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In reply to the discussion: Should DU have an alert or policy for posts with suspected fake news sources? [View all]synergie
(1,901 posts)Had you read the 3rd one, you'd have understood my point, since it was rather clear.
Had you read the one below that, you'd perhaps have figured out the examples I gave to further make my point.
Generally, words and paragraphs are there for a reason, and if one is confused, one should consult them, stopping after two words in the first sentence of a post with many others, including paragraphs is generally not how readers process information.
This very type of lazy reading and disingenuous argument is how people get "fooled" into drawing conclusions that are away from reality. Some people like to run with their confirmation bias and go on and on in rather silly tangents, when the source they chose to ignore actually makes a point they either could not grasp or chose not to.
That's why these things need to be called out, not everyone is playing an honest game.
In this instance, I went back to the source that was so confounding, and lo and behold it didn't say what was implied, in any of the subsequent commentary about my original post. Generally those seeking to foster actual discussion or who have an actual point to make don't engage in such behavior, but we do have all kinds of folks showing up here, whose intent is to foster discord, not to actually make valid points. The good thing is that they're not exactly hard to identify.