Actually no. The "media narrative" photo was taken later. There is even a clock tower in that photo that you can zoom into. That picture has a physical world time stamp.
The two most famous of these side-by-side pictures show times of 11:19am and 11:22am.
Having a bias is not the same thing as presenting "alt-facts" (aka "lies").
I expect journalists to have bias. Journalists have always had bias, because people have bias. That's why it's important to have multiple sources for news, and why fact-checkers are important.
one could easily argue that the Trump photo was taken at a different time
Yes, you could "easily" argue that, but you would be factually wrong. The photos I saw were taken within 5 minutes of the exact same time on their respective inauguration day.
many people don't know what to believe.
This is by design. Again, you have to remember which power structure is ascendant in an age when "many people don't know what to believe". It is not a coincidence and it is not accidental.
Right now I'm leaning towards Trump because I've yet to personally meet a violent, irrational Trump supporter,
Third-party fact checkers scares the hell out of me. Snopes, FactCheck.org, Politifact, ABC News, and AP can be argued not to be impartial and to have a political agenda. If that can be proven out then only one voice will truly be heard on Facebook. Snopes ran by Kim Lacapria who self describes herself as 'openly left-leaning and a liberal.' FactCheck.org and Politifact - Trump quoted an article about the number of deaths via the poorly ran Vetrans Adminstration. Trump was reported as giving false facts. When the original CNN article came out the article was reported as completely true.
You know, there's a simpler explanation. Maybe fact-checking is a more "left-leaning and liberal" preoccupation. The same way fake news appears to be favored by the alt-right.
I'm not totally against using these sources but I want a balance from the other sources on the other side of the political aisle.
Facts are not "balanced", nor should you expect them to be. The molar mass of nitrogen is 14.0067 g/mol. I don't need to consult someone from the "other side" to tell me that nitrogen doesn't really exist, it's only a liberal conspiracy, or to give me the molar mass in units of fetal souls.
Fact-checking sources provide citations I can check. Remember what happened when "Conservapedia" came out? It was going to be a "conservative" alternative to Wikipedia. They beshat themselves so badly that the only people who visited that site were those seeking to ridicule it. Remember the president's spokesperson giving us "alternative facts"?
Remember which power structure is ascendant during this Age of Alt-Facts. Do you believe it is coincidental that it coincides with an effort to make people believe that nothing is true, no information can be trusted?
Not enough is done to kick stupid useless indo-chimps and sand n1ggers out the country.
Uh-oh it looks like Steve Bannon's hitting the cocaine and flavored vodka again. He better be careful, because he looks like he's about two bumps away from having a Breitbart.
But what happens when an increasing number of young adults are told "society does not need you, here is $2000 per month, just take it and get out of sight", I am not sure.
There are tons of things that need to be done, but nobody willing to pay for them to be done. I have a little more faith in people. While there are certainly people who will take their $2k/mo and sit in front of the TV and waste away, there are a lot more people who will fix up their house, their neighborhood and their community. Why do you think such a large portion of the folks doing the front-line work in charity are retired seniors? They ain't got to do it, but they do it nonetheless.
I retired fairly young in 2007. Due to some luck and good decisions, I didn't have to work. I started volunteering teaching martial arts in an inner-city high school and teaching tai chi to seniors. I eventually opened a martial arts school. It brings in enough to pay the rent and keep me in green tea and sneakers, and that's good enough because I have a guaranteed income (pension). I am not exceptional. People will still do useful and productive things if their basic needs are met.
If you want your society to survive, you will make damn sure that there are enough jobs.
Yes and no. If you want your society to survive, you make sure people have a basic living in order to survive. It just so happens that in our particular flavor of late-stage capitalism, jobs are required for that.
That doesn't mean jobs are the only way to go. In fact, there's a good chance that we've reached peak jobs and the number of people who need to work to provide for all goods and services will start to shrink. That's when things start to get interesting.
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No, because well-known fact-checkers can still be relied upon to call out fake news no matter the bias.
http://www.snopes.com/trump-cr...
The two most famous of these side-by-side pictures show times of 11:19am and 11:22am.
Having a bias is not the same thing as presenting "alt-facts" (aka "lies").
I expect journalists to have bias. Journalists have always had bias, because people have bias. That's why it's important to have multiple sources for news, and why fact-checkers are important.
Yes, you could "easily" argue that, but you would be factually wrong. The photos I saw were taken within 5 minutes of the exact same time on their respective inauguration day.
This is by design. Again, you have to remember which power structure is ascendant in an age when "many people don't know what to believe". It is not a coincidence and it is not accidental.
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/art...
You know, there's a simpler explanation. Maybe fact-checking is a more "left-leaning and liberal" preoccupation. The same way fake news appears to be favored by the alt-right.
http://www.npr.org/sections/al...
Facts are not "balanced", nor should you expect them to be. The molar mass of nitrogen is 14.0067 g/mol. I don't need to consult someone from the "other side" to tell me that nitrogen doesn't really exist, it's only a liberal conspiracy, or to give me the molar mass in units of fetal souls.
Fact-checking sources provide citations I can check. Remember what happened when "Conservapedia" came out? It was going to be a "conservative" alternative to Wikipedia. They beshat themselves so badly that the only people who visited that site were those seeking to ridicule it. Remember the president's spokesperson giving us "alternative facts"?
Remember which power structure is ascendant during this Age of Alt-Facts. Do you believe it is coincidental that it coincides with an effort to make people believe that nothing is true, no information can be trusted?
If we can elect an illiterate president, I don't see why not.
Both groups are "selected" - adults who live in the United States.
That doesn't answer the question: Why are American Christians so poorly educated?
96% of adult Hindus in the US have college degrees.
36% of adult Christians in the US have college degrees.
http://www.pewforum.org/2016/1...
Uh-oh it looks like Steve Bannon's hitting the cocaine and flavored vodka again. He better be careful, because he looks like he's about two bumps away from having a Breitbart.
And now, people from that country aren't allowed to enter the US.
Heh.
I wonder where Brianna Wu got the strange notion that an internet troll could run for office and possibly win.
Which law did Obama sign that enacted a ban on people from Iraq or Iran with legal US visas?
California's boycott of Arizona was successful and turned Arizona into a dystopian wasteland populated by shambling zombies.
Thing is, nobody noticed.
That is a terrific thing. I love the idea.
I'm with you, brother. It's one of the best feelings in the world.
There are tons of things that need to be done, but nobody willing to pay for them to be done. I have a little more faith in people. While there are certainly people who will take their $2k/mo and sit in front of the TV and waste away, there are a lot more people who will fix up their house, their neighborhood and their community. Why do you think such a large portion of the folks doing the front-line work in charity are retired seniors? They ain't got to do it, but they do it nonetheless.
I retired fairly young in 2007. Due to some luck and good decisions, I didn't have to work. I started volunteering teaching martial arts in an inner-city high school and teaching tai chi to seniors. I eventually opened a martial arts school. It brings in enough to pay the rent and keep me in green tea and sneakers, and that's good enough because I have a guaranteed income (pension). I am not exceptional. People will still do useful and productive things if their basic needs are met.
Yes and no. If you want your society to survive, you make sure people have a basic living in order to survive. It just so happens that in our particular flavor of late-stage capitalism, jobs are required for that.
That doesn't mean jobs are the only way to go. In fact, there's a good chance that we've reached peak jobs and the number of people who need to work to provide for all goods and services will start to shrink. That's when things start to get interesting.
How do unemployed people pay for energy?
Do you understand that you accusing me of beating my wife is a very different thing from my wife accusing me of beating her?
When did you stop using basic human reason?
Except for that little fact that his first wife accused him of raping her.
Maybe Elon can offer Trump the opportunity to make America great by being the first passenger on a manned SpaceX mission.
The first number is closer to the mark.
Cumulative inflation from 2000-2016 was about 39%.
Show respect for the office.