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Massachusetts

demwing

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2. Incapable or unwilling?

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Sun Mar 24, 2013, 12:19 PM

Mar 2013

I think they just do what's easy, and supply us with what we already want to buy - either trivial, easy, superficial fluff that speaks to our consumerist tendencies, or aggressive, crass, partisan, snobbish, cage-match style stuff that also appeals to our consumerist tendencies.

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Fuck the Massachusetts media. A political race is not entertainment, or at least should not be. [View all] Mass Mar 2013 OP

Markey pretty much has it in the bag MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #1

What you said. MADem Apr 2013 #4

" " " " n/t MBS Apr 2013 #5

Incapable or unwilling? demwing Mar 2013 #2

"News" has become "Infotainment" riqster Mar 2013 #3