While what you say is true it's also true that most people have some ability to critically evaluate information and a human need for accurate information.
There are still people interested in producing honest objective journalism. Some of them, like former CBS news anchor Sharyl Attkisson, have begun to turn their reporting on their former employers and expose the rot. Her book "Slanted" describes how the sausage is made in great detail. It's a great read.
At some point, the reported fantasy becomes too frequent and too wild to digest for the majority. That is how I wound up here 6 years ago. I used to be a huge fan of PSB radio. Over time, their reporting got more and more extreme. This led me to start questioning not only PBS but all sources of news and information. When Trump came on the political scene in 2016 his direct manner of pointing out fake news accelerated the process of red pilling the masses. In a rather short period of time more and more mainstream politicians have gained some courage in taking on these fake news corporations directly eg; Ted Cruz, Matt Gaetz, Josh Hawley - The list is growing.
Trump tore the lid off by taking on these propagandists directly in front of the whole world. The genie won't fit back in her bottle for hundreds of millions of people.
Fake news by its very nature requires supporting current lies with new lies and while there is no limit to the number and type of lies there is a limit to how far the human mind is willing to go to believe in fantasy. It's not sustainable.
Take heart. We are winning this war even when, in the heat of battle, we temporarily appear to be losing. Millions of us are now battle-hardened and immune to the strategies of the enemy. We grow stronger day by day.
No I agree with that. Sharyl Attkisson is great. I think if we could somehow break up Big Media, and there was a more diverse range of voices, and people didn't blindly follow whatever is reported, there would be more competition and a market for investigative journalism and honest reporting. The bad news would still be there, but better news would rise to the surface.
While what you say is true it's also true that most people have some ability to critically evaluate information and a human need for accurate information.
There are still people interested in producing honest objective journalism. Some of them, like former CBS news anchor Sharyl Attkisson, have begun to turn their reporting on their former employers and expose the rot. Her book "Slanted" describes how the sausage is made in great detail. It's a great read.
At some point, the reported fantasy becomes too frequent and too wild to digest for the majority. That is how I wound up here 6 years ago. I used to be a huge fan of PSB radio. Over time, their reporting got more and more extreme. This led me to start questioning not only PBS but all sources of news and information. When Trump came on the political scene in 2016 his direct manner of pointing out fake news accelerated the process of red pilling the masses. In a rather short period of time more and more mainstream politicians have gained some courage in taking on these fake news corporations directly eg; Ted Cruz, Matt Gaetz, Josh Hawley - The list is growing.
Trump tore the lid off by taking on these propagandists directly in front of the whole world. The genie won't fit back in her bottle for hundreds of millions of people.
Fake news by its very nature requires supporting current lies with new lies and while there is no limit to the number and type of lies there is a limit to how far the human mind is willing to go to believe in fantasy. It's not sustainable.
Take heart. We are winning this war even when, in the heat of battle, we temporarily appear to be losing. Millions of us are now battle-hardened and immune to the strategies of the enemy. We grow stronger day by day.
Thanks for sharing!
No I agree with that. Sharyl Attkisson is great. I think if we could somehow break up Big Media, and there was a more diverse range of voices, and people didn't blindly follow whatever is reported, there would be more competition and a market for investigative journalism and honest reporting. The bad news would still be there, but better news would rise to the surface.