Anonymous wrote:Yeah for someone preaching the need to consider multiple viewpoints and the value of open mindedness, you sound like both a hypocrite and an a--hole.

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe how breathtakingly superior and disrespectful you on this thread are to and of the people who raised you.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah for someone preaching the need to consider multiple viewpoints and the value of open mindedness, you sound like both a hypocrite and an a--hole.

Hey mom, get off DCUM. Fox is on.

Wanna bet that I'm smarter than you? We should have a contest.

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Anonymous wrote:Just be honest though. Do you really think CNN is any different with Democrats? We truly don't have a single news media that gives honest news.

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Let me preface by saying I don't watch U.S. cable news.

I am always amazed by how quickly people jump to judge something they no idea about. OP is not abducted by Fox, how does she know what's been said? From her mother? Is OP sure her mother understood what what said? I mean OP had to inherit her intelligence from someone, right?

People, if you criticize a news outlet or a TV/radio personality of any persuasion, be so kind as to quote what it is exactly you are criticizing. Because a pointless rant about something you allegedly don't listen to/watch makes you sound like a real dumb ass.

I agree. I've read two of three pages of rant, and not one example of what the 'lies' are.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah for someone preaching the need to consider multiple viewpoints and the value of open mindedness, you sound like both a hypocrite and an a--hole.

Hey mom, get off DCUM. Fox is on.

Wanna bet that I'm smarter than you? We should have a contest.

It is not a contest. It is not about who is smarter. The issue is engaging in thoughtful, deliberate dialogue about important matters. Fox robs its viewers of this critical thinking capability. So instead, they say things like, "Hey, wanna bet I am smarter? Want a contest?"

Can't even think of an appropriate smartness contest. Well that was over much more quickly than I expected! Feels good to win.

PS - if you think you're getting "thoughtful, deliberate dialogue" from any comparable liberal (MSNBC) or centrist (CNN) mass media source you are kidding yourself. God forbid you think you're getting that from Democracy Now. The issue with most libs is they don't like the viewpoints on Fox, which is fine, but just say so and stop dressing it up it BS due process explanations. If you want to point to CSPAN or NPR or something, OK, sure, that's somewhat better (though still wildly imbalanced) but in no way comparable to Fox. It's like saying chicken is better than beef because coq au vin is preferable to beef jerky.

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I agree. I've read two of three pages of rant, and not one example of what the 'lies' are.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh my parents are the same way. I don't have an issue with an opposing viewpoint, but what drives me crazy is their lack of believing anything else or even listening to anything else. It's not possible to have a discussion about politics with them- they are so close-minded and repeat the FNC line on anything. So frustrating.

Yes and yes. My mom is a victim of confirmation bias. She will only read crazy right wing blogs that support what she hears on Fox. If she comes across an idea or viewpoint that counters a Fox viewpoint, it blows a fuse in her brain. She has lost the ability to think logically.

Just a thought: Perhaps your mother is upset about your sanctimonious preaching and utter disregard for her viewpoint. You sound like you are disrespectful and mean to her. Don't you appreciate her for raising you to be able to have your own viewpoint? She probably paid for your college education, too. You sound like a young idealist who is incapable of rational debate.

I really hope you are being ironic. Or this is a joke? I am 45, paid for college, and never preach anything. I am not disrespectful, just baffled. How do you get that I am incapable of rational debate?

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Anonymous wrote:Just be honest though. Do you really think CNN is any different with Democrats? We truly don't have a single news media that gives honest news.

+1

Let me preface by saying I don't watch U.S. cable news.

I am always amazed by how quickly people jump to judge something they no idea about. OP is not abducted by Fox, how does she know what's been said? From her mother? Is OP sure her mother understood what what said? I mean OP had to inherit her intelligence from someone, right?

People, if you criticize a news outlet or a TV/radio personality of any persuasion, be so kind as to quote what it is exactly you are criticizing. Because a pointless rant about something you allegedly don't listen to/watch makes you sound like a real dumb ass.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh my parents are the same way. I don't have an issue with an opposing viewpoint, but what drives me crazy is their lack of believing anything else or even listening to anything else. It's not possible to have a discussion about politics with them- they are so close-minded and repeat the FNC line on anything. So frustrating.

Yes and yes. My mom is a victim of confirmation bias. She will only read crazy right wing blogs that support what she hears on Fox. If she comes across an idea or viewpoint that counters a Fox viewpoint, it blows a fuse in her brain. She has lost the ability to think logically.

Just a thought: Perhaps your mother is upset about your sanctimonious preaching and utter disregard for her viewpoint. You sound like you are disrespectful and mean to her. Don't you appreciate her for raising you to be able to have your own viewpoint? She probably paid for your college education, too. You sound like a young idealist who is incapable of rational debate.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh my parents are the same way. I don't have an issue with an opposing viewpoint, but what drives me crazy is their lack of believing anything else or even listening to anything else. It's not possible to have a discussion about politics with them- they are so close-minded and repeat the FNC line on anything. So frustrating.

Yes and yes. My mom is a victim of confirmation bias. She will only read crazy right wing blogs that support what she hears on Fox. If she comes across an idea or viewpoint that counters a Fox viewpoint, it blows a fuse in her brain. She has lost the ability to think logically.

Anonymous wrote:Ugh my parents are the same way. I don't have an issue with an opposing viewpoint, but what drives me crazy is their lack of believing anything else or even listening to anything else. It's not possible to have a discussion about politics with them- they are so close-minded and repeat the FNC line on anything. So frustrating.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. My best friend (who my mother adores), was actually educated at an Ivy. Then went on to Columbia for a graduate degree in journalism. While she was there, we became great friends with someone who I consider to be a wickedly funny, thoughtful writer and observer of the world. He self identifies as a conservative liberal.

He took a job writing for FOX after graduation. We couldn't make sense of it, until he told us that he wanted to spend a year writing for an entertainment circus. He didn't believe anything he wrote for air, and said he approached it as if he was writing for the Onion. He was shocked that he was never challenged, but celebrated.

We told him he sold his soul to the devil.

I told my mom a sanitized version of this very real situation, and she didn't speak to me for three weeks.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah for someone preaching the need to consider multiple viewpoints and the value of open mindedness, you sound like both a hypocrite and an a--hole.

Hey mom, get off DCUM. Fox is on.

Wanna bet that I'm smarter than you? We should have a contest.

It is not a contest. It is not about who is smarter. The issue is engaging in thoughtful, deliberate dialogue about important matters. Fox robs its viewers of this critical thinking capability. So instead, they say things like, "Hey, wanna bet I am smarter? Want a contest?"

Can't even think of an appropriate smartness contest. Well that was over much more quickly than I expected! Feels good to win.

PS - if you think you're getting "thoughtful, deliberate dialogue" from any comparable liberal (MSNBC) or centrist (CNN) mass media source you are kidding yourself. God forbid you think you're getting that from Democracy Now. The issue with most libs is they don't like the viewpoints on Fox, which is fine, but just say so and stop dressing it up it BS due process explanations. If you want to point to CSPAN or NPR or something, OK, sure, that's somewhat better (though still wildly imbalanced) but in no way comparable to Fox. It's like saying chicken is better than beef because coq au vin is preferable to beef jerky.