On false equivalency
By Creature
Almost nothing makes me crazier than the "both sides do it" meme. Here's Keith's reasonable answer to Jon Stewart.
Almost nothing makes me crazier than the "both sides do it" meme. Here's Keith's reasonable answer to Jon Stewart.
Labels: Jon Stewart, Keith Olbermann
posted by creature at
10:00 PM
1 Comments:
You all are missing his point. He's not saying that both sides equally lie or twist facts to suit their purpose it's that they emphasize conflict over true news and exploration of the issues. The media, even outside the opinion shows, thrive, on stirring the pot to keep things on high boil because it makes for better television than actually trying to do in-depth reporting on how to fix education, health care or whatever.
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Edward Copeland, at 1:01 AM
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