Cleanup in Aisle Lunatic (h/t romad1)

[gehringer_2]

10 minutes ago, chasfh said:

I’d argue the opposite. They don’t know their favorites media are slanted—they think it’s true and the other side is lies. Doesn’t get any more simple than that.

You know how media are slanted because you’ve been specifically educated to ferret that out.

You are more willing to ascribe to ignorance in the population what I see as fear, greed, prejudice and a healthy dose of malice.

Edited 4 hours ago by gehringer_2

[chasfh]

30 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

You are more willing to ascribe to ignorance in the population what I see as fear, greed, prejudice and a healthy dose of malice.

And you are more willing to ascribe to clear-eyed cynicism in the population what I see as blithe ignorance.

[1984Echoes]

32 minutes ago, chasfh said:

And you are more willing to ascribe to clear-eyed cynicism in the population what I see as blithe ignorance.

I would add that I believe a large portion of that ignorance is not blithe, but intentional.

[gehringer_2]

2 hours ago, chasfh said:

And you are more willing to ascribe to clear-eyed cynicism in the population what I see as blithe ignorance.

pretty much. I probably have become less inclined to give people the benefit of the doubt than I was in say, 2017.

Edited 1 hour ago by gehringer_2