New Poll: 72 percent say media ‘dividing Americans,’ spreading ‘hate’

Really, explain.

 

Hilarious.
You prove, as I knew was the case, RW media is accessible by everyone.
But most of the educated world ignores those hate wing media sites. And for good reason.
So what are you claiming as dishonest? Inquiring minds want to know.

Keep in mind, you think there's some accepted bigotry towards white males. Which is dishonest.

 

Why do you think he is not. Are you? Most honest informed and educated Americans stay away from Fake Alt Right Media as if they were infected with horrible diseases.

 

Is social media responsible for our democracy’s current crisis? An increasing amount of political information (and misinformation) gets disseminated online, and many Americans do not trust the media, do not trust Congress and do not trust the president. By many measures, voters are as polarized now as they have ever been in recent memory.

Many observers — even, before he left office, President Barack Obama — have tagged social media [not respected news sources] as a key driver of this crisis. The digital world offers no shortage of potential villains: targeted Russian ads; shadowy purveyors of fake news; political consultants like Cambridge Analytica wielding big data and cutting edge psychology; and formerly fringe media players like Breitbart leaping into the mainstream.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/opinion/is-media-driving-americans-apart.html

 

Right-wing nutjob media is accessible. The vast majority pay no attention.

Left-wing nutjob media is mainstream.

THAT IS THE POINT!

 

Well, that is the free market of media.
You said they don't have access. They have access, just choose not to listen/watch that fake news.

 

I think it's dishonest to claim that some significant proportion of right-wingers pay any attention to RW nutjob media.

You also claim such nonsense.

 

So what was dishonest. Except for the poster saying RW media is not accessible.

The majority of people just don't buy the stuff RW media puts out.
It's called free market. All media puts out what they want and what sells ads to their intended market.
Nothing more, nothing less.

 

You're the only 1 to say RW nutjob media.

 

I will say it, too: RW nut job media or Fake Alt Right Media.

To many of the far right listen to that nonsense.

 

That's not a bad article. So long as it's read with the understanding that it comes from a leftist point of view. Props to the author for trying to rise above his biases.

 

So how would the alt right know what the "media" does if they don't watch.

I can't tell you what Fox news or CNN believes because I don't watch.

 

"formerly fringe media players like Breitbart leaping into the mainstream."

I am a reader and listener of Breitbart.

Most seem to believe the Fake News characterisation of them; without ever listening or reading.

The correct way to view Breitbart, is to see them as the right-wing version of the Huffington Post. Do you know that both were started by the same person?

Both supply real news, heavily biased towards their target audiences. You can use both of them to help you gain a better understanding of real-world events.

 

I've shown you the PROOF that people here are PARROTING the lies and propaganda of the lying liberal media, yourself included.

What more do you need?

Steve

 

Dirty Donald Dump is responsible for dividing the nation.

 

^^^ That would be simply called "hate" since you don't prove it.

Steve

 

Deregulate = 'dog whistle' for 'let corporations discriminate against minorities'
Decentralize = 'dog whistle' for 'let state govts discriminate against minorities'
More personal liberty = 'dog whistle' for me to 'mistreat minorities'
Nationalism = 'dog whistle' for 'White Nationalism'
Border security = 'dog whistle' for 'keep out brown people'

Every time we promote something the left disagrees with its a 'dog whistle' for racism 'paving the way to purge America of minorities' or some crap.

 

I think you're misinformed.
You must listen to RW media?

 

If by 'right wing media' you mean 'conversations with progressives' then sure, cuz they're the ones accusing me of all that.

 

Maybe you should? It would certainly give you creds when discussing them here on this forum at least But thanks for the confession, that was a huge thing to admit 1797 post in!

 

If you believe that, you live in the same fantasy world that has turned most of the media into babbling idiots.
Why am I not surprised?

 

Or you just have converastions with looney toon people.
Or the conversation itself is looney toon.

 

All 24/7 RW or LW are blabbering idiots. Why you can't see that? I'm not surprised.

 

All extremists, regardless of which label they choose for themselves are blabbering idiots. Those people get some attention- but they are not he ones presenting the real problem.

The media people don't fit into the category of genuinely mentally deranged extremists. The objecting media groups all took an extreme posture during the election, bet the farm on being able to crow later, strut around and look brilliant by trashing Trump. Trump had the audacity to win- and in their opinion, make fools of them. Of course, the truth is they made fools of themselves, but they will never acknowledge that. They are still trying to protect their egos, trying to prove themselves right, refusing to accept reality. They have taken an emotional position- a totally adversary mindset, where in order to win, they must destroy the opposition. They can't cooperate, can't be objective, can't even be honest or fair- that would be tantamount to admitting they were wrong. That's not reporting or journalism, that's character assassination for personal ego satisfaction- and you have to be totally lacking a moral compass and self-respect to do that.

Sadly, too many Americans have been willing to allow true journalism to be degraded into juvenile tantrums. That is turn is an indication of loss of character strength and values in the population- and that is the part that is ominous and poses the greatest risk of all.

 

I'd say the media is largely responsible for the success tRUMP had during the primaries. He never really took out ads, he counted on the free press exposure to get his message out. He pushed all the hot topic buttons by RWers, he mocked every single one of his opponents, he lied and lied about other people, he was lying Ted in the flesh. He is lock her up, in the flesh. He's likely committed more crimes than hilary.

And the media's mindset was set by tRUMP early, when he publicly declared war on the media.
Everything dished out to him, he has earned over and over. He and his supporters need to stop whining about poor whittow donnie, he's the biggest instigator of all the rhetoric and divisiveness being spewed about.

24/7 media outlets are not, and never have been true journalism. Tabloid journalism at the best. There's a lot of hours to fill, so they fill it with drama.
Anyone using 24/7 media as news source is doing nothing to gain knowledge. Just National Enquirer type info.

And again, you only seem to recognize one side of it. But, I again, am not surprised.