[ale] [Kinda OT] The "TalkMaster", Freedom and Free Software

Geoffrey Myers lists at serioustechnology.com
Tue Jan 31 10:46:49 EST 2012


Richard Bronosky wrote:
> Boortz does not fit in with any of those others. He is a Libertarian. 
> He's pro-choice, pro-gay-rights, and anti-drug-control.

Although that is accurate, he's still 'one of them' that is 
entertainment.  They all have their approaches to pissing people off. 
Boortz is real good with asking questions like, 'have you quit beating 
your wife yet?'  Then he cuts you off and cuts you to ribbons.

It's entertainment folks.

> 
> You are ignoring information. There is a word for that.
> 
> On Jan 30, 2012 6:08 PM, "rhia" <rhiannen at atlantacon.org 
> <mailto:rhiannen at atlantacon.org>> wrote:
> 
>     On Mon, 2012-01-30 at 15:22 -0500, Jim Kinney wrote:
>      > If one hears "the chair is red" long enough, even though the chair is
>      > green, it will eventually be perceived to be red. Humans are
>     miserably
>      > susceptible to most forms of operant conditioning. Read a book by
>     Jacques
>      > Ellul "Propaganda: the formation of men's attitudes"
>      >
>      >
>     http://www.amazon.com/Propaganda-Formation-Attitudes-Jacques-Ellul/dp/0394718747#_
>      >
>     <snip>
> 
>     Which is a major reason I refuse to listen to such radio talk shows as
>     Boortz, Limbaugh, Beck, etc or shock jocks such as Imus or Stern and
>     their ilk.
> 
>     In a tiny attempt to make it more list pertinent: Remember GIGO doesn't
>     Only relate to silicon-based computing.
> 
> 
>     ----
>     rhia
> 
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