birth control makes women unattractive and crazy global warming is over Muslim
and crazy global warming is over Muslim
and crazy global warming is over Muslim plot to kill the Pope
plot to kill the Pope
plot to kill the Pope what are these headlines all have in
what are these headlines all have in
what are these headlines all have in common is it the level of outrageous
common is it the level of outrageous
common is it the level of outrageous material or the amount of misleading
material or the amount of misleading
material or the amount of misleading information are we actually still
information are we actually still
information are we actually still surprised to be seeing the type of
surprised to be seeing the type of
surprised to be seeing the type of headlines anymore the abundance of these
headlines anymore the abundance of these
headlines anymore the abundance of these headlines tells us that the public has
headlines tells us that the public has
headlines tells us that the public has no problem seeing them and have actually
no problem seeing them and have actually
no problem seeing them and have actually grown accustomed to it have people lost
grown accustomed to it have people lost
grown accustomed to it have people lost the ability to think for themselves
the ability to think for themselves
the ability to think for themselves apparently so the media plays a
apparently so the media plays a
apparently so the media plays a significant role when it comes to what
significant role when it comes to what
significant role when it comes to what the public believe in and often has a
the public believe in and often has a
the public believe in and often has a hand and enforcing misinformed opinions
hand and enforcing misinformed opinions
hand and enforcing misinformed opinions but the real question here is whose
but the real question here is whose
but the real question here is whose fault is it it seems like it’s so easy
fault is it it seems like it’s so easy
fault is it it seems like it’s so easy to manipulate information and feed an
to manipulate information and feed an
to manipulate information and feed an opinion and in fact it is easy it is
opinion and in fact it is easy it is
opinion and in fact it is easy it is easy if your audience makes no effort of
easy if your audience makes no effort of
easy if your audience makes no effort of their own to find out the truth
their own to find out the truth
their own to find out the truth fear-mongering by definition is the
fear-mongering by definition is the
fear-mongering by definition is the action of deliberately arousing public
action of deliberately arousing public
action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue
fear or alarm about a particular issue
fear or alarm about a particular issue just look at our news networks for this
just look at our news networks for this
just look at our news networks for this fear-mongering phenomenon so many people
fear-mongering phenomenon so many people
fear-mongering phenomenon so many people still believe that terrorism is the
still believe that terrorism is the
still believe that terrorism is the number one threat to America which is a
number one threat to America which is a
number one threat to America which is a completely false statement because you
completely false statement because you
completely false statement because you are more likely to die from a car
are more likely to die from a car
are more likely to die from a car accident or even heart disease than from
accident or even heart disease than from
accident or even heart disease than from the actions of a terrorist according to
the actions of a terrorist according to
the actions of a terrorist according to Washington blog article you are
Washington blog article you are
Washington blog article you are seventeen thousand six hundred times
seventeen thousand six hundred times
seventeen thousand six hundred times more likely to die from a heart disease
more likely to die from a heart disease
more likely to die from a heart disease than from the actions of a terrorist and
than from the actions of a terrorist and
than from the actions of a terrorist and one thousand forty eight times more
one thousand forty eight times more
one thousand forty eight times more likely to die from a car accident than
likely to die from a car accident than
likely to die from a car accident than from the actions of a terrorist see
from the actions of a terrorist see
from the actions of a terrorist see these are the things that the media
these are the things that the media
these are the things that the media won’t tell you I’m not saying that the
won’t tell you I’m not saying that the
won’t tell you I’m not saying that the media should be actively telling you
media should be actively telling you
media should be actively telling you about how dangerous it is to get into
about how dangerous it is to get into
about how dangerous it is to get into your car and make you fear for your life
your car and make you fear for your life
your car and make you fear for your life every time you get inside one but I
every time you get inside one but I
every time you get inside one but I think you know where I’m going here it
think you know where I’m going here it
think you know where I’m going here it seems to be all a matter of the ratings
seems to be all a matter of the ratings
seems to be all a matter of the ratings the media sometimes doesn’t give all the
the media sometimes doesn’t give all the
the media sometimes doesn’t give all the information and in some cases fails to
information and in some cases fails to
information and in some cases fails to provide any information since so many
provide any information since so many
provide any information since so many people believe that matters regarding
people believe that matters regarding
people believe that matters regarding foreign policy are more important than
foreign policy are more important than
foreign policy are more important than any of the other issues we have here at
any of the other issues we have here at
any of the other issues we have here at home the media doesn’t even try to bring
home the media doesn’t even try to bring
home the media doesn’t even try to bring the other issues to light they just go
the other issues to light they just go
the other issues to light they just go about beating the existing ideas to
about beating the existing ideas to
about beating the existing ideas to death because that’s what’s easiest and
death because that’s what’s easiest and
death because that’s what’s easiest and that’s what keeps
that’s what keeps
that’s what keeps the and that’s the key and that’s what
the and that’s the key and that’s what
the and that’s the key and that’s what keeps the people watching their
keeps the people watching their
keeps the people watching their programming it also seems to be a matter
programming it also seems to be a matter
programming it also seems to be a matter of saying what the people want to hear
of saying what the people want to hear
of saying what the people want to hear since so many people already have
since so many people already have
since so many people already have preconceived notions about what
preconceived notions about what
preconceived notions about what terrorism is and what a terrorist looks
terrorism is and what a terrorist looks
terrorism is and what a terrorist looks like the media just goes about feeding
like the media just goes about feeding
like the media just goes about feeding off of the state of the people instead
off of the state of the people instead
off of the state of the people instead of rightfully informing them since so
of rightfully informing them since so
of rightfully informing them since so many people think associate the Muslim
many people think associate the Muslim
many people think associate the Muslim faith with terrorism the more
faith with terrorism the more
faith with terrorism the more conservative media outlets have made
conservative media outlets have made
conservative media outlets have made sure to push these Islamic Oba Chi DEA’s
sure to push these Islamic Oba Chi DEA’s
sure to push these Islamic Oba Chi DEA’s onto their audiences to match their
onto their audiences to match their
onto their audiences to match their opinions there is no shortage of these
opinions there is no shortage of these
opinions there is no shortage of these types of headlines stories like Muslim
types of headlines stories like Muslim
types of headlines stories like Muslim killers or Muslim convert beheads women
killers or Muslim convert beheads women
killers or Muslim convert beheads women in a garden these headlines are all
in a garden these headlines are all
in a garden these headlines are all around us and since the media is such a
around us and since the media is such a
around us and since the media is such a big part of our everyday lives it’s no
big part of our everyday lives it’s no
big part of our everyday lives it’s no wonder that they have had such a big
wonder that they have had such a big
wonder that they have had such a big impact on us and but the more liberal
impact on us and but the more liberal
impact on us and but the more liberal media outlets aren’t innocent of this
media outlets aren’t innocent of this
media outlets aren’t innocent of this either with a new president in our White
either with a new president in our White
either with a new president in our White House the liberal media has gone in a
House the liberal media has gone in a
House the liberal media has gone in a frenzy speculating about what is to come
frenzy speculating about what is to come
frenzy speculating about what is to come for our nation’s future whatever your
for our nation’s future whatever your
for our nation’s future whatever your political views may be I think and agree
political views may be I think and agree
political views may be I think and agree on a few things like how we are not
on a few things like how we are not
on a few things like how we are not going to war with Iran but then why are
going to war with Iran but then why are
going to war with Iran but then why are there articles like this all they do is
there articles like this all they do is
there articles like this all they do is make people scared about the
make people scared about the
make people scared about the possibilities of war and make them think
possibilities of war and make them think
possibilities of war and make them think that something bad is going to happen in
that something bad is going to happen in
that something bad is going to happen in this case the media is doing nothing
this case the media is doing nothing
this case the media is doing nothing productive but causing commotion and
productive but causing commotion and
productive but causing commotion and instilling fear this quality of
instilling fear this quality of
instilling fear this quality of reporting is harming America people are
reporting is harming America people are
reporting is harming America people are too caught up in problems that aren’t
too caught up in problems that aren’t
too caught up in problems that aren’t really problems they’re just
really problems they’re just
really problems they’re just distractions
distractions
distractions well the real problems are sliding under
well the real problems are sliding under
well the real problems are sliding under our notice going unnoticed and
our notice going unnoticed and
our notice going unnoticed and unattended to the media won’t change so
unattended to the media won’t change so
unattended to the media won’t change so it’s up to us we are all guilty of
it’s up to us we are all guilty of
it’s up to us we are all guilty of simply looking at a headline and getting
simply looking at a headline and getting
simply looking at a headline and getting all of our takeaways from a few
all of our takeaways from a few
all of our takeaways from a few sentences take this Newsweek cover for
sentences take this Newsweek cover for
sentences take this Newsweek cover for example what are your first reactions to
example what are your first reactions to
example what are your first reactions to the cover probably something along the
the cover probably something along the
the cover probably something along the lines like this cover is very pro-gun
lines like this cover is very pro-gun
lines like this cover is very pro-gun probably against your gun regulations
probably against your gun regulations
probably against your gun regulations and so on but this is where you’re wrong
and so on but this is where you’re wrong
and so on but this is where you’re wrong see you’re supposed to actually open the
see you’re supposed to actually open the
see you’re supposed to actually open the cover and read what’s inside a step that
cover and read what’s inside a step that
cover and read what’s inside a step that many of us forget and in this case the
many of us forget and in this case the
many of us forget and in this case the argument is for gun right
argument is for gun right
argument is for gun right relations saying why that they would be
relations saying why that they would be
relations saying why that they would be beneficial for a country but let’s face
beneficial for a country but let’s face
beneficial for a country but let’s face it no one actually sits down and reads
it no one actually sits down and reads
it no one actually sits down and reads entire articles anymore or sits through
entire articles anymore or sits through
entire articles anymore or sits through entire full-length news stories in this
entire full-length news stories in this
entire full-length news stories in this new age of technology
new age of technology
new age of technology everything is so fast-paced and even
everything is so fast-paced and even
everything is so fast-paced and even longer pieces of work are sometimes
longer pieces of work are sometimes
longer pieces of work are sometimes shortened down to fit into our into the
shortened down to fit into our into the
shortened down to fit into our into the rush of our busy lives so many people
rush of our busy lives so many people
rush of our busy lives so many people forget to actually do the research the
forget to actually do the research the
forget to actually do the research the news networks have the right to the news
news networks have the right to the news
news networks have the right to the news networks have the right to present
networks have the right to present
networks have the right to present information in the way that they do
information in the way that they do
information in the way that they do but since the news networks have the
but since the news networks have the
but since the news networks have the right to present information in the way
right to present information in the way
right to present information in the way that they do
infringing on their rights would be
infringing on their rights would be prohibiting freedom of speech and
prohibiting freedom of speech and
prohibiting freedom of speech and freedom of the press which we don’t want
freedom of the press which we don’t want
freedom of the press which we don’t want to do but that may happen everything
to do but that may happen everything
to do but that may happen everything going on right now may seem so far away
going on right now may seem so far away
going on right now may seem so far away it may seem like these things aren’t
it may seem like these things aren’t
it may seem like these things aren’t relevant to you but that’s not the case
relevant to you but that’s not the case
relevant to you but that’s not the case see these things might not be affecting
see these things might not be affecting
see these things might not be affecting you directly right now but in the future
you directly right now but in the future
you directly right now but in the future these will be your problems so we need
these will be your problems so we need
these will be your problems so we need to start caring about them now all these
to start caring about them now all these
to start caring about them now all these issues are really important right now
issues are really important right now
issues are really important right now you’re probably thinking I’m just a high
you’re probably thinking I’m just a high
you’re probably thinking I’m just a high school student who cares about these
school student who cares about these
school student who cares about these irrelevant topics but that’s not the
irrelevant topics but that’s not the
irrelevant topics but that’s not the case we need to start being more active
case we need to start being more active
case we need to start being more active when it comes to these issues so the
when it comes to these issues so the
when it comes to these issues so the next time you see an outrageous news
next time you see an outrageous news
next time you see an outrageous news article or hear some questionable words
article or hear some questionable words
article or hear some questionable words come from the mouths of a news anchor
come from the mouths of a news anchor
come from the mouths of a news anchor don’t be so quick to believe everything
don’t be so quick to believe everything
don’t be so quick to believe everything do your own research before forming an
do your own research before forming an
do your own research before forming an opinion because in the end these issues
opinion because in the end these issues
opinion because in the end these issues will be our issues so becoming aware of
will be our issues so becoming aware of
will be our issues so becoming aware of things is not bad it will benefit us in
things is not bad it will benefit us in
things is not bad it will benefit us in the future
the future
the future and once that time comes we will not
and once that time comes we will not
and once that time comes we will not only be unaware of how to deal with the
only be unaware of how to deal with the
only be unaware of how to deal with the burdens that we’ve have but we will be
burdens that we’ve have but we will be
burdens that we’ve have but we will be completely unprepared for all of them so
completely unprepared for all of them so
completely unprepared for all of them so it’s time that we take more action when
it’s time that we take more action when
it’s time that we take more action when it comes to these issues thank
[Applause]
[Applause] you
you
you you
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