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In reply to the discussion: I will tell you why Maddow's "Hubris" aired NOW and not back then. And you won't like it. [View all]Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)That is, to employ both tactics - with the caveat that they are not mutually exclusive. I'm a big believer in not having my adversary frame the debate for me. I will call them out on it each and every time. Also, armed with facts it is possible to "wage total war." The media, in the rare times that they did actually report facts, was too timid, or danced around the issue, or otherwise implied, that even though they were reporting facts, there was a 'legitimate' counterpoint to be addressed - which is totally self-defeating. Some counterpoints, when not based in reality, do not deserve to be debated in the public arena. Would the media put on a white supremacist to get his/her perspective on race relations? Surely not! But they did with these neoconservatives, even though they admit that their policies are not rooted in reality!
So, yes, we can fight fire with fire, and fight fire with facts.