Fakenews from HuffPo

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(12-21-2016, 07:09 AM)hollodero Wrote: OK, two things.
First, I widely agree with you here.
But why "hypocrisy"? I speak my mind, not the mind of "the left". I'm criticizing those things coming from "the left" too, the demonising, the oversimplifying, the words that are thrown around too lightly. And then some stuff.
But that has nothing to do with the matter at hand...? Which is more about semantics really.


That might or might not be, I just again honestly wonder why you seem to make an effort to conjoin my words and opinions with words of "the left".

Other thing I truly wonder:
When you say "terms are directed at them" - do you feel that the word "fake news" is directed against the conservative right?
Because it really isn't. It's directed against, well, "fake news" as I define them - that happen to have a somewhat right-wing background.
In fact I really wonder why the conservative right is not just as much against "fake news" as the left is. It really seems like a bipartisan issue. Only reason I see for that: The fake news are "right" as well, you share a common enemy (the left), so the enemy of my enemy... or something within these lines. I truly feel in the debate you kind of forget to condemn "fake news" and instead try to make the case of equivalency - which to me sounds like a false equivalency. HuffPost is not like the forged "mass rape and government cover up" stories. There are important nuances to the word "fake" that are not to be neglected. And you know that. So how comes?


Hey, I feel you. I'm with you on this one 100%. The pattern is quite real and quite common, and it annoys me as hell too.

Notice that the pronoun "they" was used when referring to the left. It is entirely up to the reader to determine if he or she is a part of they.