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To pretend you are not a product of your environment is just silly. I know that basically all my thought process is crafted by the countries i grew up in. Trave
by MrDosu 11y ago
To pretend you are not a product of your environment is just silly. I know that basically all my thought process is crafted by the countries i grew up in. Travel the world a bit, you'll get it eventually.
- happyscrappy 11y agoYou have no free will? Only what your country taught you? Speak for yourself because you are not arguing that the majority is not in agreement you are just saying "you are a stupid American" which is one of the few acceptable slurs.
- MrDosu 11y agoPutting words in my mouth... Ofc there is free will, but if you think media manipulation means you are forced in front of a television you are just a blabbering idiot.
- rayiner 11y agoYou're changing the goal posts. Of course your views are shaped by the country you grew up in. That's not the same as saying they're manipulated from up high by the media. My mom grew up in Bangladesh. Even when I, much less she, was a kid, we had one TV station that was off the air half the day. Nobody was spending billions to influence her opinions. Saying her voting patterns here in the U.S. are the product of media manipulation is frankly offensive as it denies her agency and free will. The motivating philosophies behind American voting patterns are present all over the world: distrust of individualism, strong reliance on government to organize social affairs, condemnation of speech that tends to upset the social order, etc. Whether you're talking about a New England farming town or a Bangladeshi village, these viewpoints are recurring. There is a good reason why: they are beneficial in a society with limited resources that must work closely together to survive.