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[jackal2]

I think there’s a few on here who get their views from bullish!t right wing newspapers/alt right websites where one viewpoint is allowed and everyone agrees with each other and feeds into each other’s fevered imaginations.

Those biased right-wing information/news sources exist without a doubt, but so do many biased left-wing information sources. Each has their own group of followers chatting to each other and posting comments on the bottom half of the internet reaffirming their own opinions. And even the information/news sources which market themselves as giving a balanced view are not really doing that. Many statistics and 'facts' are open to dispute, and every interpretation of them contains a degree of bias.

The best thing to do is read/listen/view across all of the information sources to see how each of them interprets a situation, and then reach your own conclusions, which of course will be influenced by your own individual life experiences and values.

[sidders]

Those biased right-wing information/news sources exist without a doubt, but so do many biased left-wing information sources. Each has their own group of followers chatting to each other and posting comments on the bottom half of the internet reaffirming their own opinions. And even the information/news sources which market themselves as giving a balanced view are not really doing that. Many statistics and 'facts' are open to dispute, and every interpretation of them contains a degree of bias.

The best thing to do is read/listen/view across all of the information sources to see how each of them interprets a situation, and then reach your own conclusions, which of course will be influenced by your own individual life experiences and values.

Well, thanks for your reasoned commentary, dad.
But can I point out that I have never demanded that Swale be removed from his position as moderator and I'm pretty sure that the same goes for BFP, Elite, French, Pingu, Anticlough and any other of the left of centre posters.
The idea that we are a cabal backed every step of the way by Swale is a product of a highly alcohol-fuelled imagination.

[jackal2]

Well, thanks for your reasoned commentary, dad.

You're welcome, son. Now get on and wash the dishes.

But can I point out that I have never demanded that Swale be removed from his position as moderator and I'm pretty sure that the same goes for BFP, Elite, French, Pingu, Anticlough and any other of the left of centre posters.

I'm totally supportive of Swale as moderator on this board and have made that clear before. I think he carries out a thankless task dutifully and fairly.