• Media Vocabulary

    From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to All on Mon Apr 20 08:33:46 2026
    The media is actively manipulating our dictionaries vocabulary. We've discussed this several times in this echo before, but here's something I've noticed recently:

    Back in the 90s when I was in high school a catchy slogan that was popular went like this: "Think outside the box." What ever happened to it? It's gone. Nobody says that anymore.

    Why not?

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  • From Brent Hendricks@1:135/250 to Aaron Thomas on Tue Apr 21 03:29:30 2026
    On Mon 20-Apr-2026 8:33a, Aaron Thomas@1:342/201.0 wrote:
    The media is actively manipulating our dictionaries vocabulary. We've discussed this several times in this echo before, but here's something
    I've noticed recently:

    Back in the 90s when I was in high school a catchy slogan that was popular went like this: "Think outside the box." What ever happened to it? It's gone. Nobody says that anymore.

    Buzz words come, and buzz words go.. Driven by pop culture and corporate lexicon...

    I have an idea what you are getting at, and if I am correct that sounds utterly ridiculous coming from an ultra right Trump appologist.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Tue Apr 21 06:51:01 2026
    Aaron Thomas wrote to All <=-

    The media is actively manipulating our dictionaries vocabulary. We've discussed this several times in this echo before, but here's something I've noticed recently:

    Back in the 90s when I was in high school a catchy slogan that was
    popular went like this: "Think outside the box." What ever happened to
    it? It's gone. Nobody says that anymore.

    Why not?

    Because the Left wants you only to think inside the box and they don't want you to think that the box has an outside.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Brent Hendricks on Wed Apr 22 11:27:10 2026
    Back in the 90s when I was in high school a catchy slogan that was pop went like this: "Think outside the box." What ever happened to it? It' gone. Nobody says that anymore.

    Buzz words come, and buzz words go.. Driven by pop culture and corporate lexicon...

    I have an idea what you are getting at, and if I am correct that sounds utterly ridiculous coming from an ultra right Trump appologist.

    It seems like you don't. "Think outside of the box" is what leftists need to do in order to wake up and smell the cashless bail, the unvetted migrants, and the Bidenflation. But the media doesn't want you to follow that advice anymore, so they've discontinued using it in TV shows, movies, radio, etc. They've effectively retrained you to "think INSIDE the box."

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Ron L. on Wed Apr 22 11:32:44 2026
    Back in the 90s when I was in high school a catchy slogan that was popular went like this: "Think outside the box." What ever happened t it? It's gone. Nobody says that anymore.

    Why not?

    Because the Left wants you only to think inside the box and they don't want you to think that the box has an outside.

    Exactly. But I think the extreme leftists are inside a box, inside a box, inside a box. It could take a while for them to see the light. I hope they find it.

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  • From Mickey@1:229/308 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Apr 22 19:54:44 2026
    BY: Aaron Thomas (1:342/201)

    Back in the 90s when I was in high school a catchy slogan that was
    popular went like this: "Think outside the box." What ever happened to
    it? It's gone. Nobody says that anymore.

    Why not?

    That's right. You have to think outside the box.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Thu Apr 23 07:38:49 2026
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

    Exactly. But I think the extreme leftists are inside a box, inside a
    box, inside a box. It could take a while for them to see the light. I
    hope they find it.

    More like they are inside the box and the idea of "outside" terrifies them to the point where they can't consider an "outside" and will work as hard as they can to stay inside.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Ron L. on Thu Apr 23 10:08:22 2026
    Exactly. But I think the extreme leftists are inside a box, inside a box, inside a box. It could take a while for them to see the light. I hope they find it.

    More like they are inside the box and the idea of "outside" terrifies
    them to the point where they can't consider an "outside" and will work
    as hard as they can to stay inside.

    Back in the late 80s I loved SNL. I thought it was the coolest show ever, and I played guitar, and I wanted to be a rock star. So with that mindset I was one with the media, and it was able to feed me just about anything. When they picked on gay people, I picked on gay people. When they said that George HW Bush was at war for oil, I parroted it. Whatever the TV said, I doubled down on it.

    I think this happens to a lot of young people (impressionable) who want to be part of the media. They think that they have to follow the cues to get there,
    but in reality we're just being manipulated.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Fri Apr 24 07:09:47 2026
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

    I think this happens to a lot of young people (impressionable) who want
    to be part of the media. They think that they have to follow the cues
    to get there, but in reality we're just being manipulated.

    Oh, yes. The people who subvert know their psychological stuff.

    They know what levers to use to manipulate people. Especially the ones with low self-esteem and low life experience. That's why they attacked the education system early on.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Ron L. on Fri Apr 24 06:17:38 2026
    Oh, yes. The people who subvert know their psychological stuff.

    They know what levers to use to manipulate people. Especially the ones with low self-esteem and low life experience. That's why they attacked the education system early on.

    Yes, the focus is on young people. There aren't a lot of political gimmicks targeting the elderly, just "The Republican is trying to take away your social security."

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  • From Brent Hendricks@1:135/250 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Apr 22 22:20:48 2026
    On Wed 22-Apr-2026 11:27a, Aaron Thomas@1:342/201.0 said to Brent Hendricks:
    It seems like you don't. "Think outside of the box" is what leftists need to do in order to wake up and smell the cashless bail, the unvetted migrants, and the Bidenflation. But the media doesn't want you to follow that advice anymore, so they've discontinued using it in TV shows, movies, radio, etc. They've effectively retrained you to "think INSIDE the box."

    I think you're reaching...

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  • From Brent Hendricks@1:135/250 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Apr 22 22:21:36 2026
    On Wed 22-Apr-2026 11:27a, Aaron Thomas@1:342/201.0 said to Brent Hendricks:
    It seems like you don't. "Think outside of the box" is what leftists need to do in order to wake up and smell the cashless bail, the unvetted migrants, and the Bidenflation. But the media doesn't want you to follow that advice anymore, so they've discontinued using it in TV shows, movies, radio, etc. They've effectively retrained you to "think INSIDE the box."

    I was also spot on with what you were getting out, and was saying you are full of hot air.....

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Sun Apr 26 14:36:03 2026
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

    Yes, the focus is on young people. There aren't a lot of political gimmicks targeting the elderly, just "The Republican is trying to take away your social security."

    Right. And the last one only works due to the number of brainless lefties in the nursing homes because the productive elderly have mostly passed away.

    As we get older, our BS detectors get more finely developed and we don't fall for this junk anymore. So the Elitists rightly understood that they needed to hit the young crowd.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Ron L. on Sun Apr 26 21:22:18 2026
    gimmicks targeting the elderly, just "The Republican is trying to tak away your social security."

    Right. And the last one only works due to the number of brainless
    lefties in the nursing homes because the productive elderly have mostly passed away.

    As we get older, our BS detectors get more finely developed and we don't fall for this junk anymore. So the Elitists rightly understood that they needed to hit the young crowd.

    I see some elderly people falling for stuff, but I also have a bunch of elderly MAGA buddies.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Mon Apr 27 07:47:53 2026
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

    As we get older, our BS detectors get more finely developed and we don't fall for this junk anymore. So the Elitists rightly understood that they needed to hit the young crowd.

    I see some elderly people falling for stuff, but I also have a bunch of elderly MAGA buddies.

    I have to admit that the scams are getting better and better at evading setting off the BS Detector.

    For me, it's easier. I'm so far off mainstream. If I get an email "Your Apple account is being closed! Fix it now! Click here!" I can laugh and delete it.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Ron L. on Mon Apr 27 10:31:20 2026
    I have to admit that the scams are getting better and better at evading setting off the BS Detector.

    For me, it's easier. I'm so far off mainstream. If I get an email
    "Your Apple account is being closed! Fix it now! Click here!" I can laugh and delete it.

    They keep tricking my dad with the commercials on TV like:

    "Medicare Recipients: Get dental and hearing aid coverage at no extra cost."

    and

    "Get life insurance for as low as $10 per month guaranteed."

    He always wants me to call for that crap, but I keep telling him "they're full of crap."

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