I watch and listen to Keith Olbermann every evening devoutly. And I read Daily Kos several times a day. Cognitive Dissidence and Confirmation Bias are well within my understanding of both/all sides. In fact, I read CNN and Al Jazeera and BBC in hopes that if these three ever disagree, or more to the point, when these three AGREE, I am probably safe in knowledge that my news sources are valid. Or at least one of the three is valid and true.
But here I am stuck in the middle of confusion and lack of knowledge. I certainly agree with what Keith Olbermann says each evening. And I nod my head to a great deal with MSNBC. Even CNN is getting a bit less bothsideristic. And I like Lester Holt on NBC evening news. But here is my question…Were the other-side news platforms as “loud” under President Obama?
I was not in this country. In fact, when the election results for the first term of Obama were announced, I was walking to school in Kuwait. It was early morning and many of the apartment doors opened and some people cascaded out onto the streets and thanked us for the change from Bush. And then after that, I was in South Korea for the dismal and disastrous results in 2016. That next morning my entire Social Studies department dressed in black to demonstrate our dissatisfaction.
So I have been aware of politics in this country but not to the extent of this past year as my husband and I retired from international teaching last year. Good choice now obviously. As a side bar, several of the international schools I taught at offered a Culture Shock workshop during Orientation Week. I was always like “Culture Shock? Really? Different culture is why I am here.” But in this last 18 months, I have had more culture shock in my own country than all the rest put together. So again I ask…Were the other side news platforms as “loud” under President Obama? Maybe loud is not the right word. Is there a mixture of anger and fear that is more indicative of how I feel, with the understanding that my news sources are also angry and fearful. Were Fox and BREITBART and AON just as upset, (for lack of a better word) during the Obama years?
No user poll as I am really interested in your knowledge. Although it troubles me to ask anyone to remember information from Pravda Fox Lies and the like. Help if you can.