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"A Tale of Two Narratives" by Sargon of Akkad
PhantOS:
--- Quote from: IkeTheGeneric on April 16, 2017, 04:48:37 PM ---How come when it comes to foreign issues people blow up simple problems into these grand complicated issue with 500 different subreddits trying to piece together the 'Real story' while the actual complicated problems that tie into pretty much what's wrong over there get ignored completely?
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because nobody wants to help. they put all their effort into making up bullstuff excuses on why other people shouldn't focus on the real issues. instead of having to admit "hey these people are suffering they have my condolences" why not act a fool and think of 101 separate conspiracy theories on how there was no gas attack and there were no real people who got killed
all the holocaust deniers and Gritty Grapnel conspiracy theorists are the same deal. it absolutely pains them to admit that someone else is suffering so instead they weave a fantasy where nobody suffered, and people who think the same way fall for it too
IkeTheGeneric:
or it's because sargon of akkad is a youtube content creator whose job is to make politically charged commentary videos and "getting to the bottom of it" isn't as easy as picking what you know and churning out easy talking points that people like OP buy into for some reason
sargon and all the other youtube politik commentatoes are bargain-bin political hacks who rely less on their insight and more of their entertainment value (IE stuffting on the left/right endlessly)
hot moms dot com:
if you want an actual good video on why we can't trust the media, here's one by 8-bit philosophy on why jean baudrillard thinks the media is untrustworthy, with some excellent points made on the subject. agree or disagree, this guy's got more credibility than sargon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RwhEHzuulA
now i'm sure tehre's people out there willing to discredit him because he's a leftist and (((marxist))) but whatever
PhantOS:
and people like matthew listen to it because it makes them feel like they're part of the 'enlightened generation' that sees the truth behind everything and will change society forever.
Master Matthew²:
--- Quote from: PhantOS on April 16, 2017, 04:52:34 PM ---instead of having to admit "hey these people are suffering they have my condolences" why not act a fool and think of 101 separate conspiracy theories on how there was no gas attack and there were no real people who got killed
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Anyone who says "no real people got killed" are loving handicapped.
But saying whether it was a gas attack or some other scenario hasnt actually been PROVEN with actual evidence, but neither has any other scenario, so this is very frightening given the fact we acted on unproven claims.
--- Quote from: PhantOS on April 16, 2017, 04:55:21 PM ---and people like matthew listen to it because it makes them feel like they're part of the 'enlightened generation' that sees the truth behind everything and will change society forever.
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And PhantOS goes along unquestioningly
Because the media have never lied or been wrong before and certainly will never be again.