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In an attempt to obtain well-rounded news coverage, I bought 2 magazines. Avendesora Send a noteboard - 17/02/2012 01:25:30 AM
I got the latest issues of "American Conservative" and "Mother Jones".

I uh... Wha? :crazy:

I thought a few things in each magazine were interesting, but mainly, I ended up stunned. I read them both over the weekend and I'm still shaking my head at the conspiracy theories and fear-mongeriing in each. Each side's reported perception of the other's "agenda" is so hate-filled, that It virtually nullified any credibility to be found in any of the articles.

Does anyone know of a moderate magazine? you know, one that reports both sides of an issue, or that doesn't portray the opposing viewpoints as stupid, but instead as equally valid?

I think there are a lot of Americans who believe the propaganda and rhetoric spewed forth by the red or blue side. However , there are also many Americans who think the die hards are equally ridiculous and who wish people could look at things strictly from a problem-solving viewpoint.

Does anyone see any way out of this gridlock and polarized system that has this rendered itself ineffective?

Yeah, I thought not. :banghead:

Exasperatedly yours,

Ave
xoxo
*MySmiley*

I believe all news and research that supports my opinion, and dismiss the rest as conspiracy and lies.
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In an attempt to obtain well-rounded news coverage, I bought 2 magazines. - 17/02/2012 01:25:30 AM 774 Views
Why? - 17/02/2012 01:27:19 AM 500 Views
Actually, I'm just looking for another kind of meeting. *NM* - 17/02/2012 01:29:10 AM 229 Views
Moderates don't normally have meetings or publications - 17/02/2012 03:01:58 AM 521 Views
well what are we calling moderate here - 17/02/2012 04:02:18 AM 465 Views
That's a very eye of the beholder sort of thing - 18/02/2012 07:38:09 AM 468 Views
Okay I was just trying to get some clarification - 18/02/2012 02:21:47 PM 514 Views
Ah, no, never that - 18/02/2012 02:56:00 PM 543 Views
The Economist. *NM* - 17/02/2012 02:45:56 PM 211 Views
Foreign sources could help - 17/02/2012 03:33:36 PM 470 Views
Magazines? No. - 17/02/2012 04:53:48 PM 442 Views
Anyone who is not a die hard should STFU. - 17/02/2012 08:31:19 PM 602 Views
u mad bro? *NM* - 17/02/2012 08:37:57 PM 497 Views
Your approach has its own problems. - 17/02/2012 10:17:26 PM 537 Views
How does this not apply to the original poster as well? - 18/02/2012 11:48:39 AM 475 Views
The Economist and The Christian Science Monitor - 20/02/2012 02:24:21 AM 461 Views

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