Biased liberal news reporting has pushed you further to biased right-wing news reporting? I think a lot of the right-wing stuff is a result of them being put on the ropes by the left a lot lately, but it definitely doesn't make them any more credible.
Not exactly what I meant.
The extremist aspects of leftism, which the mainstream media has been embracing, has repelled me from liberal ideas.
For example: Before our beloved gentle giant, Michael Brown, became a national hero to the mainstream left (thanks mostly to the biased media coverage) I was much more likely to give credence to folks who claimed systemic racism.
But this turned out to be a horrible example. By all indications, to include the Department of Justice investigation report, the officer did nothing wrong in that case. As far as I was concerned, race was not a factor in that case. And if the left had collectively said, "woops, bad example," I would have been fine with that. But they did not. The ensuing riots were defended as justified anger on the part of an oppressed people as evidenced by the Michael Brown shooting (which I can't imagine anyone on the left bothered to research).
After a few similar cases (Eric Garner, Alton Sterling), I'm numb to the idea. By this point, I've concluded that people like Colin Kaepernick who claim victimhood status are more than likely suffering from racism-hypochondria.
Thus my statement that liberal bias, particularly on the part of the mainstream media, continues to push me to the right side of the political spectrum (or rather, further away from liberal ideology).
The media's bias against Trump is an extension of that sentiment. Yes, I know Trump is a liar. I know he says stupid stuff. He's impossible to defend at this point. But when the media goes so far as to ally themselves with Antifa in order to attack Trump, I'm forced to side with Trump because Antifa is a real threat to free speech (not to mention involved in actions classified by DHS as domestic terrorism).
