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This is extremely concerning that perception of current affairs is fed to people using social media.
by notyourwork 3y ago
This is extremely concerning that perception of current affairs is fed to people using social media.
- tharmas 3y agoNot sure if this is sarcasm but the main stream media are basically propaganda. MSNBC, CNN, FOX NEWS, WASH POST, NYT et al. AIPAC wants Tiktok shut down because it doesn't censor content on Gaza.
- timeon 3y ago> main stream media are basically propaganda I'm not from US, rarely I have even watched anything from these (MSNBC, CNN, FOX NEWS, WASH POST, NYT) in my life. Blank statement like 'main stream media are basically propaganda' seems wild to me. There are also other 'mainstream media' from US... are those propaganda as well? Like AP? There is bias, sure, but how can you say propaganda? I read 'main stream media' - not just in English language and content there is not that bad - usually there is delay - which is good, because not everything what is posted is accurate.
- tharmas 3y agoRead Noam Chomsky's "Manufacturing Consent". Then you'll realize where my "wild" statements are coming from.
- snowpid 3y agoChomsky is an apogolet on Dictaturship. Not at all any credible authority.
- tharmas 3y agoAh, so ad hominem.
- jnsaff2 3y agoValid reply to "appeal to authority", no?
- tharmas 3y agoNoam Chomsky criticizes the US press in the book for being a mouth piece for government propaganda. e.g. Judith Miller, New York Times on the WMDs in Iraq. etc etc. Why does his views on Dictatorship make his critique of the press invalid? Isn't that like saying every criticism of Israel by a non-Jewish person is anti-semitic, no?
- tharmas 3y agoOperation Mockingbird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird Yeah pretty "wild" I know, but true.
- nearlyepic 3y agoTrue? This is a conspiracy theory.
- tharmas 3y agoBecause Wikipedia says so? or you have a credible source, explanation?
- anoncow 3y agoWhy should social media not be a source of news and current affairs?