Posted on 10/21/2017 12:42:02 PM PDT by ForYourChildren
Some may take pleasure in the discomfort of the media, but it is not a good situation for the country to have the media in disrepute and under constant attack. Virtually every significant leader of this nation, from Jefferson on down, has recognized the critical role of an independent press to the orderly functioning of democracy."Advertisements... contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.”
- Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Nathaniel Macon, January 12, 1819 (link) Journalists know that they are negative, and yet claim to be objective. But “the conceit that negativity is objectivity” is hard to improve on as definition of “cynicism.”
Per Thomas Paine, “society” and “government” are pretty much antonyms, in the sense that society is “a patron,” whereas government is “a punisher.” Society is “a blessing,” and government is (at best a necessary) “evil." Common Sense Thus, skepticism of society tends to justify government - and cynicism toward society naturally corresponds to naive faith in government.
Journalists tend, therefore, naturally to be “liberals.” This tendency is strongly reinforced by the homogenizing effects of the wire services, especially the Associated Press.
Great article, but he still thinks the MSM only seems to have bias because they don’t “get around” conservatives.
Still, this was a good read.
Bkmrk.
I reached the same conclusion. He readily admits that the mainstream media is made up of elitists who don’t relate at all to the mainstream people, but yet does nothing to call for change within their bigoted domains. Far easier to just blame Trump.
I disagree with his final point that both sides are short-term winners. Trump is proof that their side has lost the heartland. They’ll never get it back with the trash they’re pushing and the gang of bigots doing their reporting.
Where did that come from. Blue lines are to be expect, however, many of the red lines look way too low!
Truly thinking people would be able to look at, for example, the poverty programs, and ask themselves if the current system is achieving the stated goals.
President Johnson declared war on poverty. That was over 50 years ago. I have yet to hear anyone in the mainstream media talk about whether we have achieved the objectives of that war on poverty.
We never hear anyone talk about whether these Democrat inspired anti-poverty programs have achieved results.
We never hear Republican politicians discuss it either. Maybe because the way the media frame discussions, it would be presented as callous/cruel/racist/disrespecting single mothers, to have an honest discussion of the war on poverty, its successes and failures, and where we might go from here?
ah yes, I remember the farm crisis.
I remember the Jessica Lange movie, “Country”, which dealt with that crisis. Also, “Places in the Heart”, with Sally Field, was another farm movie of the ‘80s.
Leave it to Hollywood to jump in and make a political statement.
But as you point out sir, you are not an independent press but bought and paid for advocates of only one side of the debate.
You report nothing without running it through the DNC talking points filter and if it does not promote your point of view you squash it like a bug.
This is an amazing article. So glad that a media titan of his stature made the leap into reality and fact-finding.
This is an amazing article. So glad that a media titan of his stature made the leap into reality and fact-finding.
He wants to still get invited to the liberal parties in DC.
The liberal response is always to cast as cruel those who question the programs. Unfortunately, the questioners usually cave, and often even apologize. It would be nice to see more people with backbone stand up and confront liberals instead of caving.
Some time ago, I got into a sort of chatroom discussion on the value of teaching proper English to disadvantaged children. There was a liberal who called me mean and claimed that my point of view reflects lack of cultural awareness, etc. That liberal finally gave up when I pointed out that poor English skills doom poor kids to staying poor, and that if there is any hope of getting them out of those impoverished environments and having a chance of success, we have an obligation to teach them proper spelling and grammar.
Too many liberal positions crumble when critically examined, and their assumptions (e.g. that endless welfare handouts are beneficial by preventing poor people from starving) do not hold up to rigorous analysis. But they are allowed to be the only voice in too many situations, and so may be completely unaware of the shortcomings of their cherished narratives.
Very good. Thanks.
“..if it is considered a great book, and therefore valid, then it must say what she wants it to say.”
I agree. And to put in another way with modernism and post-modernism terms.
The fully indoctrinated has rejected reality and truth.
Whereas previously “modernism” was the rejection of God as the ultimate source of truth, beauty and goodness; modernism was the thought that truth, beauty and goodness could only be found through reason. Objective truth still existed but only through scientific reason, not through God.
Postmodernism has now rejected that even objective truth exists. Basically, postmodernism says that there exists many truths, and any individuals self-referential truth is just as valid, and actually is more valid than anyone else’s. Therefore, since any one individual truth is the only one truth, then if possible that individual is allowed and expected to enforce their truth via force and power. Which leads us to the anarchy we see today.
From wiki, “postmodernism is typically defined by an attitude of skepticism, irony or rejection toward grand narratives, ideologies and various tenets of universalism, including objective notions of reason, human nature, social progress, moral universalism, absolute truth, and objective reality.”
“Instead, it asserts to varying degrees that claims to knowledge and truth are products of social, historical or political discourses or interpretations, and are therefore contextual or socially constructed. Accordingly, postmodern thought is broadly characterized by tendencies to epistemological and moral relativism, pluralism, irreverence and self-referentiality.”
Lots more could be said on this.
But in this Post-modern and Post-Christian world we are seeing very interesting things occurring.
Whereas previously
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