We were taught this when the internet was still comparatively new; before Wikipedia & social media, before Google had become what it is now.
-
-
Replying to @fozmeadows
It wasn't part of the curriculum; it was something my school elected to teach us on its own recognisance. Something we badly need more of.
1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
Because now, online, when True Believer objectivists encounter fake news and propaganda to suit them? Now they think they have "facts", too.
1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
What's so terrifying about the Kumquat's "fake news" accusations and "alternative facts" is that it undermines the very *concept* of trust.
1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
It preys on that intellectually honest admission of subjectivity and says, "it's wrong to rule out ANYTHING outright - facts are fluid!".
1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
It leverages the intellectually honest admission of potential bias to say, "Their doubts means my Alternative Facts are objectively true!"
1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
And thus this conflict between a man who thinks he's never wrong and the intellectually honest logic that says everyone is wrong sometimes.
1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
America is now ruled by a man who lies so brazenly, so grossly and so often that the scope of his wrongness is literally farcical.
1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
Of COURSE his followers double down on Trump the Kumquat as being 100% honest - his enemies call him *such* a big liar, it's clearly absurd!
1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
This is because many of them trusted implicitly that nobody in such a position of power could lie about so much, so often, & not be stopped.
1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
Or rather, that nobody they WANTED to believe could lie to THEM - clearly, they believed that other politicians were massive liars.
-
-
Replying to @fozmeadows
But they made the Kumquat their source of objective truth, because it was easier than the idea that facts could disprove their biases.
1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
And now we have a President who censors the Twitter accounts of national parks for tweeting facts that disprove *his* "objective truth".
1 reply 3 retweets 4 likes - Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.