up148 wrote:Media containment and manipulation of the news is maybe the scariest concerns of our times. Right up there with cyber attacks and misinformation. The common man had nothing to go on but his experience and common sense and sadly common sense is rare among radical minority groups and most youth in our world.
BINGO! You have nailed it Butch! Some people believe anything they see in print.
A few years back I was in line at a local supermarket and a young couple were ahead of me. The guy reads the headline on one the scandal sheets that are ubiquitous at these places, and seeing a headline about an Elvis sighting, says: "See, he's still alive!"
I responded: So, if I go to a print shop and have them print: Scientists report the moon is made of green cheese." You are going to believe it?
No response, just a stupid look.
We are in deep do-do.
Rich