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Re:Illinois Is the First State to Have High Schools Teach Ne... by oefrha on Friday August 13, 2021 @09:54AM (#28168856)
Sorry but I don’t have time to write a case study on NYT biases. Also, you seem to be thinking purely in terms of U.S. politics, Democrats vs Republicans, left vs right. I’m talking more broadly. You’re not going to get a balanced view on a lot of international topics by consuming and comparing an ensemble of U.S. mainstream media (you can even throw British media in there) for instance, however bitterly they fight about U.S. politics.
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Re:Illinois Is the First State to Have High Schools Teach Ne... by diffeomorphism on Friday August 13, 2021 @10:35AM (#28169386)
And? Is that bad? It gives an "American" perspective, which considering the influence of the US is important. That does not make it a bad newspaper.
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Re:Illinois Is the First State to Have High Schools Teach Ne... by oefrha on Friday August 13, 2021 @10:46AM (#28169530)
I can’t answer this question without venturing into nationalistic flame bait territory.
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Re:Illinois Is the First State to Have High Schools Teach Ne... by forz877 on Friday August 13, 2021 @11:07AM (#28169816)
Is that not problematic? You make an extraordinary claim, but then "there is no time for me to back it up." But there was time to make the claim, and this is ultimately the problem. You have just accepted out of hand that it is truth and want others to accept it.

Why should I trust anything you say, then? I don't doubt that there are biases, they're certainly are. But you're expecting us to just accept it out of hand.

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Re:Illinois Is the First State to Have High Schools Teach Ne... by oefrha on Friday August 13, 2021 @11:24AM (#28170055)
> You have just accepted out of hand that it is truth and want others to accept it.

No, I really don’t give a damn about whether others accept it. I can post my opinion simply as food for thought.

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Re:Illinois Is the First State to Have High Schools Teach Ne... by NoSorryCannot on Friday August 13, 2021 @11:34AM (#28170225)
If this is your stance, then walk the walk and stop replying.
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