Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take to cancel it

Re:Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take ... by asxd on Thursday February 18, 2021 @03:09AM (#26177265)

I don’t think any of the parent commenters were trying to say this phenomena didn’t happen on the right as well. Obviously we’ve seen a huge swell of right wing media trying to coerce the viewer into a certain set of opinions.

If anything that’s all the more reason to be very mindful of the same effect occurring in other media publications.

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Re:Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take ... by knorker on Thursday February 18, 2021 @05:45AM (#26178303)

The quote "It's harder to spot/acknowledge for people on the left" sounds to me like patronizing "I'm simply right, whereas you are fooled by your media".

It shows a strong assumption that while that commenter is able to see the difference between bias and misinformation, the left cannot. And I don't buy it.

Neither people who watch Fox News nor people who watch NBC News buy it hook line and sinker.

So considering there was an attempted coup, and that many people still believe the election was rigged and that trump will come back in power (arresting biden) in the beginning of March doesn't exactly speak well for the "especially on the left".

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Re:Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take ... by atonse on Thursday February 18, 2021 @08:07AM (#26179368)

Although my side (the left) often says things like “reality has a left leaning bias”

And it’s totally true when you’re countering the real charlatans of the right like Tom Cotton or Ted Cruz (to focus on American politics) But not a valid blanket statement whatsoever.

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