Joe: I agree with much of your post too. And it is undeniable, most Jews, are ‘progressives’. But, not all. Some of the greatest libertarians/free market advocates and theorists have been Jews! Ludwig Von Mises, Murray Rothbard. John Stossel (okay, maybe he’s not a great theorist, but certainly a great and popular ADVOCATE against Statism and for Liberty). And then, let us not forget, Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman. These two, certainly not libertarians, but great freedom advocates. Rand was an atheist of course, but her parents were non-observant Jews.
The New York Times is staffed with many Jews, but my point is, even if it weren’t, it would still be left-wing. That is the segment it caters to. When I used to read Newsweek years ago, most of it was progressive tripe, but even they had a one-page editorial by George Will (a conservative) to give the publication some balance. So even the biased outlets, give SOME voice to the opposition to maintain at least some illusion of ‘objectivity’. NPR runs some stories about Hillary’s e-mails. And interviews conservatives and Libertarians. But they definitely DON’T tend to play hardball with progressives. And of course, the coverage of any Republican scandals is intense and lengthy.
Just because MOST of a given group votes a certain way doesn’t mean they all do OR that there is some organized hidden system to make them vote that way. Most Blacks vote Democrat, but there is certainly a small minority of conservative and libertarian blacks.
I would say there are numerous celebrities that support Palestine and/or question Israeli policy: e.g. Christiano Renaldo of Real Madrid, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Stewart, Stephen Hawking, Roger Waters, etc. And many who have canceled tours or shows in Israel to protest the Israeli war actions, e.g. Stevie Wonder.
Part of the reason you don’t see more support for Palestine is likely due to it not selling movies. Being AGAINST Israel gets labeled as being PRO-terrorism. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth; our support for Israel, has CAUSED much terrorism. But, that is the perception of Joe Public.
IGMOW writes: The term “filter bubble” is a label used for this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filter_bubble
The Internet, which should be a source for greater information, ends up only amplifying these biases. One can, if they aren’t aware enough, and disciplined enough, end up buying into groupthink. You see it with social justice warriors, and other pockets, like the alt-right side.
Absolutely. And there is a commercial aspect; a cable network news station may find it can get more viewers if it caters to a partisan political viewpoint. Analytical, in-depth, moderately objective news publications like The Economist, do NOT enjoy high circulation AND are expensive. The public has little appetite for this; they want entertainment with a dash of biased news. Look at the popularity of Rush Limbaugh or O’Reilly. There isn’t a lot of respect for objective news. I LOVE Wikipedia — though even IT is biased on extremely controversial subjects. Every once in a while, I read a copy of Mother Jones to counter my more frequent reading of Reason Magazine — talk about two polar opposites!
Steeb writes: I don’t rely on polls anymore they really aren’t accurate. I did drive about an hour and a half away from home over the weekend to ride my bike. I saw maybe 25-30 Trump/Pence signs, and 0 Hillary signs. I actually saw a Sanders sign someone made and next to it there was an H with a line through it.
It’s all about who you poll. EVERY single hourly MAN where I work, is anti-Hillary. The office staff is mixed, with most, pro-Shrillery. There aren’t many Hillary signs because most of her supporters aren’t that ‘enthused’ with her; in contrast, Trump excites his supporters. As I travel further away from the urban core where I reside, into the rural hinterlands, support for Trump increases as I move from ‘blue’ to ‘red’ territory. Where I reside, in the urban core, Hillary WILL win the majority just like Obama before her. And the demographics indicate it is becoming ever more progressive in this major US metro.
I always enjoy your posts Frankone…
Early on here you named off a few more of my Jewish Hero’s. I know, many wouldn’t believe that Joe’s hero’s are indeed mostly Jewish. Shahak, Chomsky, Shlomo Sand, Rabbi Weiss, Rand, Rothbard, even though he was pretty extreme in some regards… I actually have a first edition of Rand’s Fountainhead, it is worth a pretty penny. I do not know who Von Mises is though, I will check him out.
The last post I made was a real breakthrough for me. It I think is the best direct question one can raise about the whole mess. It sums up so many things about the issue in just a few words.
Jews are over-represented relative to their population, in the media, just as they are in many professions such as law and medicine. Does this mean there is a plan to dominate these professions, or just that they enter them to a greater extent? I’d argue the latter.
Problem is, the Media shows a clear agenda of collectively looking the other way when it comes to Israel. It does not matter if there was plan or not, no need to even argue that point. Also, tell me, why is it that out of clearly Left Wing Hollywood that nobody has ever spoken up against Ultra-Right Wing Israel in person or through a movie??? This right here is the most damning fact as to there being shenanigans at play. You are telling me, that a group of people in L.A. who RABBIDLY go after Right Wingers in the U.S. somehow just lose all desire to do the same when it comes to Israel??? Not one of them???
So, I may be off by like, what, two or three people in Hollywood who has actually spoke up? Certainly no high level Jews. Stone would be the closest once again. It is something I think people should really think about. Why is it that all of Hollywood is Ultra Left Wing and they will not criticize Ultra Left Wing Israel? They just criticize Right Wingers in the U.S.
Hypocrisy much?
Agenda much?
Clearly both.
I do disagree with your assessment of why no movies on Palestine/Israel… It’s straight up a blackout on the topic, all media for the most part that the money men have their hooks into…Left, Right, and Left Hollywood, all blacked out…Some s~~~ is CLEARLY off limits.
