Liberals Shun Opposing Views Because They're Used to Controlling the Media

[Lanyap]

It's been my experience that many libs aren't interested in opposing views. Nothing new here. The entire point of always saying conservatives are stupid is to marginalize them before even hearing what they have to say. That's generally followed by anger if they won't shut up.

Example:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2297681

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

This is for DominionSeraph. I read it years ago on Usenet.

This is for him too.

 

[DominionSeraph]

This is for him too.

And Pope Clement II loves you.

I guess.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

And Pope Clement II loves you.

I guess.

I hear he can cater a party like nobody else

 

[monovillage]

Except, they don't... fox news are the most uninformed of the news networks.

And "liberals" don't have a presence in US politics. You mean the moderate/right democrats... so who would admit moderate/right media bias? That is ridiculous.

It's a shame that so many young people will never know what a skipping record sounds like, but we can always direct them to your posts and they can see the

"liberals don't have a presence in the US" * "liberals don't have a presence in the US" * "liberals don't have a presence in the US" * "liberals don't have a presence in the US" * "liberals don't have a presence in the US"

and they'll know just how boring and annoying it is. Congratulations shadow9d9, you've achieved skipping record status.

 

[DominionSeraph]

It's a shame that so many young people will never know what a skipping record sounds like, but we can always direct them to your posts and they can see the



and they'll know just how boring and annoying it is. Congratulations shadow9d9, you've achieved skipping record status.

Yup, there's just no way to tell that a conservatard is ignorant. No way at all...

 

[monovillage]

Yup, there's just no way to tell that a conservatard is ignorant. No way at all...

Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked
and offended to discover that there are other views.

William F. Buckley, Jr.

 

[DominionSeraph]

William F. Buckley, Jr.

Those "other views":

 

[Emos]

The OP is somehow news? I've found that pretty much everyone that has already defined their political box doesn't really pay attention to what the other side has to say, whether conservative, liberal, or independent. If someone feels they already know the answer, they're not interested in learning, just interested in being "right". Because of this, they tend to surround themselves with like minded thinkers, or at least they don't typically discuss these types of topics on a regular basis. I never discuss politics with my parents because if anything paints a democrat in any kind of a positive light, they discard it immediately as a lie. If something portrays a democrat negatively, they instantly believe it without any thought about credibility. I have a sister with MS that has had huge issues with insurance, and my parents were still opposed to the part of the health care plan that prevents insurance companies from denying coverage for per-existing conditions. For them, it is impossible for any good to come from a democrat. That's how some people are. There are many on these forums that think there is no such thing as something good coming from a democrat. There are others that think the same about republicans. It is hard for people to get past the party label and to start evaluating ideas purely on their merit, rather than the letter next to the name of the person who proposed it. People have a natural tendency to believe something that supports their current opinion while being extremely skeptical of anything that opposes it.

+1. It's so easy to fall into an ideological well. I am aware of this phenomenon and it's still a daily challenge for me to not comfort myself in an echo chamber of like minded ness.

 

[boomerang]

Looking forward to the civility that will prevail in the new forum. Buwahahahaha!

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

Well surely that's not it.

Anyone want to respond to this? Oh the irony.

 

[Orignal Earl]

When Murdock made it legal for American news to lie, and took away American freedom of the press, was there a big fight over it?
The perfect way to control a population is to make sure they can never believe anything they see in print.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

Anyone want to respond to this? Oh the irony.

I didn't see the cost of Obamacare in there.

What gives?

 

[DominionSeraph]

I didn't see the cost of Obamacare in there.

What gives?

Yup, no way at all to tell that conservatards are stupid...

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

Yup, no way at all to tell that conservatards are stupid...

How cute. But you really should run along as I think I hear your Mommy calling.

 

[DominionSeraph]

How cute.

And I note that you still don't get it.

 

[TerryMathews]

Yup, no way at all to tell that conservatards are stupid...

You are in fact proving the OP for us. Good job!

You're like a living visual aid.

 

[fskimospy]

I didn't see the cost of Obamacare in there.

What gives?

Obamacare reduces the deficit. Why would you put something that makes the deficit smaller in a chart about what the deficit is made of?

 

[DominionSeraph]

You are in fact proving the OP for us. Good job!

You are only proving the applicability of the word, "Stupid."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

 

[DominionSeraph]

Obamacare reduces the deficit. Why would you put something that makes the deficit smaller in a chart about what the deficit is made of?

Pooper. Now you ruined it.

 

[TerryMathews]

You are only proving the applicability of the word, "Stupid."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

Confirmation bias not found. I didn't say the OP was right, just that you were proving it for us. And acting as a visual aid, if you can recall.

Thanks for playing though.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

Obamacare reduces the deficit. Why would you put something that makes the deficit smaller in a chart about what the deficit is made of?

Oh really?

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43471

Assuming that H.R. 6079 is enacted near the beginning of fiscal year 2013, CBO and JCT estimate that, on balance, the direct spending and revenue effects of enacting that legislation would cause a net increase in federal budget deficits of $109 billion over the 2013–2022 period. Specifically, we estimate that H.R. 6079 would reduce direct spending by $890 billion and reduce revenues by $1 trillion between 2013 and 2022, thus adding $109 billion to federal budget deficits over that period.

 

[fskimospy]

Oh really?

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43471

You realize that HR 6079 is the REPEAL of Obamacare, and that the CBO is saying repealing it would add to the deficit, right?

Lol.

 

[themusgrat]

You have a weird definition of owned.

You bitching about Google 'destroying christmas' was the definition of 'owned'... 'self ownage' even.

You are ATPN's biggest laughingstock, deal with it.

I don't come around here much, but I question your intelligence.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

You realize that HR 6079 is the REPEAL of Obamacare, and that the CBO is saying repealing it would add to the deficit, right?

Lol.

You are correct sir. Thanks for pointing that out.

So bottom line we get $109B of deficit reduction over 10 years of Obamacare. This sure looks nice on the surface. But wait a second...it's going to cost taxpayers an additional $1.22T for the government to "save" that much money. Such a deal!