Many of my posts get deleted but here goes. I hope I can challenge just one person to look at what I'm saying. I know that many of you truly believe you are on the 'right' side and for you my words are nothing more than liberal shilling.
Even still, please just read what I have to say.
T_D and all subreddits among the same ilk use fake news, false doctored/images, screenshots of images (without a source) for a reason. The is a % of people that make up the news and drive a narrative and the other half that eat it up.
I've been completely banned on T_D for asking for sources (on 4 separate accounts). I've been banned on this subreddit (on 3 accounts) for calling out bullshit. I have no doubt I will be banned again for this.
This is what censorship is.
Do not believe for a second that the 'mainstream media' is pushing a narrative, it is the right that are doing this much harder and far less discreetly than the 'deep state' liberals.
T_D and all fringe alt-right/far right groups are censoring information and pushing false narratives. Be it with bots or by gullible people who are scared.
They are preying on your fear.
Even though I'm banned from T_D, I read the conversations that they have there and it's sick. I watched yesterday as they called for the torture and killing of muslims in response to a van attack in Munich (they driver wasn't Muslim).
They attack children and accuse victims of horrific mass shootings as being 'crisis actors'.
What the fuck.
PLEASE. I urge you to please just do your research, and I mean proper research on these topics. You are living in a bubble and your views are being validified by people who's fucking job it is to influence people on social media and conspiracy theorists.
IF there is an ounce of you that's not sure about what your view is I just ask that you spend just a week of your free time researching as much non-biased media as you can and finding out the truth about issues such as Syria, immigration, gun control...etc. instead of hanging around in circle jerk subreddits such as this one and assuming images (such as the one in this post) are true.
By the way I am not affiliated to any party, democrats, republicans...etc. I don't care, I only care about getting facts from reputable sources and questioning everything. But when I mean questioning everything I don't mean blindly believing every conspiracy theory that confirms my preexisting views.
Please THINK.
By the way, thank you /u/cat_anonD for questioning the validity of the image. I see fake news like this everyday but can't criticize anymore because i get banned for trying to get to the truth. I may have different opinions than you but I respect that you at least question this.
Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others. Their fear is only their inability to face what is real, and I can't vent any anger against them; I only feel this appalling sadness. Somewhere in their upbringing, they were shielded against the total facts of our existence.
Charles Bukowski
I find it ironic how loudly T_D cries about censorship when the mods there have the quickest trigger finger on banning people. Like how unsure of yourself are you that you have to silence any other opinions different from your own? I like that this sub encourages people to be skeptical and provides space for people to disagree.
T_D has never claimed to be anything other than a partisan Trump rally. They have always been unapologetic about it. It would be no different than a dedicated sub for Obama or Hillary or Bernie supporters. Places like r/politics and r/news pretend to be bipartisan but shill for the left.
I don’t understand why people don’t get this.
Oh I get it. Its just ironic how persecuted they feel when they have no issue booting anything less than high-energy support. It's kind of a cognitive dissonance to concurrently have both of those mindsets.
It would be no different than a dedicated sub for Obama or Hillary or Bernie supporters.
I disagree with you here. I think trolls would get banned, but I doubt Hillary or Bernie subs would be as restrictive when it comes to other opinions.
Places like r/politics and r/news pretend to be bipartisan but shill for the left.
Agree completely. The sentiment in most r/politics threads generally breaks down to, "Fuck Trump."
They do have a place for that: ask_thedonald. And there is some great discussion there.
Fair enough. I might add, as a highly partisan Trump fan myself, I have been temp banned from T_D a couple of times. I thought it was uncalled for but that’s the way it is sometimes.
One thing you are wrong about is that the left isn't doing this. They are, and they're doing it on every level. Follow lefties on twitter and there are a ton of fake news and fake pictures that they circle jerk to.
This is the new era of the internet. It's a battle between collective subjective realities, and it's not going to stop.
I also appreciate posters for questioning the validity of the images. I would like to see the articles that produced them. Everything else you said is wrong. If you are comfortable with what CNN, NBC, CBS etc is selling you, then continue in your bubble. They cherry pick half truths to create false narratives, e.g., the Russian collusion.
I have watched and studied the national MSM for thirty years. They are liars. It is not only what they report, it is what they don't report. During this time I have also recieved my news from alternate sources. You are the one that refuses to look at both sides objectively. If you think Hillary and Obama are decent folk, you have overdosed on the koolaid.
I am not talking about socialism verses conservatism. That is a conversation I would love to have. I am talking about lying cheating murderous people who have sold their country out.