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But really, Glen, I think having "a molecule of critical thought" just doesn't fit into their framework (speaking broadly of the MSM) of what their job is supposed to be. They're just supposed to report what "sources" are saying, not make the slightest sort of judgement call about whether or not any of it makes sense, or is true. That wouldn't be objective! And so the right wing has learned how to effectively game this system, pushing the dialogue ever further to the right. Media consolidation and the pro-corporatization sentiments of Management haven't exactly stood in the way of this process, either.
The sort of exposure and analysis (and attendant humiliation) is exactly what is called for, at least in the short term. Feistier Democrats (or hey, Greens or Libertarians) would help, too. Long-term solution? Break up the media monopolies.
