How will we ever know truth again?

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by Curious Always, Nov 14, 2022.

  1. Natty Bumpo

    Natty Bumpo Well-Known Member

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    They, unauthorized to do so, evoke a deity.
     
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    First of all, you have to ignore Fox News. Second, you also have to ignore ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, Wapo, the NYT, and several others. Even when they tell the truth it is with a bias and is unfair.
     
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    And those are the questions asked in regards to the investigations that should follow the report of a crime.
    The whole situation is out of hand. IF we are to remain a nation of law and order, no election fraud should be tolerated by either side, nor should reports of it it be brushed off... and the process should be one subject to reasonable controls and proof of identity as the first step in assuring it remains legitimate. We have people right now trying to imply that asking for identification is "harassment" .\.
    Pretty clear that there are those willing to influence election results by any means they can use.
     
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    Very helpful. Thanks.
     
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    The Truth about what ? .. The Truth is that Trump had F-all to do with the election result - and would be relegated to the irrelevant column cept for the Dems constantly keeping hope alive .. as any publicity is good publicity to Trump .. "Because" he is an egomaniacal loser who eats Filet well done with Ketchup .. is a germophobe .. and his dad was a big time Eugenicist / "Social Darwinist" - the apple right under the tree ===>>> and never forget that my arguments against Mr. T are way better than yours.

    In the meantime .. Blue is a complete disaster ... Collectivist Authoritarian actions speaking louder than Trumps dictatorial words - a hopeless disaster .. such that all Blue had to run on is "Bad Trump" -- even though he been gone for 2 years .. "Until" --- wolfing down a heaping helping of Red Kryptonite .. putting abortion front and center .. giving Blue something to talk about .. and to rile up the base .. get off the couch and get out the vote .. the dumb and dumber move of the decade .. El Stupido on Steroids .. .. is what I said at the time .. and Moore .. smart fellow that he is .. agreed with me.

    Blue so lucky Red decided to suicide themselves - Too stupid to be in office .. just painfull idiocy .. which is unfortunate .. as I was looking forward to Blue getting squashed .. "Despite" all of the above

    So what's your excuse ? "Trump Trump Trump" .. thats it ? I sense you can do better.


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    Curious Always Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Every thread. The previous Trump supporters are backing away. Laura Ingram told him to shut up forever. It’s the left keeping him alive. If he runs again, even some of those in the middle who are sick of him will vote for him, just as an in your face move to those on the left who obsess about him 24/7.

    He won’t need to spend a penny on his campaign. The left will campaign for him.
     
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    Exactly - It speaks to how worthless the Blue platform is .. only thing they have to talk about is Trump -- Until Red dropped the Abortion Bomb.

    Blue has gone off the rails .. the "Anti War" party .. the new Neocon's .. Make Rotten Ronnie and Daddy Bush Blush .. which is not an easy thing to do.. ..

    The party of Civil Liberties .. and the ACLU .. now stomping on Liberty .. complete with the fallacious utilitarian propaganda .. "Collectivist Tyranny" -- Forced vaccination .. exercizing a demonic control over freedom of speech - Press - Information.. .. do you actually know what the "Youtube" policy is in any detail ? .. you cant put anything that disagrees with certain State Sponsored Narrative .. such as claiming the Vax is not doing what it is supposed to do .. doesn't prevent Transmission .. doesn't stop the spread -- Like a normal Vax does.

    all kinds of specific things you can't say .. be they true or not. .. I see Assange is still rotting away .. the dude who actually did the dirty deed Manning .. out of prison long ago and doing well. Political Prisoner central .. which is "Verbotten" aside from being a mass violation of the "Rule of Law" Right to speedy Trial being sodomized .. a lesson to would be violators in the future .. US citizen or not .. got a few examples of those running around as well now don't we .. Obamalama was a very bad boy .. p

    Environment - - "Not in my back Yard - Dump it in the Ocean" ... a policy which seeks to increase Ocean Pollution and CO2 at the same time ... Bravo. Lets not build the Keystone.. satisfy our consumption with domestic production .. Instead .. Looky there .. Exxon just had big find in Namibia .. better we get the product from there ... transport our pollution problems over to them .. cause the so much better than we are - cept they not .. big time polluters .. Industrialization of non industrialized being the sole reason for the increase in global CO2 .. from 22 Billion tons/yr to 36 Billion tons/yr .. All due to our little experiment ..industrializing -- and outsourcing our economy and the biproducts of our consumption .. to China/India ..

    And subsequent Energy Disaster ..
     
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    I think it's a vocal minority. I live in lefty land, where no R stands a chance in the now clearly red state. They stopped talking about Trump for the most part. There is that one friend I have, and we don't talk much anymore, who is obsessed. Most of my lefty friends are just glad he's gone. Also, almost none of my lefty friends support these ridiculous policies. They love the 1st and 2nd. They think it's ridiculous that some in our community are demanding that the "right" pronoun be used. For those who didn't know there was a different pronoun than appearances, there can be immediate chastisement. Again, though, they are in the minority. A very vocal minority.

    We are actively looking for a way to break through the nonsense and get these people back to something resembling a sane solution to this silly pronoun issue.

    None of my friends support forced vaccinations. Most of them want the planet cleaned up, warming trend or not. They do not support any carbon swap credits. Most of them support nuclear.

    The D team isn't in lock step with their fringe anymore than team R is in lock step with their fringe.
     
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    If you need to pretend that Trump's embrace of Mehmet Oz, Doug Mastriano, Blake Masters, Tudor Dixon, and Kari Lake had no impact, why did he anoint them?

    Did he also have an indirect impact by facilitating the eradication of nearly half--a-century of reproductive freedom?

    No doubt.
     
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    They are not. Even baseless claims of fraud by losers are subject to judicial appeal - in the case of the 2020 presidential election, several dozen where they were adjudicated and dismissed as being frivolous and without merit.

    There are laws on the books that specify punishment for any individual who tries to cast a fraudulent vote for whatever he thinks it's worth. I have seen no evidence that such laws are not being enforced.
     
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    It's just a case as it has been for a long time, he said, she said.
    One needs to take everything with a grain of salt. At some point, if important enough, the truth works its way to the top.
     
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    Rule of thumb.
    Believe 1/2 of what you see, and none of what your hear(read)
     
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    24/7 reality tv is not news, it's catered to a targeted audience.
    Real news is open to the general public for getting information so one can make their own decision. Not told what to think or believe.
     
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    Their job is to get viewers so their boss can sell advertising.
    Advertising pays the bills and paychecks.
     
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    You're not the only one with this opinion so my post is directed to you alone but...............(there's always a but) if Covid did nothing else it proved the fact that taken as a whole......people are idiots. How many people didn't take the vaccine because they "did their own research".......and were wrong. They would research until they found the answer they wanted. I believe the same with news. Truth, as always, is elusive and facts just don't matter any more.
     
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    Yeah, but haven't you ever heard of a "loss leader".
     
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    Everyone has their own truth. Sometimes it's not based of sound data/facts/stats.

    I've had posters tell me to spare the facts, they don't want to see them.
     
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    Um? No? Not following.
     
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    It's a product sold at a loss to attract customers.
     
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    ~ I believe that today we have to be information detectives — like old school reporters used to do. Fortunately we have many sources. Personally I go to the independent journalists. I stay away from network news ( yes - this includes FOX ) , " official" USA government reports and the "mainstream" media.
    I look back 2 years to see if the source I am using is dependable. As soon as I see fake and exaggeration I don't go back.
    We can stay ignorant , or become informed. What we choose is a matter of our own free will.
     
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    That only works for so long.
    Eventually they have to make money.

    But I suppose you're going along the lines that the 24/7 fake news channels are being subsidize by the larger parent corp so it can push an agenda?
    Stockholders usually frown upon that practice.
     
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    Don't need to pretend Trumps Candidates did poorly . why you pretending otherwise .. ? who is the great pretender . pretending this convo is about Trump .. or that he was some big deciding factor ..on the positive side.. .. Who knows why Carrot Top annointed foot soldiers ... or those who he thinks will be good ones .. his judgement seldom good...

    What you pretending mate .. now that is the question .. pretending that Blue is a good alternative to your beloved Trump .. .. and as I stated .. puting Abortion up front was the biggest dumb and dumber move out there .. no need to recite my lines back to me .. but, always remember .. My arguments against Trump are way better than your love can overcome .. .. but he ain't running .. but if he was .. he woud not be as horrific as the Blue Squad .. Too many clowns on both sides I know .. but Blue has gone right off the chicken ranch .. so far off Red looks better .. as opposed to voting 3rd party .. were one available .. .. anything but that stank.. .. Now who is pretending that Donald dumplings smell like Roses .. Tell me true .. tell me why .. was Jesus Crucified while your at it. " was it for this that "Daddy Died" .. and if you can name that tune .. you may be a rebel :)
     
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    There have been a lot of people providing that kind of evidence- but of course like so many things these days people choose different labels for the same thing. many no longer know the difference between male and female; stand to reason they don't recognize a difference between truth and fiction, what matters, what does not. We used to call that situational ethics, but that was more intentional many of the people like tht today actually believe the BS as real.
     
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    No, I don't think that at all. I don't think CNN (for example) actually WANTS to push any agenda but feel the need of having to to counteract the blight that is Fox.
    I also don't believe that "eventually they have to make money". That's the kind of thinking that has gotten us to the point we are at now. News organizations are just a part of much larger organizations. If there is to truly be "freedom of the press" then the worshiping of the almighty dollar has to be put aside.......like it used to be.
     
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    I do get the majority of info from non corporate sources.
    24/7 reality fake news is just that.
    Believe 1/2 of what one sees and none of what one hears/reads.
     

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