Telling it like it is.

[Ray9]

Only the graying US population remembers when journalism presented both sides of an issue and left it to readers to sort out what was truth. Those were the days when truth was plain, not subjective. We who stood in line for polio shots in the 1950’s and recall where we were when JFK was assassinated remember when news was inert and simply reported without prejudice. In school we were made aware that totalitarian countries used propaganda masquerading as news reporting. All opposing views were blocked as a threat to the state.

Our educational establishment told us that this was a terrible thing, and we were different because free speech was a foundation of our nation. Our founders told us that the common sense of the masses was powerful and because the chain of freedom is only as strong as its weakest link, we must always guard against the elitism of leadership that may seduce the people into dependence.

America’s founders became problematic for Washington when Donald Trump got picked in 2016 on a ticket that promised to return America to its former greatness. The use of the slogan, “Make America Great Again”, suggested that Washington had been doing something that corroded those foundations and was engineering the country to mimic totalitarian nations. No one in the country was holding parades that celebrated the notion that Black lives do not matter, yet suddenly a Black Lives Matter movement appeared to divide the nation.

This was a classic divisive tactic we were warned about in the history classes of the 1960’s. Less than careful readers of the US press failed to recognize this and fell prey to postmodern western propaganda designed to protect the permanent Washington status quo.

The quick appearance of communist words like misinformation, and disinformation should have been a red flag to many Americans, but because contemporary US education has shifted from teaching to indoctrination it is not recognized. US education and journalism are protecting themselves from the people by joining Washington to oppress the population. This why Trump was so dangerous; he turned the focus on Washington and revealed what has been going on. Even the little newspaper in my hometown joined the Boston Globe and many other publications to accuse Trump of attacking free speech when he was using his free speech to brand media as fake news which of course is another term for propaganda.

This is why Trump is still so dangerous to them and why they corrupted the last election to get rid of him.

 

[odanny]

This is why Trump is still so dangerous to them and why they corrupted the last election to get rid of him.

You are the one spreading untruths.

 

[Moonglow]

Only the graying US population remembers when journalism presented both sides of an issue and left it to readers to sort out what was truth. Those were the days when truth was plain, not subjective. We who stood in line for polio shots in the 1950’s and recall where we were when JFK was assassinated remember when news was inert and simply reported without prejudice. In school we were made aware that totalitarian countries used propaganda masquerading as news reporting. All opposing views were blocked as a threat to the state.

Our educational establishment told us that this was a terrible thing, and we were different because free speech was a foundation of our nation. Our founders told us that the common sense of the masses was powerful and because the chain of freedom is only as strong as its weakest link, we must always guard against the elitism of leadership that may seduce the people into dependence.

America’s founders became problematic for Washington when Donald Trump got picked in 2016 on a ticket that promised to return America to its former greatness. The use of the slogan, “Make America Great Again”, suggested that Washington had been doing something that corroded those foundations and was engineering the country to mimic totalitarian nations. No one in the country was holding parades that celebrated the notion that Black lives do not matter, yet suddenly a Black Lives Matter movement appeared to divide the nation.

This was a classic divisive tactic we were warned about in the history classes of the 1960’s. Less than careful readers of the US press failed to recognize this and fell prey to postmodern western propaganda designed to protect the permanent Washington status quo.

The quick appearance of communist words like misinformation, and disinformation should have been a red flag to many Americans, but because contemporary US education has shifted from teaching to indoctrination it is not recognized. US education and journalism are protecting themselves from the people by joining Washington to oppress the population. This why Trump was so dangerous; he turned the focus on Washington and revealed what has been going on. Even the little newspaper in my hometown joined the Boston Globe and many other publications to accuse Trump of attacking free speech when he was using his free speech to brand media as fake news which of course is another term for propaganda.

This is why Trump is still so dangerous to them and why they corrupted the last election to get rid of him.

Those of us that are gray also know that there was propaganda in the news that was pro-government, back then.

 

[Moonglow]

You are the one spreading untruths.

The gray proves it. He's living in the fog of old age.

 

[Oddball]

You are the one spreading untruths.

NO U!

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Telling it like it is.

No, lying – as is typical of most conservatives.

 

[Moonglow]

The cold war was a period of the greatest propaganda produced by nations on the planet.

 

[Toro]

Only the graying US population remembers when journalism presented both sides of an issue and left it to readers to sort out what was truth. Those were the days when truth was plain, not subjective. We who stood in line for polio shots in the 1950’s and recall where we were when JFK was assassinated remember when news was inert and simply reported without prejudice. In school we were made aware that totalitarian countries used propaganda masquerading as news reporting. All opposing views were blocked as a threat to the state.

Our educational establishment told us that this was a terrible thing, and we were different because free speech was a foundation of our nation. Our founders told us that the common sense of the masses was powerful and because the chain of freedom is only as strong as its weakest link, we must always guard against the elitism of leadership that may seduce the people into dependence.

America’s founders became problematic for Washington when Donald Trump got picked in 2016 on a ticket that promised to return America to its former greatness. The use of the slogan, “Make America Great Again”, suggested that Washington had been doing something that corroded those foundations and was engineering the country to mimic totalitarian nations. No one in the country was holding parades that celebrated the notion that Black lives do not matter, yet suddenly a Black Lives Matter movement appeared to divide the nation.

This was a classic divisive tactic we were warned about in the history classes of the 1960’s. Less than careful readers of the US press failed to recognize this and fell prey to postmodern western propaganda designed to protect the permanent Washington status quo.

The quick appearance of communist words like misinformation, and disinformation should have been a red flag to many Americans, but because contemporary US education has shifted from teaching to indoctrination it is not recognized. US education and journalism are protecting themselves from the people by joining Washington to oppress the population. This why Trump was so dangerous; he turned the focus on Washington and revealed what has been going on. Even the little newspaper in my hometown joined the Boston Globe and many other publications to accuse Trump of attacking free speech when he was using his free speech to brand media as fake news which of course is another term for propaganda.

This is why Trump is still so dangerous to them and why they corrupted the last election to get rid of him.

Your tribe spreads more disinformation and misinformation than everyone else combined.

 

[Ray9]

Your tribe spreads more disinformation and misinformation than everyone else combined.

Yeah, it must be true-all them thar newspapers said so, dagummit!

 

[Ray9]

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We must gather in these dangerous times and keep our heads. The time for sensible arguments has passed us by. We are faced with a sinister Pavlovian phenomenon where brainwashed minds are not just locked but lost. You may have noticed that conversations about politics with the media afflicted invariably result in demonstrations of rabid salivating fits that are not just axiomatic but automatic. Indoctrinated hatred of the former president is endemic and frightening. We now know that we were on to something, and Washington was so distressed that it destroyed our election process to take out our choice of a leader.

Do not fall into the trap of spreading discord against the sick side of the population. They are hopelessly ill and will never recover. Even faced with overwhelming evidence of the mistakes that were made they will never admit to the foolishness that took their minds. Let us keep ours and move on. Silence is golden while we let this play out. We will prevail.