Do they actually believe their own lie?
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The media is an extension of its viewership. It's private enterprise (for the most part) and it's going to give it users whatever content generates the most revenue. The current shit state of the media on the right and left is a symptom of a dumbed down populace that can't tell fact from fiction and is mostly looking for ammunition for social media and shit tier message board battles. Confirmation bias is a funny thing. People really hate questioning their belief system.pawz said:AZDuck said:Couple of things.
1- lots more than 20. That's just the twenty whose names appear on that poster.
On a scale between 20 and 786, where do you think that number actually lands. Hence the request for FBI statistics
2- what's with the morality bait-n-switch? Black people are getting murdered in Chicago. That's a Chicago problem, that's a law-and-order problem. Crime is generally down in the US right now (Chicago excepted).
This is the point I'm trying to drive home - and the ill intents of a divisive media.
There's less outrage about crime because it usually isn't being done by agents of the government. Duh. People tend to get more outraged about law-abiding black people getting blown away at traffic stops or suffocated on a Staten Island sidewalk by police than they do about two drug dealers shooting each other in turf wars.
Shocking, I know.
Agree.
But the thing is - who the fuck are you to tell someone what to get pissed about and what not to get pissed about? You want to protest about the murder rate in Chicago? Be my fucking guest. You want to be outraged about Killary's email server? Go for it. That's your right as a citizen.
Who is deciding morality? Morality is being determined by the purveyor of the news. In my perception, it's being done dishonestly, disingenuously and with an agenda that doesn't serve the best interests of the people.
The media certainly appears to be serving the interests of those who want to control the people - divide and conquer.
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FREE PUBdoogie said:Meanwhile you suck Rachel Maddow's cock and come here touting new fondue recipes, every day.
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In theory this is correct. In my estimation it's become very difficult to ascertain if the tail is wagging the dog or the dog is wagging the tail. I think there is another driver in-play that is meeting both aims - as you suggest and as I suggest.RedRocket said:
The media is an extension of its viewership. It's private enterprise (for the most part) and it's going to give it users whatever content generates the most revenue. The current shit state of the media on the right and left is a symptom of a dumbed down populace that can't tell fact from fiction and is mostly looking for ammunition for social media and shit tier message board battles. Confirmation bias is a funny thing. People really hate questioning their belief system.pawz said:AZDuck said:Couple of things.
1- lots more than 20. That's just the twenty whose names appear on that poster.
On a scale between 20 and 786, where do you think that number actually lands. Hence the request for FBI statistics
2- what's with the morality bait-n-switch? Black people are getting murdered in Chicago. That's a Chicago problem, that's a law-and-order problem. Crime is generally down in the US right now (Chicago excepted).
This is the point I'm trying to drive home - and the ill intents of a divisive media.
There's less outrage about crime because it usually isn't being done by agents of the government. Duh. People tend to get more outraged about law-abiding black people getting blown away at traffic stops or suffocated on a Staten Island sidewalk by police than they do about two drug dealers shooting each other in turf wars.
Shocking, I know.
Agree.
But the thing is - who the fuck are you to tell someone what to get pissed about and what not to get pissed about? You want to protest about the murder rate in Chicago? Be my fucking guest. You want to be outraged about Killary's email server? Go for it. That's your right as a citizen.
Who is deciding morality? Morality is being determined by the purveyor of the news. In my perception, it's being done dishonestly, disingenuously and with an agenda that doesn't serve the best interests of the people.
The media certainly appears to be serving the interests of those who want to control the people - divide and conquer.
If this perception is wrong, the floor is yours counselor.
Agree on the rest.
You haven't been around these parts much, but be sure to axe @dnc about confirmation bias. It's been covered.
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Why are you here?doogie said:Fuck off, simpleton. This bored is for functioning Adults and Backthepack
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Until black people stop being a disproportionate number of violent criminals then I'll give a fuck if a disproportionate number are shot.
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Why does someone's personal income matter? Just because they are better at life than you doesn't mean their thoughts or opinions mean less.
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Pitchfork51 said:
Until black people stop being a disproportionate number of violent criminals then I'll give a fuck if a disproportionate number are shot.
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Because nothing is more racist than actual statistics.AZDuck said:Pitchfork51 said:Until black people stop being a disproportionate number of violent criminals then I'll give a fuck if a disproportionate number are shot.
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Eh...That chart is meaningless when looking at the percentage of population by race. You would need to look at the percentage of police encounters by race. And to draw any real conclusion about that data, you would need to look at the percentage of crimes committed by race. And you would probably have to consider the kinds of crimes committed, how much of the shootings take place in known gang territory. The more likely answer, than what BLM is protesting or Colin Kappernick, is that police are too aggressive, militaristic, and basically are just as likely to shoot every race (not every cop, I am sure there are racists cops, but that data alone would not show a systemic racism problem).AZDuck said:
I have no idea why people are upset
Edit: Oddly enough, there is a similar statistical problem arises in just looking at the number of violent crimes committed by race. You see white supremacist use those crime number to try and show how black Americans are more violent. Yet those stats are also meaningless unless you consider other factors like rate of single mother hood and poverty. The above chart is sort of similar, but in reverse.
