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You can deride the NYT, but none of what you said makes this pizzeria owner's plight any less real. It is a very real problem that the populace can be manipulat
by sooheon 10y ago
You can deride the NYT, but none of what you said makes this pizzeria owner's plight any less real. It is a very real problem that the populace can be manipulated to the point of irrational misdirected hate like this.
- thirdsun 10y ago> It is a very real problem that the populace can be manipulated to the point of irrational misdirected hate like this. It's things like these that sometimes make me question the democratic system. These people aren't fit to vote.
- dennisnedry 10y agoWho are you to determine who is fit to vote or not vote? The point of democracy is that EVERY citizen has a say in their government, despite how insane their belief system may be.
- sofal 10y agoThe point of democracy is that EVERY citizen has a say in their government, despite how insane their belief system may be. Presumably this is why the poster you responded to is questioning the democratic system, so you haven't really presented a counterargument here.
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- thirdsun 10y agoI'm not saying I am and I don't claim to have an alternative to the current system. However it's my very subjective opinion that participation in the democratic process maybe shouldn't be unconditional considering there are people who are that prone to be manipulated by objectively and obviously fake news as outlined in the article. Most roles in society, whether it's being a lawyer, doctor, parent, student or bus driver, come with requirements. Maybe being a voter should too. Again, I don't have any solutions - just thinking out loud. Regardless of this and to put focus on those that publish this nonsense, of course there should be real consequences and liabilities for the outlets of these insane stories.
- sneezeplease 10y agoTHE POOR PEDOPHILE PIZZA SHOP OWNER BOOO HOOO.
- leereeves 10y agoYou're certainly right about the plight of the pizza shop, but the NYT is not normally in the business of reporting on the plight of a pizza shop. That was merely a story that fit a larger agenda (their recent push to discredit independent media by focusing on fake news). Fake news is a problem but trusting corporate media is not a solution.
- untog 10y agoThe larger agenda of... informing people about incorrect information? We're at the point where NYT could publish a video of someone confessing to murder with a weapon in their hand and someone would comment "typical corporate media shills".
- leereeves 10y agoThe larger agenda of informing people of only incorrect information provided by independent media. Surely you've noticed the many stories about "fake news" recently. Where are the stories about independent media getting a scoop? Publishing a story the corporate media ignore or would prefer to ignore? Exposing corporate media errors or misquoted sources? Corporate media (usually) tells the truth, but only part of the truth, and in so doing they attempt to skew public opinion. In this case, they'd like to skew public opinion toward distrust of independent media.