Fakenews from HuffPo

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(12-20-2016, 03:11 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: To the first, it is patently illegal in Austria to have "Nazi sympathies" an, I'm sure intentionally, vague claim to make and seemingly made to get another chance to use the word Nazi.  Steve Bannon is then stated to be an "ethnic nationalist and anti-Semite" a claim stated as fact when, in fact, this is an opinion and a shaky one to hold at best.  Trump is then presented as an "anti-Muslim and anti-immigration bigot".  Again, an opinion stated as fact.
Whether you agree with these opinions or not is not the point, nor do I care if you do.  The point of this thread is to point out that left leaning sites engage in the very same behavior and indulge in "fakenews" just as much as right leaning sites.  One is castigated by the media as a whole and the other is completely ignored.  This blatant double standard is a significant factor in Trump's victory.  Hypocrisy should be called out and reviled regardless of who engages in it. 

"Fake news" refers to news content and sites which are wholly fabricated. That's what I mean when I use the term. An article on Breitbart like this http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2015/12/08/birth-control-makes-women-unattractive-and-crazy/  would not qualify.

Not sure how one article from HuffPo could establish that "left-leaning sites engage the very same behavior" etc. just as much as right-leaning sites.

But that aside, would you dispute that Trump has proposed policies that single out Muslims for special exclusions? I believe Trump once said that Mexico is sending us "rapists," and that he wants to send home the Dreamers. I could probably add a few more additional points, but I would rather jump to the question of how one defines and applies words like "bigot."

Most online dictionaries will define a bigot as someone intolerant of other religions and ethnic groups, as well as to those holding other view points.  I am guessing you would agree that someone who is intolerant of bigots is not himself, thereby, a bigot. (But I am not sure, so I am asking.)  And I am guessing that most bigots do not think they are bigots and will claim you are biased or wrong for calling them such.

So when does behavior fit the definition?  Seems like the liberals might have the advantage here, since they are always proposing standards of racial, religious, gender and ethnic equality. Though some say they are intolerant of intolerance.

Am I a bigot if I say Mexicans are "rapists"?  Not all, but a lot of them. Immigrants for example. Wouldn't a bigot say that is just a fact?  If Trump is calling Mexicans "rapists" on right wing sites, is that the same as liberals calling Trump a "bigot" on liberal sites? An example of a double standard?