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RE: Untrusted Truths by beelzael

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· @beelzael ·
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>He is like all the negatives of society personified.

According to your values. And, more importantly, based on the information that the media *you* consume gives *you*. Just as you say, it's hard to trust these days. We judge by who we are, not by what we know, as the latter is distorted. 

Whistle-Blowers are only ever cherished if the information they disclose goes against the values of those who are reached and have enough power to amplify and reach more. Someone has to care. And as soon as someone cares, emotions are involved, and as soon as emotions are involved, manipulation is so easy as everything in our media consumption is pure emotion. 

Information is so 1995. 

We know that. Most of those actively choosing HIVE know it, I think. That's why they're here. 

Also, it would be great to have some links to the headline that you posted, to be able to read the article without having to re-type the headline. Defending journalism and such... sources are important! 
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@aussieninja ·
For Trump specifically, it's not just the media we consume that provides us with insight into who he is... it's his own words, his policies, the results of court cases, etc. The people who support him know that he cheats and lies and bullies people and they love him for it. They like that he is the negatives of society personified. 
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@beelzael · (edited)
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That's just the thing. I don't think it's that simple. Many times when I read "Trump said...", but then watch the actual speech or the whole clip, it's taken far out of context. At least the media I usually read is incredibly black & white on the topic, unfortunately. That goes for everything he says and does, including how his policies are presented to me.

Please read my statement as a critic towards media, not a judgement about Trump being bad or good. My point is just that, I don't know what or who he is because the "information" I get is so distorted. On both sides. If I try to find something on the other side of the spectrum, it's just like you say, pure love and worship. Really hard to find something I find solid. 
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@aussieninja ·
Ah, I see.  I guess I have a longer history of knowing about Trump so I possibly have a more accurate picture of who he is and what he believes in.

It's definitely becoming increasingly harder to find news sources without bias, maybe it's impossible because objectivity is so hard and not click-worthy. Even the BBC which I thought was the pinnacle of objectivity seems to presenting more biases. 
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@tarazkp ·
>According to your values. And, more importantly, based on the information that the media you consume gives you. 

Yeah. But, I thought he was a horrible person when I was a kid in the 80s too. I don't understand how anyone is fooled by the facade.

>We know that. Most of those actively choosing HIVE know it, I think. That's why they're here.

It surprises me that there aren't more here. They seem to say they want freedom, and then spend their time in Twitter. 

>Defending journalism and such... sources are important!

Ah - missed it. Normally I have a link below the image. 
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@beelzael ·
Thank you! I found it anyway, just re-typing the phrase. And it's an interesting argument indeed - how free should journalism be? Trump apparently puts what he perceives as national security way over free journalism, which is no surprise. I don't see why the report about the strikes could be in any way a threat to national security. But it would be an interesting to discuss the topic apart from what he thinks and says. There's probably a pretty big difference in weighing the two between US and other states.

>It surprises me that there aren't more here. They seem to say they want freedom, and then spend their time in Twitter.

I'd like to bring more people on board, I think I'd have some good contacts. But my first try in getting someone on board was a little frustrating for both of us, so I'm now trying to get more info first, so I can be a better guide. [Here's a post discussing that if you have time and feel like reading it.](https://peakd.com/hive-197333/@beelzael/come-on-board)
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