Do you trust what your government and media tell you about other countries?

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[–]BobOki 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I do not trust my govt telling me the sky is blue, much less what it says about other countries.

[–]bucetao6969 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

No.

Since I know english I can see what my media tells about them, and what they tell about here.

Everyone is biased.

Legacy media is dead.

Follow creators not conglomerates.

[–]neolib 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Pro-tip: you can read media from other countries.

[–]JerkChicken[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Interestingly, much of Russian media is currently blocked in the UK, and I imagine the same happens around the world to control the flow of information.

[–]neolib 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Russian media which is blocked in the UK = Russian state media. Do you think they don't lie about Russia? Why?

[–]JerkChicken[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I think everyone lies about everything.

[–]Node 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Pretty much most news on Russia from the UK is blatant lies. The UK should seriously consider blocking UK state media.

[–]chottohen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Americans really need to travel more and get some perspective on all those other countries out there. Here is what Forbes wrote about their survey of two thousand US citizens:

-- Eleven percent of survey respondents have never traveled outside of the state where they were born.

-- Over half of those surveyed (54 percent) say they’ve visited 10 states or fewer.

-- Eleven percent of survey respondents have never traveled outside of the state where they were born.

-- Over half of those surveyed (54 percent) say they’ve visited 10 states or fewer.

[–]hfxB0oyA 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Haha - no. And I'm not even living in the US.

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No.

[–]Mcheetah 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Am I a "Redditor" or smug Liberal? Nope! I was never a flat earther type, but I've never trusted the government. The last good president the US had got shot by "the guy on the grassy knoll," I'm told.

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Just talk to people living in those countries on the internet.

It's not that hard.

Why do you always need someone else to pre-digest your food for you?