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Great article. However, it misses one point and I recall reading up on it many years ago: Usually, when one has been manipulated in that way, and when it has been pointed out to them, there is a natural human reaction to own the mistake - in other words, to claim that the idea was naturally developed and any external influence was coincidence. This leads to people always being a slave to such systems.
i.e a man is hypnotized to say that they sky is red, when in fact it is blue. He is taken out of hypnosis and shown a video of himself saying the sky is red. He is not shown that he has been hypnotized to say so. What studies show, is that the man will attempt to explain his rationale; he will take ownership of his decision to state the sky is red, because it was him saying it. To disown his own words, causes a disconnect that few are willing to do.
Similarly, even though many may agree that the main stream media manipulates people, its other people, not them. The fact that the views they hold are the same as the narrative they read, watch and hear, that is simply a coincidence. It is not a sign that they too have been manipulated.
This forum, is filled with brainwashed people, making thread after thread on the same issue they have allowed themselves to be brainwashed on. Its sad to see; they cannot be argued with. They are beyond reasonableness. Naturally, because its impossible to change the mind of someone whose mind has been tampered with.
I didn't read the article but in the most recent cases the "protesters" discredited themselves by making it about "black lives matter" instead of "American lives matter". Americans were never going to come together after it was framed in that context.
I didn't read the article but in the most recent cases the "protesters" discredited themselves by making it about "black lives matter" instead of "American lives matter". Americans were never going to come together after it was framed in that context.
If you didn't read the article, you don't realize how ironic your post is.
I don't have any problem with peaceful protests. That's what's great about America, if a citizen disagrees they can protest. When protests turn violent, riots and looting, then they cease to be protests and become criminal activity. Screaming, "Let's burn this mf down!" to an angry crown accomplishes nothing.
The Left always calls rioting and looting "protest". Even the stupid mayor of Baltimore thought t helpful to give the protesters space to destroy non-blacks businesses.
Actually if you REALLY read article, you'd realize the irony of your post.
i.e. Taking life advice from a 5 bullet Cracked magazine article.
It's not a joke article, and it doesn't offer advice. It is about how people in power make little people turn against other little people (us, in other words). I don't understand people who say "I didn't read it, but here's my take on it" nor do I understand people who believe they are patriotic Americans being so against one of the most basic freedoms of being an American.
It's like the people here who won't read it yet are against protestors in general, are the proof that the article is right...that's the irony part, for those who don't understand.
I don't have any problem with peaceful protests. That's what's great about America, if a citizen disagrees they can protest. When protests turn violent, riots and looting, then they cease to be protests and become criminal activity. Screaming, "Let's burn this mf down!" to an angry crown accomplishes nothing.
The Left always calls rioting and looting "protest". Even the stupid mayor of Baltimore thought t helpful to give the protesters space to destroy non-blacks businesses.
It's not a joke article, and it doesn't offer advice.
Didn't claim it was a joke article and "taking advice" is different than offering advice.
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It's like the people here who won't read it yet are against protestors in general, are the proof that the article is right...that's the irony part, for those who don't understand.
You create a generalization to prove point a specific point. Irony indeed.
BTW, the word you are looking for is satire. The real question here is the Cracked article good satire. IMO, that is in the eyes of the beholder.
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nor do I understand people who believe they are patriotic Americans being so against one of the most basic freedoms of being an American.
