RE: "NO MEDECINE, SCHOOL OR RULES - OFFGRID PARENTING" (As reported by ITV)
You did say this:
Had they got @markwhittam on the show, @trucklife-family, @misslasvegas, @kafkanarchy or one of the many other fantastic families I have met on steemit, then this would be a completely different post. One that would no doubt be celebrating the great job that they would do in presenting such a delicate matter.
But I believe that the public backlash AFTER the interview (out of control of the people who aired the interview) would have been just as bad if any of the above people had been the ones interviewed. You did make it sound like it was this family's fault. I didn't watch the interview until after I had read your entire article, and I totally expected to hear a couple of bumbling idiots. If I were this family, I would be totally insulted. You said that they picked the worst example possible.
You said:
As much as I respect this family for trying to promote there alternative lifestyle, if that was there intention. I'm still left bewildered, at their ignorance and frankly think that what they have done has caused more harm than good.
Again, I never heard anything ignorant in the interview.
Can you please tell me specifically what they said that you think was so bad?
If there ignorant remarks began later, in the backlash with the public, then you have not linked to those so I can't judge that.
Yes, they were naive to share their alternative lifestyle with the world IF they expected the public to accept it and play nice. Although they were probably more interested in spreading awareness than in gaining friends. We all know that people on Social Media, and the comment secions of the news stories, get way more rude than they would probably ever be in real life.
They were naive to let Social Services in the door, but so are most people, even most people living alternative lifestyles.
Nothing they said was ignorant and like you, I support what they did say but they left sooo much out. Why put give yourself such a huge responsibility and then not mention any of the positives. My opinion about them being ignorant was 100% in reference to the dangers of interacting with the MSM and I think I have probably made the mistake of assuming we all understand how this machine operates. The comments I have referred to are that of proffesional journalist, not public messages(although I did add one, but that was just to show what type of rhetoric ITV was allowing to appear. There were no positive comments shown and that is bias and dangerous) It was the MSM that pushed the backlash to this story, not the public. They do this kind of thing to mis-inform people and I just think it stinks. I may do a little editing so not to berate the family so much(your comment about them not being "the worse example" is right and I have gone too far there).
Always happy to have some constructive criticism put my way, so no offense taken at all.