Ever read about what was done to Gary Webb?
Thats a good point Pond. And of course we need independent investigative journalists to write about government cover ups or immoral things that governments do, that they don't want anyone to know about.
But honestly, you can't compare Alex jones and Prison planet to Gary Webb. Like chalk and cheese.
The point that Biker made some posts back about irony with people who say we are gullible and swallow all mainstream media info, is a good one.
To illustrate the point, as a random exercise, you should google this topic and read replies from everyone who posted in all the different forums(thousands) on this topic.
The outcome. The article is posted(word for word indentical to this one) and these are the average responses from posters who reply.
- Now, the truth has come out. I always knew they covered it up
- I always knew Bush was involved with this
- This proves what i was saying all along, that Bush planned 911
etc etc etc
The majority of people, don't even watch the video. Noone raises the point that it was the conspiracy part of the history channel that showed it. Noone researches to see who they think did it, or what investigations the FBI had done. They don't question anything at all. They just accept what is written(because it is posted on a forum and because it has the words 'history channel' next to it.
For me, that is pure sheep mentality. And that is what you accuse people of ridiculing conspiracy theories are; sheep. Hence the "Irony" phrase.
Not, that I am saying we should accept mainstream media all the time. We need investigative journalists and people with scruples to keep the government honest. But I am not sure that conspiracy sites who make profits out of gullible and "believe anything that is on the internet' people is the sort of medium we should be turning to, in our search for truth.
Alex Jones is not that bad. He gives a voice to those who the mass media ignores. I believe even Ron Paul has been on Alex Jones.
Of course, no one should believe all information from any single source.
Another good example of our sold out mass media is what was done to Charles Key. He was ripped to shreds by the media for having the audacity to (gasp) ask for an independent investigation into the OKC bombing?
What is so bad about asking for an independent investigation?
Why did the FBI refuse to accept Jayna Davis' evidence regarding the OKC bombing?
The mass media is controlled. Not 100%, but enough to further the goals of the elites.
Alex Jones provides a valuable service. Giving a voice to those whom the mass media ignores. It is up to each individual to sort the truth from the fiction. Yes, many people are eager to believe anything bad about the government, just as many people are eager to believe anything good about thew government. There are sheep on both sides of the fence.