I am aware you probably only had one of those three, but you knew it was opinion before you even came down to comment.
And even if you didn’t look at ANY of those, the headline itself indicates it is opinion:
“We should stop pretending”
Obviously this article was not going to be a fact-filled news piece that meets journalistic standards for news reporting: headlines for factual news do not contain imperative statements.
It seems to me that for someone as deeply and repeatedly offended by opinion as you claim to be, you are singularly ill-prepared to meet it, or even to spot it in the wild.
Just think. You could have seen the headline, recognized it was opinion, remembered you don’t like opinion, and been on your way. Instead you came down to comments to argue about it.
Funny, but that’s starting to look like that was your goal all along.
You seem to think my objection has something to do with whether it’s obvious that this particular piece is an opinion piece? I have no idea why you think this. Completely bizarre, and what an unnecessarily aggressive tone.
I am against opinion pieces because most consumers do not know that they have lower editorial standards, making them a big source of misinformation. If opinion pieces had the same journalistic standards, I would not be opposed to them.
That sounds like a media literacy problem, not a problem with opinion pieces themselves. I have a degree in journalism and the idea that anyone could somehow not know the difference between a straight news story and an opinion piece is baffling. Do we not have basic critical thinking skills anymore?
Indeed, it’s an empirical fact that most people cannot tell the difference between opinion and news.
Given how many people mistake opinion for news, I don’t think it’s realistic to solve this through media literacy. I think the major reputable outlets need to start applying journalistic standards to opinion pieces, including basic fact checking. I don’t know why anyone would be opposed to that.
So you’re a masochist, diving right into everything that bothers you most so that you can then take out your discontent on anyone who may be enjoying it for what it is – and then calling whatever points that out as “aggressive,” “bizarre,” and a “diatribe,” even as you make sweeping generalizations about the intellectual capacity of other readers. Got it. Carry on.
Lol. Enjoy your opinion piece that you hate so much, SkepticalButOpenMinded.
EDITED TO ADD: I’m literally LOLing over here because my last three posts got three downvotes each in the space of the same minute, just after I posted this one, and nothing since. Running alts to upvote and downvote your own shit is . . . well, nothing short of outright complimentary in this case. Thanks for letting me know how far I got under your skin, lol 🤣🤣🤣
This piece is CLEARLY labeled as opinion in the original and in the archive version linked above.
Additionally, the opinion label is even in the original URL:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/30/trump-dictator-2024-election-robert-kagan/
I am aware you probably only had one of those three, but you knew it was opinion before you even came down to comment.
And even if you didn’t look at ANY of those, the headline itself indicates it is opinion:
“We should stop pretending”
Obviously this article was not going to be a fact-filled news piece that meets journalistic standards for news reporting: headlines for factual news do not contain imperative statements.
It seems to me that for someone as deeply and repeatedly offended by opinion as you claim to be, you are singularly ill-prepared to meet it, or even to spot it in the wild.
Just think. You could have seen the headline, recognized it was opinion, remembered you don’t like opinion, and been on your way. Instead you came down to comments to argue about it.
Funny, but that’s starting to look like that was your goal all along.
You seem to think my objection has something to do with whether it’s obvious that this particular piece is an opinion piece? I have no idea why you think this. Completely bizarre, and what an unnecessarily aggressive tone.
I am against opinion pieces because most consumers do not know that they have lower editorial standards, making them a big source of misinformation. If opinion pieces had the same journalistic standards, I would not be opposed to them.
That sounds like a media literacy problem, not a problem with opinion pieces themselves. I have a degree in journalism and the idea that anyone could somehow not know the difference between a straight news story and an opinion piece is baffling. Do we not have basic critical thinking skills anymore?
Indeed, it’s an empirical fact that most people cannot tell the difference between opinion and news.
Given how many people mistake opinion for news, I don’t think it’s realistic to solve this through media literacy. I think the major reputable outlets need to start applying journalistic standards to opinion pieces, including basic fact checking. I don’t know why anyone would be opposed to that.
Your words, not mine.
Kinda arrogant, IMO.
Do my words say that I didn’t notice it was an opinion piece or something? How is this related to your strange diatribe?
So you’re a masochist, diving right into everything that bothers you most so that you can then take out your discontent on anyone who may be enjoying it for what it is – and then calling whatever points that out as “aggressive,” “bizarre,” and a “diatribe,” even as you make sweeping generalizations about the intellectual capacity of other readers. Got it. Carry on.
What? I’m sorry I hurt your feelings but I don’t really understand what you’re so angry about.
Lol. Enjoy your opinion piece that you hate so much, SkepticalButOpenMinded.
EDITED TO ADD: I’m literally LOLing over here because my last three posts got three downvotes each in the space of the same minute, just after I posted this one, and nothing since. Running alts to upvote and downvote your own shit is . . . well, nothing short of outright complimentary in this case. Thanks for letting me know how far I got under your skin, lol 🤣🤣🤣