POL--YouTube Has an anti-conservative bias?

albionmoonlight · 05-02-2007, 03:27 PM

http://politicalinsider.com/2007/05/...alternati.html

How in the heck can eleventy billion bad remixes of popular movie clips/pop song combinations be considered conservative or liberal?

Sometimes things just confuse me.

Ksyrup · 05-02-2007, 03:30 PM

I guess the first question is...what do "administrators" of a site like Youtube.com do exactly? Are they pulling videos they don't agree with, or giving ones they do agree with preferential treatment, like face time on the front page or something?

Young Drachma · 05-02-2007, 03:30 PM

And in other news, water is still wet.

albionmoonlight · 05-02-2007, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

And in other news, water is still wet.

Is YouTube=Liberal something that is widely known?

I'm not denying it. Just indicating that I had never heard of it and that in my limited experience with YouTube, it seems very apolitical.

QuikSand · 05-02-2007, 03:38 PM

Reality has a well-known liberal bias.

Ksyrup · 05-02-2007, 03:39 PM

My guess is that with the increasing use of these types of sites for politics - particularly the viral campaigns - there is some thought that Youtube is more friendly to liberal agendas? I don't know. But I do know that Youtube is far more than just a site to find 80s music videos and home video of your cousin's wedding.

flere-imsaho · 05-02-2007, 04:27 PM

Does the video of Karl Rove "rapping" at the White House Correspondents' Dinner qualify as an example of Liberal or Conservative bias?

Anyway, I don't see what the Conservatives are complaining about. Liberals may be really good at using new and exciting mediums in creative ways to get their message across, but Conservatives do a great job of getting their message heard through the clever use of censorship and the destruction of civil liberties. Not to mention their exceptionally funny sideline in comedy outings of supposedly heterosexual fire-and-brimstone preachers and/or anti-gay legislators. That's something to be proud of, to be honest.

In fact, the entire left-vs-right dichotomy of American Politics is probably best understood as an extended series of those "Hi, I'm a Mac. Hi, I'm a PC" commercials.

Antmeister · 05-02-2007, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

http://politicalinsider.com/2007/05/...alternati.html

How in the heck can eleventy billion bad remixes of popular movie clips/pop song combinations be considered conservative or liberal?

Sometimes things just confuse me.

This was just used as an excuse so that QubeTV can get traffic to the website. Otherwise no one would have heard of them and the best way to attract a lot of visitors is by drumming up ridiculous controversy and hope that the media jumps on this.

Passacaglia · 05-02-2007, 04:48 PM

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"Republican White House veterans Charlie Gerow and Jeff Lord have created a new conservative video Web site called QubeTV, which they describe as an alternative to YouTube," according to the Washington Times.

"Both Mr. Gerow and Mr. Lord, who served as aides during the Reagan administration, say QubeTV is necessary because of what they view as an anti-conservative bias by the administrators of YouTube."

That's the entire article?

Maple Leafs · 05-02-2007, 05:04 PM

So wait a second, a site whose content is mostly created and posted by young, relatively well-off college-aged kids has a liberal bias? Holy shit!

Toddzilla · 05-02-2007, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by QuikSand

Reality has a well-known liberal bias.

QF(MF)T

sabotai · 05-02-2007, 08:51 PM

1) Who uses YouTube the most? By a large margin, stupid college kids with way too much time on their hands.
2) What do stupid college kids with way too much time on their hands do other than upload clips to YouTube? Smoke a lot of pot.
3) What political bias do people who smoke a lot of pot have? A liberal bias.

It's pretty simple mathematics.

canadiancreed · 05-02-2007, 09:43 PM

Gee another mouthpiece crooning on about something popular/mainstream having a liberal bias.

Give me a break.

M GO BLUE!!! · 05-02-2007, 10:20 PM

Youtube is one of the many tools the left and Al Gore (who invented the internet in the first place) have of trying to sway the minds of our young into liberal thinking.

Of the literally hundreds of internet websites out there, very few actually tell the honest truth like Fox News.

The internets is immoral and disgusting.

cthomer5000 · 05-02-2007, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Reality has a well-known liberal bias.

that is some good shit right there.

05-02-2007, 03:30 PM	#2
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I guess the first question is...what do "administrators" of a site like Youtube.com do exactly? Are they pulling videos they don't agree with, or giving ones they do agree with preferential treatment, like face time on the front page or something? __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." Last edited by Ksyrup : 05-02-2007 at 03:30 PM.

05-02-2007, 03:30 PM	#3
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	And in other news, water is still wet. __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods

05-02-2007, 03:39 PM	#6
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	My guess is that with the increasing use of these types of sites for politics - particularly the viral campaigns - there is some thought that Youtube is more friendly to liberal agendas? I don't know. But I do know that Youtube is far more than just a site to find 80s music videos and home video of your cousin's wedding. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

05-02-2007, 04:27 PM	#7
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	Does the video of Karl Rove "rapping" at the White House Correspondents' Dinner qualify as an example of Liberal or Conservative bias? Anyway, I don't see what the Conservatives are complaining about. Liberals may be really good at using new and exciting mediums in creative ways to get their message across, but Conservatives do a great job of getting their message heard through the clever use of censorship and the destruction of civil liberties. Not to mention their exceptionally funny sideline in comedy outings of supposedly heterosexual fire-and-brimstone preachers and/or anti-gay legislators. That's something to be proud of, to be honest. In fact, the entire left-vs-right dichotomy of American Politics is probably best understood as an extended series of those "Hi, I'm a Mac. Hi, I'm a PC" commercials. Last edited by flere-imsaho : 05-02-2007 at 04:28 PM.

05-02-2007, 05:04 PM	#10
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	So wait a second, a site whose content is mostly created and posted by young, relatively well-off college-aged kids has a liberal bias? Holy shit! __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

05-02-2007, 03:38 PM	#5
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Reality has a well-known liberal bias.

05-02-2007, 08:51 PM	#12
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	1) Who uses YouTube the most? By a large margin, stupid college kids with way too much time on their hands. 2) What do stupid college kids with way too much time on their hands do other than upload clips to YouTube? Smoke a lot of pot. 3) What political bias do people who smoke a lot of pot have? A liberal bias. It's pretty simple mathematics.

05-02-2007, 09:43 PM	#13
canadiancreed n00b Join Date: May 2007 Location: A red dot in a blue sea	Gee another mouthpiece crooning on about something popular/mainstream having a liberal bias. Give me a break.

05-02-2007, 10:20 PM	#14
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	Youtube is one of the many tools the left and Al Gore (who invented the internet in the first place) have of trying to sway the minds of our young into liberal thinking. Of the literally hundreds of internet websites out there, very few actually tell the honest truth like Fox News. The internets is immoral and disgusting.

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