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Is there a "politically neutral" human? And if there was, what could that person reasonably say about politics?
by moritzwarhier 1y ago
Is there a "politically neutral" human? And if there was, what could that person reasonably say about politics?
- amanaplanacanal 1y agoI suspect "politically neutral" is a meaningless phrase. It's just a way for people to tar their political opponents by inference. The problem is: even if you report only facts, there is an editorial function in choosing which facts to report, because it is physically impossible to report all facts. So someone can always point to some sort of bias on choosing which facts to report.
- tough 1y agoAnd when editors have big ad spenders, you bet they won't criticize the hand that feeds them, most of the time
- moritzwarhier 1y agoBut what to do about it, in your opinion? How to prevent people with malicious interests from editing?
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- hagbard_c 1y agoThere are no politically neutral humans but there can be politically neutral publications. All you have to do to be politically neutral is treat all legal political ideologies the same without favouring one over the others. Wikipedia does not achieve this goal, not by far.