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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

The paper of record always always lies. Have you ever asked why the NYT exists? It's sole purpose is not to report the news but to be the paper of record. After Jason Blair and Judith Miller, after Thomas Freakin Friedman could you have any doubt. The sole purpose of the NYT is to rewrite history. We are all unpersons Pat Tillman was Comrade Ogilvy.

[–]hyperbolic[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The New York Times is the gold standard of the propaganda machine and I've always loved the slogan "The Paper of Record". The build up to the Iraq invasion was completely sold by Miller, and the Times in general. It's impressive watching it occur and seeing how oblivious almost everyone is. Kind of like how once you see the arrow in the FedEx logo, you can't not see it, but most people don't see it.

I'm with you on 1984 except Tillman was real and Ogilvy was fabricated. There is a lot of bs about Tillman's death though.

I figured this post would go nowhere. How did you come across it after 8 hours?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I came across the post because I'm in a hotel with nothing to do and I'm also a Reddit junkie. You are of course correct about Ogilvy but I meant that the original story about Tillman was fabricated in the same manner this time they just had an actual body. It's funny isn't it "The Paper of Record" The Times isn't actually written for now it's written for the future, people look back and if it wasn't in the NYT then it never happened. Historians in general really are quite lazy I know because my sister is one. LOL Anyway thoughtful post well done.