(02-07-2018, 08:57 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(02-07-2018, 08:17 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: It’s only Politico so I just skimmed the article, but the gist is ‘Republicans stupid. Easily manipulated by Russians’.

Lol.  That may be the conclusion you draw from skimming the article, but that's not really what it was about.   The article was about the gathering of evidence showing the process by which the Russian government takes an already polarized issue and gives it a little shove through social media. 

You seem like a very intelligent person, Homebiscuit, so let me ask you a question, with all due respect, and I'm not trying to indict you or trap you into anything, but here is my question.  Do you ever consider how your opinions act as a filter on the information you are willing to consider?  I ask myself that question all the time, and I know I am guilty of doing that- allowing my opinions to influence my input.  How about you?   Do you ever think about that?

I always attempt to maintain objectivity when reading sources, but in this day and age of media politicization it's fairly easy to discern source biases. Politico tacks left. This story explains the use of social media to push agendas, but the overall tone attempts to paint a picture of Republicans getting lathered up over 'deep state' concerns because the Russians are pushing it. Like millions of others who don't use social media, I can see the corruption of the Democrats is clear without Russian Twitter accounts telling me so. Politico is trying to paint a portrait of Republican manipulation in an attempt to minimize leftist machinations. Based on our beliefs, we all interpret stories differently. You see it as validation, I see it as deflection.

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