Fair and balanced? Just another homophobic, islamophobic, racist, xenophobic anti-semite preaching a rhetoric of fear, hate, ignorance, and lies to the base.....
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There are a lot of people that like to watch the opposing viewpoint of those in power. I hate Fox News and MSNBC....but I watched some Fox News when Obama was in and I watch s decent amount of MSNBC now. Still dislike a bunch and the presentation of “facts” but I find it more interesting than the cheerleading
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There are a lot of people that like to watch the opposing viewpoint of those in power. I hate Fox News and MSNBC....but I watched some Fox News when Obama was in and I watch s decent amount of MSNBC now. Still dislike a bunch and the presentation of “facts” but I find it more interesting than the cheerleading
I used to do this for a while too (back when I still got any of the US network news channels).... And then I realized that even though I totally know what I'm watching and why, there is no way it could be good for my psyche or my views about reality to be watching something like Fox News. They are masters at manipulation and subtle propaganda. I think there are very few people who could actually regularly consume that kind of media without it getting to them for real, in the way Fox News et al what it to get to people. I think someone with a left wing PhD in media communications could probably get sucked in by some of the negative (lying) aspects of Fox News, et al, at least at a subconscious level. I bet you'll find people doing this at least start picking up certain debate tactics that Fox News is saturated with: red herrings and strawman arguments. I think it's crazy to think that watching Fox News somehow creates some kind of balance with, say, CNN. Those two networks are not comparable opposites at all, so that theory just doesn't work.
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There are a lot of people that like to watch the opposing viewpoint of those in power. I hate Fox News and MSNBC....but I watched some Fox News when Obama was in and I watch s decent amount of MSNBC now. Still dislike a bunch and the presentation of “facts” but I find it more interesting than the cheerleading
I used to do this for a while too (back when I still got any of the US network news channels).... And then I realized that even though I totally know what I'm watching and why, there is no way it could be good for my psyche or my views about reality to be watching something like Fox News. They are masters at manipulation and subtle propaganda. I think there are very few people who could actually regularly consume that kind of media without it getting to them for real, in the way Fox News et al what it to get to people. I think someone with a left wing PhD in media communications could probably get sucked in by some of the negative (lying) aspects of Fox News, et al, at least at a subconscious level. I think it's crazy to think that watching Fox News somehow creates a balance with, say, CNN. Those two networks are not comparable opposites at all, so that theory just doesn't work.
I compared fox news to MSNBC not CNN. CNN is my regular news source. I much prefer it to the other 2.
There are a lot of people that like to watch the opposing viewpoint of those in power. I hate Fox News and MSNBC....but I watched some Fox News when Obama was in and I watch s decent amount of MSNBC now. Still dislike a bunch and the presentation of “facts” but I find it more interesting than the cheerleading
I used to do this for a while too (back when I still got any of the US network news channels).... And then I realized that even though I totally know what I'm watching and why, there is no way it could be good for my psyche or my views about reality to be watching something like Fox News. They are masters at manipulation and subtle propaganda. I think there are very few people who could actually regularly consume that kind of media without it getting to them for real, in the way Fox News et al what it to get to people. I think someone with a left wing PhD in media communications could probably get sucked in by some of the negative (lying) aspects of Fox News, et al, at least at a subconscious level. I think it's crazy to think that watching Fox News somehow creates a balance with, say, CNN. Those two networks are not comparable opposites at all, so that theory just doesn't work.
I compared fox news to MSNBC not CNN. CNN is my regular news source. I much prefer it to the other 2.
I know - I was speaking more generally (even my "et al" probably doesn't include MSNBC - I don't find MSNBC to be massively biased or right wing). Generally, people trying to "balance" their news consumption with the current right wing crap that is saturating that market are making a mistake, IMHO. That doesn't create balance at all.
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There are a lot of people that like to watch the opposing viewpoint of those in power. I hate Fox News and MSNBC....but I watched some Fox News when Obama was in and I watch s decent amount of MSNBC now. Still dislike a bunch and the presentation of “facts” but I find it more interesting than the cheerleading
I used to do this for a while too (back when I still got any of the US network news channels).... And then I realized that even though I totally know what I'm watching and why, there is no way it could be good for my psyche or my views about reality to be watching something like Fox News. They are masters at manipulation and subtle propaganda. I think there are very few people who could actually regularly consume that kind of media without it getting to them for real, in the way Fox News et al what it to get to people. I think someone with a left wing PhD in media communications could probably get sucked in by some of the negative (lying) aspects of Fox News, et al, at least at a subconscious level. I think it's crazy to think that watching Fox News somehow creates a balance with, say, CNN. Those two networks are not comparable opposites at all, so that theory just doesn't work.
I compared fox news to MSNBC not CNN. CNN is my regular news source. I much prefer it to the other 2.
I know - I was speaking more generally (even my "et al" probably doesn't include MSNBC - I don't find MSNBC to be massively biased or right wing). Generally, people trying to "balance" their news consumption with the current right wing crap that is saturating that market are making a mistake, IMHO. That doesn't create balance at all.
Ah....I too don;t find MSNBC to be right wing...but it is certainly massively biased (liberal). Just not as massively biased as Fox News is on the right.
MSNBC is garbage. Any time I've watched a clip of those half wits drumming up outrage over nothing it just makes me feel like I'm watching a democrat version of Fox Lite.
MSNBC is garbage. Any time I've watched a clip of those half wits drumming up outrage over nothing it just makes me feel like I'm watching a democrat version of Fox Lite.
Stop it. Chris Matthews is a goddamn sweetheart. Funny too.
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
There are a lot of people that like to watch the opposing viewpoint of those in power. I hate Fox News and MSNBC....but I watched some Fox News when Obama was in and I watch s decent amount of MSNBC now. Still dislike a bunch and the presentation of “facts” but I find it more interesting than the cheerleading
I used to do this for a while too (back when I still got any of the US network news channels).... And then I realized that even though I totally know what I'm watching and why, there is no way it could be good for my psyche or my views about reality to be watching something like Fox News. They are masters at manipulation and subtle propaganda. I think there are very few people who could actually regularly consume that kind of media without it getting to them for real, in the way Fox News et al what it to get to people. I think someone with a left wing PhD in media communications could probably get sucked in by some of the negative (lying) aspects of Fox News, et al, at least at a subconscious level. I think it's crazy to think that watching Fox News somehow creates a balance with, say, CNN. Those two networks are not comparable opposites at all, so that theory just doesn't work.
I compared fox news to MSNBC not CNN. CNN is my regular news source. I much prefer it to the other 2.
I know - I was speaking more generally (even my "et al" probably doesn't include MSNBC - I don't find MSNBC to be massively biased or right wing). Generally, people trying to "balance" their news consumption with the current right wing crap that is saturating that market are making a mistake, IMHO. That doesn't create balance at all.
Ah....I too don;t find MSNBC to be right wing...but it is certainly massively biased (liberal). Just not as massively biased as Fox News is on the right.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you.
Just because you're less rightwinged doesn't mean you're biased when your telling truths about Donald Trump.
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
MSNBC still uses facts, reason and reporting. Fox News needs none of that.
which is why i called them "fox lite". yes, they do report actual facts, but they also have a heavy dose of hyperbole and outrage during nearly every segment.
There are a lot of people that like to watch the opposing viewpoint of those in power. I hate Fox News and MSNBC....but I watched some Fox News when Obama was in and I watch s decent amount of MSNBC now. Still dislike a bunch and the presentation of “facts” but I find it more interesting than the cheerleading
I used to do this for a while too (back when I still got any of the US network news channels).... And then I realized that even though I totally know what I'm watching and why, there is no way it could be good for my psyche or my views about reality to be watching something like Fox News. They are masters at manipulation and subtle propaganda. I think there are very few people who could actually regularly consume that kind of media without it getting to them for real, in the way Fox News et al what it to get to people. I think someone with a left wing PhD in media communications could probably get sucked in by some of the negative (lying) aspects of Fox News, et al, at least at a subconscious level. I think it's crazy to think that watching Fox News somehow creates a balance with, say, CNN. Those two networks are not comparable opposites at all, so that theory just doesn't work.
I compared fox news to MSNBC not CNN. CNN is my regular news source. I much prefer it to the other 2.
I know - I was speaking more generally (even my "et al" probably doesn't include MSNBC - I don't find MSNBC to be massively biased or right wing). Generally, people trying to "balance" their news consumption with the current right wing crap that is saturating that market are making a mistake, IMHO. That doesn't create balance at all.
Ah....I too don;t find MSNBC to be right wing...but it is certainly massively biased (liberal). Just not as massively biased as Fox News is on the right.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you.
Just because you're less rightwinged doesn't mean you're biased when your telling truths about Donald Trump.
Correct. That’s why CNN isn’t biased. But MSNBC certainly is. Everyday and 2x on Sunday. Just because you agree with them doesn’t make them not biased.
CNN has some bias as well...really, everyone does. While "the Base" thinks it's essentially MSNBC, I see it as attempting to deliver the news...but it is run by and reported by humans...it cannot be totally without bias. And I have to admit, when they used "Governor Northam (R), Virginia" there's no way that was an accident. (I recall Fox doing that same thing with "Mark Foley (D)" way back in the day and I still think that was intentional so who would I be to give CNN pass). That said, I am guessing it was one jackass that enabled that to slip by, not an order from the brass.
I do see a different between MSNBC and Fox, though. I see Fox skipping more stuff they cannot even put a spin on. I see them as more dishonest. And they have far more repugnant on-air personalities (white nationalist Ingraham, getting more unhinged by the day Hannity, and all-around scumbag Kilmeade to name a few). But both are equally biased; there's no getting around that.
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CNN has some bias as well...really, everyone does. While "the Base" thinks it's essentially MSNBC, I see it as attempting to deliver the news...but it is run by and reported by humans...it cannot be totally without bias. And I have to admit, when they used "Governor Northam (R), Virginia" there's no way that was an accident. (I recall Fox doing that same thing with "Mark Foley (D)" way back in the day and I still think that was intentional so who would I be to give CNN pass). That said, I am guessing it was one jackass that enabled that to slip by, not an order from the brass.
I do see a different between MSNBC and Fox, though. I see Fox skipping more stuff they cannot even put a spin on. I see them as more dishonest. And they have far more repugnant on-air personalities (white nationalist Ingraham, getting more unhinged by the day Hannity, and all-around scumbag Kilmeade to name a few). But both are equally biased; there's no getting around that.
I just can't imagine watching fox news all the time and not finding myself perpetually angry. the few times I've turned on MSNBC I have found myself annoyed.
CNN has some bias as well...really, everyone does. While "the Base" thinks it's essentially MSNBC, I see it as attempting to deliver the news...but it is run by and reported by humans...it cannot be totally without bias. And I have to admit, when they used "Governor Northam (R), Virginia" there's no way that was an accident. (I recall Fox doing that same thing with "Mark Foley (D)" way back in the day and I still think that was intentional so who would I be to give CNN pass). That said, I am guessing it was one jackass that enabled that to slip by, not an order from the brass.
I do see a different between MSNBC and Fox, though. I see Fox skipping more stuff they cannot even put a spin on. I see them as more dishonest. And they have far more repugnant on-air personalities (white nationalist Ingraham, getting more unhinged by the day Hannity, and all-around scumbag Kilmeade to name a few). But both are equally biased; there's no getting around that.
I just can't imagine watching fox news all the time and not finding myself perpetually angry. the few times I've turned on MSNBC I have found myself annoyed.
I actually watch MSNBC and Fox News in more of an effort to analyze them than I am getting my news from them. The 8pm-11pm block of shows on each interest me. When I say "interest me," I mean it in a sociological study sort of way. Not that I'm interested in what any of them may have to say. The way these shows (Carlson/Hannity/Ingram on Fox, and Hayes/Maddow/O'Donnell on MSNBC) attempt to shape opinions is fascinating (and also a huge part of everything wrong with our society).
I think the Fox News trio is "better" at what they do than the MSNBC trio. Now when I say "better," I mean they do a better job of brainwashing their base than I think MSNBC does. You're right that Fox is meant to make the viewer angry. And I think Carlson and Hannity do a good job of it. Ingram is horrible. She's like a 5th rate version of Hannity. But I sometimes watch Carlson and Hannity and think to myself, "I can see how these guys have their base believing we're under and 'invasion' of migrates." They do a good job of spinning it.
MSNBC on the other hand doesn't really try to rile viewers up and make them angry. I think that's part of their problem because, unfortunately, people today somehow LIKE being riled up and angry. If Hannity says that a caravan of migrates is coming to take your jobs, his viewer will get angry about it. On the other hand, Maddow may argue "They're poor people that need our help!" That might tug on someone's heartstrings, and cause them to feel a bit of sadness for the situation. Sadly, the voice of the pissed-off Hannity viewer seems "louder" than the voice of the considerate Maddow viewer in today's outrage culture.
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Just because you're less rightwinged doesn't mean you're biased when your telling truths about Donald Trump.
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I do see a different between MSNBC and Fox, though. I see Fox skipping more stuff they cannot even put a spin on. I see them as more dishonest. And they have far more repugnant on-air personalities (white nationalist Ingraham, getting more unhinged by the day Hannity, and all-around scumbag Kilmeade to name a few). But both are equally biased; there's no getting around that.
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I think the Fox News trio is "better" at what they do than the MSNBC trio. Now when I say "better," I mean they do a better job of brainwashing their base than I think MSNBC does. You're right that Fox is meant to make the viewer angry. And I think Carlson and Hannity do a good job of it. Ingram is horrible. She's like a 5th rate version of Hannity. But I sometimes watch Carlson and Hannity and think to myself, "I can see how these guys have their base believing we're under and 'invasion' of migrates." They do a good job of spinning it.
MSNBC on the other hand doesn't really try to rile viewers up and make them angry. I think that's part of their problem because, unfortunately, people today somehow LIKE being riled up and angry. If Hannity says that a caravan of migrates is coming to take your jobs, his viewer will get angry about it. On the other hand, Maddow may argue "They're poor people that need our help!" That might tug on someone's heartstrings, and cause them to feel a bit of sadness for the situation. Sadly, the voice of the pissed-off Hannity viewer seems "louder" than the voice of the considerate Maddow viewer in today's outrage culture.
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