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  • Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View Post
    And the MSM are pro liberal propaganda. People that get the majority of their information from them are, when it comes to Democrats, in a little bubble where the real world is excluded and they can hear what makes the happy.

    That was easy. Come back when you got more than a smear.
    That just isnt true pix. The msm is perceived as liberal propaganda by the right, but in terms of their reporting of the news, they are far less biased than something like breitbart. Fox is closer to neutral than breitbart, but still functions in a great degree as a propaganda arm for Trump.
    My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. James 2:1

    If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not  bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26

    This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19

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    • Originally posted by oxmixmudd View Post
      That just isnt true pix. The msm is perceived as liberal propaganda by the right, but in terms of their reporting of the news, they are far less biased than something like breitbart. Fox is closer to neutral than breitbart, but still functions in a great degree as a propaganda arm for Trump.
      "The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
      GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy

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      • If I could point to similar errors from right wing news sites would you call them a propaganda arm of the RNC?

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        • Originally posted by DivineOb View Post
          If I could point to similar errors from right wing news sites would you call them a propaganda arm of the RNC?
          "The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
          GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy

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          • So how do you determine what news is true and what news is fake?

            Also, when several MSM outlets report the same story do you tend to trust that story is more likely to be true? Do you think they coordinate their messaging?
            Last edited by DivineOb; 01-04-2020, 01:15 AM.

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            • Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
              No it doesn't. It implies that we have a very progressive income tax where a large percentage of the populace has been relieved of their tax entire income burden. This was something that Nixon set in motion way back when and it gets bigger every year.
              Well that certainly got jumbled during the rewrite

              I'm always still in trouble again

              "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
              "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
              "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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              • Originally posted by DivineOb View Post
                So how do you determine what news is true and what news is fake?

                Also, when several MSM outlets report the same story do you tend to trust that story is more likely to be true? Do you think they coordinate their messaging?
                "The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
                GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy

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                • Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View Post
                  And the MSM are pro liberal propaganda. People that get the majority of their information from them are, when it comes to Democrats, in a little bubble where the real world is excluded and they can hear what makes the happy.

                  That was easy. Come back when you got more than a smear.
                  And people like you who get their news from FOX, Breitbart and all the other nutcase conservative fake news sites out there aren't in a propaganda bubble, right?

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                  • Ok. But sometimes stories which support a "preferred narrative" are actually true. How do you determine which of them are true and which of them are false?

                    I'll give an example. It was widely reported that how Rudy Giuliani associated with some shady characters who were arrested trying to flee the country. Is that true? I posted a link to Fox but if I had posted a link to multiple MSM outlets stating the same thing would you believe it given that it is reporting about real people with names / pictures etc.?

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                    • Originally posted by JimL View Post
                      And people like you who get their news from FOX, Breitbart and all the other nutcase conservative fake news sites out there aren't in a propaganda bubble, right?
                      "The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
                      GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy

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                      • Originally posted by DivineOb View Post
                        Ok. But sometimes stories which support a "preferred narrative" are actually true. How do you determine which of them are true and which of them are false?

                        I'll give an example. It was widely reported that how Rudy Giuliani associated with some shady characters who were arrested trying to flee the country. Is that true? I posted a link to Fox but if I had posted a link to multiple MSM outlets stating the same thing would you believe it given that it is reporting about real people with names / pictures etc.?
                        The fun of today is theses dozens of news sources and access to thousands of government and private records sources that almost anyone can access and read. It takes some extra work, but it does help. Another useful tool is seeing how often headlines are dominated, how quickly the story drops, or how quickly details change.
                        "The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
                        GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy

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                        • Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View Post
                          The fun of today is theses dozens of news sources and access to thousands of government and private records sources that almost anyone can access and read. It takes some extra work, but it does help. Another useful tool is seeing how often headlines are dominated, how quickly the story drops, or how quickly details change.
                          So do you believe multiply sourced and documented stories which appear in MSM outlets? Or only after you've personally investigated the details?

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                          • Originally posted by DivineOb View Post
                            So do you believe multiply sourced and documented stories which appear in MSM outlets? Or only after you've personally investigated the details?
                            I say still look into it. The internet has been both a blessing and a curse...
                            "The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
                            GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy

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                            • Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View Post
                              I say still look into it. The internet has been both a blessing and a curse...
                              Sure, looking further could never hurt.

                              So, it's attested by every MSM (including Fox) that Rudy was working with quite shady characters who were arrested attempting to flee the country. Do you believe it?

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                              • Originally posted by DivineOb View Post
                                Sure, looking further could never hurt.

                                So, it's attested by every MSM (including Fox) that Rudy was working with quite shady characters who were arrested attempting to flee the country. Do you believe it?
                                Sure, now is this proof of guilt or guilt, by association?
                                "The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
                                GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy

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