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[Mark Antony]

CNN making less and less sense catering to people who don't watch them, consider them fake and threaten them with violence from time to time.

 

[Nike Jordan]

There's a reason why Jon Stewart used to constantly trash CNN.

 

[whywesteppin]

I really hope we reach a point soon where people just stop caring about news networks.

I try to avoid both, but lately I do feel like Fox News has somehow becomes less crazy at times while CNN is becoming more trashy.

 

[dwalk31]

I really hope we reach a point soon where people just stop caring about news networks.

You don’t think it’s dangerous to minimize/discredit news networks like CNN?

 

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You don’t think it’s dangerous to minimize/discredit news networks like CNN?

 

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[gry60]

Meanwhile, in Crazy Land:

 

[elpablo21]

CNN making less and less sense catering to people who don't watch them, consider them fake and threaten them with violence from time to time.

Oh they're catering to ppl who watch them too

The Suburban Karens and their Husband's who voted for Obama then Trump then Biden and who will eventually vote Republican again

 

[whywesteppin]

You don’t think it’s dangerous to minimize/discredit news networks like CNN?

Among mature, educated people, as most of this thread is? No.

To me, it's not about discrediting a news network as much as it is about increasing people's understanding of the news, politics, and the world. NYT has some ****** takes alongside some of the best journalism in the world. Same goes for the WSJ. The goal is for people to be able to discern accurate news from sensationalist news and fact from opinion.

CNN is not a monolith. It's a big company, and it does a lot of good reporting. But when it doesn't, it's right to call it out, without forgetting or ignoring the infinitely worse news outlets that are unashamedly biased to the right.

 

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[Nike Jordan]

 

[dwalk31]

Among mature, educated people, as most of this thread is? No.

To me, it's not about discrediting a news network as much as it is about increasing people's understanding of the news, politics, and the world. NYT has some ****ty takes alongside some of the best journalism in the world. Same goes for the WSJ. The goal is for people to be able to discern accurate news from sensationalist news and fact from opinion.

CNN is not a monolith. It's a big company, and it does a lot of good reporting. But when it doesn't, it's right to call it out, without forgetting or ignoring the infinitely worse news outlets that are unashamedly biased to the right.

This makes sense.

The problem is, if one side makes statements like this about CNN, it legitimizes “fake news” claims from the other side. And to a casual voter, it likely appears that both sides categorize news that they dislike as inaccurate.

It also gets messy deciding who qualifies as mature and educated. This particular point is the most troubling considering the disadvantages many people of color have in terms of education.

 

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[blastercombo]

This makes sense.

The problem is, if one side makes statements like this about CNN, it legitimizes “fake news” claims from the other side. And to a casual voter, it likely appears that both sides categorize news that they dislike as inaccurate.

It also gets messy deciding who qualifies as mature and educated. This particular point is the most troubling considering the disadvantages many people of color have in terms of education.

Which news network taught you to support pedos?

 

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dwalk31 still cant call trump a racist

But things have gotten this bad…

 

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[cedric ceballos]

Would love to see Beto roll hot wheels into oncoming traffic next November.

But realistically I don’t see it happening. Would love to be wrong though.

 

[AEA18]

So he will be supporting the orange clown in 2024

The only path for any of them is if trump is out of the picture (death, behind bars, or fled the country). He'd probably still get more votes.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

just seems to like the gun control pivot in his presidential campaign means he's doa in texas.

 

[gry60]

Would love to see Beto roll hot wheels into oncoming traffic next November.

But realistically I don’t see it happening. Would love to be wrong though.

I do think that Democrats need to lay low on the gun control talk, not because gun control is a bad policy to pursue (I think they should continue doing that), but because it has the potential to push otherwise apolitical gun owners towards a right that is becoming more and more radicalized.

I don't really follow gun politics to know the extent of political involvement of left-leaning gun owner associations, but if I were Beto, I would explore the possibility of getting in touch with such groups and get their support, especially if they happen to support what we'd would call "common sense" gun regulation efforts. It could normalize the debate around gun ownership (look, not all gun owners are right-wing wackos) and it could take the wind out of the sails of the GOP because we know that's where they're gonna try to attack him on the campaign trail.

 

[gry60]

dwalk31 still cant call trump a racist

But things have gotten this bad…

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