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Originally Posted by rubicon
Bucco: I am not saying you are right wrong or that I agree or disagree but look at your opening sentence. It in itself leads one to believe that you do not have an open mind because you instantly dismiss all cable news channels out of hand. More specifically that someone can accuse of not being open
We all have core beliefs based on years of empirical evidence so to many of us it doesn't matter what a news commentator suggests. I am never going to like certain life styles, people, foods, cities, etc but it doesn't necessitate that I haven't kept an open mind and re-visited the issue. I love beets my wife thinks they taste like dirt she is never going to like beets because her pallet cannot adjust to them.
To sum up what I am really angling at her is my original comment concerning open mindedness and the fact is that people use it to manipulate you or to further serve as to their assertion . Are you closed minded because you refuse to watch cable news channels....a rousing NO its because based on your experience, thinking process, etc they do not meet your needs.
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While I can understand how you jumped to your conclusions, perhaps I should have made it clear that my total rejection of cable news is not just "out of hand".....it is based on EXPERIENCE. I have tried all of them, at various times. THAT is what leads me to me conclusion not a lack of an open mind.
I now do not watch cable news channels because my mind was open to them and I found them to be basically distateful. That does not translate that it is such for everyone. It is MY OPINION. I tend to want both sides of issues, and wish to have them untainted with bias so as to make my own decision. If I were of a like mind I am sure I would enjoy having my views reinforced every hour, but I prefer to get some facts and then determine how I feel. I do not find it necessary to have my view "given" to me.
IF those "news" channels supplied the news unvarnished with all facts, then no problem. I can assure you that on at least two of those channels, you will get facts, not lies, just not anything that does not fit into the agenda and that is what bothers me.
All I can say is I am very open minded....I surely have my core values based on experience and religion, but I do not shut anyone or anything out with no thought or trial of that idea.
But appreciate your thoughts as always. You are a poster that I read because I respect what you say !
PS....Since I am offering a critque of cable news, allow me to add that a "news" channel does not fixate on people or issues and then beat them to death nightly as seems to be the case oft times