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RE: Why the Media Lies and Why We Still Believe Them (Revised)
I agree the media lies since shit sells. Here is an article about chum, the crap that covers so many websites today. The sponsored crap that is from Outbrain, Taboola and the other promoters of crap content. The fake news that covers 90% of websites.
By the way, I like this resurrected post and love that desert picture at the end. I agree about deserts and psychedelics. They are both deserve respect. Finally, steemitzombies sounds like a good idea. I'm going to check it out.
Thank you. I talk a lot about drug war propaganda but that really only scratches the serface of what is wrong with the media.
Haha Yeah that was my last minute content lol. It is one of those things that I always think about writing about but it never really fits anywhere. The pictures are all free to use from unsplash. That is where I find most of what I use. Typical stock images are kind of hard to find there but if you are a little bit creative about how you use them, they can be made to fit in most things. They have some great landscapes and a lot of abstract type of art photos.
Steemitzombies is still very small and few people know about it at the moment the guy who is really behind is called whatamidoing and he is running show over there. I feel like it will pick up more as more people find out about it (I hope, anyway) so I try to include a little "plug" for it at the end of the post. The big rules are the post has to be over a month old, steemitsombies has to be the first tag, it has to be of good quality (not spam), and it can't have made more than like a couple SBD (I think the limit is 5.0 but don't quote me on that). They also want you to write a little paragraph at the beginning explaining how old the post is and why you think it deserves a second chance.
Yes, there's a lot wrong with the media. I think your focus on drug war propaganda is good since it's been going on for decades and for some reason the MSM thinks nobody notices. But, though, there are people that care. It's much the same as with Indigenous groups. The average jerk keeps saying it's a shame they were wiped out, but times have changed and we must look to the future. Except, they weren't all wiped out. In fact 5-6 million are still alive and well in the U.S., a similar number in Canada, and around 50 million in Central and South America. The MSM, though, do not care since there is no revenue for them to make by reporting Standing Rock, et al. The growing strength of native casinos, though, is beginning to make the revenue that may result in more coverage and awareness of indigenous issues.
Legalization, though, has begun to be a money issue with a larger number of corporations and others looking for places to park their funds for a more profitable return on their investments than bonds, etc. So, keep up with it; it may be a small part of the picture, but it's in the picture.
Truth. Yeah things are getting better for cannabis because people are starting to smell the money they could make. Sadly, other issues are still spun in one way or another. That is a good point about the native people. I lived in an area were there were plenty of Native Americans and I knew many myself. They were just like anyone esle who was born in this country amd raised the culture here but if you listen to the midea or believe many of the representations in films and literature you would think they almost have a magic connection to enviromental issues and are somehow a greater authority on those issues which is clearly not the case.
Yep, indigenous or not, we mammals aren't very eco are they? Not like plants: CO2 eaters. We belch and fart CO2 and methane all the time. Damn reptiles and birds as well. No magic there.
Truth.