My wife accused me of repeating myself every time I watch a news broadcast. I keep hearing them talk over and over again about “what they don’t know.” To me this means they are making it up as they go along. In the age of 24 Hour News and TV Tabloids, a lot is left for speculation and truth. This poem expresses my feelings about the Fake News of the day. See what you think!?
When the news anchor begins with…
“What we don’t know is…”
I know we are in trouble
Made up stories of speculative imagination
Conjured up // supporting a biased point of view
Not based on facts or real evidence
But rather…On “What we don’t know is…”
It is not hard to see why many tune out…
When news of the day is simply “educated gossip.”
Why not just stick to the facts of the day
Let the listener do the speculation and deduction
News used to be about what happened
Now it is about, “How do you feel about what happened”
With demands for admission of guilt…
Tried by the media in the court of public opinion
Followed by firings….
Followed by apologies… Some accepted and some denied.
Is the world worse than it used to be?
Perhaps, but I believe it appears that way
Because now we see everything that goes on
Often in real time captured on smart phones
Instead of seeing our junk that happens
We see everyone else’s bad news
Exponential crime and debauchery day after day
Is it no wonder that such negative attitudes prevail?
Good new is often relegated to the last 60seconds of the newscast
Sort of like getting a lollipop at the dentist
After he has done a root canal on you
If you still listen to the news, ask yourself…
Am I hearing the facts or “What they don’t know?”
When “What we don’t know is…” becomes the truth of the day
We are all in trouble … it really is fake news!!
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I agree
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome
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This hits the nail on the head!! 😊
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Thanks Connie! I appreciate your comment!
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I particularly enjoyed the lollipop at the dentist bit! Ha!
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That was the best way to describe how watching the news has become! Thanks I am glad you got the humor.
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We do know that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, and still are involved in cyber attacks. There is hard evidence and has been for some time. The only question is were Americans involved too to help Trump. If it really is a witch hunt then some of the witches have been caught. Time and evidence will tell the rest. One other thing Trump often calls fake news something that disapproves of his performance, statements, or policies. There is more than one valid news source in our country. Conservatives often try to protect Trump, but should look only at what is right or wrong. Please check long time conservative columnist George Will. He’s a straight shooter and honest man. He says it’s obvious Trump is a child and those around him are staying there to do damage control. Anyway those are some thoughts I had.
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I am not trying to support anyone. I am tryin to say think about what you are hearing and don’t make assumptions and speculations when proof has not been given. There is truth in some of the news, but it is so mixed with speculations and assumptions that the truth is lost in the mess. I am not happy with any of it. But when they tell you they don’t know and then to go on and make assumptions that bothers me greatly no matter whom they are talking about!
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I understand. Thank you Dwight.
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Well said in your poetic way. The truth becomes lost in the fog.
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Thank you Rosaline! It is discouraging sometimes to listen to all the news casts.
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Society is getting accustomed to knowing everything . The practice of experiencing truth and independence has become foreign.
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You are right about that!
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News is all about accentuate the negative forget about the positive. To misquote Baloo in Jungle Book. Main Street Media has its own code. I joined Twitter this year and it has been an eye opener. One example. A MSM columnist with 74k followers replied to a tweet ” If you are so smart why do you only have 220 followers”. Now that is pure arrogance. Number of followers on Twitter equals intelligence. Trump and the Kardashians are absolute geniuses. And I also liked your ending 99% of negative news balanced by the 1% lollipop.
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Thank you for taking time to reply. I appreciate your comment!
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Agreed. Bravo.
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