An unpopular truth about the news you read

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Orson Scott Card on lies, damned lies, and election campaign reporting

OK, so you think Card is a religious fundamentalist.  In many ways, you may be right.

You may consider Card a homophobe.  I doubt he sees it that way, but you're within your rights to say that too.  If you're gay, I doubt the practical distinction matters to you.

Neither of those change the fact that what he has to say on this particular issue — honesty and objectivity in journalism — is perfectly true.  Judge the message, not the messenger.

Comments

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Yes, but would it surprise anyone that the Democrats came up with a huge program with massive gov't liabilities to help low-income people do something? It's not a story.

Similarly, it's not a story when neocons practice crony capitalism to help out their country-club buddies.

What sells is drama, not penetrating analysis. The US population is not worthy of its democracy. I'll repeat my pet theory: since around 1980, when it became clear we would win the Cold War, the US zeitgesit has not been based in reality.