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Originally Posted by Mathguy
Based upon the past 70+ year relationship with Russia, where we've both had large armies and nukes....our relationship is practically rosey in comparison to the 1960's etc.
To now run around hand-wringing is only evidence of what a 24-hour for-profit news cycle and do to people when they have to constantly stoke base emotions and re-hash, spin and speculate to keep viewers tuning in.
You see it a lot where I live whenever a storm rolls through and some of the local news stations will turn it into a "possibly CATASTROPHIC DOOOOOOOM!!!!!"  Better stay tuned!  |
sometimes i think the news these days is for small minded people that are easily frightened, so they will demand more government control over their lives so they will feel safer, even though they give up their rights and liberties while doing it.
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