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Re: Back to the Real Wasteland of the mind
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Thu, 17 Jun 2004 01:38:06 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Parsons wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Don Heyse wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Don Heyse wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Parsons wrote:
   In a world of perceptions so carefully crafted by spin, challenging some of these ‘facts’ back seems almost like a duty.

Yes, but simply reprinting the counter-clockwise spin is a rather poor way of “challenging” things.

Don, If you really think that is what I’m doing, please just show us


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Yes, that is exactly what you’re doing. You failed to provide even a paragraph of your own valuable insight. No need to be so lazy. We all know you can do better than that.

Hard to see this as simply counter-spin. Indeed, its a bit light on for spin at all. It is a grave concern when folks can’t seperate the spin from the facts.

All media is biased in some way. And you’re right, it’s a problem that folks like yourself can’t seem to see that.

Anyhow, the point that I seem unable to make is that simply reprinting it adds nothing. It merely serves as propaganda. No doubt there is a great deal of truth in the report. But the commission is made up of people, and as such they’re all biased in some way. What truths did they leave out? What facts did the reporters omit and why? If you’re not asking these questions then you don’t posess the whole truth either. Just the part you like. Obviously that suits you, so I’ll be off.



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(...) Hard to see this as simply counter-spin. Indeed, its a bit light on for spin at all. It is a grave concern when folks can't seperate the spin from the facts. Its like treating the various newspapers in Don's other post (which for the most part (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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