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After many years of watching news and listening to political discussions almost every day - the "political" part of me simply - died. So, I stopped watching and reading news completely. Every now and then some information flies to my direction, but I don't pay much attention. Giving up on politics didn't change my life a bit (I didn't lose anything at all). My opinion and feelings were never important anyway.
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Maiana: After many years of watching news and listening to political discussions almost every day - the "political" part of me simply - died. So, I stopped watching and reading news completely. Every now and then some information flies to my direction, but I don't pay much attention. Giving up on politics didn't change my life a bit (I didn't lose anything at all). My opinion and feelings were never important anyway.
I like the news across the globe.------ This thread is Archived ------
7% of American adults believe chocolate comes from brown cows.
That's a whopping 16.4 million !!
True fact !!
That's a whopping 16.4 million !!
True fact !!
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Maiana: After many years of watching news and listening to political discussions almost every day - the "political" part of me simply - died. So, I stopped watching and reading news completely. Every now and then some information flies to my direction, but I don't pay much attention. Giving up on politics didn't change my life a bit (I didn't lose anything at all). My opinion and feelings were never important anyway.
Well said - I agree - I stopped taking any daily paper in 2008 and since 2010 have made a rule to watch the news once or twice daily Only, (Morning & Night )
I am extremely abusive to all cold Phone callers. Any politician who cold calls at my door against a warning NO cold callers of any description for any purpose gets told twop words Foxtrot Oscar -- My view is. - They who disobey my polite request will get extremely abusive language in one syllable & told to Involve the police if they don't like it as I will say what I like how I like in OR on my property upon which they trespass.
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One2note: 7% of American adults believe chocolate comes from brown cows.
That's a whopping 16.4 million !!
True fact !!
Forget the brown cows: 51.9 % of adult Brits believed in what Boris Johnson was saying about EU. Its 17.4 million. True fact:That's a whopping 16.4 million !!
True fact !!
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Tulefell: Forget the brown cows: 51.9 % of adult Brits believed in what Boris Johnson was saying about EU. Its 17.4 million. True fact:
The fact remains , that Britain has its identity back, where others are losing theirs ..------ This thread is Archived ------
Tulefell: Forget the brown cows: 51.9 % of adult Brits believed in what Boris Johnson was saying about EU. Its 17.4 million. True fact:
It doesn't even mention Boris Johnson, Tulefell, such spin is exactly what you would expect from Fox.------ This thread is Archived ------
For a couple of years ago I stopped reading Swedish news papers (propaganda in its purest form, worst than Soviet times Pravda) and switched to the Guardian.
While it's also a propaganda machine, its bullets are not aimed at me, so I can see the trajectories.
Then they allow comments and comments there are, for the most, at very high level both in terms of the language and the content.
Then, as I don't have any connections to UK, I can absorb news without getting emotionally involved and remaining open for different opinion.
Then they haven't established a pay-wall yet, so I get the whole package free. Double sweetness :)
While it's also a propaganda machine, its bullets are not aimed at me, so I can see the trajectories.
Then they allow comments and comments there are, for the most, at very high level both in terms of the language and the content.
Then, as I don't have any connections to UK, I can absorb news without getting emotionally involved and remaining open for different opinion.
Then they haven't established a pay-wall yet, so I get the whole package free. Double sweetness :)
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One2note: The fact remains , that Britain has its identity back, where others are losing theirs ..
Well... congratulations to Britain, then :)------ This thread is Archived ------
Tulefell: Well... congratulations to Britain, then :)
Can you tell me a country that has prospered as a result of joining the European Union??------ This thread is Archived ------
Harbal: It doesn't even mention Boris Johnson, Tulefell, such spin is exactly what you would expect from Fox.
Once upon a time I lived in the country-side and one summer we got a visiting fox kid. I started to feed it and took some photos. Out of the lack of imagination I called it Foxie (I started to learn English then). It's only Fox I ever knew and during our brief acquaintanceship it never mentioned Boris Johnson either. Coincidence? :)To sum it up: yes, people hear only what they want to hear and those, who own mass-media, own the world. That's scaring, itsn't it? Are you sure you want to hear that?
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One2note: Can you tell me a country that has prospered as a result of joining the European Union??
I think Baltic countries got some benefits. Né?------ This thread is Archived ------
One2note: Can you tell me a country that has prospered as a result of joining the European Union??
Mine!------ This thread is Archived ------
snowlynx: Mine!
well, if you consider that most of your exports & labour come to England , I wonder how your economy will benefit when Britain leaves the EU??------ This thread is Archived ------
Tulefell: I think Baltic countries got some benefits. Né?
I doubt that's the case, when you consider half the workforce has migrated to more prosperous countries such as Britain & Germany to seek their fortune.------ This thread is Archived ------
Tulefell:
To sum it up: yes, people hear only what they want to hear and those, who own mass-media, own the world. That's scaring, itsn't it? Are you sure you want to hear that?
I don't have a TV and I don't read newspapers, the only news I hear is from BBC radio. While some of it is scary, I find the BBC don't try to whip me up into a frenzy about it.To sum it up: yes, people hear only what they want to hear and those, who own mass-media, own the world. That's scaring, itsn't it? Are you sure you want to hear that?
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One2note: I doubt that's the case, when you consider half the workforce has migrated to more prosperous countries such as Britain & Germany to seek their fortune.
My understanding is that The UK is a net contributor to the EU while most of the recently joined Eastern European countries are net recipients. I haven't fact checked that, so it might not be accurate.------ This thread is Archived ------
Harbal: My understanding is that The UK is a net contributor to the EU while most of the recently joined Eastern European countries are net recipients. I haven't fact checked that, so it might not be accurate.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/316691/european-union-eu-budget-share-of-contributions/Looks like UK was the third after Germany and France anno 2016. Don't know how much it'd be per capita though.
There's some report some time ago about contribution of foreign workers in UK to the UK economy vs residents's contribution. Worth checking.
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Tulefell: https://www.statista.com/statistics/316691/european-union-eu-budget-share-of-contributions/
Looks like UK was the third after Germany and France anno 2016. Don't know how much it'd be per capita though.
There's some report some time ago about contribution of foreign workers in UK to the UK economy vs residents's contribution. Worth checking.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/articles/theukcontributiontotheeubudget/2017-10-31Looks like UK was the third after Germany and France anno 2016. Don't know how much it'd be per capita though.
There's some report some time ago about contribution of foreign workers in UK to the UK economy vs residents's contribution. Worth checking.
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I find the idea of people preferring having their prejudices reinforced, to hearing the truth, amazing.