But much of that “left wing media bias” backlash was because the media reported on and exposed the racism, xenophobic and anti-intellectualism on the right. In other words, they resented being called out on their shit.
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the media & the left didn’t make the right look bad. the bad actors on the right are making the right look bad. they’re the loudest voices. that group of nazis & white nationalists made the right look bad.
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the rhetoric of “chain migration” & “Muslim ban” along with implementation of policies that reinforce the rhetoric make the right look bad. chain migration used to be family reunification. Chain migration is a much better dog whistle to those racists.
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& what happens when catchy phrases are used over & over, conservatives like yourself start using that terminology too. so you get lumped in with the bad. (You’ve used chain migration before & I’ve called you out on it & will continue to)
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I just love how the Right never takes responsibility for their own actions. It’s always “look what you made me do”. Do you people have agency over your own actions at all???
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This is a fairer point, Matt, and I appreciate you pointing me to it. But I still mostly disagree with you. If I am being unfair because you expanded upon this in a lengthier format, ignore me - but the "backlash" seems very much to ignore my later point: historical artifact.
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Can you quantify "some"? Put a number on it
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What about that "personal responsibility" Republicans are always talking about?
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NY Times didn’t hurt Trump as much as it hurt Clinton.
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It was hysterical, fear- inducing Fox News portrayal of the media bias and the left that lead to the "backlash." It wasn't the actual media or the left. Even today you shithead "smart, centrist" types still fall for it to rationalize yourselves and your buddies' complicity.
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I disagree with the latent racism charge. The immigration debate is one of law and order. If we want to allow more immigrants in, then change the quotas and allow more in, legally. I think we can all agree on that.
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Love to be a serious pundit and say an entire party has no agency.
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Weird that those were the two factors that you made the decision to tweet about though. Qwhite weird, indeed... But yes, it's OTHERS being reductive.
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Your side needs to start taking responsibility for their actions.
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Idk man "the libs made us act out on our implicit racial biases" is not a great argument
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As a liberal, I do find that there are definitely some issues on this side. Differing opinions, short of racism/misogyny, are not easily tolerated, and discussion is too often shut down entirely. Not much listening on either side.
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I still love how you blame "the media" for your party's love affair with Nazis. You know Steve King has been around for a while, yes?
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Absolutely. It had nothing to do with Limbaugh and the rise of Fox News. Nope. Nothing.
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Excellent point although TBH I don’t think anti-intellectualism is unique to the right. Pretty much everyone with the exception of pretentious intellectuals, are anti-intellectual. JS
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Nope
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