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The easiest way is to try to look for confirmation or a denial of what you just saw. But in the given example all you have is a few minutes of video footage whi
by iaskwhy 11y ago
The easiest way is to try to look for confirmation or a denial of what you just saw. But in the given example all you have is a few minutes of video footage which doesn't give you any context. So in a documentary, you would expect those people rejecting water to explain why they are rejecting it, while in that video all you have is the images without any context. That's obvious, I'd say. Now, given this, you would be surprised by what people might say they are doing what they are doing, as shocking and uncomprehensible as it might seem in a video.
For example, I was having a lot of questions about the situation in Calais, France, why would there be people looking to risk their lifes to go from France to England? Seeing a couple of documentaries on this situations with interviews with some of the people there, I got a completely new insight into what's happening there.
- emp_zealoth 11y agoThe difference between a few minutes footage and cherrypicked longer footage is just money. Just because it looks comprehensive doesn't mean it's not trying to spin a certain story. I'm thoroughly sickened by masd media constantly trying to make it about little girls or shaggy people. The footage from Hungary might be out of context, but one thing is visible - people there are perfectly fine physically. They are healthy, well fed. This alone should be enough to make one go "Hold on. This is weird" And if they are rioting because they are being detained until some basic documentation can be set up, then well, fuck them. They come to our home and are already pushing our patience - we were kind enough to not go Saudi Arabia on them. They are not being instantly deported, nor shot.