US Authoritarianism

when you report the facts, and just the facts, without spin

I'll believe it when I see it. But every report needs some kind of perspective - where the story starts and ends, who to quote, what details to exclude for brevity, hell what language to use when you're writing the article.

“Reality has a left-leaning bias” means that if you’re fully aware of all the facts, you tend to draw a more left wing conclusion

There are plenty of educated, informed, intelligent conservatives who draw deeply reactionary conclusions from available evidence.

But that's not an information issue. That's a morality issue.

Trump’s press officer was told “but the facts are…” and responded with “we have some alternative facts for you” and was widely ridiculed for admitting out loud that their “facts” were different to the objectively verified facts.

Oh, that's just the tip of the iceberg. Get back to Bush Jr's Iraq War crew.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality-based_community#Origin

'That's not the way the world really works anymore,' he continued. 'We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out. We're history's actors...and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do'.

Reagan and Nixon aids have said crazier shit, still. And then you get back to Allen Dulles under Eisenhower.

Truly down the rabbit hole