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You can identify and complain about right wing (or left wing) authoritarianism without hurling insults. A publication failing to do so is a key indication of b

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• AnimalMuppet 1y ago
  Not just bias. I see at least two options. I recall seeing the statement "Profanity is the attempt of a weak mind to express itself forcefully." Well, these childish insults and put-downs seem to me to be the same. They may sense that they don't have the intellectual horsepower to have a serious discussion about the issue, so they just insult. Alternatively, they're not trying to have a serious conversation about the issue. They're talking to their own in-group, not to the other side, not even to those who are neutral or undecided. Instead, they're just telling their own in-group how right they are and how stupid the others are. They aren't trying to engage at all; they've given up on that. This is a deeply non-serious response - if the situation is as bad as you claim it is, why are you not trying to persuade at least the neutrals? Why are you instead doing things that make you look childish to everyone except your in-group?
  • bpt3 1y ago
    I agree with everything you said, but it doesn't seem to resonate with the masses based on voting patterns here. They don't need to have a serious conversation to succeed. Their supporters visit their site, get their dopamine hit from being told their viewpoint is correct, and they feel empowered to lash out at any dissent so the cycle continues. They're the equivalent of a left-wing Fox News, but get very angry when that is pointed out.