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Re:The Truth Is Paywalled but the Lies Are Free by HPsquared on Monday August 03, 2020 @05:54AM (#24035824)
I'm not a fan of the left-right dichotomy; it's a kind of shorthand derived from historical reasons, which encourages tribalism.

Even to take it at face value, 'left' and 'right' are only directions, not absolute positions. There is no objective centre.

Re:The Truth Is Paywalled but the Lies Are Free by SenHeng on Monday August 03, 2020 @06:36AM (#24036109)
That sounds like the 'Reality has a well known liberal bias' joke.

> Colbert then mocked Bush's sinking approval ratings:

> Now, I know there are some polls out there saying this man has a 32 percent approval rating. But guys like us, we don't pay attention to the polls. We know that polls are just a collection of statistics that reflect what people are thinking in reality. And reality has a well-known liberal bias ... Sir, pay no attention to the people who say the glass is half empty, [...] because 32 percent means it's two-thirds empty. There's still some liquid in that glass, is my point. But I wouldn't drink it. The last third is usually backwash.[18]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert_at_the_2006_Wh...