1930s vs the present

[thorin2003]

It's amazing -- I'm listening to radio news reports from the lead up to World War II. In order to be heard, people had to speak slowly and clearly. They had to articulate. They had to think about what they said. Mistakes were rare. Then I listen to the news today. I listen to the people who are supposed to speak well. No comparison. I think

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[fireflykid]

Definitely. And I think it’s funny that while neoconservative pundits, bloggers, et al. bemoan the “liberal media” they don’t consider their part in the devolution of the news. It’s a clear analogue to the degeneration many hardcore conservatives suggest our country is experiencing.

[thorin2003]

Oh, absolutely. No side of the political spectrum is innocent in the creation of these deplorable circumstances. The sad thing is that even though a vast majority of the audience sees that there's a problem, they continue to watch the most outrageous pundits. If someone's spouting off, I always move on to something else. The ones that speak the loudest are usually the ones with the least to say that's worth hearing.