How to read the news to foster conservatism

[Dr.Who]

That's right, by reading the news you can swing the country in the right direction. Everytime you click on a link you are voting for the content of the article based on its headline. Did you just click on the article titled: The Lesson? Central Govt Planning Doesn't Work - Michael Gerson, IBD or did you click on the one titled: Boehner Has to Choose: The Tea Party or America - Maria Cardona, CNN.

Those are two widely divergent viewpoints and make no bones about it the owners of IBD and CNN are acutely aware of how many people are clicking on which of their articles. They need advertising dollars and they make decisions about which kind of article to run based on how many people are reading those articles.

But wait, there's more. At the end of each article there is usually a comments section. You can post a comment about the article. If the author is crazy you can say so. Likewise if the author is right on you can say so too. You can even let it be known that you are more or less likely to read future articles by that author or by that media outlet. You can even argue for or against what is said in the article. Read a few comments and it becomes abundantly clear that in a country where a minority of people are liberal there is a concerted effort by liberals to dominate the comments sections. I believe that liberals are more passionate and organized when it comes to controlling the media but also they just might have people who are paid to post comments. Fight back or lose your country! Is it too much to ask that as you are becoming an informed citizen that you vote with your eyes by reading with intent?

Conservatives lost the last presidential election in part because the conservative base was demoralized and apathetic. Make no mistake that the socialists are not apathetic. The liberals are not apathetic. The special interest entitlement groups are not apathetic.

 

[Cruella]

Thanks. Also what about search engines like google and bing? I know if you search for something in the news, the usual liberal suspects show up first.

There are times when I try to find a link to something I had read or heard and it seems all I get are the liberal viewpoints.

 

[Dr.Who]

Thanks. Also what about search engines like google and bing? I know if you search for something in the news, the usual liberal suspects show up first.

There are times when I try to find a link to something I had read or heard and it seems all I get are the liberal viewpoints.

I have heard about this. But it begs the question how can one use this to influence our country? Could one go find a conservative search engine? I doubt one could find one that did not either take its links from google to begin with or which would simply suck.

You could be aware of the problem and look at search results into the second, third, or fourth pages. But while that helps you to be better informed it does not allow you to influence googles tendency to filter results. I suppose you could write a letter to google when you see bias - but I have little hope of converting people into activists. My hope is simply for people to take the steps they can without pain.

Now if you want to be an activists by all means write letters. there ARE too few letters being written on behalf of real conservative values. (and too many of the ones that are being written are callous and bigoted or at least can be spun that way by the critics)