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Every large state actor uses media as a propaganda tool, I‘m sure you know that. Blocking yourself to only get fed one version is … well, how about you build some media literacy and sharpen your critical thinking skills, instead. That way you‘ll be able to really decide for yourself. How long did western media parrot IDF propaganda? Oh, they still do? Damn ol‘ reality!
Multiple points of view are useful, the Kremlin's mouthpiece is not. If you practiced that media literacy you're talking about, you'd understand the difference.
And the blocking myself is to be polite so I don't keep scolding you goofs for choosing the dumbest possible source of "information."
Believe me, I know how to find propoganda like RT or trump's truth social feed, there's just no value to be gained from them.
Yes yes, I wasn‘t very clear here. I didn‘t argue for RT, idgaf about them. I‘m talking about blocking lemmy instances, because of ideologic dissonances. GL, fellow goof.
Right, so you'd ignore the NYT on Isreal. Yeah? Or when Al Jazeera defends Qatar.
Why don't you feel the same way about Russia Today... on Russia?
Reaching a conclusion is not a failure of critical thinking skills; it's what they're for. You're not just allowed to recognize consistent bullshit - you're expected to.
I was especially talking about blocking lemmy instances, but wasn‘t very clear on that. I‘m with you. Their conclusion was to block the goof‘s instance. By your logic then, they‘d have to stop consuming media period.
If you really don't understand the difference between a news organization with which you disagree and a state actor in all but name, that's on you.
It's a state actor in name.
This feels like one of my trailer park boys exchanges:
Julian: Ricky, do you know how stupid you sound right now?
Ricky: Yes I do!
Thanks for the giggles.
You might wanna skim this thread for a second read on what you think I think.