I subscribe (and LOVE) The Free Press because it is an island of truth and objectivity in an ocean of misinformation and ideology-fueled media. So it is through this lens that I continue to evaluate both its content as well as that from other sources.
After I read the opening paragraph of this post, I immediately went to Google and typed …
I subscribe (and LOVE) The Free Press because it is an island of truth and objectivity in an ocean of misinformation and ideology-fueled media. So it is through this lens that I continue to evaluate both its content as well as that from other sources.
After I read the opening paragraph of this post, I immediately went to Google and typed in the following search "is it true that Hamas beheaded babies in Gaza?". I then spent 2 hours reading article after article on this topic. I encourage others with a like-minded curiosity to do the same. I was particularly mindful of the sources, so as to avoid content from publications that I suspect have an ideology bias.
After two hours of research, I concluded that the allegation of "beheaded babies" is most definitely not a fact that can be demonstrably proven. In fact, the preponderance of evidence suggests that it either did not happen, or that there was some mutilation due to grenades or other weapons, and not deliberate decapitations. Not only did many news organizations report this, but the Israeli government itself issued a statement on October 12 that said they could not confirm that babies were in fact beheaded.
Some of the articles I read suggested that "what difference does it make?" Innocent babies were killed. The elderly and infirm were indiscriminately butchered. So does it really matter if there were deliberate beheadings? Well, yes it does. If it didn't matter, the author of this blog would not have used it in her headline. Joe Biden would not have repeated it, against the advice of his team, to build support for Israel. There is no doubt that the atrocities committed by Hamas can only be labeled as monstrous and inhumane. But there are levels and degrees of depravity, and everyone knows this.
I am disappointed in the editorial oversight of The Free Press. If a complete amateur like me can uncover such a clear finding with an obvious and simplistic internet search, where is the editorial oversight that I have come to rely on and trust? I fear that what is happening is exactly why I have largely fled main stream media -- an ideological premise has taken over here. I must now be more cautious in reading and digesting content that I heretofore implicitly trusted to be editorially curated in a brutally objective way. Sigh....
I am surprised but agree with your search results. Google leans left and sometimes slants its results. Next time, use www.dogpile.com (conglomerate of bing, yahoo, and google, maybe more). Try www.brave.com .
I subscribe (and LOVE) The Free Press because it is an island of truth and objectivity in an ocean of misinformation and ideology-fueled media. So it is through this lens that I continue to evaluate both its content as well as that from other sources.
After I read the opening paragraph of this post, I immediately went to Google and typed in the following search "is it true that Hamas beheaded babies in Gaza?". I then spent 2 hours reading article after article on this topic. I encourage others with a like-minded curiosity to do the same. I was particularly mindful of the sources, so as to avoid content from publications that I suspect have an ideology bias.
After two hours of research, I concluded that the allegation of "beheaded babies" is most definitely not a fact that can be demonstrably proven. In fact, the preponderance of evidence suggests that it either did not happen, or that there was some mutilation due to grenades or other weapons, and not deliberate decapitations. Not only did many news organizations report this, but the Israeli government itself issued a statement on October 12 that said they could not confirm that babies were in fact beheaded.
Some of the articles I read suggested that "what difference does it make?" Innocent babies were killed. The elderly and infirm were indiscriminately butchered. So does it really matter if there were deliberate beheadings? Well, yes it does. If it didn't matter, the author of this blog would not have used it in her headline. Joe Biden would not have repeated it, against the advice of his team, to build support for Israel. There is no doubt that the atrocities committed by Hamas can only be labeled as monstrous and inhumane. But there are levels and degrees of depravity, and everyone knows this.
I am disappointed in the editorial oversight of The Free Press. If a complete amateur like me can uncover such a clear finding with an obvious and simplistic internet search, where is the editorial oversight that I have come to rely on and trust? I fear that what is happening is exactly why I have largely fled main stream media -- an ideological premise has taken over here. I must now be more cautious in reading and digesting content that I heretofore implicitly trusted to be editorially curated in a brutally objective way. Sigh....
I am surprised but agree with your search results. Google leans left and sometimes slants its results. Next time, use www.dogpile.com (conglomerate of bing, yahoo, and google, maybe more). Try www.brave.com .