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Re: True Lies-Could All Mainstream News Be Scripted?
By: guest125 Date: April 7, 2020, 2:15 pm
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Love the sing along at the end!!!
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Re: True Lies-Could All Mainstream News Be Scripted?
By: patrick jane Date: December 6, 2020, 9:44 pm
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Re: True Lies-Could All Mainstream News Be Scripted?
By: patrick jane Date: January 7, 2021, 9:01 am
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More Than the Capitol Has Been Breached
Donald Trump, character, and the consequences of conspiracies.
“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows,
that will he also reap,” reads Galatians 6:7 (ESV).
This season of political sowing has brought the harvest we see
at the Capitol today.
Parents teach their children that actions have consequences.
Unfortunately, we have plenty of examples these days of people
who never seemed to learn this lesson. And, most disturbingly,
when these examples are those entrusted with power, the
consequences are far reaching.
When a person has the most powerful job in the world, the
consequences can last for generations.
This day will be remembered for years to come.
President Trump’s ongoing claims of massive fraud and his
unwillingness to concede the 2020 election have had
consequences. Trump told us that it would.
The president himself said:
And because of what you’ve done to the president, a lot of
people aren’t going out to vote and a lot of Republicans are
going to vote negative because they hate what you did to the
president.
Trump’s actions have reaped the harvest before us.
The Georgia Senate races appear to be lost, which will have
significant implications for religious liberty and the pro-life
cause—both deeply important to me and many other evangelicals.
Trump made sure he was the issue on the ballot this week, and
people voted accordingly, the ramifications of which will impact
the very evangelicals that supported him for years to come.
Many evangelicals reluctantly voted for Trump, acknowledging
concerns about character, but aligning with his policies.
However, the fruit is showing today, and evangelicals who have
complicity must also condemn this illegality.
When peaceful protests, at times, turned into riots in the wake
of the death of George Floyd many people (including Trump
supporters en masse) condemned them out of hand. Now, Trump
faithful are storming the Capitol.
What we see on our screen today is not a peaceful protest. Only
in this case, the impact of the unrest in Washington, DC, has
led to the evacuation of both the House and the Senate.
Riots are never right, whether incited by criminals pillaging
communities, or presidents peddling conspiracies.
In the summer of 2020, after significant and important peaceful
protests following the killing of Floyd, cars burned and cities
were pillaged and looted throughout the US. Many of us joined in
those peaceful protests to call for both racial justice and an
end to the riots and violence.
Today, evangelicals must call this out for what it is, as they
were eager to do last summer. This is an unprecedented breach of
the Capitol by a lawless mob, involving many people incited by
conspiracy theories—many of those theories circulated among
certain (and even well-known) evangelical Christians.
The Defining Moments of Trumpism
Over the last few months there have been several defining
moments that explain why President Trump lost the election,
Republicans lost the Georgia Senate runoff, and how now Trump’s
refusal to concede has inflamed some of his faithful to charge
the Capitol in images that will be seared in the memory of
American history.
These actions that will be remembered for decades.
When Donald Trump emerged on the political scene, many saw him
as a breath of fresh air. Far from put off by his image as a
fighter, voters were drawn to him because of his willingness to
hit back. Yet this tendency won him just as many opponents as
fans, particularly when he crossed lines into bullying,
demeaning, and racist tropes.
Unleashing four years of personal assaults, Trump then amplified
a wide range of conspiracies. It was, sadly, an embrace of
tribal politics rather than an attempt to overcome it.
More than just sinking his campaign, this tactic betrayed a
willingness to muddy the waters of truth in service to himself.
In the wake of the election, Trump has made repeated and
unsupported claims of massive voter fraud.
To be clear, I support any politician and their campaign going
through legal channels to challenge and present evidence of
voter fraud and voting inconsistencies—but he had his day in
court. His legal challenges did not prevail, often dismissed by
judges he appointed.
On Sunday it was made known that Trump spoke by phone with
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), asking him to
“find” enough votes to help him win, indication those votes
rightly belonged to him. This only served to motivate Democrats
and raise concerns among many Republicans.
The way Trump has conducted himself cost Republicans the Senate
this week. When you fill people’s minds with falsities of
election fraud it, not so shockingly, depresses the vote.
In the coming months, I believe many more will see these things
more clearly, as we sort through the damage done.
More than the political situation, I fear an enduring damage to
our witness as (white) evangelicals have been so closely aligned
with this president.
Reckoning
There’s an American reckoning coming…
But there is also an evangelical reckoning to be had.
For now, we know three things.
Character matters.
Elections have consequences.
And, so do conspiracy theories.
Ed Stetzer is executive director of the Wheaton College Billy
Graham Center, serves as a dean at Wheaton College, and
publishes church leadership resources through Mission Group. The
Exchange Team contributed to this article and has updated the
article.
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Re: True Lies-Could All Mainstream News Be Scripted?
By: patrick jane Date: January 7, 2021, 9:14 am
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More Than the Capitol Has Been Breached
Donald Trump, character, and the consequences of conspiracies.
“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows,
that will he also reap,” reads Galatians 6:7 (ESV).
This season of political sowing has brought the harvest we see
at the Capitol today.
Parents teach their children that actions have consequences.
Unfortunately, we have plenty of examples these days of people
who never seemed to learn this lesson. And, most disturbingly,
when these examples are those entrusted with power, the
consequences are far reaching.
When a person has the most powerful job in the world, the
consequences can last for generations.
This day will be remembered for years to come.
President Trump’s ongoing claims of massive fraud and his
unwillingness to concede the 2020 election have had
consequences. Trump told us that it would.
The president himself said:
And because of what you’ve done to the president, a lot of
people aren’t going out to vote and a lot of Republicans are
going to vote negative because they hate what you did to the
president.
Trump’s actions have reaped the harvest before us.
The Georgia Senate races appear to be lost, which will have
significant implications for religious liberty and the pro-life
cause—both deeply important to me and many other evangelicals.
Trump made sure he was the issue on the ballot this week, and
people voted accordingly, the ramifications of which will impact
the very evangelicals that supported him for years to come.
Many evangelicals reluctantly voted for Trump, acknowledging
concerns about character, but aligning with his policies.
However, the fruit is showing today, and evangelicals who have
complicity must also condemn this illegality.
When peaceful protests, at times, turned into riots in the wake
of the death of George Floyd many people (including Trump
supporters en masse) condemned them out of hand. Now, Trump
faithful are storming the Capitol.
What we see on our screen today is not a peaceful protest. Only
in this case, the impact of the unrest in Washington, DC, has
led to the evacuation of both the House and the Senate.
Riots are never right, whether incited by criminals pillaging
communities, or presidents peddling conspiracies.
In the summer of 2020, after significant and important peaceful
protests following the killing of Floyd, cars burned and cities
were pillaged and looted throughout the US. Many of us joined in
those peaceful protests to call for both racial justice and an
end to the riots and violence.
Today, evangelicals must call this out for what it is, as they
were eager to do last summer. This is an unprecedented breach of
the Capitol by a lawless mob, involving many people incited by
conspiracy theories—many of those theories circulated among
certain (and even well-known) evangelical Christians.
The Defining Moments of Trumpism
Over the last few months there have been several defining
moments that explain why President Trump lost the election,
Republicans lost the Georgia Senate runoff, and how now Trump’s
refusal to concede has inflamed some of his faithful to charge
the Capitol in images that will be seared in the memory of
American history.
These actions that will be remembered for decades.
When Donald Trump emerged on the political scene, many saw him
as a breath of fresh air. Far from put off by his image as a
fighter, voters were drawn to him because of his willingness to
hit back. Yet this tendency won him just as many opponents as
fans, particularly when he crossed lines into bullying,
demeaning, and racist tropes.
Unleashing four years of personal assaults, Trump then amplified
a wide range of conspiracies. It was, sadly, an embrace of
tribal politics rather than an attempt to overcome it.
More than just sinking his campaign, this tactic betrayed a
willingness to muddy the waters of truth in service to himself.
In the wake of the election, Trump has made repeated and
unsupported claims of massive voter fraud.
To be clear, I support any politician and their campaign going
through legal channels to challenge and present evidence of
voter fraud and voting inconsistencies—but he had his day in
court. His legal challenges did not prevail, often dismissed by
judges he appointed.
On Sunday it was made known that Trump spoke by phone with
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), asking him to
“find” enough votes to help him win, indication those votes
rightly belonged to him. This only served to motivate Democrats
and raise concerns among many Republicans.
The way Trump has conducted himself cost Republicans the Senate
this week. When you fill people’s minds with falsities of
election fraud it, not so shockingly, depresses the vote.
In the coming months, I believe many more will see these things
more clearly, as we sort through the damage done.
More than the political situation, I fear an enduring damage to
our witness as (white) evangelicals have been so closely aligned
with this president.
Reckoning
There’s an American reckoning coming…
But there is also an evangelical reckoning to be had.
For now, we know three things.
Character matters.
Elections have consequences.
And, so do conspiracy theories.
Ed Stetzer is executive director of the Wheaton College Billy
Graham Center, serves as a dean at Wheaton College, and
publishes church leadership resources through Mission Group. The
Exchange Team contributed to this article and has updated the
article.
[/quote]It's already been proven that the so called
"deplorables" that stormed the Capitol and "breached" it were
not Trump supporters at all. Just like everything you see and
hear from the MSM it was staged and filmed to control the
narrative and write the history.
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Re: True Lies-Could All Mainstream News Be Scripted?
By: guest17 Date: January 24, 2021, 7:40 pm
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Media trust hits new low
Trust in traditional media has declined to an all-time low, and
many news professionals are determined to do something about it.
Why it matters: Faith in society's central institutions,
especially in government and the media, is the glue that holds
society together. That glue was visibly dissolving a decade ago,
and has now, for many millions of Americans, disappeared
entirely.
By the numbers: For the first time ever, fewer than half of all
Americans have trust in traditional media, according to data
from Edelman's annual trust barometer shared exclusively with
Axios. Trust in social media has hit an all-time low of 27%.
56% of Americans agree with the statement that "Journalists and
reporters are purposely trying to mislead people by saying
things they know are false or gross exaggerations."
58% think that "most news organizations are more concerned with
supporting an ideology or political position than with informing
the public."
When Edelman re-polled Americans after the election, the figures
had deteriorated even further, with 57% of Democrats trusting
the media and only 18% of Republicans.
The big picture: These numbers are echoed across the rest of the
world: They're mostly not a function of Donald Trump's war on
"fake news".
As vaccine rumor hunter Heidi Larson puts it, "we don’t have a
misinformation problem, we have a trust problem.”
News organizations have historically relied mainly on
advertising income, and as those dollars flow increasingly to
Google and Facebook, that has created institutional weakness
that shows up in trust data.
Reversing the decline is a monster task — and one that some
journalists and news organizations have taken upon themselves.
They're going to need help — perhaps from America's CEOs.
The catch: Mistrust of media is now a central part of many
Americans' personal identity — an article of faith that they
weren't argued into and can't be argued out of.
What they're saying:
Former Financial Times editor Lionel Barber talks of factual
reporting as a means of "regaining the trust of the reading
public".
Axios has a stated mission to "help restore trust in fact-based
news".
Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan writes that
"our goal should go beyond merely putting truthful information
in front of the public. We should also do our best to make sure
it’s widely accepted."
How it works: Media outlets can continue to report reliable
facts, but that won't turn the trend around on its own. What's
needed is for trusted institutions to visibly embrace the news
media.
CEOs (a/k/a the fourth branch of government) are at or near the
top of Edelman's list of trusted institutions.
By the numbers: 61% of Trump voters say that they trust their
employer's CEO. That compares to just 28% who trust government
leaders, and a mere 21% who trust journalists.
The bottom line: CEOs have long put themselves forward as the
people able to upgrade America's physical infrastructure. Now
it's time for them to use the trust they've built up to help
rebuild our civic infrastructure.
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