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18 of 25 found the following review helpful:
 FINALLY - A method to the madness... May 06, 2005
By Abby
I have often wondered how and why the right-wing media "reports" such garbage as they do. The Fox Syndrome offers an amazingly eye-opening concept to answer my questions. As an alternative to my conclusion that they are blatant liars, I now see that they may very well be DELUSIONAL. A much kinder, yet scarier description. This book is a must-read for anyone who has ever questioned the reliability and/or purpose of our society's force-fed news system.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Group delusion. Dec 07, 2008
By Preston C. Enright
Goodner's important book touches on the group delusion that stems from the sort of propaganda that Fox provides its viewers. Using a wide array of PR firms (like the Rendon Group which advocated for the war on Iraq) and rhetorical ploys, Fox has been able to infiltrate the conscience of millions of U.S. citizens. The psychosis of the Fox mindset reflects the psychosis of the corporate interests that own and sponsor so much of our media. While the right-wing bemoans government dependency (even while they have careers in the military, the intelligence agencies, ICE, the DEA, Lockheed Martin, etc.), it says little about the dynamic of corporate dependency which many people are living under The Corporation. In the world of those who have been 'hannitized' or 'limbautomized,' it is 'patriotic' to hate the government, unions, environmentalists, feminists, Muslims and others; while loving the gun industry and the super-rich. I guess this attitude comes with adopting the rationales of a society that has such a massive military industrial infotainment complex The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives.
It has been imperative for the elite right-wing establishment to divert criticism of themselves and their agenda and to instead direct animosity towards liberals Echo Chamber: Rush Limbaugh and the Conservative Media Establishment. If liberals had opportunities to debate media Humpty Dumpties like Limbaugh, even the most committed dittohead would have to reconsider the corporatist ideology they have absorbed (sometimes subconsciously).
Beyond issues of corporate ownership and sponsorship dollars from war profiteers like Lockheed Martin, Fox and the rest of the Big Business media is profoundly influenced by the multi-billion dollar public relations industry Frontline: The Persuaders. It is worth noting that the PR industry was founded by people like Edward Bernays, who literally wrote the book on propaganda Propaganda. A nephew of Sigmund Freud's, and a favorite author of Joseph Goebbels, Bernays said, 'If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without their knowing it.'
Goodner has made an important contribution to understanding the unhealthy, jingoistic group think cultivated by Fox. Thankfully, we now have some more diverse thinking taking place over forums like Air America, The Bob Kincaid Show, Democracy Now!, Alternative Radio, Current TV, Free Speech TV, Link TV, and countless blogs and magazines like Yes!.
See also:
Outfoxed - Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death
Why We Fight
6 of 8 found the following review helpful:
This product's forum Jun 01, 2006
By Rick Goodner
Hi boys and girls. I'm very happy to see that people are willing to give their opinions from the left and the right on this page. As long as we are talking there is hope. Nevertheless, could you please read my book before you comment on it and please don't get personal with each other, we are all in the same boat... albeit one that appears to be taking on a lot of water about now. It is true that I had fun picking on FOX but I tend to like American news not Australian made-up news no matter how many American flags they put on the screen Fox is still Australian news.
Be that as it may, please let your opinions be known down below under the heading of This product's forum. It is open, fair and fun.
Thank you,
Rick Goodner
4 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 If Amazon.com deletes Kevin Bold's reviews, they must also delete Nemo Domi's. May 05, 2006
By Sick of Nemo Domi!
Nemo Domi (_nemo_: no one; _domi_: from _domus_, "a house" -- "nobody's home"?) has no business throwing stones in his/her glass house.
Nemo's last three reviews had nothing to do with the book in question; instead, they were rants about Kevin Bold.
4 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Yet Another Kevin Bold NON-Review! Mar 25, 2006
By Nemo Domi
What is it with this guy? NEVER have I seen him actually REVIEW a book! Just a bunch of soapbox prattle. AMAZON please delete this guy's NON-REVIEWS! He's tainting the system.
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