What is "Politics" and what is "News" ??

[CaseHardened]

I am often told "we don't discuss politics here".

So .... if a mayor has a Bike Lane installed, that results in serious automotive accidents, is that "News" or "Politics" ?

If Illegal Aliens are transported to Martha's Vineyard, and are quickly deported from the elite island, is that "News" or "Politics" ?

If an alleged Male Prostitute attempts to murder the spouse of a prominent politician, with a hammer, is that "News" or "Politics" ?

If a sitting President is shot dead during a Dallas Motorcade, is that "News" or "Politics" ?

I'm baffled.

 

[livingston]

I say this is both. .. Our media would rather not see this mentioned

 

[Uninformed and Compliant]

I'm baffled.

Nah.

Simple rule - don't get this forum canceled. Other than that, best guess. Easy Peasy.

The most active topics here aren't "gun". Right or wrong, its easy to post something in those other topics that would bring an army of SJWs down to end this place.

You know what I'm saying. If you've ever wondered what the world would look like if it were ruled by women, I present to you... Social Media. The sole method of enforcement is the destruction of reputation.

I share the frustration, and appreciate that this place allows us to vent some of that frustration. But I more appreciate that the mods have a job to do - most importantly, to ensure that this site doesn't get erased by whack jobs looking to defend their Dependency Disorders.

If you're not familiar with Dependency disorder, consider taking a look. It'll answer a LOT of questions.

Dependent Personality Disorder

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

News = Politics

Politics ≠ News

CNN couldn't run a story about a puppy that fell down a well without finding an opportunity to drop at least one of their favorite talking points.

Schumer doing a press briefing about some bill proposed by the senate is a free campaign ad.

Read between the lines. It's all there.

There was a news site I came across a few months ago that had kind of a scorecard for how politicized a story was. Can't find it again. It was kind of interesting.

 

[Mr. terzmo]

News ??? It's ALL politics. Every "newsperson" seems to add THEIR opinion to every story. They don't just bring news, they distort it with their opinions. Years ago the news was just that. You hear or read it and that's that. maybe at the end of a story a newscaster may add.."that's sad" NO opinion. Newspapers delivered the news and each paper's Editor had an opinion column they wrote weekly. That was mostly that paper's political statement. People knew mostly where each Paper stood. Celebrities didn't state opinions for fear the wrong opinion would ruin their careers. There is no pure news. just altered or omitted to suit the authors needs.

 

[SomeSoldier]

News = Politics

Politics News

Shouldn't it be the other way?

Politics is News but News isn't necessarily Politics?

Politics = News

But

News ≠ politics

 

[spat]

Shouldn't it be the other way?

Politics is News but News isn't necessarily Politics?

Politics = News

But

News ≠ politics

There is no news anymore.

Just opinion. Massive massive amounts of opinion masquerading as news.

When was the last time you saw, read, or heard a "news" story where you couldn't tell from the tone how the author votes ?

The only possible exceptions are the stories that are so poorly written as to convey little or no information at all.

It is a consequence of the 24 hour news cycle. There are only so many newsworthy events in the world, and if you try to stretch reporting of them to cover 24/7/a dozen channels your only option is to make it 99.99% opinion.

Sorting actual news out from that disaster is like finding a needle in pile of scrap metal.

 

[Saltwater60]

The news is facts presented to the watcher, listener, or reader without a media personality’s thoughts or opinions. The later is what’s lacking.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

Shouldn't it be the other way?

Politics is News but News isn't necessarily Politics?

Politics = News

But

News ≠ politics

Should be, but it's not.

 

[GOPerfect]

I discuss what ever the fuck I want to where ever I am. If people do not like what I am talking about, they can leave the area.

Pretty simple.

 

[CaseHardened]

Pretty sure the only topic that might not get me banned from my sister-in-laws post Thanksgiving Dinner would be "who will win the 'Masked Singer' ".

 

[CaseHardened]

People do not understand that ignoring the "News", calling it "Politics", and then refusing to discuss it, is exactly the reason countries become Dictatorships.

Most tragic is how so many German Jews simply paid no attention to Politics. And eventually paid the price of ignorance with their very lives.

The USA is not far behind.

 

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[Bigfoot]

This thread is racist!

Hate speech too!

Transtesticals Woo Hoo!

Oh, wait... never mind. Cancel that last part.