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Originally Posted by julianh72
As long as you're subscribing to BOTH "far left" and "far right" sources (and a few middle ground ones as well won't go astray), you should be able to retain some semblance of balance......
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I am reminded of moderator of a BBC debate who finished a show with the comment: "well we have heard the arguments for and against capital punishment and I'm sure the answer lies somewhere in the middle".
Why should we assume that the 'correct' position in any debate is in the middle? Isn't it possible that one side is right and the other is on the wrong side of history? Personally I think that fence-sitters get simply get splinters where it hurts.
One caveat though is that not every proponent of a point of view or idea is a competent advocate of that point of view or idea. For example, I am a firm believer that anthropogenic global warming is real, however not every 'greenie' has a good grip on what it is or it's consequences. ['We'll destroy the planet.' -- rubbish] The solution to that bias however is not to watch the Bolt Report, it's to seek out the views of competent scientists. Similarly, I wouldn't look for an analysis of the problems in Cuban society in one of Trump's tweets.