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Well, he didn't say the elections were orchestrated by the mainstream media, he said "some things", i.e. manufactured scandals are the media's doing, which is not a terribly radical conclusion to come to. I can't remember an election cycle that wasn't filled with all sorts of ridiculousness. It just gets amplified now that virtually everyone is on social media and/or paying attention to the major "news" networks.
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11 OB1_kenobi 2015-10-03
Presidential elections are the political equivalent of Wrestlemania.
10 [deleted] 2015-10-03
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1 beatlejuicex 2015-10-03
It is fucking hilarious. Look at how people especially far right think that a democrat in the white house will destroy the country.
9 plato_thyself 2015-10-03
"Politics is the entertainment branch of industry."
-Frank Zappa, 1987
1 Domdude64 2015-10-03
Frank Zappa — 'Government is the Entertainment division of the military-industrial complex.'
3 plato_thyself 2015-10-03
this is a common mistake, the actual quote is as I stated. I'll post a link in a few mins, a bit busy at the moment.
EDIT: here's the source w/explanation from an old reddit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Zappa/comments/2qxpnu/politics_is_the_entertainment_branch_of_industry/
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8 [deleted] 2015-10-03
A fitting election for this culture.
2 lmaoo-sure 2015-10-03
Well, he didn't say the elections were orchestrated by the mainstream media, he said "some things", i.e. manufactured scandals are the media's doing, which is not a terribly radical conclusion to come to. I can't remember an election cycle that wasn't filled with all sorts of ridiculousness. It just gets amplified now that virtually everyone is on social media and/or paying attention to the major "news" networks.
1 haf710 2015-10-03
I keep saying Trump is a puppet. Dancing for his banking masters pulling his strings.
1 LolPharisees 2015-10-03
If that's true, why do so many Jewish groups ardently hate him?
http://forward.com/news/320688/donald-trumps-rise-sparks-widespread-angst-among-jewish-republicans/
1 Made_While_Shitting 2015-10-03
He has his own money you idiot. Think a little bit
-3 hazehk 2015-10-03
He should know, after all he did his best to help Romney win the show.
1 Pythias 2015-10-03
k kid