• sleepdrifter@startrek.website
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, I recall someone from the BBC saying something similar when it came to covering Brexit. It would take their producers days to find a credible, coherent voice that was pro-Brexit, while the anti-Brexit folks were basically lined up to voice their reasoning. That dichotomy was never revealed to listeners and caused some strife amongst the news team as it seemed disingenuous to present both sides as equal

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      1 year ago

      “The free marketplace of ideas” would have us believe one clear argument would cut through ten thousand loons.

      A failed hypothesis.