Most people are like this for many issues on either side. If your media outlet isn't pouring kool-aid over your personally held belief it's viewed as suspect. Meanwhile your mind quickly discounts obvious contradictions to your held belief.

Popular contradictions today: It's a human right to dress and act like any sex one chooses. It's evil and horrible to dress and act like a different race.

Global warming is the biggest threat to mankind. Coming into the office is more important.

Flying around the globe is to talk down to others who are doing more about global warming earns praise.

In terms of guilt sure, but you still want to read unbiased journalism about events etc.

> I would be highly skeptical of any source that does not paint Russia and Putin in a terrible light.

So basically you picked a side and trust only what news agree with your beliefs?