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[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The media and popular culture determines mostly everything that people believe.

Actually I disagree. Evidence does.

The media could start printing tomorrow that the Earth is flat. But if most people already educated on this subject know the Earth is round, why would they suddenly change their belief?

It's why it's even possible to change an individual's belief. If you show someone irrefutable evidence of white demographic change, they can make up excuses for it or just pretend to shrug it off. But they can't actually dismiss facts for being fake.

[–]peaceful 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The media is what educates and informs people. A flat earth is an extreme example, but the media can easily influence beliefs on things that are subjective like racial equality and multiracialism, or like politics, or like the safety of vaccines.

[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

And the media comes in many forms. Like Saidit is still considered media, and so is Breitbart. But at the end of the day, it's still most likely evidence that's responsible for what people believe in.

It's why this thread exists. I acknowledge that the Left clearly has evidence or "arguments" that they insert into mass media platforms that defend diversity. But like all things in science, nothing is exempt from criticism or scrutiny. Especially as many things throughout history we thought was "true" were later considered outdated and thus discredited. Prior to 2006, anyone who considered Pluto a Planet wasn't necessarily an asshole. This was a widespread belief everywhere based on previous findings, until a new consensus was reached that decided "Pluto should be classified as something else".

I guess the hard part is putting up with censorship that comes with a lot mass media platforms who will reject evidence even if it's proven to be true. But I don't consider this to be end, nor a unique example. In fact, I believe censorship has always existed, and yet human societies still manage to change and adapt to new evidence all the time.