The Good Fight

[H2O Man]

14. Extremely important point.

I remember one of my brothers being frustrated by his wife's seeming inability to distinguish between "facts" and "fiction" in regard to social/political issues. He felt that this was rooted in an intellectual dishonesty upon her part. I pointed out to him how, rather frequently, the corporate media will place a fact and a fiction out for discussion, while pretending that each represented a valid point.

Now, I know that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But, as Senator Moynihan said, that does not entitle one to their own facts. And while not every issue has "right" and "wrong" answers, quite a few do.

Because the media grants equal merit to facts and fictions, it definitely influences -- in an entirely negative manner -- the public's perceptions of far too many important issues.

Thank you for raising that important point.