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> That's literally the point. Because of reactions like yours (specifically that last line re-paraphrasing), anyone on the conservative spectrum is now afraid

> That's literally the point. Because of reactions like yours (specifically that last line re-paraphrasing), anyone on the conservative spectrum is now afraid to express their opinions or reveal such information One of the pieces of evidence that this article cites is a video published by Breitbart, a self-proclaimed conservative website that was known to actively seek out, publish, and promote the work of neo-Nazis and white supremacists. So it's not really so much, "because of reactions like [GP's]", but because a number of "conservative" outlets have been revealed to be outright white supremacist propaganda, and people who are conservative and not white supremacists have done relatively little[0] to distance themselves from them, on the whole. [0] that's putting it generously

adventured 8y ago
Just about every major liberal news organization has promoted Communists / Marxists / Socialists at one time or another in the last 30 years. That's on-going in the present. Bernie Sanders was an outspoken champion of Venezuela and its brand of Socialism. Then he mysteriously (ha) went entirely silent on the matter. What shall we do to hold him accountable for his grotesque beliefs, which are every bit as bad in historical application as white supremacy and fascism? Obama openly championed Marxist ideology when he was younger. Marxism has resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of people in the past century and the brutal enslavement of entire nations for decades. Then Obama got elected President, the left media could not have cared less about his past ideology (and or cheered it on). How is being a Communist better than being a Nazi in any objective historical comparison? Why is it ok for Antifa to smash skulls, routinely threaten and apply violence, wave the Soviet flag and threaten journalists, march around clad in black body armor, but the world explodes about Charlottesville. Both are quite horrible, the liberal media only cares about one of them. There's only one explanation for it: arbitrary left wing bias, which entirely disregards history and facts. When does the aggressive censorship campaign begin for the NY Times? Should they be banned from Twitter?
- happytoexplain 8y ago
  As far as I've been able to tell, trying to be as neutral as I can, I don't think the lies, hatred, and violence cherry-picked or selectively ignored by the NY Times and similar come anywhere near the volume of the same done by Breitbart and similar. Further, when it does happen, it seems to always be much harder to draw the connection to intent, e.g: NY Times: Support some policy -> Policy could be considered related to communism -> Communist regimes have killed many people throughout history Breitbart: Support hatred and rejection of broad groups of people directly. Further, Breitbart and similar seem much more willing to engage in propaganda rhetoric and purposeful deceit. *Edited for clarity
  - DougN7 8y ago
    True. But scope matters. Breitbart is extreme but they absolutely don’t represent a significant portion of conservatives. They might pretend do, but they don’t. There crazies out there on both sides. I choose to ignore them. Not being out there denouncing them doesn’t mean I support them or agree with them
- DougN7 8y ago
  This response shows why knowing history is so important - you can see (and remember?) both sides of the issue, without relying on whatever pops to the top of Reddit. Great job!
itbeho 8y ago
Honest question as I don’t read Breitbart: Can you cite an article on their site supporting your assertion regarding “white supremacist propaganda”? I went looking just now and saw a lot of stuff liberals would disagree with but my cursory look revealed nothing to the degree you mentioned.

adventured 8y ago

Just about every major liberal news organization has promoted Communists / Marxists / Socialists at one time or another in the last 30 years. That's on-going in the present. Bernie Sanders was an outspoken champion of Venezuela and its brand of Socialism. Then he mysteriously (ha) went entirely silent on the matter. What shall we do to hold him accountable for his grotesque beliefs, which are every bit as bad in historical application as white supremacy and fascism? Obama openly championed Marxist ideology when he was younger. Marxism has resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of people in the past century and the brutal enslavement of entire nations for decades. Then Obama got elected President, the left media could not have cared less about his past ideology (and or cheered it on). How is being a Communist better than being a Nazi in any objective historical comparison? Why is it ok for Antifa to smash skulls, routinely threaten and apply violence, wave the Soviet flag and threaten journalists, march around clad in black body armor, but the world explodes about Charlottesville. Both are quite horrible, the liberal media only cares about one of them. There's only one explanation for it: arbitrary left wing bias, which entirely disregards history and facts. When does the aggressive censorship campaign begin for the NY Times? Should they be banned from Twitter?

happytoexplain 8y ago
As far as I've been able to tell, trying to be as neutral as I can, I don't think the lies, hatred, and violence cherry-picked or selectively ignored by the NY Times and similar come anywhere near the volume of the same done by Breitbart and similar. Further, when it does happen, it seems to always be much harder to draw the connection to intent, e.g: NY Times: Support some policy -> Policy could be considered related to communism -> Communist regimes have killed many people throughout history Breitbart: Support hatred and rejection of broad groups of people directly. Further, Breitbart and similar seem much more willing to engage in propaganda rhetoric and purposeful deceit. *Edited for clarity
- DougN7 8y ago
  True. But scope matters. Breitbart is extreme but they absolutely don’t represent a significant portion of conservatives. They might pretend do, but they don’t. There crazies out there on both sides. I choose to ignore them. Not being out there denouncing them doesn’t mean I support them or agree with them
DougN7 8y ago
This response shows why knowing history is so important - you can see (and remember?) both sides of the issue, without relying on whatever pops to the top of Reddit. Great job!

itbeho 8y ago

Honest question as I don’t read Breitbart: Can you cite an article on their site supporting your assertion regarding “white supremacist propaganda”? I went looking just now and saw a lot of stuff liberals would disagree with but my cursory look revealed nothing to the degree you mentioned.