My Father-in-Law is very proud of his approach to reading the news. He subscribes to two newspapers: one Far Left and one Far Right.
The Far Left newspaper is the New York Times.
The Far Right newspaper is the Wall Street Journal.
I have tried to tell him that they are both Left-wing. Both hate Trump. Both disagree with everything Trump says. They are, essentially, the same.
He just brushes that off because I clearly “don’t get it”. You see, one of them is Far Left and the other one is Far Right.
I think those of us normal, thinking individuals reject much left leaning ‘information’ because it is so predictable. The left spews the same nonsense ad nauseam. It’s tiresome drivel. We have heard it all before.
The left tends to be emotion driven, while the right is more analytical.
LOL. Most people (myself included) really aren’t that open to opposing political views. I think conservatives naturally understand liberal views better than liberals understand conservative views because liberal views are shoved down our throats daily by the mainstream media. But even with that, I’ve developed a defensive shell. I try at times to understand the other side. For instance, I understand the frustration with the cost of living that got Mamdani elected. The Right simply calling him a Communist fell on deaf ears.
Back in the day, nobody knew who voted for whom. Was it a better time? Who knows.
I used to have a high WEDO, but after learning that the other side is based on satanic views my WEDO is almost zero. Hearing that those guided by satan are still listening is hopeful.
The study is biased in its selection of topics.
Bkmk
Emotional "reasoning" is exactly the left's political position.
They are immune to facts, logic, reasoning, hard data, history and fair debate.
This pretty much sums up Momdani and his voters and supporters whose mantra is "more government and tax the rich!" - as if that has ever worked before...
We'll check back in a year (or less!) to see how far this emotional reasoning has gotten them.
So far it's failed everywhere it's been tried - often spectacularly - but Mamdani believes he will make it work.
LOL, economics wins every time.
I'm tired of having them shoved in my face all the time.
I see nothing to be open minded about on the left.
ping
Yep, they’re not looking for a tool to give objective insights for bridging political divides. They’re looking for a tool to prove their preconception that conservatives are closed-minded bigots. And they think they’ve found it in this WEDO thing.