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Originally Posted by regular.joe
I didn't say that the masses are stupid. I said that only a minority of voters actually vote. I guess the majority does vote, by abdication.
That is what I meant to start the conversation with.
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The masses aren't stupid, but they are inundated with stupidity from the mass media. It isn't just the Brittany Spears news that's distracting them, it's also the rest of the media, including network news, news magazines like Newsweek and Time, and most newspapers. Unfortunately, the media think that negative whiny news sells. Maybe it does, but it doesn't mean positive stories about America or Americans belong on page 23, while minor scandals belong on the front page, so to speak, above the fold.