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Analysis: Original statistical analysis finds no evidence of "liberal bias" in the media. Quite the opposite

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[–] zombiepete 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anything that doesn't conform neatly to their views is bias. My parents were like that when I was growing up; Rush Limbaugh and Focus on the Family all day on the radio, then my dad would watch the evening news and bitch about how biased it was. Completely nuts.

[–] LostMyRedditLogin 2 points 1 year ago

It was a calculated attack on media. The point is to seed distrust in consumers of media. Once that happens you can push your own "truth" and you're not held to any standards. They're still attacking public funded media in other countries. Don't play their game and mention an overall bias in the media. It is Fox News that is deliberately bias while old news organizations try to be middle of the road as possible and follow journalism ethics.

[–] gk99 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reality is left-leaning, that's the bias they whine about.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

This.

Socialized medicine means citizens work longer and remain healthier long term. They pay more tax and are less of a drain of resources. If conservatives cared about being productive, they'd support socialized medicine.

Government funded education means citizens obtain higher paying careers and produce higher valued goods and services. Once again, if conservatives wanted a productive society, they'd support government funded education.

Immigration as well leads to populations being filled with the best and brightest from other countries. Not only does the country benefit from the productive individual, but they didn't even need to invest the resources into raising and educating them! It's pure profit! Also, the issues associated with declining birthrate are most easily corrected via Immigration.

Conservatives by all counts should love socialized medicine, government funded education, and skilled immigration as studies show they all increase the productivity of a nation. So why do they all seem to be against it? Could it be that conservatives don't actually care about what studies show if it doesn't agree with their world view?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Same as it ever was.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You're not wrong, this is just a tired topic