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The media doesn't "lean left or right" for the most part. The media acts as a magnifying glass to foment public opinion. The father of modern journalism Walter
by IntelMiner 4y ago
The media doesn't "lean left or right" for the most part. The media acts as a magnifying glass to foment public opinion. The father of modern journalism Walter Lippmann penned a book about this very thing literally 100 years ago (also it's in the public domain now, it's a great read!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Opinion_(book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Opinion_(book)
To even imply MSNBC is "left leaning" is absolutely hilarious however. Though I suppose people so easily forget their Nazi comparison of Bernie Sanders
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2020-03-03/ty-article/msnbc-anchor-retires-after-sanders-nazi-analogy-sparks-controversy/0000017f-f3fe-d887-a7ff-fbfeec130000 https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2020-03-03/ty-article/msnbc-...
- fareesh 4y agoIf I were to rephrase it to be more accurate and replace left and right to mean Democrat and Republican respectively, would that clarify what I mean?
- IntelMiner 4y agoWith the overton window of the United States that's effectively "fascist" and "oligarchy"