I was pleased to learn how easy it is to block the trolls who are trying to sabotage parler.com. They put soft-core porn pictures on the site in an attempt to discourage parler from 'taking off' or achieving 'critical mass.' Or it could be individual cranks with no political agenda. How could I ever know?
All you have to do is go to the upper right hand corner of the troll's post and click the down arrow. Then some options come up. One of them is "Block @poster'sName."
Why do you have to do this? Why doesn't Parler.com do it automatically? I suppose Parler is trying to live up to their free-speech ideals.
I hope viewers don't get discouraged by these trolls, because it would be great if some of the new alternatives to the Main Stream Media survive and thrive. I don't really understand how to make the best use of these alternatives. And which ones will be my favorites, eventually?
But there is something about this cracking of the MSM monopoly that is redolent of 1988-1991 in the old Soviet bloc in central Europe. Who removed the first brick from the Berlin Wall, metaphorically speaking?
I wish I knew of a good book to read about the disintegration of the Soviet era. Were any written? Or were leftist professors, publishers, authors, and movie scriptwriters too busy sulking?
The leftist intellectuals in the West must have been disillusioned, but they found a way to return to power. And we today must tear the 'Berlin Wall' down, all over again.
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Chris
If I come across a story or piece of information I'm interested in I check other sources for accuracy. Those sources don't include Fox, Sean, Tucker, Rush, OANN, The Blaze, etc.
On Twitter, I follow numerous credible journalists and scientists among others but I don't take much at face value from one source.
I have no plan for joining Parler and that's based on the people I've seen announcing that they are moving over there like, Mark Levin, Dan Bongino(sp), Devin Nunes, etc. In almost every case they are proven purveyors of lies and, in general, disinformation.
The massive spread of disinformation is destroying this country and from what I've seen on FB or Twitter is that without exception the information that has been removed is transparently false.
Here is a link to some information on Parler. Hopefully, they aren't "MSM" by your definition. https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-parler-app-social-media-twitter
It really comes down to who are they going to trust. I don't trust any of the propaganda sources.
Ideally, an adversarial presentation of each side's best argument is necessary to try to establish the truth.
The MSM has only given ONE side, for decades. The educational system, Hollywood, the law schools, and even theological schools have been part of the Leftist establishment for decades.
I have not done a good job of addressing your well-written comment point by point. But I am flattered that you would take the time and effort on my blog.
The unfortunate social media censorship exists because non-partisan fact checkers told the truth (verified with facts) about lies perpetrated by organizations and politicians during the recent campaign.
Chris
By your logic, you can't trust any information from any source. How would you form an opinion or operate in that environment? Give and head to the cave and lock the door.
My entire working life required, to some extent, trying to determine fact from lies. I don't believe that you can always tell when someone is lying but I believe in objective facts and believe that there are some sources of news that are trying to provide that as fairly as possible. Unfortunately, there are a significant number of sources currently and almost exclusively on the right that are intentionally spreading disinformation at a breakneck pace. I'm not sure how we will resolve that or if it can be resolved.
While I don't spend much time on this site it's an interesting attempt to evaluate bias.https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart-2/
Jim
What does that mean? A 45% chance of a sprinkle or two, or 1" of rain?