Well we are just quoting the MSM, which now calls most of the information that they do not agree with "fake news." We know that most of what they say is not "fake" as in not real, but instead propaganda. We are just using their blanket term on them as a way of opposing what they say about what information alternative media spreads. Most people who say "fake news" when talking about the MSM know that they do not mean that. In professional rhetoric, of course, we should not call it simply fake news.
That makes sense, I guess the term just irks me. Sort of how I don't like the term Pizzagate, it sounds absurd and makes outsiders immediately think that it's ridiculous and that we wear tinfoil hats. I think if we called it Government Officials Raping Children then people would take it more seriously. It doesn't quite have the same ring to it, though. It speaks volumes that MSM doesn't even use professional rhetoric anymore. In my opinion it really says a lot about them trying to dumb down the masses.
I partially agree, anything but the "pizza" naming. I know it started with pizza stores but as we all know it extends so far beyond that. Although I also hate calling conspiracies ___-gate. I mean, Watergate, where the term came from, actually took place at place called Watergate, with "gate" actually in the name of it. But now we slap "gate" on any scandal, which when you dig down to the root of it makes no sense.
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Prevent-1984 ago
Well we are just quoting the MSM, which now calls most of the information that they do not agree with "fake news." We know that most of what they say is not "fake" as in not real, but instead propaganda. We are just using their blanket term on them as a way of opposing what they say about what information alternative media spreads. Most people who say "fake news" when talking about the MSM know that they do not mean that. In professional rhetoric, of course, we should not call it simply fake news.
IUsedToLikePizza ago
That makes sense, I guess the term just irks me. Sort of how I don't like the term Pizzagate, it sounds absurd and makes outsiders immediately think that it's ridiculous and that we wear tinfoil hats. I think if we called it Government Officials Raping Children then people would take it more seriously. It doesn't quite have the same ring to it, though. It speaks volumes that MSM doesn't even use professional rhetoric anymore. In my opinion it really says a lot about them trying to dumb down the masses.
Prevent-1984 ago
I think we should call it PedoGate, as a YouTuber I watch thinks so, but Pizzagate has unfortunately caught on as the popular phrase.
IUsedToLikePizza ago
I partially agree, anything but the "pizza" naming. I know it started with pizza stores but as we all know it extends so far beyond that. Although I also hate calling conspiracies ___-gate. I mean, Watergate, where the term came from, actually took place at place called Watergate, with "gate" actually in the name of it. But now we slap "gate" on any scandal, which when you dig down to the root of it makes no sense.
Prevent-1984 ago
that is true