tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post8003354442683127393..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: The Primary Problem and the case for the smoke-filled roomSamuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-23593039044606287142012-01-12T12:17:23.633-05:002012-01-12T12:17:23.633-05:00That's a valid observation, but still leaves o...That's a valid observation, but still leaves open the question of whether ignorance of the traditionalist-superstitious kind the author really deplores is the product of media and PAC manipulation or the default state of the grass roots.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-72498374888770347582012-01-12T08:54:16.865-05:002012-01-12T08:54:16.865-05:00"A look back at his own analysis, however, le...<i>"A look back at his own analysis, however, leads one to ask what Super-PACs and media conglomerates have to do with the grass-roots ignorance he initially identified as the problem with primaries."</i><br /><br />Presumably because the ignorant are easily swayed by propaganda and the more money your super PAC has, the more propaganda it can buy. In which case a certain amount of blame may be laid at the feet of multi-media conglomerates for allowing themselves to be used as propaganda machines sculpting opinions, rather than merely to inform and entertain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com