The Doctrine of Media Untruth
American Greatness,
by
Victor Davis Hanson
Original Article
Posted By: earlybird,
5/25/2020 10:13:49 AM
As a general rule, when the New York Times, the Washington Post, National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service, NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, and CNN begin to parrot a narrative, the truth often is found in simply believing just the opposite.
Put another way, the media’s “truth” is a good guide to what is abjectly false. Perhaps we can call the lesson of this valuable service, the media’s inadvertent ability to convey truth by disguising it with transparent bias and falsehood, the “Doctrine of Media Untruth.”
Take the strange case of the respective records of liberal New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Florida counterpart Ron DeSantis. Both states have roughly equal populations, with
Reply 1 - Posted by:
fhancock 5/25/2020 10:34:13 AM (No. 421457)
If you use the equation MSM = 1950 Soviet Propaganda ...you can't go wrong....as Always VDH is brilliant in his analysis
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Safari Man 5/25/2020 10:39:35 AM (No. 421462)
If you read only one article today, nay this week, make it this one - a tour de force in documenting just a few of the more egregious bizzaro-world mirror images we get from the MSM. In fact, fake news is nothing more than leftist propaganda masquerading as reality. But its not just slightly off in order to help their narrative, its 180 degrees off by design. Hanson points out this is convenient for anyone who wants to know the true reality, just flip it around and you got your answer.
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hoopsfan 5/25/2020 10:45:07 AM (No. 421471)
From 1984 by Orwell:
The keyword here is blackwhite. Like so many Newspeak words, this word has two mutually contradictory meanings. Applied to an opponent, it means the habit of impudently claiming that black is white, in contradiction of the plain facts. Applied to a Party member, it means a loyal willingness to say that black is white when Party discipline demands this. But it means also the ability to believe that black is white, and more, to know that black is white, and to forget that one has ever believed the contrary. This demands a continuous alteration of the past, made possible by the system of thought which really embraces all the rest, and which is known in Newspeak as doublethink. Doublethink is basically the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
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czechlist 5/25/2020 10:49:55 AM (No. 421473)
The MSM is a high school clique elevated to a national level. They impress one another with their adherence to theirgroupthink which is based in hatred and intolerance of anyone who disagrees or outwardly opposes the dogma of their cult. I doubt most even know or understsnd what they are espousing but are merely sheep being sheparded to the next tony cocktail party.
Unfortunately, few will read his essay and Victor Davis Hanson is only preaching to the choir
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
pixelero 5/25/2020 11:07:01 AM (No. 421488)
Seemingly obvious truth, but on the basis of concept and style as well this should be a must-read.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
LeftCoast 5/25/2020 11:10:51 AM (No. 421493)
VTH says it best of Joe Biden's intellect: "and frequent cul-de-sac patterns of thought." Beautiful.
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bad-hair 5/25/2020 11:29:05 AM (No. 421508)
VDH is gold. The journalism students now MSM "investigative reporters" need to be forced to read everything he wrote. Oops, they don't read anything but Twitter, bird brains. It's not untruth, it's plain and simple ignorance.
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moonlightflip 5/25/2020 11:36:02 AM (No. 421512)
I'm all for choice, but I would support forcing everyone to read this VDH masterpiece!
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MindMadeUp 5/25/2020 11:57:13 AM (No. 421548)
A corollary is that you can know exactly what the Democrat party position on any topic is from whatever the MSM characterize as absolute truth.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
ronbet 5/25/2020 12:58:08 PM (No. 421637)
So, the media's playbook for reporting news is: JUST LIE. No matter the truth, LIE. Even in the face of facts to the contrary, JUST LIE. Even when caught flat-outlying, THEY JUST KEEP LYING. They keep doing it because it works with over half of the population.
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kono 5/25/2020 2:02:28 PM (No. 421687)
Of course, the ones we wish would read this have heard it all before and are hardened in their patterns of bias and denial. So many local acquaintances simply accept what the media slugs excrete into their heads, because they've always believed their media.
That blade cuts both ways, tragically.
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jeffkinnh 5/25/2020 2:43:59 PM (No. 421720)
Yes, the ability to project their behavior onto others is one of the few skills that the Left possesses. You would think that after a while whey would realize they are giving away their strategy. Going after Trump for colluding with Russia means that THEY are colluding with Russia. You just need to watch for it. When they are advocating for voter rights, they are trying to rig the election.
The one thing you can be sure of is NOTHING they support is good for the Country or the American People. It is only good for the dems craving for power and control.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
DVC 5/25/2020 3:09:11 PM (No. 421747)
Once again, the much esteemed VDH shows us why he is always worth reading from beginning to end.
Well said, sir. And all truths.
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NotaBene 5/25/2020 9:28:09 PM (No. 421969)
The Cultural Marxists are inverted. The Truth shall make you free, the opposite of Marxist Globalism.
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