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JI7

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8. FALSE EQUIVALENCY

Reply to Kilgore (Original post)

Mon Jul 3, 2017, 12:27 AM

Jul 2017

there have always been nut cases on the left but they have always been the fringe and referred to tin foil.

ed markey getting something wrong isn't comparable. did he continue to push and insist it's true as right wingers do ?

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The Atlantic -- How the Left Lost Its Mind [View all] Kilgore Jul 2017 OP

... alcibiades_mystery Jul 2017 #1

I guess it depends sweetapogee Jul 2017 #6

Who is "we" in your post? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2017 #12

Confirmation bias isn't limited to right-wingers. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #2

You nailed it!! Kilgore Jul 2017 #4

Perfectly put. cwydro Jul 2017 #14

There are idiots of every stripe but the proportion is 100 right winger to flamingdem Jul 2017 #3

and is why I'm at DU since 2002 dweller Jul 2017 #5

Given the vast number of fake outlets on the right Warpy Jul 2017 #7

FALSE EQUIVALENCY JI7 Jul 2017 #8

There have always been misfits on both sides of the aisle Samantha Jul 2017 #9

Sigh... more needless liberal bashing. Initech Jul 2017 #10

Marking for later read underpants Jul 2017 #11

"How the left lost its mind: taking anything Louise Mensch says seriously", basically Spider Jerusalem Jul 2017 #13