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Making sense of the news
When I would plead with my Mom to be allowed to do something because everyone else was doing it, I would be answered with the remark, “Well, if you think that’s a wise choice, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.”
If you are not familiar with the “I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you” quote, please click on the provided link, so that you can understand this story. Basically, my Mom was warning me that I was in danger of being played for a sap if I acted without awareness, and just followed whatever the crowd was doing.
Well, the mainstream media has “a bridge in Brooklyn to sell us,” and most of us are happy to make that investment. Like the naifs who were conned into buying the bridge, many folks allow themselves to fall for the news anchor’s spiel.
I suggest that you save time and improve your mental health by NOT tuning in to the mainstream media news.
But if you still want to watch or read the corporate media stories, at least learn some ways to see through the bias.
- Follow the money. Ask yourself, who is sponsoring the news segment? Brought to you by Exxon, or Raytheon, or AstraZeneca? If so, do you believe that stories about global warming (oil companies), military spending (Raytheon)…
