Mollydukes you are an interesting person and I concur with your last two posts about the commercialisation of tertiary education.

My layman's interpretation is the debasement of public debate comes partially from a growing disatisfaction with politics and politicians and media concentration on the game of politics and very little on the policies. How many people would know the achievements of this government in many areas which are drowned out with the 'nonsense' end of politics and a good story with mystery and intrigue such as the Craig Thompson affair, the convoy rally, what Abbott said about this or that,the anti-gay hate rally at Parliament house etc.

Media thrives on blood and gore not on straight pieces and the public could put a stop to it. Who buys these papers or listens to the shock jocks?

Is it that you feed bananas you get monkeys or that monkeys want bananas so you feed them. I don't possess the powers to work it out but I reckon the media helps shape societies as much as many protest-too-muchers claim they are only reacting to demand.

Wow is this the little mensus club. Who has the biggest....

'the left likes to parade itself as possessing supposed superior intellects, yet for all their convoluted, "complex," and textual meandering, their morality is quite simple: support the underdog and attack those in power.'

Classic! Bravo Aristocrat.

You seem like a fellow reformed leftie. Now that doesn't make me a righty, just a bit like someone that escaped from a cult and saw the world in more balanced terms.

pelican,

politics is a soap opera for men. Leave it alone, you chicks have Home and Away and Rafters.

'Who buys these papers or listens to the shock jocks?'
Now how come that argument doesn't stand when it comes to sechualising and body image of women? Huh!

Monkeys want bananas man, and if you feed them you reap the spoils. It just is! Why do you look for patterns when the world just happens. I love humans. It's as beautiful as those fish that live in another fish's mouth. Co-dependency is where it's at. Prejudice is the currency, and people love to read things that reinforce their world view. Don't make us think!

The media is a conduit, bringing natural allies together.

BTW are we talking about Alan Jones here or Tony Jones? Same diff I suppose, just one is more sneaky.

Mensus club? Who has the biggest?

Ewww.

It's my pet name for Mensa.

Why bother? Didn't they let you in?

No mensus? No mensa!