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The coordinated mainstream media. Again, the narrative is if you think the US media is partisan you’re a Trump supporter. The entire US media ecosystem is owne

The coordinated mainstream media. Again, the narrative is if you think the US media is partisan you’re a Trump supporter. The entire US media ecosystem is owned by only 6 companies. It used to be hip to distrust the media but now it makes you a Trump supporter or conspiracy theorist??

CathedralBorrow 6y ago
It's never been easier to spread your message to the world, so I would think that the "true", honest, good, non-evil, non-coordinated mainstream media would also exist in some form. Where are they?
- nobodyandproud 6y ago
  Well, when even some FOX journalists realized that Corona was something to take seriously; and Rupert Murdoch suddenly cancelled his birthday celebration (no non-family guests). The truth is discovered by following both sides of the argument.
- 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 6y ago
  Independent journalism has never been better. Personally I don’t get my news from “retired” intelligence agents and CIA directors, but I guess I’m a conspiracy theorist in that way.
nobodyandproud 6y ago
Because the indisputable facts are ignored by Trump and his supporters. The US had a small, dedicated team to track animal-based infectious diseases (Predict). The Trump administration cut funding for it and it was dismantled last year. This dismantling was purely for ideological reasons. South Korea—an extremely market driven and democratic nation—also has nationalized health care. This means nobody has to wonder if they can afford testing because the leaders understood what was at stake. When Pence was asked this question, it was regarded as a political potshot by the journalist and dismissed out of hand. I remember this clearly, as I watched this in real-time when I was getting a haircut. South Korea took MERsS and SARS to heart and kept its experts in place; allowing SK to assess the danger rapidly. They too had their conservative party fight tooth and nail to make their administration (liberal) look incompetent. Meanwhile Trump supporters have insisted for months and still do. that this was mostly a liberal follow-up to a failed impeachment. The difference between how SK coordinated and how the US did not cannot be ignored, and a key difference is that the administration in power didn’t view their experts with suspicion as deep-state or as a money-sink for third-world-only issues. At every step Trump has shown that he does not nominate or keep anyone due to their competence in their field. There’s no dispute about these facts. Yet anyone who views current events with suspicion only has innuendo to back their position. Therefore, calling out anti-journalists for what they are is well-deserved.

CathedralBorrow 6y ago

It's never been easier to spread your message to the world, so I would think that the "true", honest, good, non-evil, non-coordinated mainstream media would also exist in some form. Where are they?

nobodyandproud 6y ago
Well, when even some FOX journalists realized that Corona was something to take seriously; and Rupert Murdoch suddenly cancelled his birthday celebration (no non-family guests). The truth is discovered by following both sides of the argument.
3fe9a03ccd14ca5 6y ago
Independent journalism has never been better. Personally I don’t get my news from “retired” intelligence agents and CIA directors, but I guess I’m a conspiracy theorist in that way.

nobodyandproud 6y ago

Because the indisputable facts are ignored by Trump and his supporters. The US had a small, dedicated team to track animal-based infectious diseases (Predict). The Trump administration cut funding for it and it was dismantled last year. This dismantling was purely for ideological reasons. South Korea—an extremely market driven and democratic nation—also has nationalized health care. This means nobody has to wonder if they can afford testing because the leaders understood what was at stake. When Pence was asked this question, it was regarded as a political potshot by the journalist and dismissed out of hand. I remember this clearly, as I watched this in real-time when I was getting a haircut. South Korea took MERsS and SARS to heart and kept its experts in place; allowing SK to assess the danger rapidly. They too had their conservative party fight tooth and nail to make their administration (liberal) look incompetent. Meanwhile Trump supporters have insisted for months and still do. that this was mostly a liberal follow-up to a failed impeachment. The difference between how SK coordinated and how the US did not cannot be ignored, and a key difference is that the administration in power didn’t view their experts with suspicion as deep-state or as a money-sink for third-world-only issues. At every step Trump has shown that he does not nominate or keep anyone due to their competence in their field. There’s no dispute about these facts. Yet anyone who views current events with suspicion only has innuendo to back their position. Therefore, calling out anti-journalists for what they are is well-deserved.