tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post5405143710743002856..comments2023-11-02T09:14:47.151-05:00Comments on Bill's Thoughts: THE REPUBLICAN BRAINBill Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573859102823530876noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-57873320098808281892012-06-16T21:33:57.628-05:002012-06-16T21:33:57.628-05:00I somehow get the feeling that you've just rei...I somehow get the feeling that you've just reinforced his thesis. :^)Bill Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13573859102823530876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-38643297265019089762012-06-16T21:23:02.357-05:002012-06-16T21:23:02.357-05:00Interesting post, Bill. I would like to ask the qu...Interesting post, Bill. I would like to ask the question regarding the liberal sources of information. As you explained, the book particularly attempts to characterize conservatives (as well as where they receive the information used for perceiving things around them). But, is the author suggesting that this same defense of one's core beliefs in reverse form (info bolsters view, rather than info shapes one's view) is absent from the political left? MSNBC thrives off of the same desire of the masses to fuel their own beliefs that Fox uses. If there only existed conservative news sources (Fox, radio, etc.), and there was not such a strong political left presence in the media (television news, print news, Hollywood, etc.) that exists for the same purpose, I feel as though this theory would be more valid. I mention Hollywood only because it often exploits the pathos appeal, while news the logos, both impacting the ethos. Nevertheless, to characterize a particular set of political beliefs as pertaining to those whom are more closed-minded seems asinine, especially when there are people just as set in their ideals on both sides of the aisle.Ramsey Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186038269700020296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-29062313121589031532012-06-16T18:35:45.222-05:002012-06-16T18:35:45.222-05:00it was always my understanding that the original m...it was always my understanding that the original meanings of liberal & conservative, before the religious or political connotations, had to do with how we accept new ideas which seems to be the bulk of what he's saying.<br /><br />liberal: broad-minded; especially not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or traditional forms <br /><br />conservative: traditional; tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions; marked by moderation or cautionstudio pashnadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636961378714714848noreply@blogger.com