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Re:The Mark Zuckerberg Manifesto Is a Blueprint for Destroyi... by adnzzzzZ on Sunday February 19, 2017 @03:08AM (#13678676)
You can look at any situation and pick and choose what facts you want to care about, and that process can be extremely biased and misguiding, even though all the facts will be correct. It's not so cut and dry as facts vs. fiction. If things were that simple the problem would be easily solved.
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Re:The Mark Zuckerberg Manifesto Is a Blueprint for Destroyi... by macintux on Sunday February 19, 2017 @10:56AM (#13680239)
It is so cut and dry as facts vs fiction, but I think 2016 proved it's not easily solved.

Trump constantly spouted blatant fiction. He still does. This isn't one set of facts vs another.

Trump lies, then vilifies those who call out his lies, and somehow he's the hero.

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Re:The Mark Zuckerberg Manifesto Is a Blueprint for Destroyi... by mistermann on Sunday February 19, 2017 @12:21PM (#13680721)
> It is so cut and dry as facts vs fiction

No, it isn't. With complete sincerity I think you should make a serious effort to appreciate this possibility.

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Re:The Mark Zuckerberg Manifesto Is a Blueprint for Destroyi... by adnzzzzZ on Sunday February 19, 2017 @11:21AM (#13680382)
>and somehow he's the hero.

This happens because it's not as simple as facts vs. fiction. Yes, he does get some facts wrong. But the media does pick what facts to report on to always paint him in a bad light. This is why I said it's not so simple.

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