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Why no Rally to Restore Sanity here?

  • 23-10-2010 12:53PM
    #1
    BeardyFunzo
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    On the thirtieth of this month in Washington DC, Jon Stewart of the Daily Show (which you can catch on E4) has organised the Rally to Restore Sanity in an effort to turn down the heat in political debates and the sometimes ridiculous spin applied to the media coverage of the same

    You can read more about it here and here.

    I'm wondering why there isn't something similar happening here. Have we been successfully divided and conquered? Does everyone think that anyone organising a rally (even one with as neutral aim as Stewart's) is someone they don't want to be associated with? Are we all worried about scumbags showing up and using it as an excuse to wreck the place?

    Is 'I'm all right, jack'-ism now the order of the day? Is everyone just keeping our heads down and not giving a poop about everyone else?

    I'll admit i can't be arsed to organise anything other than my birthday trip with a few friends out for a steak and a few pints. But do we collectively think that anyone trying to organise a resistance is a crackpot or an gobs*&^e?


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  • #2
    Nodin
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    Theres an Irish equivalent to Glen Beck that had a rally that needs countering.....?


  • #3
    BeardyFunzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭BeardyFunzo


    Nodin wrote: »
    Theres an Irish equivalent to Glen Beck that had a rally that needs countering.....?

    That's probably giving Glenn Beck more credit than he is due IMHO. We're in a tight spot and apathy is running wild (if that's possible)... that's what we need to fight against, you know, tomorrow or something...


  • #4
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    Hmmmm. Unfortunately the seeming apathy towards protest doubtless extends to rallys protesting against apathy....


  • #5
    amacachi
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    The March to Keep Fear Alive is on that day as well.


  • #6
    Fo Real
    Closed Accounts Posts: 479 ✭✭Fo Real


    Oh dear. It appears there are people who think Jon Stewart's Daily Show is an actual news broadcast rather than political satire....


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  • #7
    BeardyFunzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭BeardyFunzo


    Fo Real wrote: »
    Oh dear. It appears there are people who think Jon Stewart's Daily Show is an actual news broadcast rather than political satire....

    I watch it every day that it's on so I have a good idea of exactly what it is. Do you watch it?


  • #8
    Fo Real
    Closed Accounts Posts: 479 ✭✭Fo Real


    BeardyFunzo wrote: »
    I watch it every day that it's on so I have a good idea of exactly what it is. Do you watch it?

    So you agree that it's merely political satire and you should take everything he says with a pinch of salt?
    Yes I know exactly what the show is and I watch it occasionally. Unlike your good self, I don't watch it everyday however. I prefer to get my news from reputable sources like the BBC.


  • #9
    BeardyFunzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭BeardyFunzo


    Fo Real wrote: »
    So you agree that it's merely political satire and you should take everything he says with a pinch of salt?
    Yes I know exactly what the show is and I watch it occasionally. Unlike your good self, I don't watch it everyday however. I prefer to get my news from reputable sources like the BBC.

    I'm aware of when someone is making a joke and when someone is pointing out a news organisation's twisting of the facts. I guess it depends upon what your interpretation of 'news' is.

    As for the BBC, the reason you can use that as a reputable source is because it's not as beholden to making a profit as all the big networks in the states are. And as long as they are then you need shows like Stewart's as a counter balance.


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