Media is the problem, world wide.

[Guest]

I missed trumps speech but heard it was exceptional, so I tried to watch it online . every f$&King news outlet had a half an hour of bullshit of how bad it was going to be first !!!! I finally watched it on YouTube and even then they posted on the bottom of screen (quite large , I might add) how his approval rate (Gallup poll) was half of that useless president before him , as if anyone in their right mind believes any polls anymore. Anyways .... the trump deniers sure are getting tromped on and sure are looking stupid ? wonder why they don't mention that the stock market is going to crash anymore ????? or that the sky is falling ???

[blackpowder]

Like I said earlier. A paradigm shift has occurred. Interesting times.

[malleefarmer]

rural media not much bs but opposing views when single desk debate was raging one of our rural weeklys was pro single desk other against.

see the odd post here about cwb nobody really bemoans its loss in Australia what 8 years maybe 10 down the track. Smart guys locked in $320 per tonne for harvest just gone 18 months ago some of us like me missed the boat and had to do with $260/70 other sold at harvest for $220 some waiting for better prices still unsold bit like media take you pick

[burnt]

Someone asked the question - Why does the MSM have such a hate on for Donald Trump.

The reply was - Because the media lived in their own little bubble for decades and Donald Trump just pricked their bubble.

That appears to be the best summary given to date. Can anyone imagine what all would have been revealed if the media would similarly throw under the microscope the lives of the Obamas, Clintons, Trudeaus or even the Bushes?

For example - former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose supposed "warts" were magnified into carbuncles by a deranged CBC herd of swine and a cross-eyed and myopic Toronto Star with its mostly effette group of "reporters" who are really no more than a bunch of irritating cling-ons.

But those other twisted sisters all kiss up to the besotted, left-wing MSM, so they are given a get-out-of-jail-free card.

[Klause]

"those of us on the right side of the spectrum tend to be better informed"
Yup, as you say "some are unaware that they are in a bubble"
Irony.

Well... I think it's a generalized statement...


Our political beliefs are made up of what we have seen.... When socialists kill your neighbours it's hard to be a socialist. When a corporation fires your mom/dad/husband/wife/kid and they fall on hard times, can't find a job, bank takes their home, etc etc. It's hard to be a conservative/capitalist.


"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." It's part of a quote from John Dalberg-Acton...


You need a balance, unfortunately how you get a balance is by swinging too far one way, then too far the other way....

The problem is a lot of idiots (I mean people who think they can stand on the moon and drop a rock on earth by, like, dropping it) "think" they lean to the left because it "sounds" better to them, even though they have no idea what they actually support.

I know true socialists/liberals that are very well informed and can debate with the best of the conservatives/capitalists...

[dmlfarmer]

Excellent post Klause:

If I might add, the least informed is neither the left or right leaning. It is the person who only seeks out and follows the media which validates his preconceived ideas. The person who refuses to listen to the CBC or Fox News (depending on your views) because one or the other is always lying.

On the other hand the best informed person is the one who actually seeks out views contrary to their own and continually challenges their own beliefs by actually listening and questioning those with differing views. Best informed are open minded enough to realize there is another side to every argument and be willing to listen to those stating a differing position.

Idiots are those who accept anything and everything they read or hear without knowing where the information is coming from and what the bias of the presenter is (everyone has a bias). So many times I have seen a satire news site quoted as fact! Unfortunately satire and fake news sites are growing exponentially and it is becoming ever more difficult to tell what is real news and what is fake. Fake news is even being justified now under the title Alternative Facts. There is no such thing!

[rockpile]

Klause and dml - those are excellent comments and you guys have nailed it! Folks, try to keep an open mind and listen to all sides of the story and always be ready to modify your beliefs. Otherwise you become just angry and frustrated - not healthy.

[chuckChuck]

Yes good post Klause. It is a mistake not to understand all sides of the issue and accept that not everyone will share your point of view or have the same values as you or I.

Thankfully we live in a country where people are more tolerant and civil. But that can never be taken for granted.

[SASKFARMER3]

Yes chucky most read and listen to the news and dissect the info and make their own minds up but when the media does same bs story over and over sooner or later the mass fall for it that's the problem. CBC run stories that favour the libs because they always send them more money.

Chuck you send us info every day some believe most find facts and make their own minds up.

Have a great day

[Kodiak]

Chuckchuck. A challenge for you.
Cut and paste as many news articles and editorials questioning the effectiveness of "green" energy and carbon taxes, as you cut and paste those that promote them. Debate, from both sides, the merits of higher taxes versus lower taxes. Be open minded about open markets. Be as critical of liberals as you are of conservatives. Be bi-partisan. Keep the snark to a minimum, or at least spread it around evenly. Change your handle to something less politically aimed. Then no one will question how insulated you have become within the bubble of YOUR choice. You'll be taken more seriously.

[fjlip]

Chuckchuck. A challenge for you.
Cut and paste as many news articles and editorials questioning the effectiveness of "green" energy and carbon taxes, as you cut and paste those that promote them. Debate, from both sides, the merits of higher taxes versus lower taxes. Be open minded about open markets. Be as critical of liberals as you are of conservatives. Be bi-partisan. Keep the snark to a minimum, or at least spread it around evenly. Change your handle to something less politically aimed. Then no one will question how insulated you have become within the bubble of YOUR choice. You'll be taken more seriously.

Perfect advice...

[perfecho]

But why should only Chuck Chuck be open minded to both sides and open debate...???