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The Truth About Mainstream Media And Why You Shouldn't Trust Any Of Them

An opinion piece based largely on the facts at hand.

By Raven MacLeaqnPublished 4 years ago 6 min read
A piece about how we are all being manipulated by our new outlets.

Regardless of which side of the fence you sit on in the Political Arena, one thing is for certain. News these days is loaded with bias, misinformation and false narratives. Most people who are able to acknowledge this have stopped paying attention to the news all together. (and though that probably helps to maintain your sanity...) it still has the potential to have you being caught unaware about something important going on that you may have wanted to prepare for.

So...what do we do when we can't trust what the media is telling us? Well....there are a lot of different options I suppose. One would be to stop paying attention to the mainstream channels. Give your support to channels like the Epoch Times who legit just give you facts without all the "feel some kind of way about this story" fluff.

See, Media has dumbed down the local news to such a point, were they just give you 2 minute sound bites of information, and you are expected to understand what is going on from that miniscule amount of detail. It's no wonder why the average American voter doesn't seem to know what they are doing in the election polls if the only news they get is from places like CNN and FOX, CBS, and others of the tri letter trifecta. But you get my point. Each news company has their own special interests group they are run by. So...each group pushes it's own message out to the public. Each message conflicting with the other, and causing the majority of the divide in this country.

What do you think this would do to the public after long term exposure to this? Probably the very thing we are seeing now, with everyone at each other's throats as we have been slowly brainwashed to believe what we are told on the news as gospel...but now news channels blatantly make up stories and spin false narratives so how can we truly expect to really know what is going on in the world if all we rely on is THAT as a source of information?

The answer is we can't. The only real way around it is to do the research about it yourselves. (And I don't mean just google the first headline that pops up) I mean, call your local agencies and file a FOIA request to attain the proof (or lack of proof) to see if what you are being told is actually true or not. Look up in google scholar the written peer reviewed studies and scientific notes to see if there is any validity to the claim they are making before just believing anything the news tells you at face value. The only way to get something done right, is to do it yourself. Don't trust what other people tell you, see it for yourself before making any snap decisions.

Maybe try understanding the other perspective. Ask questions before assuming. Because what you may think is the situation, often is not. Things rarely are what they appear to be on the outside. In order to find truth, we must peel back the layers of deception and misinformation because behind all that is where we will find truth. Not from YouTube or from Social Media, or any of the big giant corporations that drive the constant conflicting messages.

Stand up for what you know in your hearts to be right. Not what the world tells you they THINK is right, but what you feel in your heart after doing the research on the subject yourselves. Put the videogame controllers down for a couple hours, start looking into some of the topics of current discussion...and maybe help open the eyes of other people who may have fallen victim to this MSM Toxic messaging.

The reason I mention the Epoch Times is because they have taken a stance against what MSM has been doing and chosen to report the news with integrity. Not opinion. I have rarely seen misinformation being published on their end. Claims they make, they provide proof with, not just opinions and talking heads. I respect Epoch news for this in a day and age where it would be so much easier to accept those pay-outs and back-door deals. Instead they rely on the readers themselves and their subscription fees. Much respect for that honestly. I still do the research if something they say sounds fishy, but...I often find myself coming into information that just proves me wrong. lol But in a day and age where everything you read online is fishy to some extent, it's nice to find a place where the truth is still held dear.

At the time I am posting this article, I am not receiving, nor have I been asked to promote this news channel. I am simply relaying my personal experience with reading and subscribing to their news. Take that for what it is. My personal opinion about them. Maybe you have a different opinion, and that is ok. But I still encourage you to research everything yourself too. Even the things I say here. Because we learn from others. That is what makes us human.

That said, Stay safe, Be Smart, And think for yourselves all you amazing readers out there who actually do follow this crazy collection of articles I have here.

Remember, these are just my personal "thoughts for the moment" musings that cross my mind as I meander around the internet. Maybe a little conversation starter thrown in here and there, or my personal views on what i see happening around me.

I am aware there are many people out there who have had vastly different experiences, and I am not out to discredit anyone. I just have a different way of looking at the world that I think is worth sharing to see if anyone else out there sees the same things I am seeing. Maybe I'm not the only one out there still able to see the reality of our situation vs the one they (MSM and other Big Tech Conglomerates) try to convince us we are living in? I just feel like it should be so obvious to everyone what is really happening, but I think that maybe it isn't as obvious to those who are unlucky enough to get so caught up in it. (I admit...I did...and still sometimes do myself...it's all too easy to do these days)

We read something that makes us feel whatever kind of way about it, and we just run on that feeling. The problem is...News doesn't seem to ever want to tell us ANYTHING going on that is good, positive or inspiring in nature. They just want us to drone on and let them continue controlling every aspect of our lives. It's wrong....on more levels that a person can count for people to just stand idly by and allow themselves to be willingly brainwashed like they have been.

But it happened because the nature people have to put off tomorrow what you could do today that has lead to the state of affairs we see these days. I'll speak up tomorrow. I'll donate to that cause tomorrow, but for most...tomorrow never really comes. Most of the protests we have seen plastered all over the news were...well....I think you all should investigate who was really behind all that nonsense. Follow the paper trail is all I'm going to say on that. Because I'm not looking to have a target painted on my back for claiming to be for one side or the other in this insane fight I see going on.

The truth is...Both sides have done things they probably don't want the world to know about in support of some cracked out belief that who you voted for defines who you are as a person and instantly puts you into one of 2 very large boxes. And it seems society has no understanding of the shades of gray in between those black or white extreme sides of the issue. They have been conditioned to just hate right out of the gate anything that questions their beliefs. Stubbornness really. That is what it boils down to.

I think the last time I ever heard of an argument that had been this divisive and seemingly unresolvable, it was the famous fight between the Hatfields and the McCoys. But here we see the entire nation being pitted against each other like little puppets without a care in the world as to who is actually pulling the strings.

I encourage my readers to look further into the stories you read every day. Don't just take them at face value. Question them, find evidence and expose the truth everywhere you find it regardless of which side you find the lie! It is time for the truth to shine! Only lies hide in shadows, because they know they can't fight the light of truth.

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Raven MacLeaqn

A single mother and independent American with a rather unique perspective on society and the world in general that is refreshingly honest and entertaining to read.

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