BanditKeith2: See thats where you make a mistake even if you trust that news outlet its best to check another thats of the oppsite but just as trusted by others view if you aren't willing to view that many sources so as to have a fair enough balanced view of things else you are running a major risk of''' echo chambering '' yourself or ''pigeon holing'' yourself in one view of things
And for the US atleast news outlets have been largely devided by left and right politics and most companies have went the US version of ''Left '' I say thie US version as I hear other counteries version of left and right is simply the reverse of what the US's is .. Unsure if that is true though on if things are flipped .. but if so being safe to address that now in this comment
It also doesn't help many entertainment company staff proudly declare they are US left and extremely progressive and unironically pride themselves as being a ''SJW'' and even say SJW not paraphrasing.. Aswell as proudly saying they are ''woke'' .. So ya when I say the left is in positions of power in the U.S its mainly the corporate and entertainment spectrum of things rather then the far far more classic and traditional positions that exists
I planned on editing my previous post to suggest that in general I don't make a point of getting news from lots of different outlets, which isn't to say that you shouldn't for a particularly important matter, where it should be encouraged. Actually, I do mix up my news sources when I listen to the radio, just for something 'different'.
Maybe the US has an illusion of media diversity? After all, it's just capitalist, corporate media, isn't it? How radically different are they going to be?
Let's not forget that the US and world media was duped by the US propaganda that Saddam Hussein had WMD, so it would have been harder finding 'alternative voices' about the issue...or maybe not, if the alternatives to corporate media are easily accessible to you. It's just a lot easier when you stick to the mainstream. The danger there, of course, is that people are led into the nutty world of conspiracy theorists instead and people who profit from talking rubbish.
tfishell: My thinking is it'd be in the style of a left-wing fantasy game like Tonight We Riot, neither would be taken as being realistic enough to act as a recruiting tool. (But TWR certainly has greater production value than this would)
BartonFink: I tend to associate fantasies where the US government is the enemy to far right groups. I'm not aware that left-wing groups in the US have that same kind of fascination for defending themselves against the state. So a game where you are defending the Waco cult strikes me as being appealing to the far right psychology.
I actually enjoyed this chat as its been civil so far ... but its late on my end and thus unsure how coherent any further replies for me would be despite unable to sleep so on a off chance this thread gets locked before I get to a legit reply to your last reply.. I will say thank you for the civil and enjoyable for me chat on politics and stances asthats rare to find on the net
