Correction: people find asymmetrical political talk icky.
Maybe. I’ve found the “South Park” Seasons 27 and 28 simultaneously revolting and encouraging. I find them revolting because the two writers have created a grotesque and essentially unwatchable narrative. I find them encouraging because some “increasingly authoritarian” leader simply tolerates them and lets them produce and broadcast this tripe. Any thinking person about democracy has got to respect that: it’s a poke in the eye to the demagoguery that is spoken every day.
You perfectly demonstrated the extrapolations of Andy. It might be interesting to discuss if those extrapolations actually make sense or they’re fear-mongering. That would be a great thing for Andy to pursue on his blog or podcast or whatever. Paraphrasing @j15, such discussions have no place whatsoever on MacBreak Weekly.
I gave an example where political persuasions completely blinded some TWiT hosts to the facts. Billionaires departed California not because of a proposed 5% “wealth tax” but because the actual number was higher by a factor of 10 for Page and Brin. Their “wealth” would have been calculated with a number that had no correlation whatsoever with reality. How did that error happen? Why did they not correct their reporting – when the media loudly reported on exactly why those billionaires had left? That was covered in the WSJ, and I’m pretty sure that Leo is a subscriber. Their handling of that story was terrible journalism. Did you read up on that, @mattand08?