Originally posted by Da Pittman
Care, yes they do. Are they pro-active in the government, not as much as they should, many care more about their local government or just working from paycheck to paycheck trying to keep a roof over their head and can't see much more than that.
You mean they have an opinion? Yeah, everyone does. Do they do a damned thing about it? Not enough. And most, not at all.
Not being able to see that there is a world outside their little town or their job, is exactly what I'm talking about, thank you.
And when they get home, they answer the phone and tell the pollsters that race and gender are important, rather than interrupting the questionaire to tell the guy what issues thay have with this candidate's or that one's particular issues. If you interupt that pollster and start preaching at him the way he does to you, I PROMISE you, he'll hang up.
We're all reading the ticker on the bottom of the screen that tells us Brittany went back to rehab for the 4th time and we're too busy listening to talking heads to seek out what we want to know, what matters to us, and we're settling for what we hear on the "news".
If that were not the case, not one of these people would be running for president, republican OR democrat.
Re: IS TV censorchip Unconstituional?
Originally posted by Blax_Hydralisk
I realize that the title is slightly misleading.. so lemme explain my question.Is it against an American's freedom of speech for someone to be persecuted for saying something on TV, if it's non-scripted or something? For example, Don Imus losing his job and Dog the Bounty Hunter getting in trouble for saying derogatory things toward blacks. If we have the freedom to say pretty much anything then why can we get in trouble for saying such things on the TV? Is there some law that you lose your right to freedom of speech in national television?
Neither Imus nor "Dog" got in any legal trouble over their comments- the government didn't come after them. They got b***h slapped by their EMPLOYERS- who were facing pressure from sponsors. In other words, they were perfectly FREE to say what they said... but they also had to face public opinion.
Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from public outrage. I hope you get the distinction.
Originally posted by dadudemon
I have no idea what the **** you're talking about *****. 😐
That sucks
I guess i can break it down in retard for you. Shit be monitored and manipulated and peeps on a big scale like dont care enough or have resources or stature to be doin nuttin bout it.
lol, dont mean to be a dick, but what about my previous post is broken that causes a communication breakdown?
I think it is safe to say that censorship has been around as long as government. I am not, however, suggesting that big brother is soley responsible. I must admit, that i am not very familiar with the constitution. Thus, i cannot begin to speculate whether or not there is an amendment that contradicts the 1st amendment, allowing for censorship to be constitutional. I can honestly say that i believe it will always be apart of society. Whether to protect against political objectives, slander, individual offense or even to promote these things. To those with power, censorship offers more. As an individual, there is nothing one can do to fight censorship. I believe, most individuals whom have witnessed or been victim to censorship just dont care though. It has become accepted...,long before democracy.
Re: IS TV censorchip Unconstituional?
Originally posted by Blax_Hydraliskare you saying being racist is ok i thought all men/women are born equal and it is up to the people who run the station to decide what is ok to have on set station
I realize that the title is slightly misleading.. so lemme explain my question.Is it against an American's freedom of speech for someone to be persecuted for saying something on TV, if it's non-scripted or something? For example, Don Imus losing his job and Dog the Bounty Hunter getting in trouble for saying derogatory things toward blacks. If we have the freedom to say pretty much anything then why can we get in trouble for saying such things on the TV? Is there some law that you lose your right to freedom of speech in national television?
Originally posted by Devil King
You mean they have an opinion? Yeah, everyone does. Do they do a damned thing about it? Not enough. And most, not at all.Not being able to see that there is a world outside their little town or their job, is exactly what I'm talking about, thank you.
And when they get home, they answer the phone and tell the pollsters that race and gender are important, rather than interrupting the questionaire to tell the guy what issues thay have with this candidate's or that one's particular issues. If you interupt that pollster and start preaching at him the way he does to you, I PROMISE you, he'll hang up.
We're all reading the ticker on the bottom of the screen that tells us Brittany went back to rehab for the 4th time and we're too busy listening to talking heads to seek out what we want to know, what matters to us, and we're settling for what we hear on the "news".
If that were not the case, not one of these people would be running for president, republican OR democrat.
To be fair, Talking Heads are pretty awesome.