LurkerJ said:
sundin13 said:
I don't think I said that I feel Candace Owens is more dangerous than CNN/MSNBC/FOX. I would appreciate if you didn't put words in my mouth. That would be great.
As for what pieces of news I read/watch, I typically don't listen to any opinion pundits. This type of punditry is only valuable when an individual demonstrates consistently that they speak in good faith and their opinions are supported by evidence that they are fairly portraying. Of the individuals listed who I am familiar with, none of them have sufficiently demonstrated this. As such, I try to form my own opinions based not on the opinions of others, but on the evidence itself. Depending on the specific subject we are talking about, I will often seek out scientific studies which provide empirical evidence regarding this subject as opposed to listening to someone's anecdotal, half-formed opinions which have been filtered through the lens of whatever ideology they are trying to sell.
But I think that is all largely besides the point. An individual's idiotic and dangerous takes can be criticized without holding up another individual whose takes are better. Even in a world where everyone is wrong, reality does not change. Even in a world where everyone is wrong, Candace Owens does not suddenly gain merit.
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Italics: so basically you do what I do and what many of us do. I never said my opinions are based on the opinions of others, I said my opinions happen to align more with x and y. Not to mention, I specifically mentioned that I happen to disagree with everyone. I listen to different pundits from all sides because I am humble to enough to accept that my views might be wrong or there is some certain angle that I might not be seeing. In the end, you are not doing anything differently.
As for Candace, she's irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, an irrelevant person can hardly be dangerous, and pointing out the ironic attitude of selectively shunning down dangerous sources of news and opinions and ignoring those that actually shape public opinions in the US is not a defense of Candace.
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Hey, if we agree, great. But again, that doesn't make Candace Owens less of an idiot. That's my thesis statement here. If you don't disagree with that point, I'm not really sure what there is to talk about here.
