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Dateline NBC Mole Outed At DefCon
An anonymous reader writes "Dateline NBC allegedly attempted to infiltrate the DefCon hackerfest with a producer using a hidden camera. The show hoped to tape hackers admitting to illegal activities, but DefCon got wind of the plot and displayed the would-be-mole's photo before every presentation. Dateline refused to deny the planned infiltration. 'All journalists covering DefCon sign an agreement upon registering for the conference that outlines the rules, but the DefCon organizers say the mole apparently registered as a regular attendee, thereby bypassing the legal agreement. Dateline NBC is best known for its controversial To Catch A Predator series, which uses hidden cameras to tape men who are allegedly seeking to have sex with minors they met online.'"
Thoughtcrime, right?
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Wow. That was really insightful. I like your over-the-top rhetorical style too, sort of reminiscent of older media (like a couple hundred years ago) when it was taken for granted that the writer was always writing an opinion piece. Where did we go wrong and start trusting the media to be some authoritative source of information?
I really hope that media would return back to its roots of being admittedly biased and opinionated instead of trying to act as though they are some purveyors of the Truth.
Interesting how you leave the question open at the end as to what might be done about it, stating only that "sooner or later we are going to have to face up to that fact." I think that hopefully soon people will start to face up to that fact and stop trusting everything the media says. When that happens, the problem will solve itself. The only catch is for that to happen people need to actually start critically thinking again.
The alternative of course is to do away with the media by force which is of course not an option. I had held high hopes that the Internet would start to bring more rhetoric from common men such as you and I and to some extent this is happening. But then you get sites like Kos which basically run in lock-step with the mainstream media and the Democratic party. It's funny in a queer sort of way to hear the reporters in the MSM just blindly repeat what they read on Kos earlier. Rush today did a montage of about 8 different reporters all saying the EXACT same thing. It wasn't that they just had the same idea, it's that they used the exact same words! It was just absolutely nuts to hear that.
With any luck, the socialist/leftist takeover attempt will wither away but it's unfortunate that a lot of very otherwise intelligent people seem to be falling for it hook line and sinker. And you're right that lack of any sort of religion plays a big part in it. When faced with hardships a good religion teaches persistence and patience. But the communist mantra is that when you can't afford to pay for your own health insurance and still buy that $5000 plasma and $40,000 car you really want then that's okay, we'll just get "the government" to pay for it. That is to say, we'll steal from your neighbor for you.
Even worse, I saw a commercial in favor of the SCHIP act (that's pronounced like shit but with a P). Heard of this? It's the latest Democratic attempt to bring health care to all children (under 25) who are poor (part of families making less than $84,000/yr). Guess who sponsored the ad? Why, America's pharmaceutical companies of course! Just think, a government sponsored drug program that covers a huge percentage of the population. When those kids finally grow up, they'll be so used to sucking on the government teat that they'll demand continuing coverage. And what a great way for big pharma to rake in boatloads of new cash flow from people (the rest of the taxpayers) who aren't even using their products!
Only we the people can stop madness like this. We need to start realizing that we are responsible for taking care of ourselves and we need to stop this seemingly never-ending cry for more and more "free" government money.