Where is the Moderate voice in the Media?
As a relatively politically active member of society, I have been wondering for some time now where exactly one is to go to get a center view discussion of the topics at hand, and I have to say, I don't think it exists.
Most of the media is so biased it's not even worth discussing, but that's a given in our country, and everyone with common sense and a brain sees it. What I mean here is, where's the normal, everyday MODERATE in the blogiverse? There are tons of left wing blog, plenty of right wing blogs, and hoards that claim to be moderate but show is one extreme or the other with a few seconds worth of analytical reading of their content.
Just as important, where is the actual discourse on reality based subjects? I have tried the standard chat sites, like Hot Soup but like everywhere else, idealogical babble almost immediately drags the topic away from what it started as, and both sides start spinning as hard and fast as they can in an attempt to out-spin the other side.
In all of that; zero actual debate that is relevant to the topic. Sure, there's a ton of BS statistics that everyone knows are skewed one way or the other to prove someone's point, the questions in those "polls" are always things like "Do you believe that poor people coming into this country should be ostracized and detained." if they're pro illegals(which, of course they call "undocumented 'workers'"), or if the poll wants to spin to the other side the question is more akin to: "Do you think it is fair for criminals who broke our immigration laws should be allowed to bypass the immigration system and jump ahead of those who have followed the proper path towards legal citizenship?" How about just a straight forward question? No spin, no BS, just "Do you think illegal aliens should be allowed to stay?"
I'm sick of the word games. They're illegal aliens, not undocumented workers or downtrodden oppressed immigrants. You're either pro-abortion rights or anti-abortion rights, you're either crazy, or you're not. I'm sick of "pro-life pro-choice" and "alternative lifestyles" instead of just plain homosexual. And where the hell did the term "trans-gender" enter the common sense world? It's called a drag queen, or a transvestite, softer sounding, politically correct labels don't change the realities.
As for common sense, I'm going to start making some connections here that I see that no one seems to be looking at. Since no one reads this I'll be doing it more for my own sanity than anything else, but hey, at least I get to lay out my case. If anyone agrees or disagrees they can comment and I can respond. Disagreements are more than welcome, but personal attacks(something else I'm sick of in the media and everywhere else) will get your comment deleted. That's right, I mean you, one person who happened to stumble upon my blog by mistake.
As a quick example of the types of "common sense" posts I'll be writing about, here are a few that I have been annoyed with in the past.
The real connections that no one will make:
1) Illegal Aliens can find jobs, why? The short answer is: Unions have given businesses no choice but to look for workers they can afford that can't join the union and get paid 80k a year to drive a forklift, or move offshore because it's cheaper to make something across the planet and ship it back here and distribute it than it is to make something in Illinois or Ohio like things used to be.
2)When Michael Jackson paid that kids family millions and millions of dollars, why weren't the charges simply changes to child prostitution, for both him AND the parents?
3)Why are we fighting a war by a set of rules that only we are following? Geneva conventions are great, but the enemy isn't playing the game by those rules, so why are we? The Geneva conventions say that military must be clearly marked as such, and these terrorists damn sure aren't in uniform, so why are we treating them like real soldiers captured in war than like the terrorists they are? Take off the damn kid gloves and get the damn job done!
Comments welcome...
***EDIT***
I've decided to delete all old posts, so as not to mix too many different aspects, and to get a fresh start with this new idea for my lil space on the intarwebz
Most of the media is so biased it's not even worth discussing, but that's a given in our country, and everyone with common sense and a brain sees it. What I mean here is, where's the normal, everyday MODERATE in the blogiverse? There are tons of left wing blog, plenty of right wing blogs, and hoards that claim to be moderate but show is one extreme or the other with a few seconds worth of analytical reading of their content.
Just as important, where is the actual discourse on reality based subjects? I have tried the standard chat sites, like Hot Soup but like everywhere else, idealogical babble almost immediately drags the topic away from what it started as, and both sides start spinning as hard and fast as they can in an attempt to out-spin the other side.
In all of that; zero actual debate that is relevant to the topic. Sure, there's a ton of BS statistics that everyone knows are skewed one way or the other to prove someone's point, the questions in those "polls" are always things like "Do you believe that poor people coming into this country should be ostracized and detained." if they're pro illegals(which, of course they call "undocumented 'workers'"), or if the poll wants to spin to the other side the question is more akin to: "Do you think it is fair for criminals who broke our immigration laws should be allowed to bypass the immigration system and jump ahead of those who have followed the proper path towards legal citizenship?" How about just a straight forward question? No spin, no BS, just "Do you think illegal aliens should be allowed to stay?"
I'm sick of the word games. They're illegal aliens, not undocumented workers or downtrodden oppressed immigrants. You're either pro-abortion rights or anti-abortion rights, you're either crazy, or you're not. I'm sick of "pro-life pro-choice" and "alternative lifestyles" instead of just plain homosexual. And where the hell did the term "trans-gender" enter the common sense world? It's called a drag queen, or a transvestite, softer sounding, politically correct labels don't change the realities.
As for common sense, I'm going to start making some connections here that I see that no one seems to be looking at. Since no one reads this I'll be doing it more for my own sanity than anything else, but hey, at least I get to lay out my case. If anyone agrees or disagrees they can comment and I can respond. Disagreements are more than welcome, but personal attacks(something else I'm sick of in the media and everywhere else) will get your comment deleted. That's right, I mean you, one person who happened to stumble upon my blog by mistake.
As a quick example of the types of "common sense" posts I'll be writing about, here are a few that I have been annoyed with in the past.
The real connections that no one will make:
1) Illegal Aliens can find jobs, why? The short answer is: Unions have given businesses no choice but to look for workers they can afford that can't join the union and get paid 80k a year to drive a forklift, or move offshore because it's cheaper to make something across the planet and ship it back here and distribute it than it is to make something in Illinois or Ohio like things used to be.
2)When Michael Jackson paid that kids family millions and millions of dollars, why weren't the charges simply changes to child prostitution, for both him AND the parents?
3)Why are we fighting a war by a set of rules that only we are following? Geneva conventions are great, but the enemy isn't playing the game by those rules, so why are we? The Geneva conventions say that military must be clearly marked as such, and these terrorists damn sure aren't in uniform, so why are we treating them like real soldiers captured in war than like the terrorists they are? Take off the damn kid gloves and get the damn job done!
Comments welcome...
***EDIT***
I've decided to delete all old posts, so as not to mix too many different aspects, and to get a fresh start with this new idea for my lil space on the intarwebz
Labels: America, common sense, conservative, liberal, moderate, politics
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