thwarts to intellectual freedom everywhere

[Rogar]

I have had occasion to take a bit of offense to the mainstream media and it's liberal presentation of certain issues, but not all, in a more general sense. They are more than offset by radio talk show hosts.

[iris lilies]

I have had occasion to take a bit of offense to the mainstream media and it's liberal presentation of certain issues, but not all, in a more general sense. They are more than offset by radio talk show hosts.

Free yourself from tyranny of broadcast, and listen to podcasts. There’s some very goid Podcasters out there, trying sincerely to bring rational reality to reporting of events and balancing out mainstream media.

[catherine]

Free yourself from tyranny of broadcast, and listen to podcasts. There’s some very goid Podcasters out there, trying sincerely to bring rational reality to reporting of events and balancing out mainstream media.

I agree 100%

[iris lilies]

Sounds to me like you bought into the "fake news" propaganda. As you know, a ploy of Hitler. Sure there are always stories that are exaggerated. In recent memory Brian Williams did such and was canned.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nbc-new...s-without-pay/

I welcome your discussion of either of the two hot topic new stories I referenced above. Specific discussion where you bring in facts you believe to be correct.

[jp1]

I wonder how many people listened to Alex Jones’ podcasts? Those people were getting such great information that he now has a nearly one billion dollar defamation judgement against him.

[iris lilies]

I wonder how many people listened to Alex Jones’ podcasts? Those people were getting such great information that he now has a nearly one billion dollar defamation judgement against him.

Alex Jones is not one of the Podcasters who sincerely attempts to bring rational discussion to world events.

[jp1]

Alex Jones is not one of the Podcasters who sincerely attempts to bring rational discussion to world events.

I imagine at least some of his listeners would strenuously disagree with you.

[iris lilies]

I imagine at least some of his listeners would strenuously disagree with you.

iris: attempts reasonable, rational Discussion about reasonable, rational Podcasters

jp: advocates Alex Jones in the discussion

[jp1]

Iris: pretends that everyone in the world is as capable of deducing who is a rational podcaster and who isn’t.

Jp: points out that that isn’t the case.

Iris: gets annoyed.

JP now: if everyone was as capable of rational thought in determining what is real and what is fake news there would not have been a dude with a gun showing up at the pizza parler in DC to save the children in the nonexistent basement. (Another of shitbag podcaster Jones’ lies).

[bae]

I know someone who is an honest-to-goodness Flat Earth podcaster. He has lots of followers, and the whole thing does not appear to be a joke. They actually believe the Earth is flat (well, it's more complicated than that, but...), and reinforce each others' beliefs.

There are some things we clearly didn't think through enough when we invented the Internet.