Raellus makes a good point that people aren't necessarily acting out of malice when they are in their bubble. I think you'll all be unsurprised that my politics are very liberal. But liberals are very prone to confirmation bias, and what irks me more is a kind of self-congratulatory circle-jerk behavior. I really try to seek out alternate points of view. Part of it is I'm kind of naturally contrary and distrusting of "authority". XD
Even some of the wilder things you find on the web, the UFOs, the weird Fortean things, I like to look at them because it reminds me we don't have all the answers.
I like what kato is saying about looking it up, too. I believe a lot of what is called "news" is deliberate propaganda, which is another reason I look at a lot of different things.
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