I try to stick with the original definition of political terms and not the twisted ones that we hear all the time.
To the point of Caitin's post, she states that "It Takes A Lot Of Education To Keep Us This Stupid", which I reject because all one need do is perform true research and one will find objective facts. For example, with regards of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Covid-19, masks, distancing, its vaccines, etc, all one need do is to reference valid textbooks and look at valid scientific sites and ignore all others. for example, Vincent Racaniello provides his virology lectures and Brianne Barker her immunology lectures on youtube, check them out. He also provides the This Week in Virology podcast (microbe.tv/twiv) that provides objective information.
So, education is the answer. Her allegation about an elite controlling the message goes only as far as an individual's laziness goes. How many anti-vaxxers and Covid-19 is a hoax supporters ever tried to get an education? None. The objective truth is there, just look for it, such as on scholar.google.com, not some conspiracy theory site. Stupid, lazy people are the problem.
So, the problem with the MSM is not that it's complicit in some grand game, it's that reporters and journalist aren't competent enough to report more accurately. Vincent Racaniello disusses this ad nauseum. For example, vaccines do NOT prevent infection, they help reduce the risk of more sever illness, so why does the media say things like "the vaccines fail to prevent infection"?
"So, the problem with the MSM is not that it's complicit in some grand game, it's that reporters and journalist aren't competent enough to report more accurately." Or more accurately, they are not part of an organization that rewards them for doing so. That corporate-owned news entities are indeed complicit in some grand game is to me quite obvious. And those who actually believe they are being informed while being propagandized don't then feel the need to look further for information. This problem exists outside of those who are simply stupid and lazy, as you put it.
OK. You allege that the MSM is part of a grand game, a true conspiracy, as you note, to you it's obvious. What evidence is there that there is a true conspiracy? Link to it.
I know that the media is a problem, but it goes deeper than a mere rich men's club to control information. Reporters aren't necessarily competent. For example, vaccines do not prevent infection, they help reduce the risk of severe illness. So, why does the press say stuff like "the vaccine failed to prevent infection"? Is it part of some anti-vaxxer conspiracy? No. The reporter just doesn't know better, doesn't know the reality that he or she thinks that they do.
However, that being the case, what of the reader? Stupid and lazy I continue to say because information about vaccines are available in just about any virology, bacteriology and immunology textbook out there. People don't take the time to educate themselves, period. They have time to watch "the game" or their favorite TV show, but not to educate themselves.
If more people actually educated themselves, we wouldn't be here. That's my thesis.
I try to stick with the original definition of political terms and not the twisted ones that we hear all the time.
To the point of Caitin's post, she states that "It Takes A Lot Of Education To Keep Us This Stupid", which I reject because all one need do is perform true research and one will find objective facts. For example, with regards of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Covid-19, masks, distancing, its vaccines, etc, all one need do is to reference valid textbooks and look at valid scientific sites and ignore all others. for example, Vincent Racaniello provides his virology lectures and Brianne Barker her immunology lectures on youtube, check them out. He also provides the This Week in Virology podcast (microbe.tv/twiv) that provides objective information.
So, education is the answer. Her allegation about an elite controlling the message goes only as far as an individual's laziness goes. How many anti-vaxxers and Covid-19 is a hoax supporters ever tried to get an education? None. The objective truth is there, just look for it, such as on scholar.google.com, not some conspiracy theory site. Stupid, lazy people are the problem.
So, the problem with the MSM is not that it's complicit in some grand game, it's that reporters and journalist aren't competent enough to report more accurately. Vincent Racaniello disusses this ad nauseum. For example, vaccines do NOT prevent infection, they help reduce the risk of more sever illness, so why does the media say things like "the vaccines fail to prevent infection"?
Caitlin needs to develop her thesis more.
"So, the problem with the MSM is not that it's complicit in some grand game, it's that reporters and journalist aren't competent enough to report more accurately." Or more accurately, they are not part of an organization that rewards them for doing so. That corporate-owned news entities are indeed complicit in some grand game is to me quite obvious. And those who actually believe they are being informed while being propagandized don't then feel the need to look further for information. This problem exists outside of those who are simply stupid and lazy, as you put it.
OK. You allege that the MSM is part of a grand game, a true conspiracy, as you note, to you it's obvious. What evidence is there that there is a true conspiracy? Link to it.
I know that the media is a problem, but it goes deeper than a mere rich men's club to control information. Reporters aren't necessarily competent. For example, vaccines do not prevent infection, they help reduce the risk of severe illness. So, why does the press say stuff like "the vaccine failed to prevent infection"? Is it part of some anti-vaxxer conspiracy? No. The reporter just doesn't know better, doesn't know the reality that he or she thinks that they do.
However, that being the case, what of the reader? Stupid and lazy I continue to say because information about vaccines are available in just about any virology, bacteriology and immunology textbook out there. People don't take the time to educate themselves, period. They have time to watch "the game" or their favorite TV show, but not to educate themselves.
If more people actually educated themselves, we wouldn't be here. That's my thesis.