Polarisation of society

Can some of the people looking down on the little people who they know are constantly led by the nose by Murdoch and his cronies to vote for people that they, the superior ones, know are absoutely wrong, please tell us what their sources are for information that is completely unbiased and unprejudiced in any form, leaning neither to right or left in reporting events and make no comments on everything, nor suggesting whether they approve or dislike anything.

I am sure many of us buying and reading papers nd magazines across the political spectrum would be really glad to know.

Unbelievable. Lecturing on the polarisation of society whilst calling people names.

Quite right Granny Gravy. It's not the fault of Daily Mail readers that they tend to have have dim ideas.

Well I tend to agree, using such terms is not helpful.

However, anyone who believes the that is printed in the DM must be at the very least gullible, but possibly worse if it matches their sentiments about immigrants, foreigners, etc.

Grantanow I actually think that when folks starting calling sectors of the electorate dimwits they have lost any credibility.

It's Rupert Murdoch who should be indicted for his role in the near loss of American democracy!

How the dimwits are being manipulated?
That people can use phrases like this and think they are the 'goodies'.

Grantanow, I expect you would agree that children at school should be taught sceptical judgement. If they are not taught how to evaluate by use of the enlightenment idea of scepticism then the school is not doing its job.

I sometimes read the Wail to understand how the dimwits are being manipulated and frankly because it makes me laugh. I read other mainstream papers too with a critical eye.

tickingbird

Casdon

Ha ha

Strange you find it laughable. The hell unleashed on the people of Iraq and the world on the back of Blair’s phoney war is anything but funny. Wine and cake in a garden, however……..

You misunderstand tickingbird, what was laughable was your attempt to make a cheap political point when Johnson has made £1m from speeches in the last few months after completely cocking up this country and our future. I wasn’t condoning Blair’s actions in Iraq, he made a bad political mistake.

All reporting is selective.

Casdon

Ha ha

Strange you find it laughable. The hell unleashed on the people of Iraq and the world on the back of Blair’s phoney war is anything but funny. Wine and cake in a garden, however……..

M0nica

As everyone on this thread is totally unaffected by the attempts by Murdoch and others to sway our votes, could they say who are th people who follow him so slavishly.

As only 25% of the population read a newspaper every day, and fewer buy them, Who sways the other 75%?

Have you read the thread though Monica, Murdoch’s empire pervades all types of media, worldwide, it’s not about newspapers specifically?

As everyone on this thread is totally unaffected by the attempts by Murdoch and others to sway our votes, could they say who are th people who follow him so slavishly.

As only 25% of the population read a newspaper every day, and fewer buy them, Who sways the other 75%?

Rebekah Brooks poised to take over the top job from Murdoch it seems….

Katie59 I thought the whole point to Obama’s argument was that the electorate didn’t decide? Murdoch decides and it happens?

Starmer as director of public prosecutions had been involved with the decision to prosecute Rebekah her surname escapes me. She was acquitted.

Freya5

tickingbird

If a deeply corrupt, incompetent and lying former UK PM can earn £250,000 for an after dinner speech, why can't a successful former US President command a high fee?

Yes it’s shocking the amount of money Tony Blair’s earned since leaving office!

Very well put. The people of Iraq and the world, are still paying for Blairs cosying up to Bush.

Ha ha
www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/dec/14/boris-johnson-makes-1m-from-speeches-after-leaving-downing-street

tickingbird

^If a deeply corrupt, incompetent and lying former UK PM can earn £250,000 for an after dinner speech, why can't a successful former US President command a high fee?^

Yes it’s shocking the amount of money Tony Blair’s earned since leaving office!

Very well put. The people of Iraq and the world, are still paying for Blairs cosying up to Bush.

What do we imagine Murdoch thinks of Starmer?

He probably hasn’t decided yet, there will be a lot of voters still to decide as well.

Why does Murdoch do it - because he can!.

When you are ultra rich you need an activity to use you time up, interfering in politics is his life’s work and at 92 his is still successful, having that power keeps him going.

If a deeply corrupt, incompetent and lying former UK PM can earn £250,000 for an after dinner speech, why can't a successful former US President command a high fee?

Yes it’s shocking the amount of money Tony Blair’s earned since leaving office!

Murdoch has not picked prime ministers with much staying power with his alleged preferred candidates not lasting a full term of office - events overtook Cameron, May and BJ. Democracy still at work therefore?

Do we assume Sunak is in Murdoch’s pocket by now?

What do we imagine Murdoch thinks of Starmer?

Dinahmo

Dickens

Also, why is Murdoch that interested in the political system in the UK when the USA must give him much better returns?

Power?

These words from an Anthony Hilton column for the Evening Standard...

"I once asked Rupert Murdoch why he was so opposed to the European Union. "That’s easy,' he replied. ^"When I go into Downing Street they do what I say; when I go to Brussels they take no notice."^

And tax

That, too.

And greed.

Dickens

^Also, why is Murdoch that interested in the political system in the UK when the USA must give him much better returns?^

Power?

These words from an Anthony Hilton column for the Evening Standard...

"I once asked Rupert Murdoch why he was so opposed to the European Union. "That’s easy,' he replied. ^"When I go into Downing Street they do what I say; when I go to Brussels they take no notice."^

And tax

Also, why is Murdoch that interested in the political system in the UK when the USA must give him much better returns?

Power?

These words from an Anthony Hilton column for the Evening Standard...

"I once asked Rupert Murdoch why he was so opposed to the European Union. "That’s easy,' he replied. "When I go into Downing Street they do what I say; when I go to Brussels they take no notice."