Quote (inkanddagger @ Feb 28 2017 07:06pm)

Today I had endure yet another sickening "news" cycle.

Kellyanne disrespectfully kneeling on the couch.

Trump "suggesting" Jews are responsible for anti-semitic attacks.


These didn't happen. Editorialized news headlines and articles make people believe that both of these things happened, but neither of these things happened.

I'm getting really fucking pissed off at "the left" (who aren't really the left) trying to shove these false narratives down my fucking throat.

Yes it's fake news, yes it empowers Trump supporters because they know it's fake news, no it doesn't magically change reality and somehow make the Trump administration less powerful, It makes him and his supporters more fucking powerful because it's blatantly obvious that the news is, indeed, fucking fake.

I wish they would stop.

What other examples do you folks have from this week?

Quote (ssdrmstre @ Mar 1 2017 06:54am)

You forgot to mention milo is a pedo and pewdiepie is a facist lol

A lot of people do believe them, thats why everyone is so divided

Quote (inkanddagger @ Feb 28 2017 09:06pm)

Today I had endure yet another sickening "news" cycle.

Kellyanne disrespectfully kneeling on the couch.

Trump "suggesting" Jews are responsible for anti-semitic attacks.


These didn't happen. Editorialized news headlines and articles make people believe that both of these things happened, but neither of these things happened.

I'm getting really fucking pissed off at "the left" (who aren't really the left) trying to shove these false narratives down my fucking throat.

Yes it's fake news, yes it empowers Trump supporters because they know it's fake news, no it doesn't magically change reality and somehow make the Trump administration less powerful, It makes him and his supporters more fucking powerful because it's blatantly obvious that the news is, indeed, fucking fake.

I wish they would stop.

What other examples do you folks have from this week?

Quote (IceMage @ Mar 1 2017 07:35am)

One problem with the media is that they are trying to hold the administration accountable for hateful/anti-Semitic acts. Trump continues to denounce them every time he's asked about it, but it's never enough for the MSM. He even commented on it again last night in his speech, but the talking heads will continue to criticize him for not denouncing it more forcefully or more often.

It's the sort of criticism that Obama faced from people on Fox News because he didn't talk about the black family enough, or corrosive parts of black culture, or shootings in Chicago. The president doesn't need to spout off anytime something bad happens in America.

Quote (IceMage @ Mar 1 2017 07:35am)

One problem with the media is that they are trying to hold the administration accountable for hateful/anti-Semitic acts. Trump continues to denounce them every time he's asked about it, but it's never enough for the MSM. He even commented on it again last night in his speech, but the talking heads will continue to criticize him for not denouncing it more forcefully or more often.

It's the sort of criticism that Obama faced from people on Fox News because he didn't talk about the black family enough, or corrosive parts of black culture, or shootings in Chicago. The president doesn't need to spout off anytime something bad happens in America.

Quote (IceMage @ 1 Mar 2017 15:35)

One problem with the media is that they are trying to hold the administration accountable for hateful/anti-Semitic acts. Trump continues to denounce them every time he's asked about it, but it's never enough for the MSM. He even commented on it again last night in his speech, but the talking heads will continue to criticize him for not denouncing it more forcefully or more often.

It's the sort of criticism that Obama faced from people on Fox News because he didn't talk about the black family enough, or corrosive parts of black culture, or shootings in Chicago. The president doesn't need to spout off anytime something bad happens in America.

Quote (terry @ Mar 1 2017 03:26am)

so are you going to be bitter and angry in your echo chamber for 4 years?

Quote (fender @ 1 Mar 2017 21:14)

i think the issue here is that he tweets and talks about attacks (real or not) by muslims all the time, but when it comes to right wing terrorism (like the mosque shooting in quebec) and anti-semitic acts, he's quiet and only speaks out against it when pressured into making a statement.

i personally don't believe that trump is an anti-semite, but i DO think he's aware that such bigots and racist are a significant part of his voter base, so he only talks about it when specifically asked...