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Old 01-28-2021, 01:02 PM
 
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It is not hard to brainwash the public, and I will describe a couple of simple techniques. Just in case you have a news show with a big audience.

If you want to make someone look bad, here is how:

Everyone lies, everyone makes mistakes, everyone is stupid and ignorant on many subjects. In reporting about your target, ONLY select the times when they lie or screw up in some way. Do NOT report anything they do or say that turns out well.

When reporting about the person you like, only select things they said or did that look good. Do NOT report any of their lies or mistakes.

That is lesson number one, and it is very effective. In future posts we can talk about spinning and framing.

Have a wonderful day!
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Old 01-28-2021, 01:09 PM
 
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It is not hard to brainwash the public, and I will describe a couple of simple techniques. Just in case you have a news show with a big audience.

If you want to make someone look bad, here is how:

Everyone lies, everyone makes mistakes, everyone is stupid and ignorant on many subjects. In reporting about your target, ONLY select the times when they lie or screw up in some way. Do NOT report anything they do or say that turns out well.

When reporting about the person you like, only select things they said or did that look good. Do NOT report any of their lies or mistakes.

That is lesson number one, and it is very effective. In future posts we can talk about spinning and framing.

Have a wonderful day!
You are describing modern biased media outlets which includes all but a select few of them. I have said that if a person really wants to view politics in an unbiased objective manner, the person needs to develop an internal alarm system that buzzes (or rings) when there is a bias statement made in any kind of media outlet or internet website. Perhaps the biggest trick is to set the alarm system so it can detect both conservative, and liberal statements. It seems most people turn down the alarm's sensitivity dial for one or the other.
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Old 01-28-2021, 01:31 PM
 
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You are describing modern biased media outlets which includes all but a select few of them. I have said that if a person really wants to view politics in an unbiased objective manner, the person needs to develop an internal alarm system that buzzes (or rings) when there is a bias statement made in any kind of media outlet or internet website. Perhaps the biggest trick is to set the alarm system so it can detect both conservative, and liberal statements. It seems most people turn down the alarm's sensitivity dial for one or the other.
If a news source always loves one party and hates the other, then I know it's biased and not reliable. I also check the media bias websites, although I realize they can be biased in their judgements of bias.

I try to find journalists who are independent and not financially rewarded by either party. I think Matt Taibbi is relatively unbiased. And wallstreetonparade.com seems pretty good, even though they definitely have a progressive bias. But at least they are willing to criticize Democrats as well as Republicans.

I read zerohedge.com, even though I realize it's slanted towards libertarian.

I don't subscribe to anything, so what I can access is limited. But I feel that if I subscribed to something, I would read it a lot and soak up its bias.

I search a lot and read blogs of people I never heard of. But as soon as I sense extreme bias I am gone.
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Old 01-28-2021, 02:04 PM
 
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If a news source always loves one party and hates the other, then I know it's biased and not reliable. I also check the media bias websites, although I realize they can be biased in their judgements of bias.

I try to find journalists who are independent and not financially rewarded by either party. I think Matt Taibbi is relatively unbiased. And wallstreetonparade.com seems pretty good, even though they definitely have a progressive bias. But at least they are willing to criticize Democrats as well as Republicans.

I read zerohedge.com, even though I realize it's slanted towards libertarian.

I don't subscribe to anything, so what I can access is limited. But I feel that if I subscribed to something, I would read it a lot and soak up its bias.

I search a lot and read blogs of people I never heard of. But as soon as I sense extreme bias I am gone.
I could have suggested Matt Taibbi. He is actually an expert at media bias. I watch and/or read The Hill. It is relatively unbias. Their YouTube channel has a slightly liberal host and a slightly conservative host sitting side by side, analyzing politics. And I have a pretty well developed alarm, the alarm that I spoke of in my last post.
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