Not so far today, but if you bring some over, I'll take a break and have a sip with you.
the new normal in the u.s.?
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This is what kills me anytime these discussions are had. You (the collective you - not just you individually, CharminTide
) want to broad brush but yet when the brush is applied back toward you, there's outrage (and loads of condescension and snarkiness). To use your own rhetorical petard: it's absurd.I still love & appreciate all you guys, though! Seriously, I do.
I'm just ready for us as a society to be able to disagree on the issues without being disagreeable or to have our friendships and "family-ships" destroyed because of disagreeing about stupid politicians and political positions. The thought police have no place here.
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Maybe, and I know this idea is pretty far out there, but just maybe, the guy is simply crazy/nuts/mentally disturbed. And it has little to nothing to do with either libtards or consvtards.
Little more info.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...e-news.html?via=newsletter&source=DDAfternoon
The conspiracy is untrue and easily disprovable. For example, the sex ring is supposed to be run out of the restaurant’s basement, but the owner told the BBC, “We don’t even have a basement.”
The fake news began proliferating on websites like 4chan and Reddit, especially a Reddit forum frequented by Trump supporters and the alt-right. The Reddit community “Pizzagate,” created for the purpose of discussing the supposed conspiracy, was banned recently because individuals began posting personal and confidential information there.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...e-news.html?via=newsletter&source=DDAfternoon
The conspiracy is untrue and easily disprovable. For example, the sex ring is supposed to be run out of the restaurant’s basement, but the owner told the BBC, “We don’t even have a basement.”
The fake news began proliferating on websites like 4chan and Reddit, especially a Reddit forum frequented by Trump supporters and the alt-right. The Reddit community “Pizzagate,” created for the purpose of discussing the supposed conspiracy, was banned recently because individuals began posting personal and confidential information there.
Yeah, there's been quite the epidemic what with one person doing this. Good thing no one made up a story about a cop killing an innocent unarmed guy anywhere that might have caused a riot or 3 at which at least one person was shot and killed. Thankfully, the media would protect us from such travesties.Also, this.
Originally Posted by NationalTitles16
"The outrage over fake news is based on fake news about fake news"... the "epidemic" has been overblown as the influence has been limited..
This I completely agree with. Divided countries are easier to rule and to mislead, and I don't think anyone here wishes for that.
However, I don't think it's possible to have a bipartisan conversation unless everyone is able to agree on certain basic facts. I get that most of the media sucked during this election, and there has been fake news on both sides of the political aisle (though undoubtedly more on the right this past year). But there have been a few gems of actual, honest-to-god journalism. And we need more of that to establish these basic facts that lay the foundation for conversation. Dismissing all news sources as fake, in my opinion, is a dangerous overreaction.
What kind of "news" was the "Trump servers are communicating with Russian servers" piece?
An investigative piece by a single news outlet that arrived at an incorrect conclusion and was debunked within 24 hours by the NYT and multiple other major news outlets. Not sure what your point is here.
It was convenient that they looked no further, right? Do you think a professional reporter like Bob Woodward would have half-azzed this "investigation"? Clearly a case of made-up "news".
As soon as Democrats stop disagreeing and just give in to everything Republicans want, then we'll have the age of aquarius. But, there's a rub in there somewhere.
Sir Edward Coke said:
Trump Fires Adviser’s Son From Transition for Spreading Fake News
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/us/politics/michael-flynn-son-trump.html?_r=0
President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday fired one of his transition team’s staff members, Michael G. Flynn, the son of Mr. Trump’s choice for national security adviser, for using Twitter to spread a fake news story about Hillary Clinton that led to an armed confrontation in a pizza restaurant in Washington.
Hope springs eternal.
Again, shot down by more prominent news organizations within a day. Call me when Fox starts doing the same with the fake news on the right.
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