Some Americans are breaking out of political echo chambers

Re:Some Americans are breaking out of political echo chambers by notsureaboutpg on Monday June 14, 2021 @02:29PM (#27506320)

Am I the only one who feels Tucker Carlson is so popular because he (a lot like Donald Trump) was willing to challenge the false idols of the Republican establishment (e.g. we need to be at war in Afghanistan/Iraq, the free market isn't always the best especially if it leads to outsourcing and offshoring, etc.)

Might just be me. I dislike 90% of fox news but I listen to Carlson sometimes and never find him to be horrible or BS-y (admittedly I don't listen in all the time so I may be missing some stuff)

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Re:Some Americans are breaking out of political echo chambers by anonfornoreason on Monday June 14, 2021 @04:38PM (#27507990)

I've seen a few clips, they have been pretty bad but with kernel of truths that make it hard to make substantive arguments against whatever he is ranting on. I personally think he's a big stain on news media, even while agreeing with a few points here/there there.

For what it's worth, I've only watched in order to try and understand other people's viewpoints.

More specifically, I think he's terrible because he has mastered the ability to tease out the base instincts of people with his messaging, which makes it hard to either agree or disagree with his statements with logic. He can point to some kernels of truth, and you are left with people saying things like "that's just dogwhistling" when attacking his viewpoints. In other words, he riles up, doesn't cause people to think critically, and overall lowers the level of discourse out there.

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Re:Some Americans are breaking out of political echo chambers by Clubber on Monday June 14, 2021 @04:35PM (#27507957)

Fear-mongering sells. He's good at it. So is Rachael Maddow and just about everyone they put in front of the camera to "inform" you.

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Re:Some Americans are breaking out of political echo chambers by cwkoss on Monday June 14, 2021 @02:53PM (#27506661)

I pretty much only see clips of Tucker Carlson that are posted by liberals or leftists to point at and generate outrage.

To me, he seems like a whiner who disingenuously argues against things in a way to bolster conservative talking points. But, I expect the majority of this is selection bias, and only the 'worst' clips are making it into my filter bubble.

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