Reply #55: fact checking is important [View All]

[grrl62]

i agree. i would argue that Faux doesn't have to be "correct" or use facts b/c they are entertainment TV. it's all about ratings on some level. my mom has the great displeasure of eating dinner w/ a Faux worshipper once a week.. the woman can barely tie her shoes, but can spew Faux drivel. she has no concept of truth.. she merely takes their words as gospel.

i find it so interesting - since when did people put such weight into 1 source? maybe i'm just young/naive, but it seems so scary to me.

i think some people just want to be led.. Faux says the words that comfort these people on some level.. and they are satisfied with that. Faux plays to people's base hatred and fear.. it encourages separatism and name-calling.. essentially it is the psyche of a warped playground bully. people were scared post sep 11th.. of course they were. but Faux played into those fears, encouraged those fears, and perpetuated those fears - once you buy into that, hell, they'll buy into most anything they say.

regarding your friend, i wish there was some way you could show her your sources - ask her to do some investigative research (a challenge) to see which sources are right.. etc. so that maybe she can realize that Faux is BS. although considering her husband's views.. i imagine it would be difficult for her to co-exist with him if she does realize that Faux is absurd.

ugh, i'm sorry :(