Posted on Nov 7, 2016
Focus group reflects nation's dark mood ahead of Election Day
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The three major takeaways from this panel:
There’s no self-censoring. So we now say exactly what we feel. And, goddamn it, you’re gonna listen to me. And that’s really what it is right now. You’re gonna listen to me. I’m not gonna learn from you. You’re gonna listen to me.
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My biggest fear is that these candidates aren’t a mistake. That the American people have elected the future of America, what we aspire to be and what we are deep down inside.
Lastly with regard to the people and all media:
They’ve now dismissed all of you for your biases, for your focus on entertainment, for this battle for ratings and profitability rather than information and knowledge. And they simply now collect information to affirm themselves rather than to inform themselves.
I know it will be way too easy for many of you to dismiss this as "liberal drivel" but keep in mind these things: This is a focus group of Trump and Clinton supporters as well as people still undecided being conducted by Frank Luntz, Republican pollster and public opinion analyst.
There’s no self-censoring. So we now say exactly what we feel. And, goddamn it, you’re gonna listen to me. And that’s really what it is right now. You’re gonna listen to me. I’m not gonna learn from you. You’re gonna listen to me.
And:
My biggest fear is that these candidates aren’t a mistake. That the American people have elected the future of America, what we aspire to be and what we are deep down inside.
Lastly with regard to the people and all media:
They’ve now dismissed all of you for your biases, for your focus on entertainment, for this battle for ratings and profitability rather than information and knowledge. And they simply now collect information to affirm themselves rather than to inform themselves.
I know it will be way too easy for many of you to dismiss this as "liberal drivel" but keep in mind these things: This is a focus group of Trump and Clinton supporters as well as people still undecided being conducted by Frank Luntz, Republican pollster and public opinion analyst.
Focus group reflects nation's dark mood ahead of Election Day
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Your worry regarding whether these candidates are NOT a mistake, is mine too. Have we become so self-centered, uneducated by history, and without a moral center that whoever shouts loudest wins? Whoever hurls the most effective slurs wins? I hope we return to a moral center and keep the fringes on both ends small. I hope we return to studying the choices, centering balances, and decisions made on a hot summer in Philadelphia in 1787.
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SSG Michael Hartsfield
But Col Joseph Lenertz that's what a lot of Americans want. I have long said that many Americans want politics to mirror our entertaiment and when done right, politics isn't entertaining but BORING. Nevertheless, many of us chose our politicians that mirror what we see on any reality show. Gotta have a hero. Gotta have a villain. Gotta have someone to cheer. Must have someone to boo.
A lot of Americans want that person that says whatever he/she wants without worrying about the consequences. A lot of Americans don't want a leader that "speaks softly but carries a big stick" but one that's bombastic and rides around in an Abrams. We as Americans don't want a diplomat. We want a champion, a conquering hero. We as Americans scoff at facts and evidence because now you can (pay) find anyone that's an "expert" to counter what anyone thinks about everything.
IMHO, it all boils down to being educated in all things, not just those things one personally supports or believes. IMHO, we need to stop voting emotionally but start looking at our candidates from the lens of objectivity instead of personality. We should all remember that a true leader doesn't make his/her decisions based on what's trending or the social outrage of the week and we should understand that political solutions don't happen in the span of an episode of "Survivor."
A lot of Americans want that person that says whatever he/she wants without worrying about the consequences. A lot of Americans don't want a leader that "speaks softly but carries a big stick" but one that's bombastic and rides around in an Abrams. We as Americans don't want a diplomat. We want a champion, a conquering hero. We as Americans scoff at facts and evidence because now you can (pay) find anyone that's an "expert" to counter what anyone thinks about everything.
IMHO, it all boils down to being educated in all things, not just those things one personally supports or believes. IMHO, we need to stop voting emotionally but start looking at our candidates from the lens of objectivity instead of personality. We should all remember that a true leader doesn't make his/her decisions based on what's trending or the social outrage of the week and we should understand that political solutions don't happen in the span of an episode of "Survivor."
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Col Joseph Lenertz
SFC Bernard Walko - Thanks. It exists. Very few are "there." Some strive to get as close to it as possible, but too many are running headlong away from it, pretending it doesn't have value for humanity. But the moral center exists.
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You have captured my thoughts on the subject very well. We don't want to learn, we want to confirm what we already want to believe (RP is an excellent petri dish to watch this in action). We don't want to compromise, to come to consensus, we just want others to follow our ideals; no compromises, our way or the highway. Most of all, we no longer seem to want news, we want to be entertained.
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