It's demeaning. It is admitting that some media person
(that's what these talkers are, don't be fooled) knows more
than you and is qualified to teach you things.
These things they consider themselves qualified to teach
are nothing more than their own egocentric overblown opinions.
These opinions are put forth as fact, in an almost news-like format
so that gullible folks will believe them. It's seditious.
We spend so much time on FR debunking what the media tells us, tagging
it as leftist spin. How then is rightward spin more credible?
Spin is spin.
I can learn things from all kinds of people. Talk show hosts, columnists, authors, friends, the next door neighbor, FReepers. It's not demeaning to me that people know things I don't. I'm sure I know a couple of things that other people don't. And not all spin is created equal.