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That makes the media look worse, not better. Their true inclination is to think one thing but they self censored so they wouldn't be seen as agreeing with the
by refenestrator 5y ago
That makes the media look worse, not better. Their true inclination is to think one thing but they self censored so they wouldn't be seen as agreeing with the bad orange man?
- blacktriangle 5y agoCome on man, Antifa's just an idea - some senile old idiot
- tlowrimore 5y agoPerhaps. That does not change the fact that when you bloviate, demean and deflect, as did Trump, you will be disliked and distrusted. Reputation matters when making a claim that--in that moment--could not be supported with real evidence. Was it a plausible theory for the origin of the virus? Sure. But, when that message becomes entangled with a larger xenophobic rhetoric, then it just seems like, well, xenophobia. Again, the context matters.
- refenestrator 5y agoI'm talking about the media's credibility. I'll give them "more credible than Trump" as a freebie but after that they have to earn it.