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Originally Posted by Patred_Cow
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The corruption lies not in blatant fabrication, but in intentional misrepresentation of available data. The media is 'used' as a tool to proliferate this ruse. The GW scientitians use this median with much greater effectiveness than any corporate spinster
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Precisely my feeling, blatant fabrication of data is not a major issue and I haven't claimed that it is. I rate deliberate misinterpretation of data as the greatest issue. The media does all sorts of things and lacks the understanding to be used reliably in this way, it is dangerous nonetheless because of its lack of comprehension. I am yet to meet a 'scientitian' but maybe they are corruptive masterminds, who knows? You have no evidence to support the assumption that scientists are lying to us to achieve some outlandish goal. The media does what it thinks will make it money, this makes it a poor medium for any scientist no matter what their intentions might be.
I am unaware of a perceived integrity of these organisations, what I do see is a misconceived perception of a lack of integrity. People doubt because they see science as unreliable due to the creative freedom scientists grant the media with respect to their research.
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I fear that the next step in this is a push towards legislation outlawing opposition to the prevailing view.point..I have heard it proposed. Given the alarming centralized control wielded in scientific circles, the ingredients are present for an elite few to control what we hear, believe and are able to discuss. At the moment they have the lion by the tail. I am just suggesting the we break free of the grip and pounce.
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I fear that conspiracy theorists and environmentalists have a lot more in common than I thought. Science is not about controlling opinion, it is about allowing opinions to wander and change in response to evidence. People seem to fear what they don't understand, my point here is that we should improve their understanding to remove their fear. |
paradox, I am astounded and amused. It is not my experience that anyone has the spin capability of the corporate sector. Talk about your elite few, now that group sure fits the bill doesn't it?
Most of the media certainly does act in a manner which will give it it's best financial return. I hope no one here thinks that pro environment groups have the money necessary to corrupt CNN etc. away from their bread and butter and cheese and jam and cake for that matter.
There is a magazine called Adbusters published in Vancouver BC that discusses the trends in advertising, has been for the last ten years or so. The power of the big advertisers and their clients and the media at swaying public attention towards obsene consumption, and therefore a lot of our environmental problems including ghg's, peak oil, waste, etc.
I wish the opposition had a milliportion of what is spent by our publicly minded corporations. I think given the disparity in the struggle socially and environmentally driven people are doing quite well. Not well enough but not bad.