How come so many Americans accept baseless propaganda as news?

Question

It effects people on both ends of the political spectrum. Micheal Moore is not a Journalist, Nor is Bill O'Reilly. Journalists are unbiased, the goal of these men is to brainwash you into holding a certain set of beliefs or values, not inform you about current events. Maybe I'm "flame baiting" here, but I don't care. I want to know who thinks they are really watching "news".

Answer 1

Complete ignorance and dependence/obession with things that are "entertaining".

Answer 2

Because by the time children are old enough to get into the news they have already been brainwashed via "Values Clarification" techniques by thier public school teachers.



This is no joke; public schools do use brainwashing techniques and such activities are available in abundance online. Similar activities were used in the USSR and the Hitler Youth.

Answer 3

Laziness. Wishful thinking.

Answer 4

You've defined the phenomenon of truthiness.

Answer 5

Good question.