Do cons understand that by labeling the media liberal dismisses legitimate criticism of gov'mt policies?

Question

It is one of the most troubling trends of the last generation with troubling consequences for serious discussion so needed for democracy

Answer 1

A surprising number of them never consider that their candidates can do any wrong, and that their opponents, conversely, are unable to do anything right. Thus if the bad things their candidate are doing are being reported, it creates (to them) a paradox. Thus they assume that the media is evil and biased. There is no such thing as real non-bias, everyone is to some extent, but most news (Fox being an exception, obviously far-right) do a fairly good job.

Answer 2

Its true that by slapping a label like liberal on the media people get the wrong Idea about what the media is about .

With multi national corporations running the major news and television networks , and even some of the movie companies , all our news is some what biased and not in the manner you might think .

While they mention the debt , job loss , inflation , and taxes they no longer explain the reasons behind them .

If for instance G.M. lays off 12,000 workers often they conveniently leave out the part about how all the seat assemblies are now being made in Mexico and they no longer need American workers . Layoff sounds better then replaced with foreign workers permanently .
They get around it because they some times need to increase assembly lines and do bring back a small number of those workers laid off while the majority remain without and recall .

If they reported the people who made it possible to move those jobs out of the country and targeted those most responsible by name would you call them liberal reporters if the facts are that G.M. donated 50,000 to several of the Republicans running because democrats in that area often do not support the loss of Union jobs to overseas markets and would have made it more difficult then the republicans who had been supported to vote for certain legislation that made it possible .

Its not just the people in Michigan or Detroit some times its on a national scale and getting the right congress in place allows G.M. to proceed with its plans to relocate a plant abroad .

You need to coordinate with the American and Mexican consulates .
A location is discussed in which the Mexican consulate feels will be best suited .

It may require some local infrastructure upgrades to the power station or water supply and roads may need to be built and the local mayor and community and police need to be up to speed because this may effect the local situation . Introducing 12,000 new jobs to a region of Mexico is more involved then you think .


SO much planning and preparation go into this long before the announcement of layoffs .

A good reporter would be on top of this kind of story and the law firms ,engineers ,G.M. relocation team would all be outed long before the day came when the local paper reports simply that 12,000 jobs have been cut .


So yes by labeling the media Liberal when way to often they are not is troubling to me .

Answer 3

helpful it may well be. it may well be completely easy. So confident, please do this through fact it fairly is the certainty. All they're doing, is showing the genuine colorings of the GOP further and further daily and turning further and further human beings faraway from that team. If I have been to call an Asian (as an occasion), a bucktooth chinky eye rice eater from China or something like that, how might that no longer be racist? it may well be. there is not any question. a similar applies to what those racist Obama haters do here, then declare they're "no longer racist". ok, tell that to a stupid man or woman who won't manage to tell the version. tell that to a blind guy who won't manage to work out.

Answer 4

How come, in Libs eyes, the only "legitimate" criticism comes from the left? Ever hear them screech when someone criticizes them? They invented the politics of "personal destruction", but thats their rally cry whenever anyone takes a jab at them. Ask hillary about the vast, right wing conspiracy. She's still trying to live that one down. For that matter, try posting something anti-Lib here. Watch how fast you get reported.

Answer 5

It would help if legitimate criticism of government policies by the media actually occurred when a liberal was running the government. But, since that never seems to happen...

Answer 6

Yes they understand it. Luckily Americans aren't as dumb as Russians, so 70% of us can see right through this right-wing propaganda, and can even tell that 80% of talking heads on these same channels are in fact Republicans! It's like, hey we get the say 8 times out of 10 but it's not enough, we must have a one party system like Russia! But, Americans are definitely not stupid enough to fall for it any more. The Neocon movement is dead, as it should be. Bring back the real (Eisenhower type) Republicans.

Answer 7

How about you using the word cons?
You also are using a label to discredit opposing thought.
The majority of Americans don't fall for labels, believe it or not. Most people still judge for themselves.

Answer 8

No I don't think they do. I can't wait to see the answers and hope they proof me wrong but I suspect they will not even understand this question and give their usual answers why they think the media is liberal

Answer 9

I wonder why all liberals think the media is fair and all conservatives don't. Is it because people always agree with people (media) who agree with them and their views?

Answer 10

Legitimate criticism and manipulative propaganda (like your questions) are two entirely different things.