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[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

If I can put a point on how I feel, this might do it.

I'm listening to BBC about Venezuela. This provides a teaching moment for the child, who's in the car. Immediately, I explain that the issue is complex, and what's in the media is probably as much narrative as fact. I then jump to our involvement in overthrowing countries (Allende) and supporting despots (Shah, Marcos, Hussein, etc.).

This of course raises the issue of why we're so angry with the Russians for simply adopting the playbook everyone uses. I duck that and explain that we actually have a good bit of socialism in this country and whatever happens in Venezuela, it won't be entirely good versus entirely bad, as it will surely be portrayed in the media.

So I figure that I'll let the action speak for itself. I reach the house, turn on the TV, flip to the US news networks (CNN first) and...

Nothing but stories about Trump and the Democrats. Pulp TV garbage on all the news networks. Trump this, Democrats that. All shit.

Where is Al Jazeera when I need it? (I admit, I may have it and simply not know where to find it... but that's most definitely Not The Point.)

So stop watching that crap.