[LINK] All hail the wit of the Journo -was- RE: This makes me angry.

[Frank O'Connor]

Wow!

Talk about 'How to make Friends and Influence People'!

You must have bought a First Edition copy to have become this accomplished ...

Dale Carnegie would be so proud.
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On 01/04/2012, at 12:34 PM, TKoltai wrote:

> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: link-bounces at mailman.anu.edu.au 
>> [mailto:link-bounces at mailman.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of Richard Chirgwin
>> Sent: Sunday, 1 April 2012 7:18 AM
>> To: link at mailman.anu.edu.au
>> Subject: Re: [LINK] This makes me angry.
>> 
>> 
>> On 1/04/12 12:25 AM, Frank O'Connor wrote:
>>> The depths of your mind are yet to be plumbed, aren't they Thomas 
>>> Peter?
>> The shallows haven't been plumbed, let alone the depths.
>>> 
> 
> I had to look up some of the big words.
> 
> N.B. There are some notable exceptions to the following statements.
> (e.g.: those that present facts and don't rely on bullying and
> disdainful commentary in an attempt to humble the opposition).
> 
> Plumbing. Plumbed. To Plumb.
> 
> The art of removing blockages from pipes interfering with the free flow
> of matter occasionally fecal in nature.
> 
> Must be the job Journalists have taken on as their old Alma Mater sinks
> to the bottom.
> 
> Journalism, Journeyman, Journo,
> 
> Journo, the art of being employed by an oligarchy to program the minds
> of the many (through editorial intercession) into a state of almost
> constant FUD whilst actually chanting "liberty, freedom and equality for
> all". 
> 
> History has taught us that as Journos subsequently program themselves
> into believing what they chant, their activity is often referred to in
> the history books as Propaganda, or on occasion more euphemistically,
> public relations.  
> 
> Most former Journalists today are eking out a subsistence living from
> writing on blog sites earning click-thru rewards not allowing them to
> live in the style that they were once upon a time accustomed too.
> Somehow failing in their mission to transition from mindless puppet to
> citizen journalist.
> 
> This forces them to hide on small list servers venting their unfulfilled
> frustrations on those that have not yet been cowed into submission by
> the power of their words and joining small subsets of bully boy [SD?]
> groups.
> 
> Bitbucket+1[rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au]
> 
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