I like The Times - does this mean I'm conservative?

Question

I always thought I was a leftie, but read the Guardian the other day and just found it kinda irritating - endlessly opinionated and constant bitching about bush,blair,america etc in practically every article. Does this mean that at the young age of 21 I have already rejected my teenage lefty principles and am on the slippery slope to the right? I always got told that your political leanings go more to the right as you get older - am worried!

I guess The Times is significantly better than the Daily Mail at any rate - suppose i only need to get worried if i find myself agreeing with the editorials in that!

Btw sir k, i think i would know if i was jewish ta very much.

Answer 1

for the first time in its 200 yr history, The Times recommended its readers vote Labour in the 2001 general election - on domestic issues it is leftist

Answer 2

You do not need to be worried, because it is a sign that you are starting to think for yourself, and are starting to get over the indoctrination of your left wing (probably feminist ) teachers, and possibly lecturers. Lefties don't believe in Democracy or the Capitalist system, and are constantly bitching but never come up with any solutions. They are full of PC and are born anarchists. They believe in top down control freak totalitarian governments. Look at the nannying that is going on now.

Why do you think that you are on a slippery slope? and why worry about becoming more pragmatic and leaving childish idealism to the lefty academics? A political belief has to accommodate human nature as it is, with checks and balances, of course, rather than trying to impose a kind of Communism which neuters the human spirit and any hope of self betterment.

Because this Government, much of the TV media, the teaching profession (amongst others) has dragged the original centre ground to the left, it seems as though newspapers like - The Telegraph, The Daily Mail and The Express, are to the left. They are not, they are centre ground common sense. You can join the Sunday Times with these, but, The Times, a little less so.

I would not be seen dead reading - The Guardian, The Observer, The Independant, because they are left wing, as much of the TV media is. They don't even believe in Capitalism. They have also joined with this Government to destroy much of our culture, traditions and heritage.

The lefties will give me a lot of thumbs down, and possibly insults, but I couldn't care less, because they are the problem and not me.

What is it they say? If you vote Tory when you are under forty, you have no heart, but if you vote Labour when you are over forty, you have no brains. You are simply starting early. You are showing promise, keep questioning.

Answer 3

The NY Times is considered by many to be the best newspaper written anywhere in the world. Their articles are in depth, extremely well written and diverse. The staff and journalists at the NY Times are amongst the most distinguised and best paid in the world.

Many conservatives consider it to be a lefist leaning newspaper. It is a matter of perspective. It does tend to report heavily about the Israeli/Palastinian situation ... that is natural because a great part of it's subscription base is composed of New York Jews and this is an obvious subject that is of interest to them.

The NY Times is good professional journalism ... it's a compliment to yourself that you enjoy reading it ... "All the news that's fit to print."

It is quite normal to lean towards center of the road or right as one get's older. That is nothing to fear. It is caused by knowledge, wisdom and experience.

Answer 4

No! What it means is you are able to read, and more importantly understand words of more than four letters. The Times is a grown ups paper and while it may have Conservative leanings it does not mean you agree with everything you read. Something you are not meant to do anyway.

Answer 5

Well - congratulations on ditching the Guardian and thereby disassociating yourself from that bunch of cardigan wearing, loony lefty criminal cuddlers. I read the Daily Wail myself and do not care if that makes me a far right sympathiser and borderline BNP voter. I think you're probably just growing up, reading the Times.

Answer 6

No, it just means that you are fed up with someone's ill informed opinion of whats going on (usually what is found in the tabloids), and now you want someone else's better informed opinion of world events.It means you are fed up of being spoon fed information in words of less than 6 letters and "photo" journalism that constantly just shows the latest z list celebs as "news".You are not getting older, just a little bit wiser.

Answer 7

I sometimes buy the Times and I also sometimes buy the Morning Star (communist newspaper).
I think that despite the politics of it the Times does have a very high standard of journalism.

Answer 8

Congratulations you have entered the the real world, the Guardian is indeed an irritating rag read only by a dwindling band of right on sandal wearing muesli eating air heads

Answer 9

The newspaper you buy and read doesn't say that much about you. I buy the Daily Star, not because thats my style but because it is easy reading on the way to work, you political views are not represented in general by the newspaper which you choose.

Answer 10

i know exactly what you mean, my older brother used to tease me for being a communist at one time but now i am feeling inclined towars the right, ant i too am only 21 !