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I've never given them too much attention, but I'm wondering what their views are. Could someone educate me please? This came from reading about Angus Deayton and reading a few extracts from the Daily Mirror, are they the hard bastards of the tabloid world or something? Forgive my ignorance on the subject.
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The S*n = an utterly worthless mouthpiece for the ultra right wing, manipulative and extremely dangerous Rupert Murdoch. A tabloid with a long honourable tradition of xenophobia, homophobia, racism and bullying. A disgrace to the profession.
The Daily Hatemail (aka the Daily BlackMail, aka the Daily Mosley) = the single most dangerous, disgusting, racist, homophobic, xenophobic, Christian fundamentalist, appalling piece of garbage the world has ever seen. A long history of anti-semitism and support for fascism everywhere including of the Nazis themselves as well as Franco, Pinochet and other such illustrious figures and regimes. A manipulative, lying, corrosive 'Christian Family Values' flag carrier that likes nothing more than bashing single mothers or, the homosexuals. Without a doubt, the most hideous and disgusting publication in the whole of Europe, possibly the world.
Newspapers have their agendas to push as well but they are generally okay.
I hope that's been of help.
You need the tabloids just as much as the broadsheets. First thing in the morning I'd rather wake up to a pair of tits and "easy on the head" news and when I've actually woken up later in the day and able to comprehend things beyond Big Brother and some clown like Richard Littlejohns psudo-Nuremburg rantings then I can read a newspaper that delivers news and puts the little grey cells into gear.
But TV's going down the same track. You've now got "tabloid" TV news (snazzed up ITV) and "broadsheet" TV news (BBC news 24)
Oh and they have naked chicks in.
I dont know where you got all that nonsense from.
And the Mirror is the worst tabloid around.
I suppose it is if you are an atheist marxist.
Just wondering, because what Matadore says backs my view- people onyl read what they want to read, and only see bias when it is their opponents using it.
With that rant people could accuse you of the same thing....
I do agree with you though. Some of the stuff in the Mail is uite interesting, but if you listen to them you'd think that the country was swamped with drugs, infested with crime and the economy was going down the pan.
Wait, it is
The Daily Mail has a long history of supporting fascism.
No wonder you like it.
In your opinion.
I've never seen the Mail support Nazism or Musolinism, and I don't see the Mail supporting Mugabe. It was against the Khmer Rouge, it was against Indonesia's occupation of East Timor.
I think what you mean to say is that the Mail is against socialism. Which is fair enough, just because the extremist viewpoint is red doesn't mean that the extremist viewpoint is any les dangerous.
Different times, different owner, editor...
What relevence to now?
It still supports racist ideas now. There is a definite continuity of editorial policy.
I assume that you're referring to Pinochet.
I don't think that was particularly a case of supporting Fascism per se, I think it was more a matter of seeking to destroy Communism by whatever means necessary- which is the same reason Reagan and Thatcher supported the scumbag.
Apart from Mosley, what did you mean?
Albeit to a lesser extent.
It's just a shame that the Mails editorial policy represents the views of most of the disenchanted people living in the UK today.
You ask any bloke in a pub what he thinks of Al-Qaeda, Muslims, and any other topical issue mentioned in the Daily Mail he'll most likely agree with it.
If he didn't agree with it you'll find he'll be reading a different newspaper altogether.
If anyone knows the speech on newpapers in Yes Minister last night im sure that would help;) I cant remember it though
Yes, Prime Minister
Which comes first though? The opinions of the bod on the street or the tabloids racist lies? If you actually educate most people to the facts, then they usually change their minds.
Agreed, could be the only time!