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I recently subscribed to /r/Conservative simply for the purpose of keeping myself from getting trapped in the echo chamber that is /r/politics.
I'm still not sure what to make of the place. I've seen some threads that are almost as rational as /r/neutralpolitics. Then I click on another link and the comments are /r/The_Donald level shit.
I guess it's not really bizarre or unexpected, but I kinda wish there was a more consistently high-quality option for news that liberal media doesn't cover.
Comment by Davin900 at 16/02/2017 at 00:01 UTC
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I did the same out of genuine curiosity but I really wish they'd ban memes and stupid strawman text graphics. Constantly mocking an imaginary stereotypical liberal with memes doesn't make them seem very mature or up for discourse.
/r/politics may be an echo chamber but at least it only allows actual articles so there's at least something substantive to react to.
Comment by [deleted] at 16/02/2017 at 00:05 UTC
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Comment by blacknwhitelitebrite at 16/02/2017 at 04:14 UTC
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r/conservative has gone downhill over the past year. It used to be a place for reasonable discussion, but it's become very meme and circle jerk heavy, almost a "the Donald light." Which is really too bad. Occasionally, you will still find some rational discussion, but it's becoming few and far between.
Comment by [deleted] at 17/02/2017 at 07:35 UTC
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Well, as a frequent user of r/Conservative, this explains a lot
Comment by [deleted] at 15/02/2017 at 23:17 UTC
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It's called not getting your information from people that are paid to convince you to act and think the way they want you to. Other than not looking at the news at all, your best option is to find five sources: Far left, slight left, center, slight right, Far right, and then do your own research to confirm facts if possible. This means things like reading the sources, studies, etc.
If you can't do this, then you are better off not reading any news as you'll just be misinformed anyway.