Facts, as they say, are stubborn things. They must be embraced by all sides in any political discussion. The facts of any issue must be used to participate fully in an informed debate about any policy decision. They are often not and that is one of the major reasons non-partisan political information is very hard to find. That is because to be truly non partisan, facts must back it up.
Asking any politician for their particular take on an issue is like asking them to repeat the talking points that have been created for that issue. This is often prepared by someone who is thinking purely about partisanship. The need to make a particular side look good trumps the need to actually shed some light on it.
The dominant media are not much help in the search for non partisan data. They will have a tendency to simply repeat the talking heads from their party and this is rarely the complete story. The political correctness they exhibit gets in the way of reporting objectively about most issues. This is because the right words can not be used and the ideas can be uttered that makes it possible for non partisan data.
When watching a debate, one would think that there would be an exchange of facts. That is not usually the case as talking points make for an emotional answer that drowns out the facts. Moderators helping the party for which they vote, such as was last done in the presidential debate in 2012, will help see to it that emotionalism is more important that facts or valid data.
Trying to find the facts is difficult as political correctness takes over in many discussions. Underlying all of what is said, in many quarters, is the use of the proper words which do not make for meaningful communication. Without the communication, emotionalism rules the debate and no facts can be heard over that.
Even when the vast majority of politicians and other media presenters show themselves to be nonfactual, people still need to hear what is going on in a fairly straight forward way. They need to be able to believe and accept their elected officials word for many things they are not privy to. Knowing they are not getting that, they must must then try to identify where else they can get the non partisan facts they need.
Many people, in order to find out the facts about any issue, think they can do this by reading, viewing or listening to all sides and making their own determination. This is, however, hard work and many find it too difficult. They go to websites that suggest they are non partisan only to find they are not. They are faced with still more emotionalism about issues such as gun control or the state of healthcare.
When searching for non partisan political information, one thing to do is avoid emotionalism. This is a clear sign that facts are missing from their argument. When one side presents information, of any kind, search for the data that backs that material up and supports it. Common sense and a love of country will inform you better than anyone who searches every room for a microphone to talk into.
Asking any politician for their particular take on an issue is like asking them to repeat the talking points that have been created for that issue. This is often prepared by someone who is thinking purely about partisanship. The need to make a particular side look good trumps the need to actually shed some light on it.
The dominant media are not much help in the search for non partisan data. They will have a tendency to simply repeat the talking heads from their party and this is rarely the complete story. The political correctness they exhibit gets in the way of reporting objectively about most issues. This is because the right words can not be used and the ideas can be uttered that makes it possible for non partisan data.
When watching a debate, one would think that there would be an exchange of facts. That is not usually the case as talking points make for an emotional answer that drowns out the facts. Moderators helping the party for which they vote, such as was last done in the presidential debate in 2012, will help see to it that emotionalism is more important that facts or valid data.
Trying to find the facts is difficult as political correctness takes over in many discussions. Underlying all of what is said, in many quarters, is the use of the proper words which do not make for meaningful communication. Without the communication, emotionalism rules the debate and no facts can be heard over that.
Even when the vast majority of politicians and other media presenters show themselves to be nonfactual, people still need to hear what is going on in a fairly straight forward way. They need to be able to believe and accept their elected officials word for many things they are not privy to. Knowing they are not getting that, they must must then try to identify where else they can get the non partisan facts they need.
Many people, in order to find out the facts about any issue, think they can do this by reading, viewing or listening to all sides and making their own determination. This is, however, hard work and many find it too difficult. They go to websites that suggest they are non partisan only to find they are not. They are faced with still more emotionalism about issues such as gun control or the state of healthcare.
When searching for non partisan political information, one thing to do is avoid emotionalism. This is a clear sign that facts are missing from their argument. When one side presents information, of any kind, search for the data that backs that material up and supports it. Common sense and a love of country will inform you better than anyone who searches every room for a microphone to talk into.
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