Post by midcan5 on Jun 12, 2010 6:00:28 GMT -5
MSM today is primarily a corporate tool and as it becomes more and more concentrated and controlled, will be nothing but a voice for monied interests. The majority of Americans today do not enjoy the leisure of time or reasoned information. Good information is there, but so long as Fox, Rasmussen, corporate sponsored think tanks, and talking heads fill the air with distortions, it will harder and harder to arrive at common ground. The several pieces below demonstrates that aspect of information and knowledge today in America surrounding global climate change.
'The Climate Majority' by Jon A. Krosnick
"...[N]ational surveys released during the last eight months have been interpreted as showing that fewer and fewer Americans believe that climate change is real, human-caused and threatening to people.
But a closer look at these polls and a new survey by my Political Psychology Research Group show just the opposite: huge majorities of Americans still believe the earth has been gradually warming as the result of human activity and want the government to institute regulations to stop it. "
www.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/opinion/09krosnick.html
woods.stanford.edu/docs/surveys/Global-Warming-Survey-Selected-Results-June2010.pdf
"The 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: The growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy." Alex Carey
'The Climate Majority' by Jon A. Krosnick
"...[N]ational surveys released during the last eight months have been interpreted as showing that fewer and fewer Americans believe that climate change is real, human-caused and threatening to people.
But a closer look at these polls and a new survey by my Political Psychology Research Group show just the opposite: huge majorities of Americans still believe the earth has been gradually warming as the result of human activity and want the government to institute regulations to stop it. "
www.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/opinion/09krosnick.html
woods.stanford.edu/docs/surveys/Global-Warming-Survey-Selected-Results-June2010.pdf
"The 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: The growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy." Alex Carey