This was such a nice article for, like, the first half of it – I can totally get behind the "powerful narrative tool ... taken and twisted by politicians" gripe (although, isn't narrative, like, a key part of politics?). But something about Salon.com just rubs me the wrong way – I can't stand the overly-hostile language they use for every little issue. It makes me feel like i have to question my own beliefs whenever they actually do line up with whatever this site's spouting.
I don't really get the whole over-the-top "Bernie Sanders" fanclub thing going on, either – a friend linked me to a Salon article the other day that swore up and down Sanders would win the Democratic nomination from under Hillary's nose. Now, I'm not American, but even I can recognize it'd be political suicide for Democrats to pick a radical candidate when the only other option (a Republican, all of whom are liars and thieves) is someone they vehemently do not want running their country. I dunno – biased reporting really freaks me out.
This was such a nice article for, like, the first half of it – I can totally get behind the "powerful narrative tool ... taken and twisted by politicians" gripe (although, isn't narrative, like, a key part of politics?). But something about Salon.com just rubs me the wrong way – I can't stand the overly-hostile language they use for every little issue. It makes me feel like i have to question my own beliefs whenever they actually do line up with whatever this site's spouting.
I don't really get the whole over-the-top "Bernie Sanders" fanclub thing going on, either – a friend linked me to a Salon article the other day that swore up and down Sanders would win the Democratic nomination from under Hillary's nose. Now, I'm not American, but even I can recognize it'd be political suicide for Democrats to pick a radical candidate when the only other option (a Republican, all of whom are liars and thieves) is someone they vehemently do not want running their country. I dunno – biased reporting really freaks me out.