RE: I think I'm starting to recognize the real issue with American politics now
January 14, 2017 at 10:40 am
@OP Of course we're all biased. We're human beings. That's practically a synonym for "bias." This should be clear from how silent most liberals are about Obama droning the shit out of innocent civilians.
The real problem today is that people have gone from people being bias with their interpretations of the facts to making up their own facts to fit their bias. We live in a world of Facebook news where you can completely shelter yourself from opposing opinions and any news that doesn't conform to your opinions can be dismissed as fake.
Oh, and you want a really good example of bias? All of the chest-pounding, jingoistic conservatives that think Obama made us look weak on the international stage suddenly don't care about Russia interfering with our elections and think it's fine for Trump to just bend over and let them go with no consequences. He's immediately presented with an opportunity to show how tough he is to other countries, and he's offering reach-arounds instead. And the people that whined about Obama not getting tough on Putin are fine with it.
The real problem today is that people have gone from people being bias with their interpretations of the facts to making up their own facts to fit their bias. We live in a world of Facebook news where you can completely shelter yourself from opposing opinions and any news that doesn't conform to your opinions can be dismissed as fake.
Oh, and you want a really good example of bias? All of the chest-pounding, jingoistic conservatives that think Obama made us look weak on the international stage suddenly don't care about Russia interfering with our elections and think it's fine for Trump to just bend over and let them go with no consequences. He's immediately presented with an opportunity to show how tough he is to other countries, and he's offering reach-arounds instead. And the people that whined about Obama not getting tough on Putin are fine with it.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
