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<blockquote data-quote="Hazelelponi" data-source="post: 77658104" data-attributes="member: 410853"><p>However, it doesn't matter. The premise is true regardless of party affiliation or general beliefs (meaning socialism is good versus conservative values can't be thrown completely away).</p><p></p><p>We are becoming far more ideological as a society - likely due to social media - and as we do, we are becoming ever more polarized as a society.</p><p></p><p>As we became more polarized we gathered around ourselves those we felt we could "trust" (church, media, political leadership etc)..</p><p></p><p>And so now it's finally gotten to the point where we are no longer even operating on the same "facts" about what's going on in the world around us.</p><p></p><p>We really aren't. Bad actors have crept in on both sides of the aisle and now finding real truth is much more difficult to find if it's a topic you don't have personal experience with.</p><p></p><p>It's to the point I don't even know how we come back from this as a society ..</p><p></p><p>Therefore, regardless of the perspective you come at this article from, they aren't lying. It's getting bad... I think, along with others that the progressive left is far far worse, but disinformation is a problem on both sides regardless.</p><p></p><p>We need to be more careful than ever where we get actionable information from.</p><p></p><p>The ONLY problem I see here, like you, is that the warning alone might push people ever farther into their ideological corners.</p><p></p><p>It might be true, but what comes next?</p><p></p><p>It might be true, but how do we make well informed choices at the ballot box knowing that?</p><p></p><p>Because like you say, at one point, who's the arbiters of truth...</p><p></p><p>I liked the first response, ask God what the truth is.... Then at least God's people will have a clue what's really going on, regardless of the outcome we will, at the least, discern what's important to discern about our circumstances, and operate accordingly.</p><p></p><p>I think I'll give that poster a winner for that post, but excellent thoughts all the way around. I agree with you both.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hazelelponi, post: 77658104, member: 410853"] However, it doesn't matter. The premise is true regardless of party affiliation or general beliefs (meaning socialism is good versus conservative values can't be thrown completely away). We are becoming far more ideological as a society - likely due to social media - and as we do, we are becoming ever more polarized as a society. As we became more polarized we gathered around ourselves those we felt we could "trust" (church, media, political leadership etc).. And so now it's finally gotten to the point where we are no longer even operating on the same "facts" about what's going on in the world around us. We really aren't. Bad actors have crept in on both sides of the aisle and now finding real truth is much more difficult to find if it's a topic you don't have personal experience with. It's to the point I don't even know how we come back from this as a society .. Therefore, regardless of the perspective you come at this article from, they aren't lying. It's getting bad... I think, along with others that the progressive left is far far worse, but disinformation is a problem on both sides regardless. We need to be more careful than ever where we get actionable information from. The ONLY problem I see here, like you, is that the warning alone might push people ever farther into their ideological corners. It might be true, but what comes next? It might be true, but how do we make well informed choices at the ballot box knowing that? Because like you say, at one point, who's the arbiters of truth... I liked the first response, ask God what the truth is.... Then at least God's people will have a clue what's really going on, regardless of the outcome we will, at the least, discern what's important to discern about our circumstances, and operate accordingly. I think I'll give that poster a winner for that post, but excellent thoughts all the way around. I agree with you both. [/QUOTE]
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