(03-13-2019, 07:53 PM)Last42min Wrote:

(03-13-2019, 04:53 PM)Adam2012 Wrote: So that is all you got.

My point is that it's so tiresome to hear right-wingers play the victim card. Always whining about the media. Always saying, or implying, that "those" people are so easily manipulated. It's not fair! But they never acknowledge the manipulation they are subject to. You see it all the time in letters to the editor, or posts on here. Whatever Rush or Sean or Laura or Tucker said last night becomes today's talking point. But it's the media!

Look - I know when Trump is your guy it's hard to stand on facts or principle. But just using "the media" (rarely any examples given) is just a cop out.

And when really desperate, blame The Deep State.

That's all I need. What evidence could I present to you that you would acknowledge media bias? Would a UCLA study that shows most journalists are left of the average DEMOCRATIC politician work? Would a study from Texas A&M and Arizona State convince you that even most financial journalists that work for WSJ and The Economist lean left? What about poll after poll that shows less than 10% of journalist identifying as conservatives.

I will readily concede that Fox News leans right, especially in it's opinion shows. I will concede that most Republicans would prefer to watch Fox News and wouldn't challenge their own preconceived notions. This doesn't change the fact that the media bias, as a whole, absolutely skews left, and that the majority of the US culture is affected by such bias. 

CNN isn't going to change the opinion of Republicans in the same way that Fox isn't going to change the opinion of Democrats. However, the vast majority of Americans resonate in the middle. You have roughly 20-25% on both sides that align in a political direction. Here is a decent infographic that shows how American blocks are voting (with moderates being the swing vote on different issues).


When I speak of the advantage of media bias, it is in direct relation to the middle three columns. It has a tremendous impact, especially on Presidential elections. It would be foolish for conservatives to take it for granted and ignorant for you to pretend it is not influential. 

Oh, btw, Trump is not MY guy. I didn't vote for him. I am critical when he does stupid things and pleasantly surprised when he does good things. This has absolutely nothing to do with what I posted. Why don't you come at me with some facts and we can throw down for real.