Tag: Seth Abramson
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The News Media’s Failure Of Imagination Is Killing Our Democracy
How long did it take the news media – a profession built in theory upon the collection of facts – to decide that a man who lied to them every single day was a liar? By lie number three, any reasonable person would have begun to see a pattern. By lie number ten, that pattern…
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There Can Be No “Forgive And Forget” Until The Entire GOP Owns What They’ve Done
Dear American News Media: I sure hope you’ve noticed that BOTH SIDES are not trying to completely destroy our entire democratic system of government for entirely corrupt reasons. That kinda makes a difference when asking the Democrats to “forgive and forget” what the Republican Party has been doing on the downlow and is now doing…
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There’s A Reason We All Feel “Under Assault” In Trump World — It’s Cos We Are
I was in therapy a bit before Donald Trump stole the presidency. I was deep in my own depression then — headed toward self-destruction. My emotional radar was tweaked especially high. So many things triggered me. Election Night 2016 is its own “Day that will live in infamy”. I suspect I’m not alone in feeling…
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Dear American News Media: It’s Gut Check Time… Are You Up To It?
I’ll admit it straight up. I’m a “news addict”. I keep my office TV tuned to the news (mainly MSNBC) most of my waking hours. In between I’m tuned in to the same place via satellite radio and my phone. I dare not look away. I don’t watch for the news — except for the…