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JU_88 · 10-05-19, 06:32 PM

Really good example actually, in 2016 or 17, there was some campus protest,
A lefty activist and MAGA supporter got in to a fight,
the full video clip showed one throw a punch and the other squirt pepper spray.
Depending where you watched it you could either:
see the whole clip in its full context.
Or just the Lefty activist punch (with no further context)
Or just the MAGA guy spray (with no further context)

The last two were edits put out by the big new outlets depending on their leanings, but the full clip was elsewhere on social media where it was clear both were equally guilty of escalating the confrontation.
So, people are now seeing both cut and uncut, and people are not so stupid, on this occasion its a minor but very clear case of manipulation.

Its a shame though that many actively only watch out for the media manipulation of the side they oppose, and never watch out for it from their own side.
So when I hear 'Soros this' and 'Murdoch that', I just kinda have a hunch that its probably the pot calling the kettle.....

10-05-19, 06:32 PM	#23
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,825 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Really good example actually, in 2016 or 17, there was some campus protest, A lefty activist and MAGA supporter got in to a fight, the full video clip showed one throw a punch and the other squirt pepper spray. Depending where you watched it you could either: see the whole clip in its full context. Or just the Lefty activist punch (with no further context) Or just the MAGA guy spray (with no further context) The last two were edits put out by the big new outlets depending on their leanings, but the full clip was elsewhere on social media where it was clear both were equally guilty of escalating the confrontation. So, people are now seeing both cut and uncut, and people are not so stupid, on this occasion its a minor but very clear case of manipulation. Its a shame though that many actively only watch out for the media manipulation of the side they oppose, and never watch out for it from their own side. So when I hear 'Soros this' and 'Murdoch that', I just kinda have a hunch that its probably the pot calling the kettle..... Last edited by JU_88; 10-05-19 at 06:40 PM.