OT : FUCK the police

[TerpEagle]

You've posted Gawker articles here quasi frequently. Heres how they covered the story:

NYC's Simulated Toxic Gas Attack Begins Today

http://gizmodo.com/nycs-simulated-toxic-gas-attack-begins-today-718976516

They used the words "toxic" and "attack" in their headline.

They also used the word simulated. Why do people hate adjectives?

But you're correct - Gawker uses provocative headlines. They follow up with articles/descriptions as well.

[TerpEagle]

Yeah ... the reactionary response is to click your mouse and realize you've been duped.

It's almost like his agenda is to mislead i.e. dupe! You said it yourself.

[TerpEagle]

They also used the word simulated. Why do people hate adjectives?

But you're correct - Gawker uses provocative headlines. They follow up with articles/descriptions as well.

Also, the stock image of an empty subway car is nearly as foreboding as two guys in hazmat suits.

[slag]

Yeah ... to get you to look.

I'm tired of this ... Drudge is vanilla ... it appears that you and others think it's the Right Wing National Inquirer and I simply don't see it.

We will have to agree to disagree.

[TerpEagle]

Yeah ... to get you to look.

I'm tired of this ... Drudge is vanilla ... it appears that you and others think it's the Right Wing National Inquirer and I simply don't see it.

We will have to agree to disagree.

I don't lump it there to that degree. It has its 1996-web-style shtick and when I say incite, I don't mean trying to cause a civil war. Just rile people up. Obviously it works because, like Rush Limbaugh or other inciters, it has its lovers and its haters that drive his brand.

Regardless, I don't think Drudge aims for you as a primary user because you're not a dope. But there are lots of dopes that don't get much further than a soundbite or a headline.

[Eagle In Ohio]

Just for you, KG !!!

Phansbore !!!!!!!

[noguano]

The point is - it's willfully and unnecessarily ambiguous. I'd say more than right wing or left wing, Drudge's agenda is to incite. That type of headline incites people because it causes fear and/or a reactionary response with no actual evidence.

I didn't think the headline was ambiguous. When I saw it I knew what it was. Drudge was giving NYers a heads up and also informing readers that this could happen, so be prepared.