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I’m Sick Of People Who Say “Fake News”
When did so many adults become selfish, take my ball I’m going home, kick and scream when I don’t get or hear what I want, closed-minded children?
I don’t care what your political affiliations are, and you shouldn’t care about mine. Your favorite color can be red or blue, you can be colorblind or you can change colors as often as you’d like. You’re free to worship any God, several Gods, or believe in no Gods at all. None of that matters.
What matters though is the ability to not only understand what a fact is, but also comprehend that no matter how strong your belief in something may be, that belief will never change a fact.
There are no alternate facts, there is no fake news!
I worked in media (TV, radio, and advertising) for many years. People do lie and organizations do slant and mold information. This is done for one reason and one reason only…money! The more eyes and ears on something, the larger buckets of money advertisers pour into those organizations.
When conservative outlets get big, liberal ones pop up. When the liberal ones do well, the conservative news landscape ups its game. That’s what it is folks, a game. They don’t care one bit about what you like or which party you root for. Make no mistake, rooting for parties, politicians, and candidates is exactly what…
