> Actually this group’s political positions are all over the map
So?
What I said is I understand finding them comforting if your ideological biases align with their approach, not if you happen to share their exact (especially superficial) ideological position.
> The thread that connects them is a lack of influence from DC/Wall St/arms industry.
That (substantively or superficially) is certainly an angle that can appeal to a particular set of ideological biases, yes.
> What I said is I understand finding them comforting if your ideological biases align with their approach
I apologize for being argumentative, but originally you didn't say "approach" you said "ideological biases" which I interpret on its own as a synonym for political views.
> mistaking them for quality news sources is... surprising
This statement you didn't really support with anything, though of course you're not obligated to. In the absence of that I'm not sure why you would find it surprising that people with Pulitzer prizes for their work in journalism are considered quality sources. I'd be very curious what you consider a quality source to be.
> > What I said is I understand finding them comforting if your ideological biases align with their approach
> I apologize for being argumentative, but originally you didn't say "approach" you said "ideological biases" which I interpret on its own as a synonym for political views.
No, I said both (one referring the the reader and the other to the writer) the first time [0], exactly as I did the second time [1]. “I can understand finding them comforting if your ideological biases align with their approach.”
I can forgive being argumentative, but a selective quote of a partial sentence in one response followed by a straight-out lie about the same material excluded from that quote in the next is... more than just argumentative.
So?
What I said is I understand finding them comforting if your ideological biases align with their approach, not if you happen to share their exact (especially superficial) ideological position.
> The thread that connects them is a lack of influence from DC/Wall St/arms industry.
That (substantively or superficially) is certainly an angle that can appeal to a particular set of ideological biases, yes.