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Saying that there are only 2 candidates that matter is political advocacy!
by maxerickson 2y ago
Saying that there are only 2 candidates that matter is political advocacy!
- WalterBright 2y agoStating a fact is not advocacy. I'd love to see other candidates get more attention, but that isn't going to happen.
- maxerickson 2y agoThe idea that one candidate on the ballot is more significant than another is in fact an opinion. It may be very, very well grounded, but it is an opinion, not a fact. Which is kind of the point. You are sort of arguing that the things you personally are comfortable with are good and that newspapers should do them, and the things you do not like are bad, and they shouldn't do them. But you are making value judgments, not spitting truths.
- WalterBright 2y agoDebating what the meaning of "is" is, is when I check out.
- maxerickson 2y agoBut that is where you started, asserting that some editorial publications are political advocacy and some are not.