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I don’t think any of the parent commenters were trying to say this phenomena didn’t happen on the right as well. Obviously we’ve seen a huge swell of right wing
by asxd 6y ago
I don’t think any of the parent commenters were trying to say this phenomena didn’t happen on the right as well. Obviously we’ve seen a huge swell of right wing media trying to coerce the viewer into a certain set of opinions.
If anything that’s all the more reason to be very mindful of the same effect occurring in other media publications.
- knorker 6y agoThe quote "It's harder to spot/acknowledge for people on the left" sounds to me like patronizing "I'm simply right, whereas you are fooled by your media". It shows a strong assumption that while that commenter is able to see the difference between bias and misinformation, the left cannot. And I don't buy it. Neither people who watch Fox News nor people who watch NBC News buy it hook line and sinker. So considering there was an attempted coup, and that many people still believe the election was rigged and that trump will come back in power (arresting biden) in the beginning of March doesn't exactly speak well for the "especially on the left".
- atonse 6y agoAlthough my side (the left) often says things like “reality has a left leaning bias” And it’s totally true when you’re countering the real charlatans of the right like Tom Cotton or Ted Cruz (to focus on American politics) But not a valid blanket statement whatsoever.
- Person5478 6y agoWhat's hilarious about this is that Thomas Sowell says basically the opposite. He became a conservative because the leftist ideals (which are socialist and marxist in nature) feel good but reality simply doesn't work that way.