Fascism, Communism, Czars and Glenn Beck
NewLeftMedia posted a pretty down-the-middle (excluding the final end slate) video interviewing DC protesters from last weekend. Kudos to the interviewer for his informed prep work - especially on the history of 'czars' in the White House.
Now, it's easy to take some video from a protest like this and cut it to make people look unintelligent and uninformed. I was impressed that this video didn't seem to do that. It didn't focus on the most incendiary signs or the folks with the most outrageous opinions. Instead, in most circumstances, the interviewer speaks at a normal decibel level with pretty normal-seeming people. And many of them are just woefully underinformed. (The czars beat illustrates this the best.)
How do we as a society based on the decision-making power of an informed populace combat this problem? And if you're someone who supported the protests - what is the well-informed line being towed here?
Get involved in the discussion on Current News over here.
Related posts:
- CNN video from the DC protests
- TPM caught Glenn Beck inflating the Tea Party numbers
Now, it's easy to take some video from a protest like this and cut it to make people look unintelligent and uninformed. I was impressed that this video didn't seem to do that. It didn't focus on the most incendiary signs or the folks with the most outrageous opinions. Instead, in most circumstances, the interviewer speaks at a normal decibel level with pretty normal-seeming people. And many of them are just woefully underinformed. (The czars beat illustrates this the best.)
How do we as a society based on the decision-making power of an informed populace combat this problem? And if you're someone who supported the protests - what is the well-informed line being towed here?
Get involved in the discussion on Current News over here.
Related posts:
- CNN video from the DC protests
- TPM caught Glenn Beck inflating the Tea Party numbers
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