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It's not really that complicated. People are complex. If you think the only people fighting for democratic rights should be the ultra-pure in contemporary pol
by refurb 3y ago
It's not really that complicated.
People are complex. If you think the only people fighting for democratic rights should be the ultra-pure in contemporary political views ("let he who is without sin cast the first stone"), well, you're going to quickly run out of people to talk about or support.
Look at the human beings who were great leaders - Martin Luther King Jr was an adulterer, Churchill held racist ideas, Gandi loved to test his will by sleeping next to prepubescent girls.
It's possible to support a person because they are doing great things, without automatically agreeing to everything they believe or do.
- WiSaGaN 3y agoDefinitely, should a reputable media (at least ten years ago NYT was reputable) report this complexity and nuances about these people or about the situations so that readers can get a complete view?
- refurb 3y agoI agree with you there. Media today (not exclusive to NYT) does a terrible job of actually reporting on things. As you said, everything is viewed through a preordained set of assumptions that are unspoken and changing and often contain contradictions. I'm not saying anything new, but most news today are opinion pieces disguised as news. But then again, it always has been.