[Wandatime]

Are we a reflection of Fox and MSNBC or are they a reflection of us?

Many people turn to those types of entertainment news outlets as their main, if not only, source of information about the world around them. With one source of information, thinking becomes more in line with that source. Because inflammatory news will trump fact based news in ratings any day of the week, the sources become more tilted as they scramble for more viewers.

What we now have are two major "news" outlets that are far more interested in pushing their skewed agenda than in actually reporting news that has been investigated, fact checked, and vetted.

With so many people engaged in one outlet or the other as their major source of information, it is easy to see how political forums can quickly become a tug of war between two complete extremes of the spectrum. Sadly, many of us who are a blend of viewpoints end up not participating in political forums for fear of being harassed rather than enlightened.