I think, by a process of verbal/lexical as well as conceptual subtraction, if Haiti doesn’t seem to have cannibal gangs, then taking the most minimal approach , the truth would be that
1/ Haiti has gangs
2/ Who make other dietary choices
The Media only seems concerned at preventing the spread of certain types of Conspiracy Theories. When a salacious Narrative can be traced back to somebody on the Right, they seem to find it necessary to suspend the rigorous evidentiary standards in the “interest of justice.”
True enough, according to a specific definition of The Media. But it’s very easy to access exactly the opposite bias and create an oppositional comfort/anger bubble of one’s own. Takes a bit more effort to seal the bubble for the Right-inclined, especially on “major” media, but Fox News, the Daily Mail, Spectator, and National Review are not obscure little publications. Each of the above–two of which I regularly consult–attempts some breadth and balance, but so does the NYT, which has three regular right-of-center columnists (though none who endorse Trump) one a hard-right Catholic.
Jae
2 months ago
The headline is misleading, so who’s telling the “truth”? You certainly wouldn’t get much of it from reading this piece.
Mike Downing
2 months ago
This is no worse than the ‘famous ‘ Spanish Civil War picture that now appears to be a fake; nowadays it just happens at lightening speed and anyone can do it.
Jerry Carroll
2 months ago
I invite the writer to visit Haiti himself to find out of there is any truth to the rumors. He should keep in mind that Haiti has been a locus of evil for time out of mind..
Ugly voyeurism, “enjoying” the horrors and suffering of others from the comfort of a seat and a smart phone.
So an article titled “The truth about…” simply warns against taking things at face value?
Thanks, but isn’t this type of header part of the problem?
Yes where is the ‘proof’.
We all know that legacy media tells whoppers, so where is the ‘truth’?
That’s very much my point. There’s a good deal of “this might be fake” but the article leaves us no nearer whatever the truth might be.
I think, by a process of verbal/lexical as well as conceptual subtraction, if Haiti doesn’t seem to have cannibal gangs, then taking the most minimal approach , the truth would be that
1/ Haiti has gangs
2/ Who make other dietary choices
The Media only seems concerned at preventing the spread of certain types of Conspiracy Theories. When a salacious Narrative can be traced back to somebody on the Right, they seem to find it necessary to suspend the rigorous evidentiary standards in the “interest of justice.”
True enough, according to a specific definition of The Media. But it’s very easy to access exactly the opposite bias and create an oppositional comfort/anger bubble of one’s own. Takes a bit more effort to seal the bubble for the Right-inclined, especially on “major” media, but Fox News, the Daily Mail, Spectator, and National Review are not obscure little publications. Each of the above–two of which I regularly consult–attempts some breadth and balance, but so does the NYT, which has three regular right-of-center columnists (though none who endorse Trump) one a hard-right Catholic.
The headline is misleading, so who’s telling the “truth”? You certainly wouldn’t get much of it from reading this piece.
This is no worse than the ‘famous ‘ Spanish Civil War picture that now appears to be a fake; nowadays it just happens at lightening speed and anyone can do it.
I invite the writer to visit Haiti himself to find out of there is any truth to the rumors. He should keep in mind that Haiti has been a locus of evil for time out of mind..
Haiti is going to have to solve Haiti’s problems.