Quote:LOL, there is no need to censor yourself when discussing politics with me.

 

I too sometimes fail to remove my bias when looking at a certain topic.  I agree that it is human nature.

 

As I eluded to in other threads, I read books and get my news from a variety of sources.  When topics come up, I try to research as much as I can on them and form my own opinion.  I try to avoid "blogs" and OP-ED pieces since they usually have already come to a "conclusion".  I especially like books that contain footnotes that give me resources to do further research regarding certain topics.  I am certainly not someone that "gets his information from FOX News" as some on here claim.  Any time someone brings up the "FOX News" argument, it's a red flag for me that this person either gets their information from blogs, reddit or The Daily Show.  In another thread on this forum, there are even a couple of people that claim that The Daily Show is a "great resource for news".  While it's sad, unfortunately this is where we have come.

I usually watch Fox News when I want to hear the conservative side of things, MSNBC/ABC/Yahoo when I want to hear the liberal side of things, I'll watch BBC, CBC, or Al-Jazzera when I want to have a more global perspective on certain issues, but VICE News and RT America are probably the best and most reliable news sources anywhere. They go out and report the news as it is, and have a "no nonsense" journalistic style. They often cover stories that are under reported by most of the mainstream press, or not talked about at all (like the annual Bilderberg conference). But this is solely my personal perspective.

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