Trump "All I know is what's on the Internet" [View all]
the surreal success of Donald Trump’s candidacy, whose historical tagline may well be “All I know is what’s on the Internet.”
Those were his exact words, a blithe excuse for his mistaken assertion that a protester at one of his rallies had ties to Islamic extremists. He’d seen a video somewhere. He’d chosen to take it at face value. His intelligence wasn’t and isn’t vetted but viral — and conveniently suited to his argument and needs. With a creative or credulous enough Google search, a self-serving “truth” can always be found, along with a passel of supposed experts to vouch for it and a clique of fellow disciples.
pretty good article about the problems in media today...we are constantly presented with views that confirm our own..
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/22/opinion/sunday/how-facebook-warps-our-worlds.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
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