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rustbeltvoice

(430 posts)
Sat Dec 7, 2013, 07:02 PM Dec 2013

the shadow "conservative" universe

Now, at one time "conservative" was not a pejorative word. Today, in general English language usage, "conservative" is a marketing euphemism for fascist, or some other sort of political madness, pathological often. I am not a comic book enthusiast, but i think Superman (or someone) had a bizarro doppelganger universe, so that "bizarro" is an adjective for some strange non-reality. Also, we know from British politics, and elsewhere, the party out of power often assembles a "shadow" cabinet to mirror the current one of the other party.

Wikipedia is a quick internet introductory resource of attempted community accuracy on topics. Many of their articles are copied from a century old Encyclopedia Britannica, which was considered as having a very high standard of accuracy. Wikipedia, sometimes goes overboard in trying to footnote details; at times, on contentious topics there is a battle to propagandise, sometimes it is one sided, some people want truth, and some want their preferred version. On subjects such as, say, the scotch pine, or the poetry of Longfellow there is no real battle. But, there exists a purely propagandistic alternate called 'Conservapedia'.

We all know, that Rupert Murdoch runs News Corp, and Fox in such a manner to shadow a mainstream press and broadcasting. We understand there is a site called 'Free Republic'; but what is the shadow site 'Conservative Underground'? Also, what sort of derivative audience do they have?

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the shadow "conservative" universe (Original Post) rustbeltvoice Dec 2013 OP
Along the same lines, I was thinking of posting an OP about a "Conservative Weather Channel"... CJCRANE Dec 2013 #1
Those guys are nothing but angry trolls MrScorpio Dec 2013 #2
Remember their one weakness - billy goats! Clip Clop Clip Clop. nt el_bryanto Dec 2013 #3
I often wish their bubble would snap shut Warpy Dec 2013 #4

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
1. Along the same lines, I was thinking of posting an OP about a "Conservative Weather Channel"...
Sat Dec 7, 2013, 07:13 PM
Dec 2013

which gets its forecasts from the Biblical Meteorological Service...obviously to mock the fact that conservatives no longer trust science, reason or logic and to show how absurd their disdain for these things actually is.

Warpy

(111,270 posts)
4. I often wish their bubble would snap shut
Sat Dec 7, 2013, 08:23 PM
Dec 2013

and sequester them away from the real world permanently. That way we could get on with repairing the country without their obstructionism.

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