Looking Toward The Next High

[David Horn]

(06-06-2018, 11:03 AM)TheNomad Wrote: ... There never used to be a word for talking heads that only erupt information of a false nature with doctrine, dogma and continually repeated phrases and sentences like some sort of verbal battering ram.  At least, I don't remember there being a word for that or an actual description or strong acknowledgment of THAT.

Let's call them what they are. Propagandist seems appropriate.

TheNomad Wrote:Is it progress the general populace is identifying something like this?  That news orgs like CNN outright call it "lies" openly and without fear? If so, that's a really good step forward.  You said not everyone is savvy enough to see through this.   have to believe that even strong identification of this behavior by those with Power is a wonderful educational tool.

Someone might watch CNN clips and they hear this: "alternate facts" and "alternative narrative".  They start thinking.  This is a fracture of fundamental reality and I don't think people will allow that much longer.  There is ridiculous blue winning in places they've maybe never have.  It seems like a backlash on red for  being so dumb with all that. But I am glad this stuff is becoming even cataloged for posterity, we might see what parts of this frakked part of history could be changed for the better.

This is still a game in play. Some pretty ugly things have happened in the past; things that didn't get corrected for decades. Look no farther than Spain under Franco or your choice from the Soviet-era. 200+ years of democratic rule is no guarantee. At best, it's a weak vaccine that can be overwhelmed if response is poor and conditions are adequately volatile.