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Absolutely biased, no doubt. Not a word in that story about why the bill, maybe, should have failed. Not a single quote from protesters. Both are undoubtedly g

• lapcat 4y ago
  > Both are undoubtedly guilty of selective reporting. Act 10 had been covered extensively by the Wisconsin State Journal for the previous month. You wouldn't expect every new story to say every single thing. It was already a familiar issue to us all. > But let's be clear, are you accusing the WaPo piece of lying, not merely choosing what to cover? I would say exaggerating. Take it from Republican Representative Glenn Grothman, who was there for both events. "It never reached that pitch (during Act 10)." https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2021/01/08/wisconsin-act-10-protests-vs-capitol-riot-breach-4-key-differences-violence-arrests-deaths-damage/6584619002/ https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2021/01/08/wisconsin-act... During the Wisconsin Capitol protests, Grothman was personally surrounded by protesters, who chanted "Shame!" at him but didn't harm him physically. There's even video of this. "Grothman downplayed the situation and told the paper he didn't think he was ever in any real danger." I do think we've strayed very far off topic, which is supposed to be Reddit...