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Scrivener7

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19. The motivations of those watching are not in question. The effects of the action are.

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 08:52 AM

7 hrs ago

We complain that the right-wing controls the media. The right-wing controls the media because the right-wing makes money for the media owners. They make money for the media owners because, as with something like this, there are as many of us hate watching as there are of them seriously watching.

How many of them read or watched ANYTHING about Melissa Hortman? I'm going to guess not a lot. And that helped it fall off the front page within days, if not hours.

There is no need to watch these right-wing media manipulations. There will be plenty of ink and video given to them after the fact. We can get as much information as we need about them without giving ratings to the programs themselves.

When we give them ratings, we encourage the media owners to make more of them.

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I'm shocked that people here watched the memorial service. [View all] iemanja 16 hrs ago OP

Some watch and report back for those of us that can't ALBliberal 16 hrs ago #1

I did not watch the clown show. Wifes husband 16 hrs ago #2

That's what I was thinking. In fact, I was going to thank one person who posted on DU about the service. C Moon 14 hrs ago #10

It's kind of like rubberneckers. I could not stomach it - very depressing. walkingman 16 hrs ago #3

Define 'Watched' DET 15 hrs ago #4

I could not take all the hate and the lies. Trueblue1968 13 hrs ago #11

Yeah, I ducked into it for about 15 minutes. Then, again, it was comparable to watching allegorical oracle 8 hrs ago #13

It's like Howard Stern. Xolodno 15 hrs ago #5

I don't find it difficult iemanja 15 hrs ago #6

Howard Stern could be amusing sometimes AdamGG 14 hrs ago #9

I went out of my way to *NOT* watch it. Initech 15 hrs ago #7

Seems like you're scolding DU'ers who decided to watch all or part of the service. Abolishinist 15 hrs ago #8

Mondays are scolding days leftstreet 8 hrs ago #18

I watched about 30 seconds of it. ReRe 13 hrs ago #12

What memorial service? I watched Colts vs Ravens. Emile 8 hrs ago #14

Perhaps you misconstrue their motive for doing so? werdna 8 hrs ago #15

The motivations of those watching are not in question. The effects of the action are. Scrivener7 7 hrs ago #19

I didn't watch any of it... SickOfTheOnePct 8 hrs ago #16

CNN is toeing the line, they broadcast it all live dwayneb 8 hrs ago #17

I'm shocked that people start such threads and never return to engage with respondants... Drum 7 hrs ago #20

I fully expect the office MAGAs to gloat over the event.. haele 6 hrs ago #21

I'm so sorry that you have to work in iemanja 6 hrs ago #22

It's only post Inauguration the MAGA started showing their colors. haele 6 hrs ago #23