And once you disassociate from pre-packaged, fast-food information, you find yourself forming your own unique opinions free from the bonds of "agit-prop" partisanship. Opinions that you find will carry the weight of your confidence and conviction.
No need to apologize. You are absolutely right. I have strong convictions (and a few conspiracy theories) of my own regarding the dissemination of information in the US. But perhaps this is for another thread sometime.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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