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FakeNoose

(32,596 posts)

12. Remember the "spin doctors"?

Reply to Lady Freedom Returns (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2020, 10:09 AM

Oct 2020

I think that term came from Reagan's time in office, am I right?

Spin doctors weren't "fake" exactly - their job was to throw doubt on any claim made by the opposition. Their job was to make us little people think that up was really down, black was really white, the sky was green and the grass was blue. Or is it really the other way around?

This nonsense has been going on and getting worse for my entire lifetime, and I'm almost 70. I don't see any end in sight.

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No matter who wins the US election, the world's 'fake news' problem is here to stay [View all] Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2020 OP

They kinda did it to themselves... RainCaster Oct 2020 #1

Very True, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2020 #9

Perfectly stated, sir Solomon Oct 2020 #10

That quote cuts right to the heart of the matter. Well said. nt crickets Oct 2020 #13

I was so angry when he co-oped the moonscape Oct 2020 #2

It's here to stay and really lots of the "news" is fake. 😡 nt Raine Oct 2020 #3

It was always there but now it's particularly amplified by Facebook, which OnDoutside Oct 2020 #4

It has always been here! whistler162 Oct 2020 #5

Agreed it always has been Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #6

And don't forget....... MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #7

It's a good thing Klaralven Oct 2020 #8

It's part and parcel of being a commodity in a corporate-controlled society pecosbob Oct 2020 #11

Remember the "spin doctors"? FakeNoose Oct 2020 #12