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hoolstoptheheels

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Which doesn't mean you can't.


First, you can watch the NewsHour. Its about as close to unbiased as you'll find, I think. Second, you can acknowledge reality - the media is what it is because we made it that way. You and I. And everyone else. But you don't have to ignore a clear fact just because it's stated with a tinge of bias. In fact that's part of how we create this environment - we tend not to be consistent about that. We really only hate the other guy's bias, not our own.

Follow Atticus Finch's advise - "lose the adjectives". "To Kill A Mockingbird" was written more than 50 years ago - he said if you want to get to the truth of a statement, lose the adjectives. Or lose the bias if you prefer. Bias isn't new, and we are not powerless to see through it, whether it's our bias or the other guy's. Problem is, we seem to get more joy in expressing outrage (at what we ourselves have wrought - we should be outraged at the mirror) than ignoring bias and focusing on the facts.

Which by the way, if we do more of, these echo chambers might start to break down a little bit.

(In response to this post by Tuckahokie)

Posted: 01/07/2019 at 09:52AM



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Analysis on A1 -- Faz d. Hoo 01/06/2019 10:24PM
  I have zero empathy for govt employees ** -- ConnHoo 01/08/2019 07:44AM
  In their defense, in this particular case -- wahoo138 01/07/2019 12:53PM
  Don't hold your breath. he's hopeless. ** -- 111Balz 01/07/2019 12:40PM
  That is not what he is proposing... ** -- hoothat 01/07/2019 11:37AM
  Enjoy the bubble you have wrapped yourself in. -- hoothat 01/07/2019 11:59AM
  Why are you here? ** -- hoothat 01/07/2019 12:04PM
  Then cancel your subscription to the WP and get one to the FT. -- hoolstoptheheels 01/07/2019 09:16AM
  In a nutshell its about nostalgia IMO. -- hoolstoptheheels 01/07/2019 10:20AM
  Same. And Hallie Jackson at 6:33** -- jackethoo 01/07/2019 10:54AM
  There is a pretty wide variety of options. -- hoolstoptheheels 01/07/2019 10:27AM
  See yellow journalism. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 01/07/2019 09:23AM
  Correct. -- Chuck Taylor 01/07/2019 1:30PM
  I totally disagree with that. -- hoolstoptheheels 01/07/2019 09:38AM
  There's a reason i put facts in quotations -- HokieDan95 01/07/2019 10:02AM
  Tough to find truly neutral reporting ** -- Tuckahokie 01/07/2019 08:31AM
  Like I said...tough to find truly neutral reporting ** -- Tuckahokie 01/07/2019 09:32AM
  Which doesn't mean you can't. -- hoolstoptheheels 01/07/2019 09:52AM
  They are absolutely a minority. By definition. -- hoolstoptheheels 01/07/2019 10:25AM
  LOLPOTY! ** -- Hoodafan 01/07/2019 11:25AM
  I'm sure sometimes I do it better than others. -- hoolstoptheheels 01/07/2019 10:45AM
  I don't believe that is universally true. -- hoolstoptheheels 01/07/2019 11:42AM
  Yup. You lost it. ** -- hoothat 01/07/2019 11:28AM
  In your opinion is it "biased" to point out when he lies? -- Hoocinogenic 01/07/2019 04:01AM
  Woosh... ** -- hoothat 01/06/2019 11:17PM
  Yup. Propaganda. ** -- hoothat 01/06/2019 10:41PM
  Nope, that's the liberal mission -- Faz d. Hoo 01/07/2019 08:59AM
  He’s a troll faz, wouldn’t waste your time. ** -- hooyorkcity 01/07/2019 11:26AM

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