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Act_of_Reparation

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22. Chicken or the egg?

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #17)

Sat Jan 22, 2022, 05:15 PM

Jan 2022

News media is a for-profit enterprise driven by consumer demand. If they are pushing a particular narrative, it is probably because that particular narrative sells. If it sells, it stands to reason the people buying it are already disposed to believe the narrative.

Why?

Someone ought to look into that.

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