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Why good riddance? If a person who disagreed with my ideologies was looking for a news source, should I point them to an echo chamber that reinforces their beli
by sfotm 8y ago
Why good riddance? If a person who disagreed with my ideologies was looking for a news source, should I point them to an echo chamber that reinforces their beliefs, or a place that I believe to do good journalism (not necessarily The Intercept, per se)?
- krapp 8y agoIf a person is willing to dismiss the credibility of a news source because they mock Trump, then that person doesn't seem very open to questioning their ideology to begin with. It's like arguing with a conspiracy theorist - you can't get anywhere near a real conversation as long as they're trapped in a feedback loop of defensiveness that makes critical self-examination impossible.
- mrhappyunhappy 8y agoThis argument does not hold up. Flip this around and you are the one to dismiss the credibility of a news source because it puts trump on a pedestal. Are you not open to questioning your ideology if someone presents some very compelling arguments despite how much you can’t stand Trump?
- krapp 8y ago>Are you not open to questioning your ideology if someone presents some very compelling arguments despite how much you can’t stand Trump? I am open to it - as long as there are compelling arguments made, it shouldn't matter either way. I'll admit I would have a bias against it, since I don't find much praiseworthy about Trump personally or politically, but I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand. But if I did, I would be guilty of the same thing. If you flip my argument around and apply it to me, then you seem to be admitting that it does hold up, in general terms.