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Barchullona said:
Someone will be along to tell you how you have been brainwashed by the MSM and if only you read the right people, like they do, you would see the light. And everything you say is wrong, you have been swayed by misinformation, smears and lies. Corbyn is a jolly nice chap,as is McDonnell, Abbott is a genius and to say otherwise is racist, misogynistic and jolly unpleasant.
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You referenced a media story about someone having money to play bingo earlier, and held it as a proof against the impact of austerity.

You've often provided links to The Daily Mail, The Sun and other media sources on this forum and on another.

I'd rather reference cited academics and checkable evidence - but to each his own.
 
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Sir Cheshire Ben said:
It was a truth. Not many of those mentioned at the time.
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If we leave it means leaving the customs union was on a leaflet the government posted to every household advising us the best option was to remain in this once in a lifetime referendum. Strangely many people claim they were unaware of that fact.
 
Leon T Trout AFC said:
You referenced a media story about someone having money to play bingo earlier, and held it as a proof against the impact of austerity.

You've often provided links to The Daily Mail, The Sun and other media sources on this forum and on another.

I'd rather reference cited academics and checkable evidence - but to each his own.
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Anything from a newspaper is checkable. You would rather reference cited academics whose views coincide with yours. You are full of yourself, aren’t you?
 
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Barchullona said:
Anything from a newspaper is checkable. You would rather reference cited academics whose views coincide with yours. You are full of yourself, aren’t you?
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Yes, they are checkable and are deemed to be unreliable, bias and usually will not stand up to any form of rigour.

Again, yes I tend to agree with the sources I cite. Hence why I cite them here or wherever. Surely, not even worth mentioning.
 
Barchullona said:
Someone will be along to tell you how you have been brainwashed by the MSM and if only you read the right people, like they do, you would see the light. And everything you say is wrong, you have been swayed by misinformation, smears and lies. Corbyn is a jolly nice chap,as is McDonnell, Abbott is a genius and to say otherwise is racist, misogynistic and jolly unpleasant.
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If you mean me, I won’t. His ignorance is beyond approach & he’s a boring troll.

Twisting words & reasons does make things less racist.
 
Leon T Trout AFC said:
Yes, they are checkable and are deemed to be unreliable, bias and usually will not stand up to any form of rigour.

Again, yes I tend to agree with the sources I cite. Hence why I cite them here or wherever. Surely, not even worth mentioning.
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Did you mean biased, Mr Academic? Certainly the Guardian and Mirror are. Retractions used to be a staple of Guardian reading.

“People wonder how I can read so much and so quickly. It is because I only read the bits that I agree with and which reinforce my own views.”. A Hitler
 
Barchullona said:
He started it, guv, with his condescending, patronising assertions of his views being intellectually superior to others.
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We differ but I am happy to end it.

To clarify:

Controversially, I form my beliefs from checkable evidence.

Let's leave it there then.
 
Barchullona said:
Did you mean biased, Mr Academic? Certainly the Guardian and Mirror are. Retractions used to be a staple of Guardian reading.

“People wonder how I can read so much and so quickly. It is because I only read the bits that I agree with and which reinforce my own views.”. A Hitler
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Mr Academic? ****ing hell. I really seem to have hit a nerve with this. Apologies.

In truth, I largely can't stand The Guardian or The Mirror.

What I do find is that there are writers from papers across the spectrum that can be good. The one's that have integrity - but not many.

I pretty much check whatever I read with references from numerous sources to avoid things like confirmation bias.
 
Leon T Trout AFC said:
Mr Academic? ****ing hell. I really seem to have hit a nerve with this. Apologies.

In truth, I largely can't stand The Guardian or The Mirror.

What I do find is that there are writers from papers across the spectrum that can be good. The one's that have integrity - but not many.

I pretty much check whatever I read with references from numerous sources to avoid things like confirmation bias.
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Struck a nerve? You flatter yourself.
 
Anybody been to any hustings? Get a feel for the candidates you’ll vote for? A chance to put specific questions to them. A chance to see how they react in person rather than simple sound bites in the press.
 
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