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The Poison Being Spewed by National News Outlets
I am more convinced than ever that national news outlets, some more than others, want our country to remain divided!
We spent four days with my parents this week. They are elderly, mostly homebound, and watch Fox News 24/7. The “idiot box” goes on between 5:30 and 6:00 am and doesn’t go off until they go to bed around 10 pm. That’s a lot of brainwashing. Occasionally, an episode of Hawaii 5–0 might lure them away from this network’s news channel, but not much else.
They can be heard shouting at the television, calling people idiots and more. It is disturbing. It’s hard to be there and listen to it. It wouldn’t be so bad if it was only on for part of the day but the repetitive and circular reporting is a constant.
My parents are good people and I love them. They both worked hard their entire lives, provided a good — upper middle class existence for our family, and never had reason to depend upon others for support. But, their life experience has also been colored by the one-sided reporting that occurs on Fox news.
My husband and I disagree with them on many issues — not all, but many. It is hard to visit them and listen to the newscasters spout division and hatred for half of our country’s leaders. There is…
