This is an ignorant and fundamentalist twist. Shame on you, Drew. You should be better equipped to disagree, by now.
I'm sorry that you feel this way Cindy.
Hey! What do you two think you're doing? Fightin' at a time like this. You'll use up all the air!
Jayne ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
NoiseDesign - Jan 30, 2017 7:50:19 pm PST #6458 of 30002
Our wings are not tired
meara - Jan 30, 2017 8:15:26 pm PST #6459 of 30002
Yeah, I both can't stop reading Facebook and seeing the constant new horrible things, but also it's making me feel awful and anxious and horrible beyond even those things happening, so for the very first time I'm actually thinking of stepping back from FB. Because I can get the facts from reputable media without the constant seeing right people post about the same thing and the latest "call your people!" And all that jazz. And feeling guilty when I see and enjoy a fashion post. But it all feels so urgent.
aurelia - Jan 30, 2017 10:00:39 pm PST #6460 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I attracted a troll on Twitter. Achievement unlocked!
I am not engaging.
Dana - Jan 31, 2017 4:37:23 am PST #6461 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, my coworker is going to be super irritating today.
Steph L. - Jan 31, 2017 5:44:16 am PST #6462 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
In the past 24 hours, I've seen 2 people who I otherwise thought were fairly rational people decry "mainstream news," as in, it's untrustworthy. My serious question is: what alternative sources are we supposed to be consuming instead of CNN, and how do we know those sources are any more trustworthy?
I don't feel like I'm being duped by the Associated Press, is what I'm saying.
Connie Neil - Jan 31, 2017 5:55:00 am PST #6463 of 30002
brillig
Big News is in the pocket of Big Pharma, don't you know? Only the little person who's being persecuted has the truth. Just ask Fox News.
Gudanov - Jan 31, 2017 5:55:19 am PST #6464 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Seems like there are a lot of people who believe only Fox News (which I don't think of as mainstream media, like I think of Huffington Post) is trustworthy on the conservative side. Regardless of side, I think decrying the mainstream media is largely expressing a desire for a news source that confirms preexisting assumptions.
I don't think the mainstream media is super trustworthy, but I think the bias is towards sensationalism rather than partisanship.
Steph L. - Jan 31, 2017 5:58:50 am PST #6465 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Seems like there are a lot of people who believe only Fox News
What's weird is that one of the people who's decrying mainstream media is very liberal. Very confusing.
Steph L. - Jan 31, 2017 5:59:49 am PST #6466 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I don't think the mainstream media is super trustworthy
Why is that? It's not something I've looked into at all, so I have no real knowledge base here.
I think the bias is towards sensationalism rather than partisanship.
I agree on that, for sure.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 31, 2017 6:03:01 am PST #6467 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Some of my distrust of mainstream media derives from having to hear about the military being called out to oppose peaceful demonstrators in the Dakotas on facebook rather than it being plastered all over the news, given that it seems pretty noteworthy and sensational to me.