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<blockquote data-quote="SMS" data-source="post: 3468204" data-attributes="member: 42"><p>With due respect for his time in uniform, including time as a combat pilot in Vietnam, McInerney is not a reliable source for current events. He has been out of the official loop since he retired over 25 years ago....except for being fed talking points by politicians wishing to use his name and status to control narratives. This isn't the first time he's popped up with some "breaking news" that is low on evidence and high on sensationalism. </p><p></p><p>There is a hoard of disinformation being floated around out there. Anyone who thinks the Left is the only team participating is either ignorant, blind, naïve, far too trusting, or simply part of the campaign. Narratives, messaging, disinformation, manipulation etc is used by the Right as much as the Left. That has to be taken into consideration when ingesting "breaking news" from any talking head.</p><p></p><p>SOFREP had this to say about McInerney back in 2014:</p><p></p><p>"Misleading Americans with alarmism and hyperbolic statements is deconstructing our political process. An informed public is an absolute necessity for a democracy to function. When retired generals leverage their credibility to mislead the public like a pied piper for political purposes, we are in serious trouble.</p><p></p><p>When they lend their name to conspiracy theories, it only contributes to polarizing American politics and driving wedges between the American people...</p><p></p><p><strong>Thomas McInerney is not alone. He is one member of a clique of retired generals, admirals, and CIA officers who have created an echo chamber in which they cite each other as sources and stir up the political fringe of America.</strong> They do this intentionally, knowing that their alarmist messages will be diluted by the time they make their way down to more reasonable people. But in the meantime, the damage done to American politics is impossible to calculate."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SMS, post: 3468204, member: 42"] With due respect for his time in uniform, including time as a combat pilot in Vietnam, McInerney is not a reliable source for current events. He has been out of the official loop since he retired over 25 years ago....except for being fed talking points by politicians wishing to use his name and status to control narratives. This isn't the first time he's popped up with some "breaking news" that is low on evidence and high on sensationalism. There is a hoard of disinformation being floated around out there. Anyone who thinks the Left is the only team participating is either ignorant, blind, naïve, far too trusting, or simply part of the campaign. Narratives, messaging, disinformation, manipulation etc is used by the Right as much as the Left. That has to be taken into consideration when ingesting "breaking news" from any talking head. SOFREP had this to say about McInerney back in 2014: "Misleading Americans with alarmism and hyperbolic statements is deconstructing our political process. An informed public is an absolute necessity for a democracy to function. When retired generals leverage their credibility to mislead the public like a pied piper for political purposes, we are in serious trouble. When they lend their name to conspiracy theories, it only contributes to polarizing American politics and driving wedges between the American people... [B]Thomas McInerney is not alone. He is one member of a clique of retired generals, admirals, and CIA officers who have created an echo chamber in which they cite each other as sources and stir up the political fringe of America.[/B] They do this intentionally, knowing that their alarmist messages will be diluted by the time they make their way down to more reasonable people. But in the meantime, the damage done to American politics is impossible to calculate." [/QUOTE]
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