(02-02-2018, 06:42 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I gotta admit, I really don't get your signature.  It sounds intelligent, and maybe it is and i'm the dumb one, but to me it makes no sense.  

(02-02-2018, 06:53 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: The context is that throughout the twentieth century, tyrants (fascists and communists) utilized disinformation campaigns to gain power. Relying on the ignorance of the people due to their willingness to accept what they wanted to hear rather than actual facts. We've seen it time and time again. It happened in Italy, in Germany, in the Soviet Union, and then again when Putin rose to power. It's continued to be a weapon used by tyrants to gain power and assert their will on the world, and so being able to discern this disinformation is an important tool in fighting tyranny. If we allow it to progress it is a direct road to a fascist state.

At least this is the argument by Snyder, who is a scholar on Eastern Europe and the rise and fall of democracies, as well as the Holocaust.

(02-02-2018, 07:19 PM)michaelsean Wrote: And maybe I’m missing the context or it’s much more complex. It’s saying I submit to tyranny when I renounce the difference. What tyranny am I submitting to if I do that? Is it talking about if I join a tyrant in doing this?

(02-05-2018, 09:02 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Does anyone frequent:

http://www.allsides.com

We were given that as a source in a cognitive thinking class that I am taking.

(02-05-2018, 09:02 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Does anyone frequent:

http://www.allsides.com

We were given that as a source in a cognitive thinking class that I am taking.

This is what mind control looks like. pic.twitter.com/WVHFy9qDZ0

— Steve Franssen ?? (@SteveFranssen) March 31, 2018

(04-02-2018, 02:14 PM)GMDino Wrote: Rather than start another thread on media bias I'll just add this here.

(04-02-2018, 02:14 PM)GMDino Wrote: Rather than start another thread on media bias I'll just add this here.

This is what mind control looks like. pic.twitter.com/WVHFy9qDZ0

— Steve Franssen ?? (@SteveFranssen) March 31, 2018

(01-30-2018, 04:15 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Alex Jones. Crazy ass conspiracy theorist. 

Quote:Fox News accidentally broadcast graphic showing they’re the least trusted news network 




The offending graphic was broadcast during a discussion on Sunday morning – and removed seconds later on the orders of host Frank Luntz (Picture: Fox News/Twitter) Fox News have accidentally broadcast a graphic showing that they are the least trusted major news network. 


The broadcaster displayed the Monmouth University poll results during its Tight Shot show Sunday, with less than a third of Americans trusting it more than President Trump. 


By comparison, almost half of Americans trusted CNN – the president’s most hated news source – more than him. And 45 per cent of people questioned said they trusted CNBC more than the Commander-in-Chief. 


The blunder sparked minor panic in the studio, with presenter Howard Kurtz saying: ‘That is not the graphic we are looking for. ‘Hold off. Take that down please.’ 
He had been expecting to see statistics showing that over three quarters of the public thought that the media reports ‘fake news’ ‘regularly or occasionally.’ 


The Rupert Murdoch-owned network is famous for its right-wing stance, and support for President Trump. And he has returned the favor, regularly tweeting his respect for the network, and hailing its commentators insights while denouncing other points made by rivals.