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TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#132601: Jul 26th 2016 at 8:41:03 AM

Depends on which media, but wouldn't you say they like her better than Sanders?

[up]Partisan in favour of whom, though?

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#132602: Jul 26th 2016 at 8:42:27 AM

Well, if the RNC was a disaster (And I don't know if it was a disaster so much as really strange and uncomfortable) then of course the non partisan thing is to claim the DNC is also a disaster.

But seriously it seems like they're trying to get views for a thing that would probably get less views if accurately portrayed as going ok so far.

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#132603: Jul 26th 2016 at 8:45:53 AM

I thought it was a fun exaggeration, but it doesn't feel mean-spirited. Also, it's fucking awesome:

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#132604: Jul 26th 2016 at 8:51:09 AM

Partisan in favour of whom, though?

If you paint something that wasnt' a disaster as one you are, intentionally or unintentionally, pushing for that thing's opponent.

Depends on which media, but wouldn't you say they like her better than Sanders?

On what planet? Has Sanders been subjected to accusations of being corrupt? Has Sanders had every skeleton in his closet, real and imagined dug up? No he has not. MSNBC pulled for him, FOX ignored him, everyone else kept blathering on about the size of his rallies as if they mattered—and that's not getting into the unconditional love he was given by the Internet left. He was the favoured media candidate for most of the Democratic primary, by default if nothing else.

edited 26th Jul '16 8:55:50 AM by AmbarSonofDeshar

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#132605: Jul 26th 2016 at 9:00:43 AM

[up][up][up]I've inferred that the media likes to portray everything they can in a negative light, especially if things aren't nearly as bad as they say they are.

The media's bias is pessimism, and their political alignments comes from which things they like to demonize.

edited 26th Jul '16 9:02:44 AM by Protagonist506

Leviticus 19:34
Perian Since: Jun, 2016
#132606: Jul 26th 2016 at 9:01:50 AM

[up][up] No, he was only portrayed as a dangerous revolutionary whose supporters were mainly violent racist misogynists, that's so much better. Or idiots for not understanding how the real world works and clinging to pie-in-the-sky ideas. And I must add that a few months ago Clinton supporters didn't act outraged when the media portrayed his supporters as violent and disorganized, so they could have seen this coming.

Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#132607: Jul 26th 2016 at 9:06:17 AM

This music video has got to have been in the making since before the DNC itself, I don't think it could have been pulled off in so little time.

"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."
TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#132608: Jul 26th 2016 at 9:09:01 AM

@Colbert: Accentuate the Negative.

You know what would be nice? A piece of media that was all about emphasizing the best in people. Like, when they would go make interviews with "the man on the street", they would cherrypick the most beautiful, intelligent, sensible statements. When they would interview politicians, they would highlight their greatest accomplishments. Their 'breaking news that aren't- would be "Crime is at an all-time low", "Child mortality keeps dropping", "Look at our rising renewable energy rate". They would pointedly not cover terrorist strikes, spree shootings, or anything else susceptible to copycat effects, except in the most boring and localized way possible. They would highlight events of union, reconciliation, and shows of mutual respect.

Trump would not get a second of airtime.

They would be the channel you tune into when you want to relax and feel good, about your life, yourself, your fellow humans, and the world at large.

24-hour Iyashikei. LTBC? The "Love-Thy-Neighbour Channel"?

edited 26th Jul '16 9:10:13 AM by TheHandle

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#132609: Jul 26th 2016 at 9:28:50 AM

he was only portrayed as a dangerous revolutionary

By who? I don't remember anyone playing the "dangerous revolutionary" card. Not in the mainstream media, and not even in pro-Clinton areas of the Internet like the Daily Banter. Frankly, calling Sanders a revolutionary is a misuse of the word.

whose supporters were mainly violent racist misogynists

Again, find me someone who claimed that a majority of his supporters were like this. The "Bernie Bros" and their cohorts certainly came under fire for this, but deservedly so. When you have a dedicated group of morons who spend all their time attacking supporters of an opposing candidate online, those people are going to get into the news. That's how it works.

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#132610: Jul 26th 2016 at 9:39:00 AM

[up] Once again dogwhistles; unless you're Donald Trump, you never outright say "all Muslims are terrorists, all Mexicans are rapists" and expect to get away with it. So instead you say "I'm sure some of them are reasonable people, but some of them are clearly rapists and criminals" in a context where it becomes very clear what's actually meant to come across; "Don't support this guy, his supporters are just entitled misogynistic racists. Who are also cis-white-men, and that's terrible."

Now, that has a lot to do with the utter ineptitude of mass media at dealing with any sort of nuance and with the tendency to accentuate the negative for ratings, but there's also an element of partisan bias clearly present. Like, despite the fact that Trump is getting mind-boggling amounts of coverage, nobody other than right wing media sources are portraying him in a positive light.

edited 26th Jul '16 9:45:28 AM by CaptainCapsase

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#132611: Jul 26th 2016 at 9:45:02 AM

Susan Page Verified account ‏@Susan Page Bernie Sanders tells @bpolitics breakfast w/reporters he'll return to the Senate as an Independent, not a Dem: 'I was elected as an Ind.'

Raise your hand if anyone's surprised. Anyone?

New Survey coming this weekend!
CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#132612: Jul 26th 2016 at 9:48:37 AM

Not really. There was some rumors going around that he might be looking to start his own party, which, assuming they don't waste all their resources on bids for the presidency and instead work towards local and state elections and congressional elections in deeply blue states, could go somewhere. Strongly regionalized parties are the big exception to the two party system that inevitably forms in FPTP voting systems.

edited 26th Jul '16 9:49:33 AM by CaptainCapsase

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#132613: Jul 26th 2016 at 9:52:18 AM

Bernie what are you doing? You can get more done as a Democrat than an independent.

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#132614: Jul 26th 2016 at 9:53:05 AM

[up] Perhaps it's in response to the email leaks. Like seriously, if he just takes that lying down, he's got no credibility left.

edited 26th Jul '16 9:59:14 AM by CaptainCapsase

GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
Vampire Hunter
#132615: Jul 26th 2016 at 9:58:50 AM

Ambar, I actually watched the Late Show last night and what they were pushing was "Acceptance of Hillary as Inevitable," hence the name "Democratic National Convincing" and "Death. Taxes. Hillary." It plays with the recurring narrative in the polls that not a lot of people actually like Hillary Clinton, but the only alternative is Trump which makes her the more popular and sane choice. Hillary is the Inevitable Democratic Nominee and thus the Inevitable President, at least unless you want Donald Trump as President.

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smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#132616: Jul 26th 2016 at 10:01:53 AM

That's still not good though. If we want Hillary to win, we need to push her as a great choice for president. Saying "well at least she's not Trump" isn't going to make people want to vote for her.

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#132618: Jul 26th 2016 at 10:04:21 AM

[up][up]Starting with herself and her official campaign webpage.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#132619: Jul 26th 2016 at 10:10:52 AM

[up][up] I'm... Not sure how seriously I'm supposed to take this...

I mean...

This veritable Nuremberg Rally of harassment culminated in an appearance from Bernie himself. The white males in the crowd rewarded his failed campaign and waste of their money with a ten minute standing ovation. Meanwhile, the women in the crowd cried and frightened journalists cowered and struggled to keep their eyes open despite pure petrifying fear.
...really?

edited 26th Jul '16 10:11:03 AM by sgamer82

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#132620: Jul 26th 2016 at 10:11:42 AM

[up] I'm fairly certain it's satire.

Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#132621: Jul 26th 2016 at 10:12:48 AM

I think it's a satire site with the exaggeration turned Up To Eleven.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#132622: Jul 26th 2016 at 10:12:54 AM

I want to agree, but it's really hard to tell sometimes.

Reflextion from a post-sanity world (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
#132623: Jul 26th 2016 at 10:13:19 AM

[up]x not going to bother counting[nja][nja][nja]: I would hope it's satire, but Poe's Law has overtaken pretty much every other goddamned thing about this election and the people opinionating on it, so it really wouldn't surprise me to find out it isn't.

edited 26th Jul '16 10:13:53 AM by Reflextion

Someone did tell me life was going to be this way.
Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#132624: Jul 26th 2016 at 10:16:14 AM

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GameGuruGG Vampire Hunter from Castlevania (Before Recorded History)
Vampire Hunter
#132625: Jul 26th 2016 at 10:23:46 AM

@smokeycut: Unfortunately, Accentuate the Positive does not get as much viewership as Accentuate the Negative does, and why what Handle suggested would never work. Negativity and cynicism sells for any sort of news over positivity and optimism.

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