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Re: Just before we draw the line under this

Posted by noamsampy on November 2, 2009, 8:01 am, in reply to "Re: Just before we draw the line under this"

Speaking only for myself, I always thought the Guardian (which I read almost every day since my late teens) was a radical left wing paper. It had to be - it had all these well-known left-wing radicals writing in it!

Then I read a book by Chomsky, googled him and discovered ML and a few other info sources. But for these so-called radical lefties maybe I would have wised up to the Guardian's BS many years ago.

Best,
N.

--Previous Message--
: Something has just struck me. I don’t think
: anyone here considers the Guardian to be
: radical, John, do they? Some radical content
: yes (but always dwarfed by propaganda, we
: are told). And much factual war reporting
: that is useful for making antiwar cases with
: (albeit with huge issues of framing we are
: hastily assured).
:
: So is the ‘fig leaf’ argument not a straw
: man (as it were)?
:
: What are we left with as Guardian
: descriptor – left of centre? Well its much
: more left than the tabloids than the BBC.
:
: Still nothing for the biblical fig leaf to
: cover, that I can see.
:
: Walter
:

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Re: Just before we draw the line under this - walter November 2, 2009, 11:59 am

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--Previous Message-- : Speaking only for myself, I always thought the : Guardian (which I read almost every day : since my late teens) was a radical left wing : paper. It had to be - it had all these : well-known left-wing radicals writing in it! : : Then I read a book by Chomsky, googled him : and discovered ML and a few other info : sources. But for these so-called radical : lefties maybe I would have wised up to the : Guardian's BS many years ago. : : Best, : N. : : --Previous Message-- : Something has just struck me. I don’t think : anyone here considers the Guardian to be : radical, John, do they? Some radical content : yes (but always dwarfed by propaganda, we : are told). And much factual war reporting : that is useful for making antiwar cases with : (albeit with huge issues of framing we are : hastily assured). : : So is the ‘fig leaf’ argument not a straw : man (as it were)? : : What are we left with as Guardian : descriptor – left of centre? Well its much : more left than the tabloids than the BBC. : : Still nothing for the biblical fig leaf to : cover, that I can see. : : Walter : : :

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