24 hour cable news was the beginning of the end of civilized society

In the days before CNN people read the newspaper....daily.

It wasn't uncommon for people to discuss what what was in the paper with each other...ie; face to face rather than watch opinions discussed on the tv.

Solely because you put "Discuss" in your opening post, OP, I'm giving you one star. Ugh! That's my biggest turn off for any thread be it from this site or another.

Geez louise. How insightful.

it began long before that.

when I was a child and I listened to the news

I would always say things like that is a blatant lie..


that was 40 years ago

The ratification of the 19th amendment.

Instant news has lead to stories being broadcast without full investigation of what really happened.

At least when something in the past happened at 9 AM they until the 6 o'clock news to get a more accurate picture.

They have no conscience that the "initial reports" were way off and contradictory to the report they post hours later.

The "race"

happens in web news as well.

you think its worse than hip hop culture? no fucking way.

hip hop culture is by far the most dangerous. Its the only thing that completely saturates a persons being. Those into hip hop have every ounce of their being dominated by hip hop guidelines.

Doesnt matter how important or petty a problem or situation is, hip hop determines your reaction. Hip hop defines what is "cool" "gangsta" "G" "hood" or whatever todays re purposed word is laid out by your hip hop masters.

Movies? nope. Dont see nearly as many people dressing up as star wars characters as you see the obvious hip hop minions.

Video games? nope, again the hip hop drones outnumber the people that let games define every iota of their existence.

TV? nope still more aspiring rappers and thugs out there that are completely consumed by hip hop.

The only form of music capable of completely defining how a person acts, dresses, talks, and everything else, is hippy hoppy. Other forms of music may have enough influence to determine how a person dresses, or talks, but never enough to completely define a person. Hip hop does, people into hip hop live the part in every aspect of their lives.

Only idiots ask why, its obvious to everyone else.

not shooting left wing subversives in the face and making an example of them was the beginning of the end in the 60's. Why do you think the government allowed all that rampant drug use and provided a soapbox for every ( at the time) ridiculous gripe about "the man" and society? 24 hr news was more to lull the last remaining holdouts to sleep, but the battle was waged in the 60's and the good guys lost a long time ago.

testicles in the west were officially retired in I believe 1965ish