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Originally posted by Lerkfish: they would appear so, to you. Its Lerk's Law. the further one travels to either extreme on a spectrum, the more a point in the middle appears to move to the other side. Fox news is as biased right wing as possible, yet you view them as balanced. this is because you are so far to one extreme that it is closer to you, therefore seeming more fair and balanced, even though it isnt. And any news organ that actually IS balanced and fair will appear overly liberal to you. the problem is you are calibrating the issue by your own leanings instead of objectively viewing them on balanced merits. |
So in that logic, lerk's law can apply to the liberals as well.
Watch here as we secretly replace the word right with left, liberal with conservative, and Foxnews with CNN.
"CNN is as biased left wing as possible, yet you view them as balanced. this is because you are so far to one extreme that it is closer to you, therefore seeming more fair and balanced, even though it isnt.
And any news organ that actually IS balanced and fair will appear overly conservative to you."
Your right Lerk, Lerk's law is valid!