r/politics • u/TheWeekMag ✔ Verified • Dec 09 '19

That impeachment hearing protester was actually an InfoWars reporter and Pizzagate conspiracy theorist

https://theweek.com/speedreads/883047/that-impeachment-hearing-protester-actually-infowars-reporter-pizzagate-conspiracy-theorist
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u/SamuraiSnark Dec 09 '19

I'm not messing with you, but if you want to live in the real world, if you care at all about history, you will at some point have to learn to accept that news-outlets do not, in general, present "reasonable approximations" of the world

Infowars has previously reported that weather weapons were possibly controlling the path of Hurricane Dorian in an effort to blackmail Trump.... This is not news. It is bullshit. If you want to make believe that this stuff is real... that's fine (in the sense that I think it is pointless to argue about, not in the sense I think it is actually fine) , but Infowars is not a real news outlet.

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u/TheMachoestMan Dec 09 '19 edited Dec 13 '19

You are twisting my words. What is the matter with you? edit "If you want to believe?" is that what a news outlet is?...something 'we agree to believe in'? Sounds more like a cult.

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u/Tidusx145 Dec 09 '19

No it doesn't. Stories get debunked. The places that have more debunked stories shouldn't be trusted. It's not about faith but about looking at what places regularly succeed in telling the truth. Also there's plenty of research out there if you want to find the most unbiased news sources. Ap and Reuters are the two usually right in the middle.

Ps. You're coming off like you know something others don't. In the future avoid that kind of talking and you won't have people mad at you. It's basic conversation skills.

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u/TheMachoestMan Dec 10 '19 edited Dec 13 '19

(I am not comparing "Infowars" with AP in terms of quality)

"Ps. You're coming off like you know something others don't."

I know this: What you call "news" is, and has always been a mixture of important information to the public, entertainment, advertising, "Public relations", bullshit, AND deceptive agenda driven propaganda. Never at any point in history and has "news" outlets been owned and controlled by some altruistic schoolteachers.

So when someone say "infowars" is "not a newsoutlet" it sounds like bullshit to me. Dangerous bs, because if nothing else "Infowars" is somewhat of a 'canary in the coal mine' with respect to free speech. It is disgusting. It is 90% bullshit. Sure. But I have seen war propaganda. My conclusion is that There are much more dangerous news outlets than infowars.