Disclaimer: I did not watch the debate last night. I simply couldn’t stand the incessant drumbeat of socialism masquerading as legitimate politics, which by the way, has now become the marching cadence for the Democrat Party. I did however, do my usual morning scan and read of the major media outlets and newspapers so I could get a feel for what I already knew would be more of the same, (big government and no way to pay for it). Oh, and with a “smidgeon” of progressive social justice just to make the abortion folks and their friends on the left feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
One thing did stand out though and I think we may all agree. No matter your politics, or degree to which you are engaged in the 2020 Election, and no matter who has your support if anyone at this stage, I think it’s fair to say the modern American news media is now solidly Democrat and even progressive in their view and presentation of the issues of our time. This is significant in that we may no longer look to them for the objectivity crucial to any meaningful debate, especially a political one inside a free republic. We will have to do all of our own homework going forward.
So I took to Google and YouTube today to reflect on debates past and the differences are striking. To be sure, politics has its ebb and flow. But the manner of questioning by the press is no longer about investigative journalism or fact finding, but rather simple endorsement of one particular ideology and it’s sad. For in a time when “truth and reason” could NOT be more important, our posterity are instead left with the void created by an obvious lack of either, and abandoned by the one outlet with the power to promote both.
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