Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "U.S. News Coverage Of Iran Laughably Horrible" video.
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That's changing. In fact, it's better to use the term "legacy media," because those old networks, newspapers and magazines no longer manufacture consent like they used to. I see a lot of progressive crossover into conservative/libertarian sites and certainly a lot of conservatives and libertarians checking out Jimmy Dore, Max Blumenthal, Aaron Mate and others on the left for their take, as well. I can disagree with socialist lefties on domestic policies, while still agreeing with them on a lot of the foreign policy (anti-war) stuff. There's really a lot of crossover.
And I think conservatives and progressives recognize a lot of the same problems on the domestic side. I bet if legacy media weren't driving the conversation 24-7, that there's a lot of crossover between the so-called right and so-called left. Maybe you'd find more agreement on the social safety net, for instance, if progressives could get away from notions of running everything from Washington. You might be surprised at how much a conservative is willing to chip in, VOLUNTARILY if it's "of, for and by" the members of the LOCAL community and not run by a handful of people in Washington, who can (and usually are) bought off (or misled or blackmailed or just plied by women or simple flattery).
Instead of wringing your hands over federal Med4All, why not hold a damn fundraiser for your own local hospital? See how much money you can raise for un-met medical needs of your friends and neighbors! Take in a homeless person! Build your OWN homeless shelters, and volunteer to help manage and maintain them! Pitch in! Don't bitch about everybody who isn't! Don't use FORCE to impose YOUR morality on everybody else!
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