earlier today i heard a report on american lamestream media that israeli soccer fans had been the victims of anti semitic violence in amsterdam. later on the internet a much different narrative emerged from independent sources which claimed the israeli fans had been acting like racist hooligans, tearing down palestinian flags, chanting and singing vile things about slaughtering arabs, and had been violent themselves, backed up by video / audio evidence.
dueling narratives. who to believe?
this is a question which doesn't get near enough attention in my opinion among american progressives. of course it's highly controversial to take the stance that establishment media is a source of propaganda and misinformation, and that to be well informed one must rely upon non establishment sources, with appropriate discretion and discernment, for many independent sources are also dishonest or misinformed. which is why it's best to trust those which back up their positions with credible primary source documentation.
this is why sheeple who like myself have concluded that lamestream media is indeed untrustworthy are reluctant to assertively promote this view. it tends to promote division and alienation among those who disagree.
but without accurate honest journalism one must be either poorly informed or misinformed, and thus misopinionated. one may be brainwashed, indoctrinated without one's knowledge, as i believe a vast majority of americans are. thus i feel some obligation to try to alleviate this problem.
here's a few examples of this dueling narrative, first from an establishment source, then from a couple of others which beg to differ.
