So, we were first counseled to deny the value of expertise, and now we are to deny the validity of compiled data? The headline makes a point: at some juncture, since we all cannot know everything, WE MUST TRUST OTHER PEOPLE TO KNOW IT. We select trustworthy people to do a defined job. Does Trump not trust his doctor? His pilot? His gold-digging wife? Good luck performing your own diagnoses, flying your plane, and effing yourself, you moron. And while you're at it: get out of our lives. Presidents don't belong here.
To me one of the most destructive things this president and his cronies have done is legitimize and popularize the term "fake news." If I don't like the implications of what someone says, I just label it "fake news." Facts are not trustworthy. News is not trustworthy. Information of any kind becomes questionable. Yes, we need to weigh the validity of the information we're given and the sources of our information. Critical thinking is utterly important. But if we can't agree on how to judge the validity of the information that comes to us, if we're free to dismiss any information that doesn't serve our interests, we're left in chaos.
I think the private sector needs to establish statistics gathering efforts to counter the Trump chainsaw. It has to have credibility, so absolute nonpartisan credo. Bulletproof methods. BLS will be a thing of the past, and data will be reliable again.
You’re entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts. Something Trump hasn’t learned and never will.
So, we were first counseled to deny the value of expertise, and now we are to deny the validity of compiled data? The headline makes a point: at some juncture, since we all cannot know everything, WE MUST TRUST OTHER PEOPLE TO KNOW IT. We select trustworthy people to do a defined job. Does Trump not trust his doctor? His pilot? His gold-digging wife? Good luck performing your own diagnoses, flying your plane, and effing yourself, you moron. And while you're at it: get out of our lives. Presidents don't belong here.
To me one of the most destructive things this president and his cronies have done is legitimize and popularize the term "fake news." If I don't like the implications of what someone says, I just label it "fake news." Facts are not trustworthy. News is not trustworthy. Information of any kind becomes questionable. Yes, we need to weigh the validity of the information we're given and the sources of our information. Critical thinking is utterly important. But if we can't agree on how to judge the validity of the information that comes to us, if we're free to dismiss any information that doesn't serve our interests, we're left in chaos.
I think the private sector needs to establish statistics gathering efforts to counter the Trump chainsaw. It has to have credibility, so absolute nonpartisan credo. Bulletproof methods. BLS will be a thing of the past, and data will be reliable again.
trump now wants to fudge the DC crime statistics.
It's like he ran out of ways to lie and he's looking for new ones.
Unfortunately, we won't know if any government data is true due to Trump's refusal to accept facts. Witness his erasing history.