tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post7927322164057240386..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Facts Don't Matter To These FolksOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-47886709373030801832021-12-18T15:01:48.053-05:002021-12-18T15:01:48.053-05:00I had trouble calling up the link, Mound. So I wen...I had trouble calling up the link, Mound. So I went to the Global site and called it up there. There are diseases of the mind that are worse than COVID.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-10832381798123152362021-12-18T13:49:55.339-05:002021-12-18T13:49:55.339-05:00Culture wars once pitted right against left. Now t...Culture wars once pitted right against left. Now there's another player, a sub-culture that freely and near totally substitutes belief for fact.<br /><br />Global News has a report on the anti-vaxxer/conspiracy theorists cult. Like the "stop the steal" gang they have a clear political affinity to the radical right that includes both Bernier's fringe but also a number within O'Toole's caucus.<br /><br />The author, a prof/MD from Queens University, did a deep dive into the online world that these people inhabit. She warns that they're no longer just a harmless bunch of nutbars. They have amassed both political and financial power and they're here to stay.<br /><br />https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/the-great-covid-19-infodemic-how-disinformation-networks-are-radicalizing-canadians/ar-AARWm63?ocid=msedgntp The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-72752989898766602872021-12-18T12:42:27.762-05:002021-12-18T12:42:27.762-05:00Propaganda has been around for a long time, Cap. ...Propaganda has been around for a long time, Cap. But modern technology gives it an even bigger bull horn and a global reach.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-41266819217420863922021-12-18T11:49:12.682-05:002021-12-18T11:49:12.682-05:00Facts don't matter at all when your product is...Facts don't matter at all when your product is propaganda. Fox News hosts a daily Nuremberg rally for its 3.5 million viewers. Facebook's algorithms steer its billions of users to ever more radical conspiracies and lies. It and other social media platforms allow the liars to fine tune their messaging and target specific audiences. And then the corporate media reports as though it were some indication of truth that "millions believe" that CRT is taught in schools, that Covid is a hoax and vaccines are harmful, that the 2020 election "was stolen," and so on. It's no wonder people are having a hard time telling truth from lies. <br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com