Political Pundits, just don’t look!
by James on Apr.08, 2010, under Politics, Rant
One thing that always infuriates me, is how many people believe whatever comes out of a political pundits mouth, no matter how outrageous or idiotic. Of course, psychologists would say that people are just looking for someone with authority to confirm their own views.
Personally, I’d rather look at it from a far more logical perspective. All these people make lots and lots of money. The louder they yell and the more shit they shovel, the more people tune in. The simple fact is, the more outrageous the lie, the more they profit and this provides a strong incentive for them to lie and fan flames.
The only way to return any kind of sanity to the political spectacle is, counter-intuitively, stop paying attention to them. I’m not saying ignore politics but just change the channel and turn the dial when the blow hards come on, eventually they’ll just go away.
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May 16th, 2010 on 02:14
But then what will Bill O’Reilly do? Shouting nonsense loudly is all he knows…