And I've seen the DBM's version of "sceptical"...in Somalia and again in Iraq...it's called toss out everything the DoD or militray tells you about what is going on and believe EVERYTHING being told to you by the bad guys.
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This needs to be repeated often and to all our friends. The dbm really believe that if they publish what they are told at an official briefing, they are publishing propaganda - and they are just not going to participate in publishing propaganda!!!
Because consumers of news have been conditioned to believe that news outlets publish news, it is really hard to grasp the concept that American major media see our government as an opponent, and report thusly. they are entirely more resistent to publishing what is heard at a DoD briefing than what is heard on the street in Iraq (or seen on al jazeera).
If you only knew how many times I've been dismissed by Libtards in a debate as simply being a "mouthpiece" or a "propagandist" because I'm in the military and I'm debunking the crap that the Libtards are spewing.
It's completely ingrained in the Left that if it comes from a military member or the DoD and it goes against the latest Lib talking point...it HAS to be a lie.
The debating equivalent of sticking your fingers in your ears and going "lalalalalalalalalala".