Can We Trust The News?

[@ralphgreenjr.2466]

In 1984 the American media lost all credibility with me. I was a Major in the Army stationed at Hilden, West Germany working with WBK III. At the time President Reagan had decided to deploy Pershing Missiles to West Germany as a deterrent to Russia's deployment of SS-21s. There was an anti-American demonstration at the front gate of the kaserne I was staying at. I was 50 yards away watching from the balcony of my room. At the most there was 100-150 people. The polizei showed up read them the riot act, waited 5 minutes, and with much vigor forcibly removed them. Two days later, I fly into JFK and the American media was all about the anti-Reagan demonstration in Hilden, West Germany, where thousands upon thousands of demonstrators showed up! I was there, this was a deliberate lie! Why? The media hated President Reagan and tried to force him to change his decision. I was there!

[@twobob8585]

Thank you, its really interesting and important to hear first hand stories, like yours. But scary to think how our media have been forcing there agenda and propaganda for so many years.

[@bjornbjorn8235]

I dont like Reagan, but you have a good point.

[@PatrickW-rx1mm]

The so called media did the same during the Iranian hostage situation in the 70s. I was acquainted with Col. Charles W Scott in the 1990s. He told me that after his release he watched American TV coverage of the crises that reportedly showed untold hundreds of demonstrators outside the embassy. He stated that the demonstrators on camera were the usual bunch that the Iranian government sent out everyday while a block away the city went about its normal business.

[@anthonyiocca5683]

While deployed in Army a nice guy told me. There are basically two types of guys; Nice guys, and guys that get the job done. The nice guys always criticize the guys getting the job done. It makes them feel better than the lazy spectator from the peanut gallery…

[@tomhenry897]

Remember those Played good music We got locked in and the PX pulled all the beer

[@apeters911]

I appreciate Hickock 45, he speaks plainly. No fluff , No BS. More people need to follow this way of thinking. Thank you for being real . 🇺🇸

[@sfcroman]

I wish he would run for president. I would want him shielded from the BS. He would change bad laws from the top of the shooting range hill.

[@larryphelps6607]

And that is why they have always called it "programming".

[@John-so4op]

Very well said

[@adamshaw5032]

From the Tel-A-Vision....

[@leefoulds2569]

​@@adamshaw5032. Tell a lie vision!!!😉

[@ashleeann86]

Tel-a-lie-vision;)

[@off6848]

@@ashleeann86related point. The word Media comes from the Caldean Goddess Medea who was Goddess of theater and illusions

[@JRingo-vp5wp]

"If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you DO read the newspaper, you're MISinformed." One of my favorite quotes. While writing the quote above, I heard you say, "think for yourself." If people decided NOT to be spoon-fed the "information" they regurgitate, we would be in a completely different America. People are too lazy to even THINK FOR THEMSELVES. HUGE problem... Been watching your channel for many a year and I certainly appreciate you, El Capitan! Much obliged! JD "

[@ka-pop2243]

I like what Denzel Washington says (and I may be paraphrasing just a bit): "If you don't read the news, you're uninformed. If you do read the news, you're misinformed."

[@Easy_Skanking]

That was a Mark Twain quote that was paraphrased. “If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.” ― Mark Twain

[@joesashiify]

👍

[@svbarryduckworth628]

I thought it was Lincoln Welder who coined that.

[@richardmonson8657]

Try the Wall Street Journal. They will hammer both side when needed and deserved.

[@svbarryduckworth628]

@richardmonson8657 can't tell if serious or satire.

[@TheTeeWorldsfreak]

We really need more people like you. More thoughts, less screaming.

[@JamesGass-cg7px]

Many years ago, Richard Salant, then recently retired president of CBS News was addressing a graduating college class said (quote) " OUR JOB IS NOT TO REPORT THE NEWS, IT IS TO MANIPULATE PUBLIC OPINION ! The news media has certainly succeeded in that!

[@paulwillard5924]

The “news media” is following in the footsteps of Hearst…. Yellow Journalism at it’s “best”😡😡😡

[@KC-rt4hp]

Once the corporations took over what do you believe that we have? Yes, there has always been yellow journalism in the US, but since the corpos have eaten up all the news outlets we have a very narrow view of news. Chuck Todd and Kristin Welker come to mind of that "left wing" journalism ( see LOL) as they throw softball questions and get pablum answers. Forget FOX. they paid out nearly a billion and they still spew right wing garbage.

[@rickprice7192]

This is where we get into trouble today, everything is an opinion and everyone has an opinion, instead of researching and finding and reporting the truth, news and social media report opinions and we citizens only require news of opinions and not the real truth anymore, if we want to find the truth about almost anything follow the money trail. Research and hard work as journalists once used to do, took time to get to the truth, but now we have instant reporting within minutes of happenings, and this is where we lose the truth. Have you also noticed where everything and anything is Breaking News! it is all done for ratings on national state local and social media news levels. No one wants the truth or requires or demands the truth, lies and brainwashing has taken the place of truth, now opinions, tribalism, division, fear, chaos, and confusion is what we have and hold dearly too. Trust No One and Question Everything But that's just my opinion I could be wrong.

[@Noconstitutionfordemocrats1]

And when you're colluding with government, you should be dismantled.

[@Fuzzybeanerizer]

I don't believe that quote. I searched for those exact words in quotation marks (you DO say it is a quote) using two different search engines, and got absolutely nothing. I searched about Richard Salant and by ALL accounts he was an advocate for truthfulness and integrity in journalism. Under what POSSIBLE scenario is a media person (however biased) going to make such a pronouncement in public? You must think we are all gullible as heck... are you a Russian disinformation troll yourself? 172 people did ZERO critical thinking on this comment!

[@charlieswearingen500]

I'm a 75-year-old conservative who lives in Idaho. I'm amazed at how well-informed many of our younger people are. As for America's future (or at least Idaho's), I am impressed and encouraged by what I see in them.

[@dukesharingham]

This is good news for Idaho! A well-informed and educated society is the best guarantee for freedom and prosperity. Let's hope this spreads across the country - preferably across the world.

[@raqqafeller152]

​@@dukesharingham amen to that! and i'm not even from the US but rest assured i pray more for the USA and her people than i do for my own people.

[@douglasj2254]

Sad but true, that "news" has become 90% opinion and 10% information. I was a newspaper man back in the day (25 years ago), and I can honestly say that if I had written the kind of junk I see and hear everywhere nowadays, my editors would have deleted half of my stories and yelled "Do it over, and this time leave your opinions out of it!" Thanks Hickok.

[@Swishersweetcigarilo]

Yea, they show a 5 second clip of something and spend the next 10 minutes telling you how you should feel about the topic over top a provocative headline and then have an "expert" on the show who agrees with their view point. You won't find much civil debate on cable TV nowadays. I think that's why podcasts are becoming more popular. There's time to sit down and have a back and forth discussion.

[@johnbarker2650]

Old gun guy giving me wisdom

[@3dougj]

You might learn something.

[@BingChilling-hr1hh]

Can we trust the news? Absolutely not

[@donaldengel4128]

Sure you can... you can trust them to tell you what they want you to think.

[@bneaclab1]

There are lots of trustworthy news sources out there. Generally people who are saying that news sources are programming you ect,,, are heading to areas of information that support their views, end up in tribal echo chambers of nonsense, which leads to a very vulnerable person lighting himself on fire outside a Trump trial... Go to Reuters for a start. Stop doing your 'research' and start putting some trust in a source that isn't involved in selling the cult of personality. There are trusted journalists out there working for trusted organizations.

[@roadking99jokerst60]

Omission of facts here on local news skews a story. My state went Constitutional carry. Local news talking heads made like all other laws were negated. Then my city made "safe no carry" zones.

[@jimjones9740]

Hell no!

[@Buddha-of8fk]

Watch PBS News Hour. They just tell the news. It might not be what you agree with but news isn't supposed to be like that anyway.

[@CS-oe8og]

Thanks Hickok, it’s always reassuring to hear it from a voice with reason.

[@thepope9794]

We as Americans have no one to blame but our complacent selves for allowing our country to become what it has become.

[@jurgschupbach3059]

Prozessorientiert mit Diplomarbeit an einer Hochschule ......

[@elkarlos814]

Yep. Apathy and laziness will be the Death of America.

[@KC-rt4hp]

Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.

[@frankjgornickjr3676]

We've been brainwashed since childhood how is that our fault?

[@biri927]

@@colreb7149 I try, but if your stance doesn't align with theirs they dismiss it.

[@jacobmills7289]

You really earned my respect with this video. It is good to see that the soul of America is alive, thank you for inspiring people with your humble opinion. A breath of fresh air in a toxic world. Thank you.

[@zippy45acp53]

I could not agree more. Thank you Hickok, keep telling it like you see it.

[@ryanradkowski3058]

Love this! Thank you sir! The last few years I’ve seen people of all walks of life, and the big one… people from both parties, becoming more aware. The division HAS got to stop. You have wackos on both sides , that want us all divided. Remember, UNITED we stand. Divided… we fall. This made my day . Thanks again!

[@ynotjf]

Voting relies on an informed public. Control the narrative control the vote. Thomas Jefferson famously wrote, “a well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to democracy.”

[@francischambless5919]

The sad part is there are MANY who have a bit of college and think they're smarter than everyone else. I'll tell you my family vote Democrat and have ALWAYS voted Democrat and always will vote Democrat. My oldest sister studied "Journalism" in the 80s at UT Austin. We were in a discussion regarding the 2020 election and she told me Trump was a racist and liar and that's why she was voting for Joe Biden. I told her I'd put together a referenced paper with videos and articles of Joe Biden being blatantly racist, lying and getting caught, plagiarizing, repeating the very same thing over and over, as well as the policies that led to bad outcomes and disasters. I also included the senile and disgusting things he's been caught saying on camera, sexual assaults and inappropriate behavior with kids, as well as the MULTITUDE of scandalous kickbacks and quid pro quos. It was around 13 pages I sent to her to read, and her request was that if she read it, I'd read what she show me in return. Needless to say, I've never heard back from her and she'll be voting Democrat yet again. THIS is the mindset of the "educate" Democrat voter.

[@humpycove]

The older I get and the more I understand, the less I KNOW! Guns, shooting, adventure bikes, and a few micro brews make life great! Thanks for such great content.👍🏼

[@warpartyattheoutpost4987]

This is the way.

[@kenhaworth7722]

That's a great way of thinking. In the Olden Days we called that,"Common Sense"

[@cristianocapasso5870]

Common sense is a dangerous thing. Once your opinion is biased and everyone has a common reaction you can easily disregard the truth.

[@jimmyz2098]

@@cristianocapasso5870 I think you are confusing common sense with common opinion / popular opinion / group-think. Those things have nothing to do with common sense, in the way the poster meant it. Further, popular opinion or group-think often go against the basic tenets of common sense.

[@arturorodriguezcarvajal2040]

With all due respect I believe that common sense it’s long lost and gone. That ones we still believe in it we are blessed

[@cristianocapasso5870]

@@jimmyz2098 I am not confusing it at all. In fact appeal to common sense is a fundamental logical fallacy in rhetorics. The concept of common sense feels good because of implicit group acceptance but it does not make anything true.

[@AreYouSerious-210g]

Common Sense is very subjective and not a reliable way to determine fact from fiction. In many cases Common Sense can be obviously factual, such as 2+2=4 or water is wet. Where Common Sense fails us is when we accept something as fact because it FEELS true, such as from simple observation the sun appears to orbit the earth.

[@daviddemand6856]

Not if you can pick it up on a regular TV channel, you don’t trust any of it. I quit listening to mainstream “news” in 2015, then began paying for independent journalism in 2019. I’ve now reached a level of discernment that I am completely satisfied with.

[@JG-six-gun]

Absolutely right. I hope many people see this.

[@cindylewis13]

Propagantist

[@2pugman]

I cannot watch CNN or any of the Progressive "news" channels. Every day they preach that Trump is the devil and guilty of everything. For three years, Adam Schiff told us that he had a witness who would testify very soon as to Trumps illegal transactions. Mr. Schiff should be in prison.

[@troycalgaro413]

They've taught hate, which skews ones ability to reason.

[@hollandbuzzard1039]

I remember a quote from Mark Twain (I think) "If you read the paper you are misinformed, and if you don't read the paper, you are un-informed!". I think it is the same with TV.

[@davidvankeuren3806]

I sure hope Hickok’s grandkids realize how blessed they are to have this man as their grandpa.

[@fordguyfordguy]

He just insulted Everyone who gets their news from alternative media. That’s just plain ignorant. Keep watching MSNBC!

[@m0-m0597]

Calm down, mr. Adoring fan

[@orionnightman7639]

Hickok speaks the truth. I would also say in addition to reading/research, what do you know from your life experience? What do YOU feel intuitively? What have you seen or heard and what do you see and hear now? Just as important, what don't you see or hear that you are being told is occurring all around you? Personal experience is minimized or erased in order to yoke your mind.

[@patrickmorgan3326]

My parents told me,” don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see”.

[@terryporche9059]

I’m 73 yrs of age, I heard that from my elders when I was a young teenager. If you follow that advice makes you a very smart person.

[@KennethRhodes-e2l]

Marvin Gaye told me the same thing. Well actually I heard it through the grape vine.

[@JP1AO]

I heard it as "don't believe anything you hear and only have of what you read" I need to see it to believe it. :)

[@MooseGuy1]

Lou Reed told me that.

[@jbro4779]

Don't take any wooden nickles.

[@egementanik2170]

That's real good advice right there: Make your own reading list, do your own reading. Read through, analyze, criticize, synthesize the information. Look at facts, what's actually going on rather than words. Always ask: Who might possibly benefit from this? Are the parties involved in any event in conflicts of interest? Have I exhausted the scientific methods of ascertaining? Are there any flaws in the premises from which my conclusions are drawn?

[@woodman8261]

They don't want us to think for ourselves.

[@MrRourk]

They are so paranoid now they given themselves the right to spy.

[@eArtMaker]

@@colreb7149 thats not the point. Look at the bigger picture.

[@JohnnyEla]

Obey!!!!

[@alterego6935]

Oh, but they do. Self-persuasion is very powerful. What they want is for you to be thinking about exactly and only what they want you thinking about. Then you will actually believe that what you are thinking is your idea!

[@lrdf4749]

They want your money

[@tobe1207]

Agree 100% I'm not left,right, nor center. I rule where logic and compassion meet

[@brianloader9264]

Always a grounded voice of reason in the midst of chaos. And makes great videos to boot.

[@Wotan-Born]

Yessir, the promotion of fear and division causes folks to live in a state of anxiety, it tends to stick with you albeit in the back of one’s mind. It’s just become unhealthy and many tend to slap a label on themselves and/or others thus being trapped in a mind cage. Thanks Mr.H, really appreciate your thoughts on this.

[@oldcop18]

As a retired cop I know all about the media. More than once I was involved w/a case, saw the media coverage the next day and wondered if they were at the same place I was.

[@bobmilo2786]

I get my information from various sources. I laugh when I change channels between CNN and Fox, for example. One would think you were on two different plants.

[@Capt083]

@@bobmilo2786 Or planets.

[@joutubeJack]

@@bobmilo2786Save the plants, eat a vegan.

[@oldcop18]

@@bobmilo2786The Twilight Zone comes to mind as well.

[@nicholasthroop5394]

Man you have no idea how valuable you are. It gives me peace to hear you speak.

[@picklesontheroad]

I learned back in 1992 that CNN was full of it. I was deployed to a location and upon return told that I was never there. A day later I saw on CNN what was going on. Since I was there, I knew they were full of it, but I couldn't say anything. Social Media didn't exist back then and the press wasn't really allowed on the battlefield either. All these years later, you can't run a redlight without being caught on a camera. I consider myself a constitutionalist, because I believe in what this country was founded upon. Not all of my children agree with me, and we discuss it every now and then. One son lives in the big city and thinks like big city folk do. One son lives in the dessert and thinks like hard working oil field folk do and the third son lives in a camper in our back yard and don't really know what to think. I also have a couple daughters who think completely different than the rest of us.... I take all of their views into consideration but still I have my own that I stand by. It's not always easy because some of them are far left, some far right and it's not always the same. I'm proud that they made up their own minds, whether I agree with them or not.

[@oldcop18]

I have a cousin in a major NE city who believes the BS CNN put out.

[@knine8154]

Same here, Rawanda genocide, Operation Distant Runner, evacuated American contractors, we were told it was P.U.C. submitted, got back to the States months later, and we found out it didn't happen👍

[@elkarlos814]

"All these years later, you can't run a red light without being caught on a camera"... and yet, strangely enough we are seeing zero images from the Ukraine.

[@geodezix]

you're judging news across the board by one incident. it's better to say you've learned to filter the news, rather than take it face value, that's always been true

[@off6848]

@@geodezixfiltering won’t help I’ll tell you the true secret you have to look at who the source is and what they do. If it’s Wallstreet journalist or the Economist you know that they’re coming from the angle of keeping the financial status quo even if the story is about a man saving a cat somewhere in there will be a financial allusion

[@mesocyclone2004]

First off a great pontification! Secondly I am not a gun owner or will be a gun owner, but I like seeing and learning about things I don’t know about on KZbin. Could be flying a plane, exploring abandoned buildings and mines, and reviews of guns. You are the best gun reviewer on KZbin for people ignorant of guns. Keep up the good work!

[@renaissanceman5847]

Back country gas station Shushi is more trustworthy than nearly any news agency

[@TiborasaurusRex]

Excellent discussion, sir.

[@moser391]

Good thoughts to ponder. I'm 74 and in Scholl they told us how bad Russia was for promoting propaganda. Today that is all we get from every where!!

[@2fishes-q5h]

Hitchcock 45 is by far my favorite firearms show. First time for me to hear the host just talk about the human condition. It's taken me 70 years to feel even keeled. Hitchcock epitomizes a natural born center of balance. This video confirms my trust in this larger than life, humble giant of a man... and a funtastic ambassador for firearm demonstrations! Found your site 4 years ago working in an amo demilling/reload shop in Idaho... subscribed 👍

[@andypea1086]

Well said. Funny how an old guy with a cap musket on his hip talks more sense than,,,,, well, a lot of people. Keep speaking out - From another old guy.

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

You know what he's saying more about his actions than what he's saying

[@tobe1207]

That sentence was always true though. Even 300yrs ago, the old man with the musket has some wisdom

[@Richard_Cranium_Daily]

Very wise piece sir. I’m an Independent. I see the merits and issues with the platform of both sides of the isle.

[@drrocketman7794]

Thank you for saying this publicly. I've been saying this for years.

[@joefrommontana252]

All my friends and family used to be Republicans, now they’re either Fox or non-Fox conservatives. And there’s a HUGE difference.

[@joefrommontana252]

None of them would call themselves that, but their views are 500 miles apart based simply on whether they watch Fox or not.

[@dunexapa1016]

*ALL THAT MEANS IS THAT THEY ARE JUST ABOUT AS BRAINWASHED AS JUST ABOUT ANY DEMOCRAT. THAT YOU EVEN HAVE A TELEVISION IN YOUR HOME , OR WATCH FOX, OR CNN IS A MAJOR SIGN YOU ARE A BIGOT AND LACKING IN THINKING ABILITY, WHICH IS WHY YOU MAY BE A BIGOT AND MAY BE A GODLESS PERSON AS WELL, GIVEN TO FORNICATION AND OTHER LUSTS.*

[@VarsisErion]

​@@joefrommontana252I think the problem is that a lot of the beliefs of the conspiracy right don't profit the powers that be of the old system, and so Fox for example could only go so far in following them before the business interests started yanking on the leash.

[@Curtis_Brusque]

​@@joefrommontana252 What news do *you* watch?

[@joefrommontana252]

@@Curtis_Brusque All the sources, but Fox with a grain of salt. There are other far right sources other than Fox, but not really mainstream. (I wouldn’t call Newsmax mainstream). Seems like most people I know either watch Fox exclusively, or not at all. I would suggest to any Fox viewer to simply take a break from it for a month, watch other sources, then go back to Fox after a month. You’ll notice there’s what Fox says, and what everyone else says. It’s good to understand that about Fox, regardless of what you choose to believe in the end.

[@toddmurray1828]

Take everything with a grain of salt (healthy dose of skepticism), keep a diverse group of friends, if people make grand claims, hold them up to a higher standard for evidence. If you can't discuss something without name calling or anger, then you are probably driving in the wrong lane. Hickok45.. You are your own man. A refreshing voice in an ever increasing world of noise.

[@timothym9398]

Yep, and be especially suspicious of anyone who spends too much of their time telling you how much of a "patriot" or "righteous" they are, or anything else similar you know they're trying to pull a grift/scam on you, or at the very least turn you in to a useful idiot for their cause. The gun community is notorious for this.

[@ChoochContrino]

Wise words my friend, I’m right there with you. I spent some time last week in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville TN. Really enjoyed the Smoky Mountains!

[@saddletramp6935]

I get my news from celebrities. They are so smart and articulate. How could be they be wrong? Although, they always say they're moving out of the country if they dont get their way.

[@roadking99jokerst60]

Lol. But correct.

[@DogBeast221]

😂

[@samiam619]

I and my Wife have Canadian friends. They have told us that if tRumpelthinskin wins and starts his “Revenge Administration” to come on up and stay with us until the tRump threat is over…

[@vernondodge1689]

😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂🎉

[@stewartkinder4561]

Yeah and they never do 😂

[@philip6361]

Amen. Thank you for being a voice of reason in a sea of chaos.

[@michaeldevoe9235]

Great topic, and observations…so many today only listen to “their” camp…seems today hard to find open minds, one gray hair to another! Thank you!

[@earlfreimuth5799]

YOU are So right, I wish people would do their own research and THINK for Themselves

[@morisboeuf]

well said Hickok.

[@gunner-runner14]

Hickok45 is absolutely a national treasure. Thank you sir. My grandson is 10 we watch you together..he has a youtube channel of him shooting competition. Looks up to you

[@juleswinnfield826]

Short answer is HECK NO. Agree with what your saying. Unfourtunatly "News" has been contorted into "Narrative" by the 7 deadly sins of Mankind. Enough of all that.... I have really been enjoying your channel. Lifelong outddoors man here.... have sourced your channel/info to purchase a Springfield Armory 45 cal. 1911. Always look forward to your vids, many thanks keep up the great work.

[@StephenCooteNZ]

Spot on. It is so important to think for yourself. Life has been a lot easier for a lot of people in recent times. They've had the 'luxury' of being able to relax and think about appealing philosophies rather than having to work hard and intelligently in nearly every waking moment to ensure that they had enough stores for the winter etc. ...... I guess what I'm trying to say is that there are many people who are removed from the practical realities of life nowadays. Some of these folks get into influential positions where they think they are doing the right thing taking from the working/producing class and giving to people, organisations and projects that many of the producing class would rather not support. Over the last few years I've come to see that the mainstream media is a tool used by the ruling class in an effort to control public opinion. I have lost a lot of respect for the traditional media, some in the medical profession, certain big businesses and many in the 'public service'. I wish we had a constitution like your one. Think for yourself. Be guided by the 'Golden Rule'. Know what is right and speak up when appropriate. Best wishes from New Zealand.

[@paulchiappetta1934]

Ability to think about things for themselves! Yes! Think for yourself.

[@phillofthouse7538]

Very wise words indeed. If only there were more like you Hickok

[@thorfinthorfin3010]

My old boss was retired a military intelligence officer. He never watched the news much. He did want me to research Operation Mockingbird

[@Cjohn31]

I researched that one a lot and I don't think ultra ended I think it went dark

[@saludanite]

TRUTH! I had a Springfield 45-70 passed on to me by my grandfather...very similar.

[@tedcorey3054]

The only thing you can count on is that "they" don't like "us" .

[@holidayhouse03]

It’s a big club and we ain’t in it

[@methamphetamelon]

Everything has turned into a team sport. So many different ways it's us vs. them and no one wants to stop and figure out what we're all on the same side about instead.

[@Cjohn31]

​@@methamphetamelonbut we're not on the same side as them

[@methamphetamelon]

@@Cjohn31 Congrats on steadfastly being part of the problem.

[@comosaycomosah]

@@methamphetamelon brave of you to assume we are all on the same side

[@rodneyrupe9720]

Refreshing to hear a breath of reason during this day and age.

[@OntarioPrepper]

Do not Trust MSM !

[@tubeonline629]

Our founding fathers were amazingly brilliant, to be able to foresee problems that could happen in the future and write the bill of rights that we the people can use to protect ourselfs.

[@robertsaget6918]

It's wild to think they were all 19 & 20 year olds at the time of drafting too. You're so right & we need to listen to the youth today who will inherit this country when we are old & weak.

[@Mark-yn8ji]

Wise advice thank you Mr. Hitchkop

[@bronson9253]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.👍❤️🙏

[@CP23798]

Emerson never gets old--from one English teacher to another.

[@genedefelice8946]

Wise words.

[@johnwidell8092]

It is good to see a channel like yours speaking off topic on a very important issue. Unfortunately our society has become so uninformed, misinformed and biased and divided that they have lost all ability to think rationally and logically. Much of society could not see their hypocrisy or recognize truth if it looked them in the face. If this video can open the eyes of just one, it was worth it. Thanks

[@timburton9514]

We watch local news for weather and traffic only

[@lonewolftech]

Hell they get that wrong half the time 😂

[@gregorylecompte7947]

And the weather is wrong most of the time.😆

[@peggymorgan6355]

Weather is so hyped anymore!!

[@jamietwigg4845]

I just use weather bug for weather because the local elementary has a weather station. Quit watching news many years ago, even local.

[@goodnewseverybody739]

I used to watch tv for sports, but even that’s crap now. No tv for the last 2 months and I feel fine without it👍

[@hentertheplanter1998]

I like to trust people who dare go against the current with putting their job and sometimes even their life at risk for showing what they learned. C19 was a classic example of the importance of who to follow. In general, be careful with what the “majority” seem to think.

[@alanhoover1423]

Wise old owl

[@GyrefalconArgenteus]

This is really well said! Thank you Hickok.

[@TWH-k9i]

Right on Hickock45! A little dignity and reason goes a long way.

[@jimparker7778]

The woods are starting to green-up a little in Tennessee...

[@roylafleur1584]

Exactly! Watch as much news as you have time for and from at least three disparate sources and then do what my Granny use to say "use the brain God gave you" to decide what you believe. Read historical articles and facts. Research. Like Hick says think for yourself and be honest with yourself when you decide. Great stuff, thanks!

[@jjjjns]

If you believe strongly on a topic, ask yourself, "what if I am wrong?"

[@earlunderwoodjr.6766]

No matter what network we choose, we constantly get commentary instead of news. And when we think it’s the news, it may be biased.

[@tt600pch]

If only the "leaders" of this great nation remembered to read and understand The Constitution...

[@wlewisiii]

Just remember that when you whine about the 2nd Amendment while you while you're wiping your bum with the 1st because you don't like what some one said.

[@andyhumm1419]

Thank you for this vid. I hope a lot of people watch it !!!

[@dp-sr1fd]

Same here in the UK, the BBC was renowned for impartiality. Not now.

[@balsalmalberto8086]

"United we stand, Divided we fall." People seem to forget that. Can't seem to agree to disagree.

[@JEREMYCLEVENGER-p6q]

Anyone else admiring the rifle he's holding?What a beauty. I stopped watching the news a long time ago. So many allegations without facts and/or proof. Add on to that people will lie and manipulate for their own benefit and agenda, no thank you. In my opinion it is no different than religion and politics trying to get believers and supporters with their rhetoric. I am a firm believer that actions speak louder then words and seeing is believing. Based upon my own experience, when I was getting divorced, people will believe anything as long as it seems believable no matter if there is fact or proof. In my case, false allegations of abuse and lies led me to be criminally charged for something I never did. Just goes to show how powerful the rhetoric can be. I know this is justice system and not news but in my opinion it matters not the system.

[@markniekranz671]

Bravo Sir!! Well said. I too feel that many individuals are being pulled in directions that are not of their own thought process. If you truly love this country, there must be an acceptance that we are not, nor will we ever be a perfect alliance, but I have always weighed in for the greater good, and there is nowhere else I would rather be. e pluribus unum

[@alahovi66]

Never trust the guy who tells you what you should believe. He is probably selling you his beliefs

[@WilliamCoon]

Thanks!

[@DATo_DATonian]

I'm old enough to remember newscasters like Chet Huntley & David Brinkley, Eric Sevareid, and Walter Cronkite. They hosted the evening news on the big three networks long ago. They would tell the news, as Cronkite would famously say in his daily outro, "And that's the way it is." operative word, "IS". These shows had an editorial portion where they would give their views on perhaps one item in the news of the day, but it was tempered with objectivity. Today it is hard to find ANY news outlet which is objective. I seriously do not think this was the intention of the Founding Fathers when they enshrined _Freedom Of The Press_ in the American Constitution. Freedom Of The Press was intended for precisely the OPPOSITE reason - so people would know the FACTS and from these facts be able to and allowed to form their own conclusions.

[@jamessanders4310]

One of your best videos!

[@patsyleeoswald9912]

"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." - Edward Abbey

[@timothym9398]

The problem is, most people who I see saying that these days are happy to shred any part of the constitution that protects people they don't like.

[@markniekranz671]

Take it from a Stanford Grad who lived off the teat of the Federal Government all while penning books against the establishment. Weak quote....

[@Kyp031]

Or others pretending it's the government

[@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation]

“What does not kill me makes me stronger,” Nietzsche wrote. But hurt doesn’t make us stronger. Hurt just makes us hurt. The whole place feels like a grave. A cathedral for the dead and the fallen. The ground is littered with discarded books and magazines. A broken crack pipe has been left on a cinder block. There is a garden chair, and overturned crates and buckets. A mangled teddy bear. Death everywhere. If they were not emotionally connected to the person who has died, the body is taken outside and that night it disappears when the truly desperate come and make food of it. We have no place left to bury or hide our dead. Some have begun to pack the orifices of the bodies with poisons even household cleaning chemicals and posting warning signs on the bodies, this is not a deterrent and many get sick and perish because they ignore the warning. In fact, few now spend the effort to cook the meat and simply gorge themselves on the raw flesh. It is now a rare sight to see even a deteriorated corpse unmolested in some way, worse are the sick that have not the strength or means to fend off the starving. No one moans or cries like in the beginning and every face has a vacant empty inhuman look, the eyes desperately searching wildly. Today I saw a woman eating small portions of flesh she had hidden in a child’s pencil case, it was decorated with figures from the cartoon called Toy Story, and when I saw it something in me broke, I am struggling to maintain a positive attitude and ashamed of my weakness and lack of coping skills. On a positive note, I long ago established a thriving cockroach farm in an 80-gallon fish tank stuffed with empty cardboard and egg cartons and have been very disciplined with keeping my meals small so as not to generate suspicion while maintaining my protein intake enough to function. Cockroaches are omnivores, which means they eat both plants and animals, so my day is filled looking for weeds and other insects to keep the farm going and maintain a sense of purpose. Kuru Is a Neurodegenerative Disorder That Is Passed on Through Cannibalism and many now show the symptoms of muscle twitching, loss of coordination. Other symptoms include difficulty walking, involuntary movements, behavioral and mood changes, dementia, and fatal insomnia. You can contract the disease by eating human flesh or coming into contact with open wounds or sores of someone living with it. The only hope now is for the dark silence of death itself.

[@coreyevans4701]

As a child my stepmom told me not to believe anything that you hear and only half of what you see at that point in my life I thought she was crazy now that I am older I think she was correct

[@PhilKelley]

The key book to read is How the News Makes Us Dumb by John Sommerville. As Hickock is admonishing us, we need to take responsibility for what we take in. Dr. Sommerville gives us some antidotes to the "news".

[@chrischristopher8029]

as a liberal gun owner, this was refreshing to hear. thanks Hickok45

[@brianslink5130]

Always good to start with the fundamentals and have a true point of view of one’s own is great way to building character and morals that will take care of not only oneself but of those around us that we care about. Thanks for the knowledge as always and sharing this with everyone watching, i think you help people in more ways than you know Mr Hickok, keep it up.

[@joentexas]

Turn off the news and start looking back at history for yourself. Ask the question; why is it like that; how did it get that way and what was done in the past and why? You said it Hickok45, History.

[@svbarryduckworth628]

Studying history is like a hidden superpower. It is almost akin to the gift of prophecy.

[@LTVoyager]

Who wrote most of history? As the say, the victors get to write the history. History is often as biased as is today’s “news.”

[@geometerfpv2804]

Good message. People frequently think that it's only the "other side" that falls into these camps when in reality it's a big problem all over the political spectrum.

[@thermojo5223]

Unfortunately the “which side are you on?” agenda is inescapable these days. It was specifically political shows, political news now it’s all news, the education system, the workplace, sports and the everyday purchases you make 😢

[@jasonshults368]

Most people don't seem to understand who is on the two sides. The media is not on yours. The government is not on yours. The police are not on yours.

[@elkarlos814]

and the sheeple are easily led...

[@nicoincognito2160]

@@jasonshults368Right! We need in all western countries a direct democracy, like in Switzerland. The party democracy leads to oligarchy and lets fools climb up in the ranks. Our politicians are not the best for the job, they are a negative selection.

[@joutubeJack]

Our politicians are mere puppets, and the agendas of the puppeteers are quite clear to anyone paying attention.

[@anthonycraig7332]

Here here, I'm glad You're willing to speak out And agree with you 100% , Buy the way Im Moderate Progressive But I love my guns too.

[@grayharker6271]

One of the things I love about Hickok 45, Forgotten weapons, legacy collectibles, task and purpose, is they normally stay out of social and political conversations. Let try to keep it that way!

[@fntsmk]

There's a big difference between being given no choice by getting news off TV, and getting to pick which stories you want read online. I'm one of those who does get my news online, from several different sources. As for TV, I turned it off back in 2009.

[@RaptorRotorHead]

No we cannot but we can trust Hickok.

[@BuddyMeredith]

Always gotta understand that you never LEARN anything if the only people you discuss ideas with always agree with everything you have to say. I know it's hard to believe but every now and then I discover I'm wrong. Gotta be honest with yourself!

[@tjkeeling]

Hick, truer words were never spoken. When editors were removed from the process, and anyone could post anything objective journalism left the building. Throw in the 24 hr cycle and finding NEWS became almost most impossible.

[@yukonjack.]

Deep thoughts with Hickok45,, I dig it! I've also always chosen policy over somebody's personality to be honest.🎯