It's interesting when you think about it.
I mean, the only time when we can pull up the media for bloating the truth is when they talk about something close to our hearts. Something we know enough about to say they are wrong.
So then you go and think "what HAVEN'T they lied about?". We take the things they say as fact, because we don't have any other facts to question their information. So then you go away and think "so EVERYTHING they say is a bloated version of reality?".
Since we base most of our understanding of the international world on the news (unless you like traveling) that calls in to question all our perception of what's "really out there".
Here's an interesting thing to think about.
Most of us regard the President of America, Mr George Bush as a bit of an idiot. Not very smart, makes stupid decisions, etc. etc.
So where did we learn about this? Why, the media
And especially people forming opinions about the media and relaying those opinions. But fundamentally, since our main connection with the president is via the media, that's where our perceptions of him come from.
But what was that? We're just talking about the media being wrong and bloating the facts?
I propose to you that George Bush is actually a literary genius. However, the media only take his slip ups and make a big deal about those. Whilst ignoring the brilliance he was speaking about just before.
I'm not a 'bush lover' or anything, I'm just using him as an example
So you may look at what I've just said and go 'nah man, you're full of it. bush IS an idiot'. But where did you learn that from
Where did your opinions from bush stem from? Maybe your friend said he was an idiot, maybe your favorite TV show called him an idiot. But those things all boil back down to the media, and what they tell the public about him.
Makes you think
