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He is quoting political comedian Stephen Colbert, referring to the fact that different political groups all independently believe that their perspective is actu
by ironSkillet 5y ago
He is quoting political comedian Stephen Colbert, referring to the fact that different political groups all independently believe that their perspective is actually a reflection of reality.
- ethbr0 5y agoAnd it is! If everyone's reality == their politically-oriented news. Which is why objective, quality journalism is so critical to a democracy. Or, as Daniel Patrick Moynihan (and Schlesinger et al.) succinctly put it, "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts."
- jancsika 5y agoTo the contrary-- his neocon character is admitting that his perspective does not align with reality. That's a much more scathing critique of the neocons than the generic upshot you wrote above.