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> There are a vast number of other popular right and far-right publications. There are many major funders (Kochs, Adelson, Mercers, etc.); The Kochs fund far-r

> There are a vast number of other popular right and far-right publications. There are many major funders (Kochs, Adelson, Mercers, etc.); The Kochs fund far-right publications? Which ones? They seem explicitly not far right, or even really right at all.

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jhbadger 9y ago
"Reason" is a far right-wing publication funded by the Kochs. Yes, I know people will claim that it is "libertarian" but in practice there is little difference. The magazine recently published an article entitled "The Climate Alarmists Are Wrong", basically parroting Republican talking points claiming that the science is unclear on the issue (it isn't).
- microcolonel 9y ago
  > "Reason" is a far right-wing publication funded by the Kochs. I'm going to need you to substantiate your claim that Reason is a far-right publication, because it really seems like a centrist libertarian publication. They predictably project a pro-individual and pro-business (in that order) message, I've seen them argue for NAFTA (not popular with the right these days, which is more protectionist), they consistently argue against restrictions on social taboos (social controls being the primary distinguishing factor of the right).
  - jhbadger 9y ago
    I already did. Sowing the seeds of doubt that climate change isn't a problem and/or not caused by fossil fuel use, as in the article I mentioned is pretty clearly far-right, not centrist at all.
    - microcolonel 9y ago
      Firstly: debating the specifics of the impact of climate change, and the efficacy of proposed solutions is not a "far-right" position. The presentations given to the public on climate change are obviously intended to be more motivating (by being alarming) than accurate. The predictions are rarely born out by the observations, the crises are constantly averted through no human action. The main point of this article is that there is no clear correlation between global mean temperature and the severity of hurricanes. If that's a far-right position, then where do the centrist positions start? Licking Al Gore's boot? http://reason.com/archives/2017/09/13/thr-climate-alarmists-are-wrong http://reason.com/archives/2017/09/13/thr-climate-alarmists-...

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jhbadger 9y ago

"Reason" is a far right-wing publication funded by the Kochs. Yes, I know people will claim that it is "libertarian" but in practice there is little difference. The magazine recently published an article entitled "The Climate Alarmists Are Wrong", basically parroting Republican talking points claiming that the science is unclear on the issue (it isn't).

microcolonel 9y ago
> "Reason" is a far right-wing publication funded by the Kochs. I'm going to need you to substantiate your claim that Reason is a far-right publication, because it really seems like a centrist libertarian publication. They predictably project a pro-individual and pro-business (in that order) message, I've seen them argue for NAFTA (not popular with the right these days, which is more protectionist), they consistently argue against restrictions on social taboos (social controls being the primary distinguishing factor of the right).
- jhbadger 9y ago
  I already did. Sowing the seeds of doubt that climate change isn't a problem and/or not caused by fossil fuel use, as in the article I mentioned is pretty clearly far-right, not centrist at all.
  - microcolonel 9y ago
    Firstly: debating the specifics of the impact of climate change, and the efficacy of proposed solutions is not a "far-right" position. The presentations given to the public on climate change are obviously intended to be more motivating (by being alarming) than accurate. The predictions are rarely born out by the observations, the crises are constantly averted through no human action. The main point of this article is that there is no clear correlation between global mean temperature and the severity of hurricanes. If that's a far-right position, then where do the centrist positions start? Licking Al Gore's boot? http://reason.com/archives/2017/09/13/thr-climate-alarmists-are-wrong http://reason.com/archives/2017/09/13/thr-climate-alarmists-...