"The fake news media is in cahoots with the radical left," said a commentator on the Fox TV network today.
Therefore, other members of the news media -- e.g. Fox people -- are in cahoots with the radical right, observed our resident commentator Pug Mahoney.
That may be acceptable to the right-wingers who watch the Foxy commentators and believe everything they say, but who decides which of the media outlets are "fake" and which are "true"?
If one side is "acceptable," because it broadcasts conservative right-wing views and comments, that does not mean the other side is "false." It only means there is disagreement.
To insist that news providers take a side -- preferably the right-wing conservative side -- is to demolish the principle of straight news reporting.
Even straight-forward neutral reporters are subject to right-wingers insisting, "If you read between the lines, you'll know he's on our side." Which prompted this response from the referenced reporter: "When you look between the lines of my work, all you see is blank space."
The Fox commentator has a right to his opinion, and a right to express that opinion. He does not, however, have a right to suppress other opinions that disagree with his.
That way dictatorship lies.
Therefore, other members of the news media -- e.g. Fox people -- are in cahoots with the radical right, observed our resident commentator Pug Mahoney.
That may be acceptable to the right-wingers who watch the Foxy commentators and believe everything they say, but who decides which of the media outlets are "fake" and which are "true"?
If one side is "acceptable," because it broadcasts conservative right-wing views and comments, that does not mean the other side is "false." It only means there is disagreement.
To insist that news providers take a side -- preferably the right-wing conservative side -- is to demolish the principle of straight news reporting.
Even straight-forward neutral reporters are subject to right-wingers insisting, "If you read between the lines, you'll know he's on our side." Which prompted this response from the referenced reporter: "When you look between the lines of my work, all you see is blank space."
The Fox commentator has a right to his opinion, and a right to express that opinion. He does not, however, have a right to suppress other opinions that disagree with his.
That way dictatorship lies.
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