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Originally Posted by realsubtle
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"actually offer some pushback to their narrative" You know damn well that's not why Fox News puts them on. They aren't there for a serious debate, they're setpieces for the protagonist show-hosts to easily trounce in order to create a narrative of superiority. All news media trot out moronic opposition strawmen to support their narrative, Fox is no exception.
People only believe that they are the exception because they have a sort of emotional connection to them, because it feels good to believe that they're correct and have pure intentions because you "feel they're on your side", which is a very deep and immersive fantasy that many people never wake up from, regardless of which team-color they wear.
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No, Fox hosts can actually accurately summarize the positions of the left wing people they criticize. The left wing hosts can't do the same thing, they have to lie to even have a show.
Fox certainly selectively edits things, chooses which stories to run, and magnifies issues based on a political agenda, no doubt, but I can't remember the last time an MSNBC roundtable had on a sensible conservative guest to actually give the other side in a fair way. It just never happens.