12-17-2021, 02:52 PM
(12-17-2021, 01:53 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I wasn't aware I was attempting to disagree with you, rather than just pointing out that for-profit news has an agenda, and Fox having the luxury of being able to lean on facts in the Rittenhouse case while they make up a bunch of bs for the insurrection stuff, shows it.
I hadn't intended for it to come across like you where.
Quote:But doesn't this all go back to the dismantling of the Fairness Doctrine in the Reagan era? I view this the same way as I view a lot of things, where people will say they want one thing, but then act in a manner which opposes what they JUST said they want as soon as it benefits them.
I would largely agree with this.
Quote:People say they want fair true reporting and that they believe facts. The issue is that it is easier to convince yourself that what you want to believe is true and fair and factual rather than evaluate your views and reality. It reminds me of when a flag is on the field in an NFL game and fans wait on the edge of their seat to see which team it is against before they decide if it is a bad call or not.
This is true, but it easily solved by just reporting facts and letting people make up their own minds based on those facts. The minute you get into the skewing the facts or the presentation of facts game you start the process of no longer being a real news organization.
Quote:This goes back to Fox News using "fair and balanced" as a marketing term. It always had that sort of pathetic stink around it, like someone who is constantly trying to start a nickname for himself, or something.
Oh, I completely agree with this and I love to call it out whenever it happens. Both parties do it with the naming of their bills, Patriot Act for example. Oppressive governments do it all the time, Peoples Republic of North Korea. Hell, there are posters here who swallow this type of tripe with a smile on their face when you talk about Antifa. I mean their name is literally "anti-fascist" how can anyone be against that?!? Which, of course, ignores how blatantly fascist that organization is. I suppose that was a long winded way of saying this kind of tactic gets used because many people fall for it.
