• ABC Media Watch: Fake News and Alternative Facts
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[vid]http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/tv/mediawatch/mediawatch_2017_ep01.mp4[/vid]
People that are supporting this anti intellectual drivel should be arrested. This crap is literally undermining hundreds of years of scientific research and is a perfect vector for eliminating free, truthful, speech.
[QUOTE=Radical_ed;51788602]People that are supporting this anti intellectual drivel should be arrested. This crap is literally undermining hundreds of years of scientific research and is a perfect vector for eliminating free, truthful, speech.[/QUOTE] i think arresting is too harsh, education is key
media watch is quintessential monday night viewing. my favourite thing is the way the voice actor people read out the headlines.
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;51788680]i think arresting is too harsh, education is key[/QUOTE] What happens when the methods of education are targeted by the establishment?
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;51788680]i think arresting is too harsh, education is key[/QUOTE] That is exactly what people who engineer this bullshit are demolishing. They're actively making their targets less likely to be persuaded by facts, and more likely to just believe whatever they wish to.
[QUOTE=Radical_ed;51788602]People that are supporting this anti intellectual drivel should be arrested. This crap is literally undermining hundreds of years of scientific research and is a perfect vector for eliminating free, truthful, speech.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=fruxodaily;51788680]i think arresting is too harsh, education is key[/QUOTE] See this is a difficult issue. If you talk to a Trump supporter who believes this sort of shit, they're just going to shout #MAGA at you while ignoring every single fact you have, no matter how true and/or non-partisan it is. You cannot reeducate them. The only time they will actually see the light is when Trump actually does a ton of things they cannot defend. Everything Trump or his colleagues do can be defended, and has been defended. Muslim ban? It's to keep us safe! Alternative Facts? It just means facts from someone else! Calling CNN fake news? They deserve it, they have no respect from the president. Bowling Green Massacre garbage? SHE WAS PLAYING 4D CHESS AND GETTING THE MEDIA TO TALK ABOUT 2 TERRORIST REFUGEES FROM BOWLING GREEN. Seriously. I can defend every single thing that Trump has done. Try me. Will it be a good defense? No, but it would be enough to make Trump Supporters like Trump. [editline]4[/editline] Oh forgot to address my other point. Don't arrest people for spreading lies. That won't help, and will make the situation worse because they can scream SUPPRESSION.
the memes are getting too realistic
fuck this is a genius idea for a show why doesn't the US have this
[QUOTE=cdr248;51791762]fuck this is a genius idea for a show why doesn't the US have this[/QUOTE] Wikipedia does not have an article for it, but there was a CNN show in 1985 [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Watch_(CNN_show)[/url]
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;51788680]i think arresting is too harsh, education is key[/QUOTE] Trying to educate the people who spew it is going to be a pointless endeavor that will consume vast amounts of time and resources to convince a few. Instead, educating the targets is the best preventative measure.
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