There is something … There is something very important here in this piece and I think it’s mostly to do with living in an era where there’s so much information to sort through and when a great deal of this information is sensationalized and hyperbolic (often designed that way in an effort to rise above the din) it becomes hard to discern truth from manipulation. Maybe it’s even easier to spread conspiracy theories today because in the avalanche of data we stop looking for truth, only the confirmation of our biases.
maniacafrodisiac Said,
The problem here is … The problem here is that with very limited information, we’re made to sympathize, or even empathize with Nixon.. and while this bias may be embedded into it, the irony is that this is coming from BBC, and just makes you paranoid anyway. It’s either us or them right?
It tries to make you assume things with very limited information, and honestly, who has enough info to really know what’s going on anyway? I suppose leaving us with more questions is both good and bad this time.
Anyway, NIN FTW! =)
MegaStumbo Said,
Love this peice … Love this peice except for one small gripe. The Experts said lots of people die of BSe or bird flu, Well the VAST majority of scientists said no such thing, but the media gave the alarmists disproportionate airtime.
overhere2000 Said,
love that quote ” … love that quote “Basically I had my stomach stapled and i want antidepressants’
choc113 Said,
@Rant93 So true! I … @Rant93 So true! I despair sometimes at trying to show people how led and brainwashed they are:(( arrogance is there downfall:( IMHO.
plasticbarf Said,
this is one of the … this is one of the silliest posts I have ever read
plasticbarf Said,
I like Adam Curtis … I like Adam Curtis documentaries, because when I watch them I begin to think that everybody in the world is just as crazy as I am.
Esaelectronics Said,
hahahaha hahahaha
guslingus Said,
I
did not take … I
did not take drugs and bash my wife like Nixon DID
perpetualjon Said,
Ok, well let’s see. … Ok, well let’s see… I’d say I know about 400 people in my area and about 50 teenagers (yeah, it’s a lot). Of my anecdotal sample I’m spoken with, there are no girls that are thin that thin of themselves as fat and long to look like the celebrities of MTV. Anyone who thinks they’re fat actually IS. LOL, now the media machine is working against liberals. That’s rich. They are just chasing the next sensational story for ratings. Nothing more fancy than that.
Rant93 Said,
@perpetualjon – … @perpetualjon – thinking that you are immune to this kind of thought and manipulation is the best way to ensure that you are completely helpless to it. If this kind of manipulation didn’t work, there wouldn’t be multi-billion dollar industries built around exploiting it. And the reason it works is that just like you, everyone believes that they are immune to it.
heelez Said,
@LURTSCH
hell … @LURTSCH
hell yeah!
LURTSCH Said,
GHOSTS I-IV!!! GHOSTS I-IV!!!
heelez Said,
Nine Inch Nails!!!
… Nine Inch Nails!!!
sampled throughout…
perpetualjon Said,
Apparently, there … Apparently, there are many people who are sheep and believe everything they hear. I don’t know, maybe I’m just living in an intellectually fortified pocket of exceptionalism, but I just don’t know that many people that are that easily influenced by information that comes from the same source as Ren and Stimpy. When I look in the mirror, I do think I’m fat –not because the TV tells me, but because I am 5′5″ and 240 lbs.
lllMURMURlll Said,
hmmmmm. not the … hmmmmm. not the best adam curtis work for sure.
withnielandi Said,
Nixon an outsider? … Nixon an outsider? The BBC disinfomation machine at it again.
EdgarTFriendly Said,
Not the worst six … Not the worst six and a half minutes I have spent, and whilst I didnt completely agree, I saw many nuggets of wisdom too
TallTorBlond Said,
Gee, who put this … Gee, who put this video out. The extreme left wingers who want the populace to go back to sleep. What a bunch of B.S. this whole video is. We do need to wake up. We do need to be paranoid. What is going on is your losing your liberties while you are watching American Idol. It’s got to stop. Please read The Shock Doctrine and you will know everything you need to know about the world. It WILL make you cry.
simeetg Said,
Curtis is right. … Curtis is right. Obama wants to change things and he has met a wall of resistance. Tea parties anyone?
divorcecake Said,
What he says about … What he says about the media and their use of “experts” is true. Where has “swine flu” gone? Is it going to be “crow flu” this year? hmmmm
caffeina Said,
This is … This is disappointing. Stick to the stronger, more edifying Adam Curtis documentaries like The Century of the Self.
Kowdog Said,
This is a horrible … This is a horrible documentary. The mistrust for elitists and the prevalence of populism, at least in America, goes back Andrew Jackson and before. BBC amuses me sometimes.
georgezimmer Said,
ONCE upon a time … ONCE upon a time fairy babies grew candy on trees, then Elvis superfans bombed Hiroshima and entire panties factories went up in flames!!
A short documentary by Adam Curtis.
I am not a crook!
I am not a crook!
There is something …
There is something very important here in this piece and I think it’s mostly to do with living in an era where there’s so much information to sort through and when a great deal of this information is sensationalized and hyperbolic (often designed that way in an effort to rise above the din) it becomes hard to discern truth from manipulation. Maybe it’s even easier to spread conspiracy theories today because in the avalanche of data we stop looking for truth, only the confirmation of our biases.
The problem here is …
The problem here is that with very limited information, we’re made to sympathize, or even empathize with Nixon.. and while this bias may be embedded into it, the irony is that this is coming from BBC, and just makes you paranoid anyway. It’s either us or them right?
It tries to make you assume things with very limited information, and honestly, who has enough info to really know what’s going on anyway? I suppose leaving us with more questions is both good and bad this time.
Anyway, NIN FTW! =)
Love this peice …
Love this peice except for one small gripe. The Experts said lots of people die of BSe or bird flu, Well the VAST majority of scientists said no such thing, but the media gave the alarmists disproportionate airtime.
love that quote ” …
love that quote “Basically I had my stomach stapled and i want antidepressants’
@Rant93 So true! I …
@Rant93 So true! I despair sometimes at trying to show people how led and brainwashed they are:(( arrogance is there downfall:( IMHO.
this is one of the …
this is one of the silliest posts I have ever read
I like Adam Curtis …
I like Adam Curtis documentaries, because when I watch them I begin to think that everybody in the world is just as crazy as I am.
hahahaha
hahahaha
I
did not take …
I
did not take drugs and bash my wife like Nixon DID
Ok, well let’s see. …
Ok, well let’s see… I’d say I know about 400 people in my area and about 50 teenagers (yeah, it’s a lot). Of my anecdotal sample I’m spoken with, there are no girls that are thin that thin of themselves as fat and long to look like the celebrities of MTV. Anyone who thinks they’re fat actually IS. LOL, now the media machine is working against liberals. That’s rich. They are just chasing the next sensational story for ratings. Nothing more fancy than that.
@perpetualjon – …
@perpetualjon – thinking that you are immune to this kind of thought and manipulation is the best way to ensure that you are completely helpless to it. If this kind of manipulation didn’t work, there wouldn’t be multi-billion dollar industries built around exploiting it. And the reason it works is that just like you, everyone believes that they are immune to it.
@LURTSCH
hell …
@LURTSCH
hell yeah!
GHOSTS I-IV!!!
GHOSTS I-IV!!!
Nine Inch Nails!!!
…
Nine Inch Nails!!!
sampled throughout…
Apparently, there …
Apparently, there are many people who are sheep and believe everything they hear. I don’t know, maybe I’m just living in an intellectually fortified pocket of exceptionalism, but I just don’t know that many people that are that easily influenced by information that comes from the same source as Ren and Stimpy. When I look in the mirror, I do think I’m fat –not because the TV tells me, but because I am 5′5″ and 240 lbs.
hmmmmm. not the …
hmmmmm. not the best adam curtis work for sure.
Nixon an outsider? …
Nixon an outsider? The BBC disinfomation machine at it again.
Not the worst six …
Not the worst six and a half minutes I have spent, and whilst I didnt completely agree, I saw many nuggets of wisdom too
Gee, who put this …
Gee, who put this video out. The extreme left wingers who want the populace to go back to sleep. What a bunch of B.S. this whole video is. We do need to wake up. We do need to be paranoid. What is going on is your losing your liberties while you are watching American Idol. It’s got to stop. Please read The Shock Doctrine and you will know everything you need to know about the world. It WILL make you cry.
Curtis is right. …
Curtis is right. Obama wants to change things and he has met a wall of resistance. Tea parties anyone?
What he says about …
What he says about the media and their use of “experts” is true. Where has “swine flu” gone? Is it going to be “crow flu” this year? hmmmm
This is …
This is disappointing. Stick to the stronger, more edifying Adam Curtis documentaries like The Century of the Self.
This is a horrible …
This is a horrible documentary. The mistrust for elitists and the prevalence of populism, at least in America, goes back Andrew Jackson and before. BBC amuses me sometimes.
ONCE upon a time …
ONCE upon a time fairy babies grew candy on trees, then Elvis superfans bombed Hiroshima and entire panties factories went up in flames!!
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