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> also apparently NYT and CNN are fucking leftist lmfao I can't tell if this is part of the sarcasm or not. Do people genuinely believe that CNN is not a lefti
by _gabe_ 4y ago
> also apparently NYT and CNN are fucking leftist lmfao
I can't tell if this is part of the sarcasm or not. Do people genuinely believe that CNN is not a leftist organization? According to Pewresearch, 50% of CNN viewers consider themselves democrats as opposed to 40% of viewers of Fox considering themselves republican[0].
Additionally, 30% of viewers of CNN consider themselves liberal, and 30% consider themselves moderate. As opposed to 60% of viewers of Fox considering themselves conservatives. I don't know of anybody that tries to argue that Fox isn't right wing, but it always baffles me when people claim CNN isn't left wing...
I completely missed the NYT on there too. But in the same panel it shows that 44% of readers are Democrat and 36% consider themselves liberal. Whereas only 13% of the readers are republican and 22% are conservative. Take of that what you will.
[0]: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2012/09/27/section-4-demographics-and-political-views-of-news-audiences/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2012/09/27/section-4-de...
- jjeaff 4y agoI'm sure they are referring to the fact that while NYT and CNN are certainly left of Fox News, they are not really leftist according to the actual definition of the word. With Joe Biden being right of center and Bernie Sanders only slightly left of center.
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- cycomanic 4y agoI really hate how US politics in the minds of so many has distorted the overall view of the political spectrum and completely destroyed political discourse. Like the democratic party is to the right of many Conservative parties in Western democracies, but if you listen to Fox News commentators or republican politicians, people like Biden are just a slither away from being a soviet apperatchik.