See this is why I CAN'T FUKK WITH ALEX JONES...just PATHETIC...

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See, this is one type of view that kinda bothers me. Just because you're weary of big corporations or the government, rightfully so, doesn't mean you do a 180 degree turn and start listening to and believing people like Alex.

(Alternative Media isn't just Alex Jones though he's the most popular, there's tons of Alternative Media online and in blogs. The point is a majority of people are fed their information from Mainstream media sources which have been proven to be bias with agendas)

Alex does not "be dropping knowledge" - LoL - as you say; rather, he distorts shyt to fit his agenda of promoting fear to a select audience - close to the same shyt religion does. It just so happens to, majority of the time, appeal to a different set of people, but still with the same tactics.

(You say he doesn't Drop Knowledge as if he's never been proven Right. Alex has been proven right on many different things but again you have to research his points. He's also been proven wrong but the difference is Mainstream Media will lie to you and never tell you they were wrong. Alex has admitted on some cases he got the facts wrong)

Alex probably isn't a nutcase, because he's probably just maximizing his profits with this gimmick, but that doesn't mean his "on-air" beliefs and majority of his listeners aren't "off". If you want factual information, then you have to get it from multiple sources, and you - as an individual - have to take the time out to fact check things yourself. I honestly wish the passion of conspiracy theorists wasn't so misguided, because it could truly be used for good purposes in other areas. (This I agree with as I get my information from multiple sources)


As I said, Alex is an Entertainer and just like mainstream media he has to make his money too. At the same time it's always easy to dismiss someone as a Conspiracy Theorist until they are proven right. I wasn't even defending Alex as much as I was saying most people hate on Alex love Mainstream media.
 

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As I said, Alex is an Entertainer and just like mainstream media he has to make his money too. At the same time it's always easy to dismiss someone as a Conspiracy Theorist until they are proven right. I wasn't even defending Alex as much as I was saying most people hate on Alex love Mainstream media.

Yes, there are other sources, and I never said there weren't. This thread (and your initial comment) was specific to Alex Jones, thus my specific response in regard to him. There's a difference in actual news, and what Jones does. So while I agree there are many sources of alternative media, I don't categorize him as A.M. as you do - he's just a quack. Any amount of "real" news that comes from him is completely overshadowed by the propaganda/fear-mongering shyt he's known for. While I'm not a proponent of mainstream media in any way, it is a much better source for news than Jones - with the exception of Fox News, which makes up stories just about as much as Alex. The bold part is puzzling, as most intelligent people I know neither "hate" Alex, nor "love" mainstream media. Majority recognize that every form of media in America, and most other places as well, has a slight lean to it; and most are intelligent enough to use their own intellectual faculties to correct for the lean after doing research on the subject.
 

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See, this is one type of view that kinda bothers me. Just because you're weary of big corporations or the government, rightfully so, doesn't mean you do a 180 degree turn and start listening to and believing people like Alex. Alex does not "be dropping knowledge" - LoL - as you say; rather, he distorts shyt to fit his agenda of promoting fear to a select audience - close to the same shyt religion does. It just so happens to, majority of the time, appeal to a different set of people, but still with the same tactics. Alex probably isn't a nutcase, because he's probably just maximizing his profits with this gimmick, but that doesn't mean his "on-air" beliefs and majority of his listeners aren't "off". If you want factual information, then you have to get it from multiple sources, and you - as an individual - have to take the time out to fact check things yourself. I honestly wish the passion of conspiracy theorists wasn't so misguided, because it could truly be used for good purposes in other areas.

this guy gets the punctation of the year award :obama:
 
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