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Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: US of A
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The underlying problem is the atomization of the mediasphere. Not long ago most people got most of their information from the national network news programs and the mainstream daily papers. They didn't have to like it, but they started from the same base of information. Today, going back in part to the end of the Fairness Doctrine, people can arrange their lives so they only hear from Fox and AM radio and crazy websites. Facebook targets newsfeeds so everybody gets something unique to them that reinforces what they already believe. People aren't just ignorant; they don't know they are ignorant. There is no obvious way to get out of this. Also, Mark Zuckerberg is the Devil. |
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#2842 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: United States
Posts: 18,248
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True. We all watched the same 3 basic news channels; ABC, NBC, CBS. News went from local 1/2 hour to national 1/2 hour to an hour national/international every evening and it had to cover a lot. Then came cable 24 hour and FOX.
It's not so much that people are ignorant; it's that people are ignorant of the other side's view and, frankly, one side simply lies a hell of a lot more than the other. Case in point:
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#2843 |
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
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#2844 |
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#2845 |
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#2846 |
Philosopher
Join Date: Oct 2014
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#2847 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: United States
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That's not really true now, is it? No one reported that Sicknick was 'beaten to death by the mob' as he returned to his unit and only collapsed hours later. So we can put the lie to that.
As you've already been told and been had the citation provided, but continue to ignore (quelle surprise), the initial report of Sicknick being hit over the head with a fire extinguisher came from law enforcement officials. Even Fox News reported if as such:
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If you want to blame someone for the false info, I suggest you start with the law enforcement and stop blaming the media who only reported what they were told. Perhaps you should switch to water and stop drinking the Kool Aid. |
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#2848 |
Philosopher
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Lenoir City, TN/Mineral Bluff, GA
Posts: 6,788
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There’s a podcast titled “Cleanup on Aisle 45”.
The latest episode contains a long discussion as to why the House managers called for a vote on a witness, then failed to carry through after winning the vote with some bipartisan support. https://open.spotify.com/show/6IfREmNobAT9zWOmgJG9Bi Their sentiments largely mirror my own. |
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#2849 |
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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#2850 |
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#2851 |
Resident Skeptical Hobbit
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Waging war on woo-woo in Winnipeg
Posts: 6,528
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I searched for the podcast on DuckDuckGo and found something at podparadise.com.
You can download an MP3 file directly from this location (caveat: worked for me, but can't guarantee it will work for you.) |
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The social illusion reigns to-day upon all the heaped-up ruins of the past, and to it belongs the future. The masses have never thirsted after truth. They turn aside from evidence that is not to their taste, preferring to deify error, if error seduce them. Gustav Le Bon, The Crowd, 1895 (from the French) Canadian or living in Canada? PM me if you want an entry on the list of Canadians on the forum. |
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#2852 |
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
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I used to have some respect for Greenwald but unfortunately, he's lost his ability to be objective. One example from that link starts with his castigating the New York Times for citing:
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Contrast that with that later in the same article Greenwald cites CNN as follows:
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Finally, note his emphasis on the importance of just one unnamed official to make his point while earlier in the same article he castigated the Times for the use of *two* sources. I conclude that Greenwald is not a reliable source for political commentary. |
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#2853 |
Maledictorian
Join Date: Aug 2016
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Not sure if Greenwald has ever published anything without it being part of his agenda.
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#2854 |
Philosopher
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Lenoir City, TN/Mineral Bluff, GA
Posts: 6,788
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The podcast is free, and is available on any podcast app. I’m in the Apple ecosystem, and their “Podcast” app is free. It used to suck - I think it’s a lot better now, but years ago I downloaded one called “Downcast” and have continued to use it. I’m sure there are lots of Android and Windows equivalents. Should be easy to find.
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#2855 |
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Norway
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#2856 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Way way north of Diddy Wah Diddy
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#2857 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: I live in a swamp
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