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the deeper point about the mask is that AFAICT, the people are not really opposing the mask, but the government that is directing those mandates, and the real r

the deeper point about the mask is that AFAICT, the people are not really opposing the mask, but the government that is directing those mandates, and the real root cause is the lack of trust in the government. it is also coinciding with a period of extreme distrust of the media, wherein, if some thing is spreading outside of the media, the position being taken is that it must be true, whereas one would expect the opposite to happen. The media and the government must introspect their roles in leading to this situation. Many lump twitter as being part of the media itself, because of its proactive actions.

michaelmrose 5y ago
People distrust the media because one half of our political spectrum is busy as a beaver spreading lies so blatant that they can't be credibly presented as another side of the issue or an alternative perspective. Because the media is presenting reality in a fashion vastly closer to objective truth the liars are obliged to explain why their positions and the medias differ and the most trivial response is to continue lying and call the media liars. The liars audience has chosen their own alternative facts over objective reality and there is absolutely nothing the media could have done to prevent it.
- foolinaround 5y ago
  > because one half of our political spectrum and the other half comes out smelling like roses? Let me ask you this, as atleast you know there are 2 universes (which many do not ): - Do you sample both of the universes and make up your mind? - Do you know which direction the media thats most accessible (otherwise called as mainstream) leans politically? - Do you lean that same direction yourself? - if so, it is that side that needs to seek out the alternate universe and figure if there is any truth to it. ( theoretically, there can be right?) -- The people on the right are generally exposed to the mainstream media, and therefore, and also consume alternate media from the right, and at least, get to hear both sides. The people on the left, on average, simply do not do this
  - michaelmrose 5y ago
    There aren't 2 universes there are n universes where n is the number of people. In most respects my politics are more progressive than the medias but I take a nuanced view and I think for myself. I HAVE sampled both sides mostly because I had an interest in watching the crazy. The far side of the fence from the "liberal media" is sadly stunted men swimming in a cloud of misinformation so thick that escape appears difficult. Explaining one wrong thing nearly always involves dealing with not only present issues but prior preconceptions. Although these men may possess in some areas of their life judgement, character, values but they are guided by not only fake information, but fake resources who will not only at need feed them more misinformation but has poisoned them against sources apt to contradict their line of bullshit.

michaelmrose 5y ago

People distrust the media because one half of our political spectrum is busy as a beaver spreading lies so blatant that they can't be credibly presented as another side of the issue or an alternative perspective. Because the media is presenting reality in a fashion vastly closer to objective truth the liars are obliged to explain why their positions and the medias differ and the most trivial response is to continue lying and call the media liars. The liars audience has chosen their own alternative facts over objective reality and there is absolutely nothing the media could have done to prevent it.

foolinaround 5y ago
> because one half of our political spectrum and the other half comes out smelling like roses? Let me ask you this, as atleast you know there are 2 universes (which many do not ): - Do you sample both of the universes and make up your mind? - Do you know which direction the media thats most accessible (otherwise called as mainstream) leans politically? - Do you lean that same direction yourself? - if so, it is that side that needs to seek out the alternate universe and figure if there is any truth to it. ( theoretically, there can be right?) -- The people on the right are generally exposed to the mainstream media, and therefore, and also consume alternate media from the right, and at least, get to hear both sides. The people on the left, on average, simply do not do this
- michaelmrose 5y ago
  There aren't 2 universes there are n universes where n is the number of people. In most respects my politics are more progressive than the medias but I take a nuanced view and I think for myself. I HAVE sampled both sides mostly because I had an interest in watching the crazy. The far side of the fence from the "liberal media" is sadly stunted men swimming in a cloud of misinformation so thick that escape appears difficult. Explaining one wrong thing nearly always involves dealing with not only present issues but prior preconceptions. Although these men may possess in some areas of their life judgement, character, values but they are guided by not only fake information, but fake resources who will not only at need feed them more misinformation but has poisoned them against sources apt to contradict their line of bullshit.