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pigflipper

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Dec 24, 2008 00:13

The more I read the news, the more paranoid I become. Seems like every 3rd article that I read could've been written by Winston Smith working in the Ministry of Truth.

Does anybody else see this?

War is Peace.
Freedom is Slavery.
Ignorance is Strength.

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oniugnip December 24 2008, 18:14:07 UTC

Does this seem like a new phenomenon? (I'd suggest it's probably not)

Also: which news sources do you have concerns about?

pigflipper December 25 2008, 00:57:42 UTC

It is nothing new, I'm just finally paying attention to it.

And it is coming from all news sources.

oniugnip December 25 2008, 04:15:48 UTC

Well. Okay, I'm just sayin'.

Here's what I read: BBC World News, BoingBoing, In These Times, and a bunch of other blogs. There are plenty of news outlets (or blagonets) in the world with a handle on the problems out there, and a bunch of different perspectives.

For what it's worth, CNN is currently in freak out mode -- that "planet in peril" logo is making me a little nervous...

pigflipper December 25 2008, 04:50:49 UTC

If anything, the BBC has more revisionist themes than the others. Most of the others seem to be focused on those feel good patriotic stories that often times seem a little too good to be true.

one_user_less December 31 2008, 02:26:58 UTC

i've been largely oblivious to current events for the past year, voluntarily. i used to pay attention, and it pushed me to the brink of a mental breakdown. wanting to be off the grid (homeless i guess), leave no paper trail, afraid because of the increase in surveillance legislature. the more i pay attention to politics, the more disheartened and pessimistic i become. every time you crack a paper, you find that the cops are being internally investigated for cockfighting rings, that senators are taking bribes and that congressmen are war profiteering. what's the point, really? we're all screwed. we only think we're free. sure, we have more material wealth than other places, better health care than some places. but material wealth and health care don't constitute freedom. you can be a fat rat who never thinks about being in a cage because the cage isn't too bad, but that doesn't mean you're not in a cage. i do fear our government. the fraternal order of old money movers and shakers has never cared about people. we're pawns to them. i ( ... )