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Here's an interesting video. Give it a watch and see what you think
During the Clinton years, folks ranted about the right wing media...
Rush and likely others were very active and popular back then.
And she was correct. Billionaires were funding the smear campaign against the Clintons.Vast right-wing conspiracy - Wikipedia
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Tried to watch on phone but all I got was a hijacked browser with ads and spam that over took it
seems someone doesn't want anyone to see this flickTwitter browser did that to me. I copied the link into free adblock browser and it was fine
So I guess the media is biased by money. Damn they won't want Sanders in there. Biden will be fine if not as good as TrumpA long time ago I read his book Manufactured Consent. He had some good points, but I'm no more persuaded of the media's conservative bias than I am its allegedly liberal bias. The media is a business and it's out to make money.
So I guess the media is biased by money. Damn they won't want Sanders in there. Biden will be fine if not as good as Trump
What is the far left? The Michigan chapter of the Shining Path, both member?Biased by money does not mean they favor "monied interests." It means that their reporting favors sensationalism. Why do you think they report on white cops shooting unarmed black men, but they almost never report on white people being shot by cops, even though statistically, there are more of such cases? Not because they have a "liberal bias" as conservatives believe, but because anything involving racial conflict and/or allegations of racism is controversial and gets people to tune in. It's for ratings.
The right and far left think the media has a left/right bias. Both are incorrect.
What is the far left? The Michigan chapter of the Shining Path, both member?
My dear friend, I hope the reason I didn't respond doesn't imply whatever it is that you seem to think it does. I am perfectly aware of the sensationalism aspect of the Media and have make that case in the past doubtlessly many times. But my point is that the Media can be motivated by more than one thing, and one of them is the protection of the rich people who own it. Making money on sensationalism is a modus operandi, but protection of status is central to the owners. You are not going to see mainstream media owned by huge corporations pushing Sanders for President. There will maybe a few editorials.I don't know what that second sentence means. As to the first, "far" denotes...farther left than the center-left. The reason I do not use the term "far right" in parallel is because, in my opinion, the entire right has become what used to be the far right. In any event, the term "far left" is not a pejorative.
You didn't reply to the remainder of my remarks. Don't think I didn't notice.