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joshcryer

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10. The media is manipulated by effectively FUD.

Reply to newthinking (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 8, 2015, 07:45 AM

Feb 2015

Just throw so much random shit out there no one knows what to think about anything at all. Include, notably, false narratives, and people start "questioning" the "veracity" of a given report. M17 comes to mind.

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"We are living in an age where nothing makes sense. And it is done on purpose." [View all] joshcryer Feb 2015 OP

http://bestuff.com/images/images_of_stuff/210x600/war-is-peace-freedom-is-slavery-ignorance-is-stren blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #1

http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wx-uhHaS_Jk/UkBRUTkak2I/AAAAAAAAA_w/81h80JgyZmI/w635-h753-no/us_9_ blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #2

https://concisepolitics.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/bush-prescott-family.jpg blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #3

https://thatsmyphilosophy.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/7-mountains.jpg blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #4

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/IAO-logo.png blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #5

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51j3rWAs8vL.jpg blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #6

If we were to accept this premise, what actions do we have for changing this? drynberg Feb 2015 #7

Stop buying into clickbait. joshcryer Feb 2015 #8

This skirts around where the confusion really is coming from - The media newthinking Feb 2015 #9

The media is manipulated by effectively FUD. joshcryer Feb 2015 #10

This really isn't new. Rather the scale of it. It has been happening for many years newthinking Feb 2015 #12

Manufacturing Consent joshcryer Feb 2015 #13

absolutely. It is an art form in this age. newthinking Feb 2015 #15

Interesting premise 90-percent Feb 2015 #11

Yep, everything is about narrative. Hell, that is the function of half this site? newthinking Feb 2015 #14

This site hasn't been known for much substance. joshcryer Feb 2015 #16

Well said, Jimmy. I don't believe in amazing coincidences Enthusiast Feb 2015 #18

Yep you nailed it. zeemike Feb 2015 #21

"For now we see through a glass, darkly"... CJCRANE Feb 2015 #17

So what? Depaysement Feb 2015 #19

We are encouraged to feel rather than think GreatGazoo Feb 2015 #20

DIRECT LINK, PUHLEEEEEZ??!! ellennelle Feb 2015 #22

You Tube Link cantbeserious Feb 2015 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Feb 2015 #24