Did Biden staffers donate to bail fund for Minneapolis rioters, or is that merely a...conspiracy theory?
If you were to see a news report saying that staffers on the Biden campaign had contributed money to pay bail for jailed protesters in Minneapolis, most of you would be VERY skeptical, eh?
And with good reason: It seems very...unlikely. And I agree completely: Many good Americans reading such an article would conclude that this meant the Biden campaign was pro-violence, pro-looting, pro-anarchy.
Yeah, just TOO "over the top, eh?
Well here's the source: Reuters. And what does that mean to you, eh? Well, Reuters hates Trump, hates capitalism, hates America, so this story is an "admission against interest."
If you aren't familiar with that term and its concept, you should be. When a party to a legal action--whether civil or criminal--makes an admission that undercuts their position, that admission is given extra weight, because it's assumed that no one would admit something that undercut their own position unless the admission was true.
So because this story is from the anti-Trump Reuters agency, it's totally reasonable to give it extra credibility.
Also, unlike blogs, Reuters has lots of assets. Why does that matter to this story? Because if they print something that's false and defamatory, or with a "reckless disregard for the truth," they can be sued. For a lot.
Of course bloggers can be sued too, but because most of us don't have enough assets, it's not worth the cost to sue.
Of course leftists see donating to the bail fund as a sign that Democrats are on the side of the angels.
And with good reason: It seems very...unlikely. And I agree completely: Many good Americans reading such an article would conclude that this meant the Biden campaign was pro-violence, pro-looting, pro-anarchy.
Yeah, just TOO "over the top, eh?
Well here's the source: Reuters. And what does that mean to you, eh? Well, Reuters hates Trump, hates capitalism, hates America, so this story is an "admission against interest."
If you aren't familiar with that term and its concept, you should be. When a party to a legal action--whether civil or criminal--makes an admission that undercuts their position, that admission is given extra weight, because it's assumed that no one would admit something that undercut their own position unless the admission was true.
So because this story is from the anti-Trump Reuters agency, it's totally reasonable to give it extra credibility.
Also, unlike blogs, Reuters has lots of assets. Why does that matter to this story? Because if they print something that's false and defamatory, or with a "reckless disregard for the truth," they can be sued. For a lot.
Of course bloggers can be sued too, but because most of us don't have enough assets, it's not worth the cost to sue.
Of course leftists see donating to the bail fund as a sign that Democrats are on the side of the angels.
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bsforbananas (@karmagirlincali) May
31, 2020
posted by SF at
11:56 AM
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