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I can't stand it because it's not 'news'. It's the latest hot topic which is subsequently politicised to form part of the latest narrative. And unfortunately th

I can't stand it because it's not 'news'. It's the latest hot topic which is subsequently politicised to form part of the latest narrative. And unfortunately the political narrative up until most recent events has been intentionally divisive. This is not news, it's control with a hammer. Let's take a look at any given nation state. In its day to day life it has many many events which are of interest. National holidays, regional holidays, state level events, laws being passed... etc. To my mind each of these is an event and report worthy. But no, we spend the majority of our time being guided by the nose from one emotionally evoking non-story to the next.

giardini 6y ago
TheMightyLlama says>" It's the latest hot topic which is subsequently politicised..."< Yes. MSM generates its own narrative to fit left-wing politics. Most, if not all, of the narrative is false. E.g., "Russian influence of USA politics" is now a dead topic to the press, abandoned for the next false narrative. So MSM lie and lie again, generating a series of (coordinated) lies (usually based on the lies of others so they have some form of deniability) in an attempt to overwhelm and mislead. And the narrative is indeed very confusing to readers. Thankfully it cannot withstand the scrutiny of reporters, publishers, congressmen and citizens who use the "Five Ws" to investigate. But that takes time and real effort. Lying is as easy for a MSM reporter as it is for a 4-year old child. Investigate? Well, that takes time and sweat and besides, investigation would not support what they (the MSM) believe! After awhile you begin to recognize when the MSM has abandoned their previous topic and moved to a new narrative topic (a new lie). They don't even try to tie up the loose ends of their failed arguments/claims, they simply abandon the whole narrative topic and move to the next. And you learn to ignore them. But dealing with alarmed friends/coworkers is always a difficulty.
- ecf 6y ago
  > Yes. MSM generates its own narrative to fit left-wing politics. Did you pick up that talking point from Fox, also a member of MSM?

giardini 6y ago

TheMightyLlama says>" It's the latest hot topic which is subsequently politicised..."< Yes. MSM generates its own narrative to fit left-wing politics. Most, if not all, of the narrative is false. E.g., "Russian influence of USA politics" is now a dead topic to the press, abandoned for the next false narrative. So MSM lie and lie again, generating a series of (coordinated) lies (usually based on the lies of others so they have some form of deniability) in an attempt to overwhelm and mislead. And the narrative is indeed very confusing to readers. Thankfully it cannot withstand the scrutiny of reporters, publishers, congressmen and citizens who use the "Five Ws" to investigate. But that takes time and real effort. Lying is as easy for a MSM reporter as it is for a 4-year old child. Investigate? Well, that takes time and sweat and besides, investigation would not support what they (the MSM) believe! After awhile you begin to recognize when the MSM has abandoned their previous topic and moved to a new narrative topic (a new lie). They don't even try to tie up the loose ends of their failed arguments/claims, they simply abandon the whole narrative topic and move to the next. And you learn to ignore them. But dealing with alarmed friends/coworkers is always a difficulty.

ecf 6y ago
> Yes. MSM generates its own narrative to fit left-wing politics. Did you pick up that talking point from Fox, also a member of MSM?