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I often think this when people cite, watch, or read mainstream news. Crichton is absolutely correct.
I often think this when people cite, watch, or read mainstream news. Crichton is absolutely correct.
Crichton was a prophet. He pegged man-made global warming as a complete fraud long before others were doing so.
Crichton was a prophet. He pegged man-made global warming as a complete fraud long before others were doing so.
This is way better explained by Michael Chirchton than anyone that has ever tried to explain this.
Hillarious because true.
This is way better explained by Michael Chirchton than anyone that has ever tried to explain this.
Hillarious because true.
Couldn't have been more clearly stated. These days I not only assume the opposite, I teach the young people around me to question what they read, assume it is wrong, and to find alternative sources to try to either prove it or support the story with facts.
Always question authority. In these cases the media as an authortative source.
Couldn't have been more clearly stated. These days I not only assume the opposite, I teach the young people around me to question what they read, assume it is wrong, and to find alternative sources to try to either prove it or support the story with facts.
Always question authority. In these cases the media as an authortative source.
this is what it is like talking to a boomer or fox news conservative.
“yeah the media has lied about trump for 4 years, but they are definitely right about these vaccines”
“ok they were wrong about vaccines but they are definitely right about ukraine”
this is what it is like talking to a boomer or fox news conservative.
“yeah the media has lied about trump for 4 years, but they are definitely right about these vaccines”
“ok they were wrong about vaccines but they are definitely right about ukraine”
I think that attitude is what happens when you follow people instead of facts. You follow Trump, or Ted Cruz, or Desantis. And they're telling you "Russia Bad." Certainly, it's indicative of insufficient criticism. But that's not to say they thought critically about the election, either. They think Trump won the election because he said so. They think Israel is our greatest ally because their preacher told them so. Maybe they never thought about anything.
I think that attitude is what happens when you follow people instead of facts. You follow Trump, or Ted Cruz, or Desantis. And they're telling you "Russia Bad." Certainly, it's indicative of insufficient criticism. But that's not to say they thought critically about the election, either. They think Trump won the election because he said so. They think Israel is our greatest ally because their preacher told them so. Maybe they never *thought* about anything.
This only describes the effect, but not the cause.
I'm convinced voting is a magic trick that you perform on yourself, the ritual itself, is the thing that actually causes this effect.
A non voter is free to antagonize or withhold belief on any topic he chooses.
A federal voter is loyal and true no matter what.
Further, a non voter is free to vote 365 days a year with his thought, words, and action.
A federal voter typically only votes 1 day per year and goes back to becoming a ineffectual consumer for 4 more years.
After some time, voters come to rely on the news, to provide them with some excuse for the continued support of their team. Like a heroin addict who needs a fix.
To an outsider it makes no sense that anyone would continue heroin. They say "hey, why don't you just stop doing heroin? It doesn't make sense." The voter can't help it
This only describes the effect, but not the cause.
I'm convinced voting is a magic trick that you perform on yourself, the ritual itself, is the thing that actually causes this effect.
A non voter is free to antagonize or withhold belief on any topic he chooses.
A federal voter is loyal and true no matter what.
Further, a non voter is free to vote 365 days a year with his thought, words, and action.
A federal voter typically only votes 1 day per year and goes back to becoming a ineffectual consumer for 4 more years.
After some time, voters come to rely on the news, to provide them with some excuse for the continued support of their team. Like a heroin addict who needs a fix.
To an outsider it makes no sense that anyone would continue heroin. They say "hey, why don't you just stop doing heroin? It doesn't make sense." The voter can't help it
I always tell people to think back in their lives to a newsworthy incident where they were present and then saw the media coverage. How often is the story completely wrong on even the basic facts? Then I ask what they think are the odds that the news only fucked up the incident they happened to witness, and worse what is they're fucking up the major national and international stories like that.
I always tell people to think back in their lives to a newsworthy incident where they were present and then saw the media coverage. How often is the story completely wrong on even the basic facts? Then I ask what they think are the odds that the news only fucked up the incident they happened to witness, and worse what is they're fucking up the major national and international stories like that.
I'm afraid it's more insidious than just being ignorant of the facts though, the programming is plain obvious in one story but people will click to the next link with the same clean slate sited here.
I'm afraid it's more insidious than just being ignorant of the facts though, the programming is plain obvious in one story but people will click to the next link with the same clean slate sited here.
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