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Re:The End of Political Cartoons at The New York Times by eanzenberg on Monday June 10, 2019 @05:39PM (#20151154)
Correctness literally doesn't matter in the realm of politics. Only, who is the loudest and most persuasive.
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Re:The End of Political Cartoons at The New York Times by kodz4 on Monday June 10, 2019 @05:56PM (#20151275)
More like a bias towards people with the most energy.

There are lots of loud and persuasive people around, but to stay relevant, social/news media selects for the ones that are tireless in performing their routines with robotic efficiency day in day out.

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Re:The End of Political Cartoons at The New York Times by anomaloops on Monday June 10, 2019 @06:06PM (#20151359)
As an aside, is there a latin-based term for this kind of authoritative persuasion? I want to say it's ochlocracy, but generally it's not just any kind of mob I'm thinking of, but the mob that is the loudest. Rule by the loudest voices. A magnaocracy? (not to be confused with the fantastical magocracy)
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Re:The End of Political Cartoons at The New York Times by nerfhammer on Monday June 10, 2019 @06:12PM (#20151391)
(-cracy words are Greek anyway)
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