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Critical Thinking
Distraction is Blinding Us
Learning to see behind the facade
My husband grew up in a house with the TV on all the time, and he likes to have background noise. This is why I hear the local news on TV. I try not to listen, as there is no “news”, just propaganda. Versions of the same stories repeated day after day.
The lead story is always something like a “spectacular” house fire in some state across the country (um, it’s supposed to be the local news, right?) or some teenagers who are experiencing their 5 minutes of fame because their TikTok went viral.Also annoying is the constant giggling amongst the news anchors, or the statement “Wow, you won’t believe this” as a lead-in to a story.
Of course, there are important local stories to cover. More than a passing notice could be given to what bills are being reviewed at the State House. Rather, these useful idiots read the scripts prepared by someone else, all the while smiling at inappropriate times.
Worst of all was when Sinclair Broadcast Group forced local news anchors to read from the same script regarding “fake news.”
