now So Take Shelter In The Closest Basement"</p>
<p>This doesnt happen everyday does it ? LOL. News dont affect our everyday lives. can you specificaly tell me how the media affects us on a daily basis other than that of entertainment? All you can say are the benefits, but not its significance regarding how we run our lives everyday.</p>
<p>actually it's a piece of fruit and a drink of water ....oh well that's what he got for feedin the gods his son</p>
<p>Yes, I am very fortunate to have enough resources to survive. And I thank God for it. Nobody can fortell my future but me. (and yes that essay of mine was really crappy i have to admit lol)</p>
<p>ok.....get this straight...the news isn't only about politics you know...notice you cited one example....BUT politics does affect our everyday lives...and the news informs us...abotu products, about developments: medical, economical, social, etc."...the media is a central part of several businesses and industries...we form our opinions about eveyrthing we know based on the news....not to mention the media is one of the largest industries in the U.S....it employs tens of millions of employees...we're dependent on the news on what goes on in the country/world...if you don't think the media shapes how we think then you're ignorant...your views...they're all transmited to you through the media...and the media is not only 'the news'...it's textbooks, novels, essays, articles, billboards...it's our OPINION....our opinion is central in the U.S...and thanks to you...we know some ppls' opinions aren't as credible as most :)</p>
<p>and that was the point...they try to portray the news objectively, but the news is subjective...only those dramatic, uncommon events are the ones broadcasted and since a large majority of Americans watch the news atleast once a day, those events shape how we think and feel</p>
<p>and i was talking about tantalus not you....please stop arguing something when you don't have a credible argument</p>
<p>"politics does affect our everyday lives"</p>
<p>I agree, who knows, what I am writing right now could be recorded by the NSA since I am writing it in a public library and according to bush.... libraries are evil places full of knowledge where we should keep an eye on those intellectuals</p>
<p>umm, primitive, your points aren't exactly what i would call valid.</p>
<p>actually it's a piece of fruit and a drink of water ....oh well that's what he got for feedin the gods his son</p>
<p>Yes, I am very fortunate to have enough resources to survive. And I thank God for it. Nobody can fortell my future but me. (and yes that essay of mine was really crappy i have to admit lol)</p>
<p>funniest response to a post in a long time. primitive, if don't understand something, it's good to look it up. At least that way people won't knwo you're being a wannabe. not saying you are course, but when it comes o politics, i'm afraid you are slightly.</p>
<p>its about time!</p>
<p>it's about time what?</p>
<p>You think people are entertained by stories of people getting killed? Wow, you may be entertained, but any normal person would not be. People watch the news to know more about the world, thus allowing them to change their views on a certain situation, avoid a certain place, know more about their health, etc. If this doesn't have an "effect" I don't know what does. </p>
<p>I think you try to take the most outrageous scenario for each person's argument and try to prove that wrong. Of course someone isn't going to see Kerry on television and say "I must vote for that man!" But over time their opinion is molded by the media, and they come to their own decision. However, the path to this decision was lead by the media.</p>
<p>Alright, I know what a media is and what their advantages are. I am saying that the news (political) does not affect Americans on a daily basis. Its that simple. Get it?</p>
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I agree, who knows, what I am writing right now could be recorded by the NSA since I am writing it in a public library and according to bush.... libraries are evil places full of knowledge where we should keep an eye on those intellectuals
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<p>Wow that's simple minded. I'm sure the NSA cares what you (or 99.9% of the people who complain) are doing - talk about delusions of granduer. </p>
<p>On the other hand - if someone on a terrorist watch list has been checking out the anarchists' cookbook, or bombmaking for dumbies and has been googling "I have enriched uranium, how do I turn it into a bomb" on a library computer why shouldn't the NSA be interested?</p>
<p>who wrote that quote anyway, Maize?</p>
<p>ummmm...without politics we wouldn't have law there buddy...we wouldn't have the U.S. we wouldn't have anything we have today...so if you think politics is unimportanta dn doesn't affect ppls' lives you've lost touch with reality</p>
<p>I guess primitive has a different definition of politics than the rest of us.</p>
<p>what? Dont you understand english? I said that politics dont influence us on a daily basis. Do we use politics to go to school? Do we use politics to do our daily activities or interact with others. This is what I am trying to say in my argument? How many more times do I have to explain this to you?</p>
<p>yes we do....politics set up our schools, politics gave us the freedom of speech, politics gave us every amenity we have in this nation.</p>
<p>politics secures our safety, politics keeps everything orderly, politics is why we live our lives the way we do!!!!</p>