Quote Originally Posted by life on mars View Post
I think normal people in the street are not fully controlled by the media as some think , one would know if they were suffering and feeling injustices were applied to them , media control its an old favourite narrative but a dated one , political popularity and success is more to do with being in touch with the working / middle class thinking and tapping into that , even if we don't support or believe in it .
Not so sure about that. The amount of people who repeat verbatim slogans, headlines and sound bites when asked their opinion is not a coincidence.