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lol @ NYT acting like it's still relevant. That bastion of unbiased journalism is almost as big an embarrassment as the Guardian at this point. Seriously, if I want to have a good chuckle I'll just go to InfoWars or Drudge, they at least aren't ultra sexist/racist like NYT and TG these days.

If I want the news, my best source is honestly YouTube at this point. The legacy news media has shamed itself so abysmally in the past few years that a 20 y/o on a laptop with the wikileaks open is giving me more valid information than multimillion dollar news conglomerates who are warning me not to look at the wikileaks because it's illegal and maybe has Russian malware (looking at you _C_linton _N_ews _N_etwork).

I wouldn't even steal your neo-prog, third-wave, social-marxist drivel, NYT.

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seriously, just took a peek at the front page:

"Clinton Takes Sunny Approach as Trump has Dark Warnings" (this is exactly the opposite of what I've been seeing in the final campaign speeches, Trump crowds are having a great time)

"An Inside Look at Trump's _Last Stand_" (Oh, has Trump already lost? I hadn't realized, I guess I want to vote for a winner so I'll vote for Clinton)

"What Ivanka Trump Can’t Sell: She has remained loyal to her father. Will that cost her?" (Oh, so supporting Trump has major life-changing costs even for his family? I better stay away from that guy)

"Roller: If Trump Wins Florida, It’s Because of These People" (Oh my, not _those_ people, not _those_ un-namable people)

"Even at Berkeley, I Face Threats as an Undocumented Student" (Oh, my goodness that's horrible, people are mugging this poor Berkeley student. I remember people saying Trump hated undocumented people and was going to kidnap them with SWAT teams and throw them into the Gulf, I should vote Clinton and save this poor Berkeleyite)

"Has the Latino Surge Finally Arrived?" (I'm a Latino, I don't know that something like 87% of the Latino population votes Democrat, but you know what, yeah, the surge has arrived, yeah, it's more important for me to vote than any other class, the surge is here!)

"In Boomers’ Sunset, Old Divide Is Revived: This race has been a rematch between two boomer factions: one yearning for the return of an idealized postwar America, the other calling to tear down remaining societal barriers." (voting for Trump is such an archaic idea, the "gool ol' days" ain't coming back grandpa, I'm with HER)

"What the Markets Are Predicting: The markets seem to expect less short-term volatility from a Clinton presidency..." (Oh dear! I don't like market volatility! That means I lose money! I better vote Clinton!)

"Obama Presses for Clinton, and Legacy" (Obama is more popular than both candidates, so I don't really like Hillary or Trump... But Obama is ok, and he likes Hillary... I don't actually know anything about either candidates fiscal, economic, or foreign policies, but let's go with Clinton.)

"The Question for James Comey: The F.B.I. director has done immense damage by his repeated intrusions into the presidential race. Can he repair it?" (Comey is such a jerk! He investigated Clinton not once, but twice! It's not just irreparable damage to her, it's irreparable damage to DEMOCRACY. Russian spy.)

Seriously, NYT. Fucking. Seriously. You're such a complete joke.

> Seriously, NYT. Fucking. Seriously. You're such a complete joke.

Please don't comment like this here. We ask that you post civilly and substantively or not at all.

Low information voter detected.

Nice jab son.

But the fact of the matter is I think that closing the borders is in fact the best thing for all lower socioeconomic classes by lessening the wealth transfer from the working poor to the ownership classes. Incidentally this would most positively affect hispanic and black laborers. So every time NYT or TG calls me a racist for supporting Trump I kind of wonder why they aren't talking about his policies.

The fact of the matter is that Trump says he wants to chat with Putin. Hillary is dead set on a no fly zone in a country where the standing government has asked Russia to fly. I generally consider war to be the shittier option and have absolutely no problem negotiating with other world powers instead of unilaterally flexing military might in countries we were never invited to. No amount of syrian children pictures is going to make me think another regime overthrow is magically going to end up better than Iraq and Libya.

The fact of the matter is that Obamacare is a proven disaster, even NYT covers how absurdly expensive it is. We should try something new and opening competition seems like a good start. No amount of articles about how backwards we are for not having universal healthcare is going to change the 4000$ copays.

The fact of the matter is that tax loopholes are a thing. Trump uses them and says he uses them. He's going to raise tax rates, and theoretically close tax loopholes. That makes more sense to me than leaving billionaire loopholes open and raising the taxes on the top 5% earners... ie. doctors and engineers.

If someone wants to sway my vote they can try using numbers and analyses and facts instead of shoving some pussy grabbing video in my face because, any honest individual will admit they've heard worse talk at basically any college party. These media organizations are the ones dropping the level of discourse to name calling and voter shaming and I'm furious at them for not addressing the actual points and just comparing someone to Hitler.

>If someone wants to sway my vote they can try using numbers and analyses and facts instead of shoving some pussy grabbing video in my face because, any honest individual will admit they've heard worse talk at basically any college party.

Not at the college parties I've been to. Nor in the lockerrooms I've been in. If people do say worse things then they are also bragging about sexual assault just like Trump was.

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