Indeed, it might be overblown, but this depends on who you ask, as many claim that “facts have a liberal bias”. I certainly agree that no one...
I like your point. However, your analogy does present a neater system than we often have with media though, as clocks are usually extremely...
This seems likely to me too. So what do we do about it? How do we figure out what information is reliable?
95, do you have a source that you believe is free of bias? I am always curious about this.
Sorry, I wasn’t intending to make this about capitalism vs socialism either. I just meant that what outcomes should be accepted as evidence of a...
wgb, you are always so good at responding. I feel like I have read your posts multiple times to understand them and then do at least the same...
Well I think it would be equally valid to view these relationships as “ecosystems” rather than “hierarchies”, and indeed we have shown a pretty...
I definitely sympathize with your viewpoint, BLING. Obviously, I’m not going to be sympathetic to 2020 election deniers. Or to the GOP as whole....
All I meant to say about the definition of conservatism is that we should recognize that it isn’t objective and act accordingly. To my lights, the...
I am not sure either you or I, or any single person really, should be entrusted to define the core of something like conservatism, but I agree...
I definitely sympathize with you. I still want to stop short of presuming that the other side must be under manipulation, as this requires that we...
This is possible, but there is a lot of philosophical heft contained in terms like “enemies of a civil society”. I have started viewing not...
I thank you again. :emoji_pray:
I very much appreciate it, Bluke. I have put a lot of work into improving myself as a positive member of this group. There must be truly evil...
You have caught the major weakness in my stance, which is whether I should defend George Wallace. Of course I don’t wish to do that. Frankly, I am...
Unfortunately, I don’t think that your own judgement of your ability to read and see can get us out of this puzzle, as the major question was how...
I am no fan of DeSantis, but I believe this view of his supporters is problematic. If you assume millions can be so easily deceived, what makes...
I don’t want to defend Fox News on grounds of ethics or quality, but I think @92gator gets at the key issue: what powers would we be willing to...
