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Every large state actor uses media as a propaganda tool, I‘m sure you know that. Blocking yourself to only get fed one version is … well, how about you build some media literacy and sharpen your critical thinking skills, instead. That way you‘ll be able to really decide for yourself. How long did western media parrot IDF propaganda? Oh, they still do? Damn ol‘ reality!
Right, so you'd ignore the NYT on Isreal. Yeah? Or when Al Jazeera defends Qatar.
Why don't you feel the same way about Russia Today... on Russia?
Reaching a conclusion is not a failure of critical thinking skills; it's what they're for. You're not just allowed to recognize consistent bullshit - you're expected to.
I was especially talking about blocking lemmy instances, but wasn‘t very clear on that. I‘m with you. Their conclusion was to block the goof‘s instance. By your logic then, they‘d have to stop consuming media period.