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1 " Mark, trying his best to distance himself from the cruel and pathetic 21st century, hadn’t listened to the news reports, not even when the dark green jeeps and helicopters showed up in town, men dressed in identical uniforms, just like in school, always standing with stony faces, setting up shelters and warning signals and food storage boxes. And as the public service announcements and racist propaganda bloomed onto the screens in every classroom, Mark’s only observation was that the United States still had such a long way to go. When times were dire, they resorted to using inaccurate stereotypes and ignorance as a weapon, with an impressionable society always willing to believe without further question. "
2 " It was during this terrible night that the three wounded died, and the jeeps froze solid. "
― Pat Frank , Hold Back the Night
3 " A journalist's job is to collect information," Ovid said to Pete. " Nope," Pete said. " That's what we do. It's not what they do." Dellarobia was unready to be pushed out of the conversation just like that. " Then what do you think the news people drive their Jeeps all the way out here for?" " To shore up the prevailing view of their audience and sponsors." " Pete takes a dim view of his fellow humans," Ovid said. " He prefers insects. Dellarobia turned her chair halfway around to face Pete, scraping noisily against the cement floor. " You're saying people only tune in to news they know they're going to agree with?" " Bingo," said Pete. "
