Comments on: Religion or Cult?

By: Eclectic Radical

Eclectic Radical — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:21:54 +0000

Well, MSM has a pretty straight-up corporate bias. This is neither liberal nor conservative in the main, as it is primarily about serving the industry’s customers… the corporations for whom it advertises.

Actual political tilt of coverage tends to shift toward a weakly conservative ‘center’ which pays lips service to certain liberal principles while rarely endorsing liberal policies. Not because of actual ‘bias’, but because that is what the media corporations will reach the largest audience and thus keep the advertising dollars rolling in.

By: Fritz

Fritz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:14:37 +0000

“indoctrination of children”. I was raised RC and, well, remember the famous quote from the Jesuits? Is there any religion that doesn’t fit that one?
“Jesuits” and “infiltrating public institutions” are almost synonymous.
MSM has a quite consistent “urban corporate government-access-loving” bias. To progressives, that looks like conservative bias. To non-elite conservatives, that looks like liberal bias. It’s a bias in favor of any system that gives media owners and employees nice privileges. And, of course, government is in the business of granting private law (privilege). So MSM loves government (as long as government loves them).

By: Ron Chusid

Ron Chusid — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:11:31 +0000

There have been a number of articles and blog posts comparing the current right wing movement to cults, especially as their views are frequently based upon beliefs about the world which are untrue. Add to this all their defenses against hearing the actual facts, such as seeing Fox as a legitimate news source and believing true news services are part of a mythical liberal media and misleading them.

By: Eclectic Radical

Eclectic Radical — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:05:25 +0000

‘In 1995, a special parliamentary commission compiled a list of 10 cultish characteristics, including the indoctrination of children, a mentally unstable membership, and the attempt to infiltrate public institutions.’

Wow.

The Republican Party is a cult according to French law!

Who’d've thunk it?