Whats a Conservative to do?
Harper, as the pundits are saying, "wanted it to bad", beat the Libs that is.
The media are playing to their biases again, using the ole Delphi Technique to portray.
No matter what it seems, Harper has to be frustrated. Not only does the media appear to be media biased leaning Liberal, but he has to also fight the Liberals itself as well.
Case in point.
Ask a person if they want to do something that is outside their comfort zone. Meaning something outside their regular day to day routine. Its human nature not to want to change from ones comfort zone.
So the media TELLS people they don't want an election by SAYING people don't want an election. The media are TECHNICALLY correct in that most people don't want to do something not planned and accepted by them. Of course, then interview on TV people who don't want to change their day to day routine for just one day and go vote. Then just interview the slow witted who do not want to be "not normal" as in "everyone says so", so these people perpetuate the media driven Delphi driven myth that people do not want to go to an election. Repeat repeat repeat repeat. Now get out a survey, which of course will show the above just to re-inforce what the people have been TOLD.
Why not ask the people, "would you change your day to day activities for just one hour for one of your days to vote on the opposition alleged problems that the present government is having"?
How many people would have said sure?
How many people would have understood this?
How many people would have said I guess I will have to check into this?
Versus leading questions such as;
Are you TIRED of VOTING since we ONLY HAD AN ELECTION LAST YEAR?
Do YOU BELIEVE that Gomery should present a FULL report BEFORE an ELECTION?
Two very very leading examples above. Tie these questions in with the sound bites that the media shows and you have a media story.
A self perpetuating news making machine. Step right up and make your own news. No sense in digging up and researching due diligence for new stories. Just self perpetuate your own, over and over and over again, all from one small event or originating sound bite.
anyone who follows the news blindly is blindly following someone else.
cheers :) majere
The media are playing to their biases again, using the ole Delphi Technique to portray.
No matter what it seems, Harper has to be frustrated. Not only does the media appear to be media biased leaning Liberal, but he has to also fight the Liberals itself as well.
Case in point.
Ask a person if they want to do something that is outside their comfort zone. Meaning something outside their regular day to day routine. Its human nature not to want to change from ones comfort zone.
So the media TELLS people they don't want an election by SAYING people don't want an election. The media are TECHNICALLY correct in that most people don't want to do something not planned and accepted by them. Of course, then interview on TV people who don't want to change their day to day routine for just one day and go vote. Then just interview the slow witted who do not want to be "not normal" as in "everyone says so", so these people perpetuate the media driven Delphi driven myth that people do not want to go to an election. Repeat repeat repeat repeat. Now get out a survey, which of course will show the above just to re-inforce what the people have been TOLD.
Why not ask the people, "would you change your day to day activities for just one hour for one of your days to vote on the opposition alleged problems that the present government is having"?
How many people would have said sure?
How many people would have understood this?
How many people would have said I guess I will have to check into this?
Versus leading questions such as;
Are you TIRED of VOTING since we ONLY HAD AN ELECTION LAST YEAR?
Do YOU BELIEVE that Gomery should present a FULL report BEFORE an ELECTION?
Two very very leading examples above. Tie these questions in with the sound bites that the media shows and you have a media story.
A self perpetuating news making machine. Step right up and make your own news. No sense in digging up and researching due diligence for new stories. Just self perpetuate your own, over and over and over again, all from one small event or originating sound bite.
anyone who follows the news blindly is blindly following someone else.
cheers :) majere
