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Originally Posted by Matata
"Do NOT trust mainstream media" - Is this an unfortunate concession one must make due to the incestuous nature of modern govt, corporations and the media; or is it just contrarians getting carried away?
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I vote the contrarians getting carried away. The media has been bastardized for the past 40 years, thanks to "conservatives" and their desire to create an alternate reality where facts don't matter. Reagan made it a reality when his administration killed off the Fairness Doctrine eliminating the requirement of balance and truth. This allowed the Joseph Coors (Nazi sypathizer) to achieve his wet dream of creating a conservative news channel that would promote "conservative ideals" rather than seek out the facts. This led to an explosion in conservative media sources who work in concert with each other, taking talking points directly from the RNC. The massive noise machine they have created and the even larger profits they have managed to milk from the system they intentionally broke is something everyone should be forced to understand. But it's the traditional media that is to blame for the loss of trust, right? Don't blame the lying liars who made this happen, blame the entire industry for an evolution they were forced into.