Outfoxed

I found it difficult to watch this film because it made me especially angry at the fact this is partially the reason why there are so many idiots in the U.S. today. Its not just because Fox News is employing idiocracy into their “journalism,” but that all journalist and news broadcasts do this. The media is the main source in which the public is informed, or misinformed, about different things, especially politics. I was recently involved in a political argument in which the opposing side believed they were right because they allowed themselves to be told that their beliefs, or even lies, were correct when in fact they were molding those beliefs into their viewers. Fox News, especially, was able to do this because people who are not looking for propaganda when they are being propagandized make it easier to propagandize them.
The film calls bullshit on a lot of Fox News’ different sayings, beliefs, and pretty much everything. They say they are “Fair and Balanced” but they do not employ the same number of liberals as conservatives, or the same amount of time to both candidates, or sides of the issue. They say “We report, you decide;” yeah they report and you decide nothing, but are more or less compelled to believe them because you are stupid enough to succumb to their idiocracy.
WTF-Did he just say that???-“Those who work against our military will be considered enemies of the state by me (O’Reilly).” Really??? If I ever meet him I’d like to punch him in the face. What gives him or even Fox News the ability to declare enemies of the state, or this person and ideology right? What is sad is that his ability to say stupid shit and get people angry is the basis for his popularity, and his job. I know Fox News is not the only ones who do this, but they do it more rigorous than any other.
A few other thoughts popped into my head: What does geographic size have to do with those being murdered in Cali vs. those soldiers in Iraq?? The violence in California is not even close to that in Iraq. “217 days until Bush is elected.” This propaganda is used to get people watching to not only to remember to vote but to make sure they vote for Bush. They also attacked Kerry’s heritage-OMG How psychotic are they? Seriously just because he is French, such a low and vulgar political move, sounds like something Bush would have done.