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It’s called the political horseshoe - but it’s exceedingly overweighted on the right wing in the USA. Being external the USA helps provide a reference point th
by quitit 4y ago
It’s called the political horseshoe - but it’s exceedingly overweighted on the right wing in the USA.
Being external the USA helps provide a reference point that people inside the USA often lack.
However the key difference in my point is that people shouldn't be made to feel as if they are victims to things that don't actually matter - it's verging on propaganda.
- freetime2 4y agoI agree that the US has an unhealthy addiction to sensational journalism. And while I agree that it appears to be worse on the right (e.g. "stop the steal" and the ensuing capitol riot), I also find that it's so prevalent in leftwing (e.g. coverage of the Trump/Russia scandal [1]) and even "mainstream" media that it's not really worth trying to frame as a left vs. right issue since it's just what the bulk of Americans are consuming at this point. And I'm not even sure what can be done about it - as you mentioned elsewhere people are actively choosing to be scared and misled by heavily-biased journalism. > people shouldn't be made to feel as if they are victims to things that don't actually matter - it's verging on propaganda. I agree with you in principle here, but one issue I have is who gets to decide which things "actually matter"? I think that if you and I were to compare things that actually matter to us, there might be some irreconcilable differences. [1] https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/07/trump-putin-russia-collusion.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/07/trump-putin-russia-c...