Subj : Fox News broadcast of Tru To : MIKE MILLER From : Dumas Walker Date : Thu Jun 19 2025 08:10:00 > >> During its broadcast of Trump's military parade, Fox News added a > >> soundtrack o cheering. After all, the squeaking and creaking of the few > >> tanks were unbearable to listen to. The empty stands were blurred so they > >> weren't visible This is how Fox News viewers in the US are manipulated. > DW> The squeaking, creaking tanks were vintage, historical war equipment. I > DW> would not expect them to be up to today's standards. They served their > DW> time and are museum/parade pieces now. > DW> FOX may have been manipulating their audience, but everyone who keeps > DW> bringing those old tanks up is being quite manipulative as well. > I don't think the point is that the Sherman tanks were squeaky, it was that > there was no noise made by the crowd at all. In this particular instance, that may be. However, I have seen a lot of "chatter" about the tanks -- misleading info that implies they are current technology. Even the OP here didn't have to mention them but did -- because the media they are likely reading/watching is doing the same thing. * SLMR 2.1a * Time is a stream we fish in --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux * Origin: Capitol City Test System (1:2320/107) .