Excellent post. I think your observations are right on and like the way you think! We live in a society where what passes for truth seems to be a compromise between actual fact and what will hurt someone's feelings the least. I do not agree with this. Fact is fact and should be kept seperate from feelings. If the facts hurt someone's feelings, then that's a sign they need to start changing the way they live their life.
I also want to add that a large problem with the media outlets is that they are OWNED by foreigners and other people that are interested in serving their own agenda more than they are interested in serving the truth. You can see it just by the stories they write over and over, and the stories they choose to ignore or bury.
Thank you! I agree that most news outlets are most interested in serving their own agenda, though I'm not sure it's because they're foreigners or just come from a philosophical bent that is interested in overwriting and changing history to suit their purposes.
I like the line "facts don't care about your feelings". What's funny is the selection of whose feelings can't be hurt - there is usually no problem in hurting mine by calling several of my sincerely held viewpoints idiotic or even dangerous!
All in all, it's a good time to not have a television. It's probably really helping my blood pressure and ability to think rationally about life in general!
Yes, if you are a white person, especially a hetersexual male, your feelings don't count a bit. But if it's a memeber of the LGBT or a minority or people involved in certain 7th century violent cults, then they tiptoe around and are extra careful to avoid the truth.