I think the media manipulates people in this country very affectively.
Why? "Divide and Conquer" Julius Caesar
So long as the people in this country are divided the powers that want to control can do so.
If we threw out our TV's and then set down and really talked we would find that most people are somewhere in the middle and not that far apart on most topics with small fringes on the far right or left.
Does anyone really think that the powers that control want the people in this country to all think alike and speak in one voice?
During the health control debate politicians from both parties lined their pockets from special interest groups. Debate and high emotions, being able to control people are good for the people in power.
I agree with John Denver "Blow up the TV, throw away your paper, Go to the country, build your home. Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches, try to find Jesus on your own"