Has NPR lost America’s trust?

[Anonymous]

This makes no sense. I don't think this thread was started by a MAGA supporter. The NYTimes article and Uri Berliner's article are not part of a pro Maga plot to create hysteria before an election. But, sadly, I think your point of view is shared by much of the NPR writers and staff who feel they are on a mission to save America.

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And 99% of the screaming about NPR! the economy! schools! laptop! sports! are non-local, loud-mouthed MAGAs trying to stir the sheet before the election.

This is not true, but I suspect that the leadership and employees of NPR feel this way, which is why NPR has lost its way.

+1. I'm really lefty and I vote that way. NPR lost me and apparently others in this thread who are just like me. But keep telling yourself we're all MAGAs and there's no problem.

Yep. Just dismiss everyone who disagrees as MAGA/bots/whatever. I’m a card-carrying bleeding heart liberal, believe it or not, and NPR is no longer for me. If you like it, great! Keep listening! But you’re behaving like tinfoil weirdos when you can’t acknowledge that others might disagree.

You and your buddy misread my comment.

There are mostly Ds on DCUM, as the PP said, but there is definitely a small contingent of prolific MAGAs who are constantly starting threads to scream about various “issues”. Some are local but many aren’t. And, right on schedule, their hysterics build before big elections.

I’m sure you’ve both seen this.

I’m the first lefty pp of the two of us, and of course we’ve seen the MAGA press try to generate hysteria around various issues.

You’re still deliberately missing the point. I want unbiased news, and lots of it, and not lots of finger-wagging from any ideological side. I moved to another left-of-center media outlet that gives me that. When are you going to get your head out of the sand that NPR’s problems are not all created by Russian MAGA bots but are largely self-inflicted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This makes no sense. I don't think this thread was started by a MAGA supporter. The NYTimes article and Uri Berliner's article are not part of a pro Maga plot to create hysteria before an election. But, sadly, I think your point of view is shared by much of the NPR writers and staff who feel they are on a mission to save America.

I never claimed that.

I was commenting on the MAGA activity on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

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And 99% of the screaming about NPR! the economy! schools! laptop! sports! are non-local, loud-mouthed MAGAs trying to stir the sheet before the election.

This is not true, but I suspect that the leadership and employees of NPR feel this way, which is why NPR has lost its way.

+1. I'm really lefty and I vote that way. NPR lost me and apparently others in this thread who are just like me. But keep telling yourself we're all MAGAs and there's no problem.

Yep. Just dismiss everyone who disagrees as MAGA/bots/whatever. I’m a card-carrying bleeding heart liberal, believe it or not, and NPR is no longer for me. If you like it, great! Keep listening! But you’re behaving like tinfoil weirdos when you can’t acknowledge that others might disagree.

You and your buddy misread my comment.

There are mostly Ds on DCUM, as the PP said, but there is definitely a small contingent of prolific MAGAs who are constantly starting threads to scream about various “issues”. Some are local but many aren’t. And, right on schedule, their hysterics build before big elections.

I’m sure you’ve both seen this.

I’m the first lefty pp of the two of us, and of course we’ve seen the MAGA press try to generate hysteria around various issues.

You’re still deliberately missing the point. I want unbiased news, and lots of it, and not lots of finger-wagging from any ideological side. I moved to another left-of-center media outlet that gives me that. When are you going to get your head out of the sand that NPR’s problems are not all created by Russian MAGA bots but are largely self-inflicted?

I never claimed any of that.

Just commenting on DCUM’s MAGA problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This makes no sense. I don't think this thread was started by a MAGA supporter. The NYTimes article and Uri Berliner's article are not part of a pro Maga plot to create hysteria before an election. But, sadly, I think your point of view is shared by much of the NPR writers and staff who feel they are on a mission to save America.

I never claimed that.

I was commenting on the MAGA activity on DCUM.

And I am sick of the Ds and progressives on DCUM and NPR. Where is the equality?

NPR turned me into an R. So much trash "reporting" in the last 10 years. It is a liberal blog, not a news outlet.

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And 99% of the screaming about NPR! the economy! schools! laptop! sports! are non-local, loud-mouthed MAGAs trying to stir the sheet before the election.

This is not true, but I suspect that the leadership and employees of NPR feel this way, which is why NPR has lost its way.

+1. I'm really lefty and I vote that way. NPR lost me and apparently others in this thread who are just like me. But keep telling yourself we're all MAGAs and there's no problem.

Yep. Just dismiss everyone who disagrees as MAGA/bots/whatever. I’m a card-carrying bleeding heart liberal, believe it or not, and NPR is no longer for me. If you like it, great! Keep listening! But you’re behaving like tinfoil weirdos when you can’t acknowledge that others might disagree.

You and your buddy misread my comment.

There are mostly Ds on DCUM, as the PP said, but there is definitely a small contingent of prolific MAGAs who are constantly starting threads to scream about various “issues”. Some are local but many aren’t. And, right on schedule, their hysterics build before big elections.

I’m sure you’ve both seen this.

I’m the first lefty pp of the two of us, and of course we’ve seen the MAGA press try to generate hysteria around various issues.

You’re still deliberately missing the point. I want unbiased news, and lots of it, and not lots of finger-wagging from any ideological side. I moved to another left-of-center media outlet that gives me that. When are you going to get your head out of the sand that NPR’s problems are not all created by Russian MAGA bots but are largely self-inflicted?

I never claimed any of that.

Just commenting on DCUM’s MAGA problem.

PP here. Then what exactly is your point? You never said OP is a MAGA, but maybe you want to imply that... OP *might* be a MAGA? Or maybe you want to imply that all the people who agree with OP are MAGAs?

Surely you can count the number of posters who have identified as lefty or progressive who said they agree with OP, whoever s/he is. The point still stands: you've got your head in the sand about how your natural audience is diminishing, and why that is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This makes no sense. I don't think this thread was started by a MAGA supporter. The NYTimes article and Uri Berliner's article are not part of a pro Maga plot to create hysteria before an election. But, sadly, I think your point of view is shared by much of the NPR writers and staff who feel they are on a mission to save America.

I never claimed that.

I was commenting on the MAGA activity on DCUM.

And I am sick of the Ds and progressives on DCUM and NPR. Where is the equality?

NPR turned me into an R. So much trash "reporting" in the last 10 years. It is a liberal blog, not a news outlet.

Because that's rational.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
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And 99% of the screaming about NPR! the economy! schools! laptop! sports! are non-local, loud-mouthed MAGAs trying to stir the sheet before the election.

This is not true, but I suspect that the leadership and employees of NPR feel this way, which is why NPR has lost its way.

+1. I'm really lefty and I vote that way. NPR lost me and apparently others in this thread who are just like me. But keep telling yourself we're all MAGAs and there's no problem.

Yep. Just dismiss everyone who disagrees as MAGA/bots/whatever. I’m a card-carrying bleeding heart liberal, believe it or not, and NPR is no longer for me. If you like it, great! Keep listening! But you’re behaving like tinfoil weirdos when you can’t acknowledge that others might disagree.

You and your buddy misread my comment.

There are mostly Ds on DCUM, as the PP said, but there is definitely a small contingent of prolific MAGAs who are constantly starting threads to scream about various “issues”. Some are local but many aren’t. And, right on schedule, their hysterics build before big elections.

I’m sure you’ve both seen this.

I’m a Democrat who was here in 2016 and warning in June that Trump was going to win, and I was confidently told by DCUM posters like you that I was a paranoid hysteric, an idiot, a MAGA shill, etc.

And I can see now that NPR has lost its way, part of how the progressive left has lost the plot. That is going to make you have another temper tantrum, but I am right, just like I was in 2016.

[Anonymous]

You don't have to endorse MAGA to have a problem with NPR these days. Listen to us moderates tell you NPR has become immoderate and we no longer tune in or donate.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:




And 99% of the screaming about NPR! the economy! schools! laptop! sports! are non-local, loud-mouthed MAGAs trying to stir the sheet before the election.

This is not true, but I suspect that the leadership and employees of NPR feel this way, which is why NPR has lost its way.

+1. I'm really lefty and I vote that way. NPR lost me and apparently others in this thread who are just like me. But keep telling yourself we're all MAGAs and there's no problem.

Yep. Just dismiss everyone who disagrees as MAGA/bots/whatever. I’m a card-carrying bleeding heart liberal, believe it or not, and NPR is no longer for me. If you like it, great! Keep listening! But you’re behaving like tinfoil weirdos when you can’t acknowledge that others might disagree.

You and your buddy misread my comment.

There are mostly Ds on DCUM, as the PP said, but there is definitely a small contingent of prolific MAGAs who are constantly starting threads to scream about various “issues”. Some are local but many aren’t. And, right on schedule, their hysterics build before big elections.

I’m sure you’ve both seen this.

I’m the first lefty pp of the two of us, and of course we’ve seen the MAGA press try to generate hysteria around various issues.

You’re still deliberately missing the point. I want unbiased news, and lots of it, and not lots of finger-wagging from any ideological side. I moved to another left-of-center media outlet that gives me that. When are you going to get your head out of the sand that NPR’s problems are not all created by Russian MAGA bots but are largely self-inflicted?

I never claimed any of that.

Just commenting on DCUM’s MAGA problem.

PP here. Then what exactly is your point? You never said OP is a MAGA, but maybe you want to imply that... OP *might* be a MAGA? Or maybe you want to imply that all the people who agree with OP are MAGAs?

Surely you can count the number of posters who have identified as lefty or progressive who said they agree with OP, whoever s/he is. The point still stands: you've got your head in the sand about how your natural audience is diminishing, and why that is.

The earlier parts of the conversation were cut out at some point - not sure why - so you're taking it all out of context and misinterpreting what was actually said.

Here was what preceded my comment:

PP1: "I would not say there is nothing wrong, but there are a lot of posters on here exaggerating about the number of stories about people from marginalized groups. I listen regularly and the number of grievance stories is way down from what it was 2-3 years ago. If they are saying it's all the time, they either haven't listened lately or they aren't really paying attention."

ME: "+1
Not too surprising given that Republicans are known for their fabricated hysterics."

PP2: "This site is mostly frequented by Democrats."

ME: "And 99% of the screaming about NPR! the economy! schools! laptop! sports! are non-local, loud-mouthed MAGAs trying to stir the sheet before the election."

1. I never said there isn't anything wrong at NPR.
2. I agreed with PP1 that many posters were exaggerating about the number of stories & they probably haven't listened lately.
3. I commented on how Republicans on DCUM tend to fabricate hysterics, especially during election years.
4. I never said everyone who doesn't like NPR or exaggerates about the number of "woke" stories is MAGA.
5. I never said OP was MAGA.
6. I never said Russian bots were causing NPR problems.

Why are you baselessly fabricating all of these opinions for me?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:




And 99% of the screaming about NPR! the economy! schools! laptop! sports! are non-local, loud-mouthed MAGAs trying to stir the sheet before the election.

This is not true, but I suspect that the leadership and employees of NPR feel this way, which is why NPR has lost its way.

+1. I'm really lefty and I vote that way. NPR lost me and apparently others in this thread who are just like me. But keep telling yourself we're all MAGAs and there's no problem.

Yep. Just dismiss everyone who disagrees as MAGA/bots/whatever. I’m a card-carrying bleeding heart liberal, believe it or not, and NPR is no longer for me. If you like it, great! Keep listening! But you’re behaving like tinfoil weirdos when you can’t acknowledge that others might disagree.

You and your buddy misread my comment.

There are mostly Ds on DCUM, as the PP said, but there is definitely a small contingent of prolific MAGAs who are constantly starting threads to scream about various “issues”. Some are local but many aren’t. And, right on schedule, their hysterics build before big elections.

I’m sure you’ve both seen this.

I’m a Democrat who was here in 2016 and warning in June that Trump was going to win, and I was confidently told by DCUM posters like you that I was a paranoid hysteric, an idiot, a MAGA shill, etc.

And I can see now that NPR has lost its way, part of how the progressive left has lost the plot. That is going to make you have another temper tantrum, but I am right, just like I was in 2016.

Republicans tend to have most of the a-holes, but I guess there are a few Ds too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't have to endorse MAGA to have a problem with NPR these days. Listen to us moderates tell you NPR has become immoderate and we no longer tune in or donate.

+100. I used to listen to NPR religiously and just can’t stand to listen to them anymore and definitely don’t donate.

As someone previously mentioned, it’s no longer a news station, now it’s become a super progressive blog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don't have to endorse MAGA to have a problem with NPR these days. Listen to us moderates tell you NPR has become immoderate and we no longer tune in or donate.

+100. I used to listen to NPR religiously and just can’t stand to listen to them anymore and definitely don’t donate.

As someone previously mentioned, it’s no longer a news station, now it’s become a super progressive blog.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

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And 99% of the screaming about NPR! the economy! schools! laptop! sports! are non-local, loud-mouthed MAGAs trying to stir the sheet before the election.

This is not true, but I suspect that the leadership and employees of NPR feel this way, which is why NPR has lost its way.

+1. I'm really lefty and I vote that way. NPR lost me and apparently others in this thread who are just like me. But keep telling yourself we're all MAGAs and there's no problem.

Yep. Just dismiss everyone who disagrees as MAGA/bots/whatever. I’m a card-carrying bleeding heart liberal, believe it or not, and NPR is no longer for me. If you like it, great! Keep listening! But you’re behaving like tinfoil weirdos when you can’t acknowledge that others might disagree.

You and your buddy misread my comment.

There are mostly Ds on DCUM, as the PP said, but there is definitely a small contingent of prolific MAGAs who are constantly starting threads to scream about various “issues”. Some are local but many aren’t. And, right on schedule, their hysterics build before big elections.

I’m sure you’ve both seen this.

I’m the first lefty pp of the two of us, and of course we’ve seen the MAGA press try to generate hysteria around various issues.

You’re still deliberately missing the point. I want unbiased news, and lots of it, and not lots of finger-wagging from any ideological side. I moved to another left-of-center media outlet that gives me that. When are you going to get your head out of the sand that NPR’s problems are not all created by Russian MAGA bots but are largely self-inflicted?

I never claimed any of that.

Just commenting on DCUM’s MAGA problem.

PP here. Then what exactly is your point? You never said OP is a MAGA, but maybe you want to imply that... OP *might* be a MAGA? Or maybe you want to imply that all the people who agree with OP are MAGAs?

Surely you can count the number of posters who have identified as lefty or progressive who said they agree with OP, whoever s/he is. The point still stands: you've got your head in the sand about how your natural audience is diminishing, and why that is.

The earlier parts of the conversation were cut out at some point - not sure why - so you're taking it all out of context and misinterpreting what was actually said.

Here was what preceded my comment:

PP1: "I would not say there is nothing wrong, but there are a lot of posters on here exaggerating about the number of stories about people from marginalized groups. I listen regularly and the number of grievance stories is way down from what it was 2-3 years ago. If they are saying it's all the time, they either haven't listened lately or they aren't really paying attention."

ME: "+1
Not too surprising given that Republicans are known for their fabricated hysterics."

PP2: "This site is mostly frequented by Democrats."

ME: "And 99% of the screaming about NPR! the economy! schools! laptop! sports! are non-local, loud-mouthed MAGAs trying to stir the sheet before the election."

1. I never said there isn't anything wrong at NPR.
2. I agreed with PP1 that many posters were exaggerating about the number of stories & they probably haven't listened lately.
3. I commented on how Republicans on DCUM tend to fabricate hysterics, especially during election years.
4. I never said everyone who doesn't like NPR or exaggerates about the number of "woke" stories is MAGA.
5. I never said OP was MAGA.
6. I never said Russian bots were causing NPR problems.

Why are you baselessly fabricating all of these opinions for me?

So you DID claim that 99% of complaints about NPR (and other topics) are from MAGAs trying to manipulate us before the election. Exactly what we thought we read. Thanks for clearing that up.

99%, really? There's no room for the many self-identified progressives and moderates on this thread who are exasperated with NPR, because there's only a 1% chance we're not MAGAs in drag?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:




And 99% of the screaming about NPR! the economy! schools! laptop! sports! are non-local, loud-mouthed MAGAs trying to stir the sheet before the election.

This is not true, but I suspect that the leadership and employees of NPR feel this way, which is why NPR has lost its way.

+1. I'm really lefty and I vote that way. NPR lost me and apparently others in this thread who are just like me. But keep telling yourself we're all MAGAs and there's no problem.

Yep. Just dismiss everyone who disagrees as MAGA/bots/whatever. I’m a card-carrying bleeding heart liberal, believe it or not, and NPR is no longer for me. If you like it, great! Keep listening! But you’re behaving like tinfoil weirdos when you can’t acknowledge that others might disagree.

You and your buddy misread my comment.

There are mostly Ds on DCUM, as the PP said, but there is definitely a small contingent of prolific MAGAs who are constantly starting threads to scream about various “issues”. Some are local but many aren’t. And, right on schedule, their hysterics build before big elections.

I’m sure you’ve both seen this.

I’m the first lefty pp of the two of us, and of course we’ve seen the MAGA press try to generate hysteria around various issues.

You’re still deliberately missing the point. I want unbiased news, and lots of it, and not lots of finger-wagging from any ideological side. I moved to another left-of-center media outlet that gives me that. When are you going to get your head out of the sand that NPR’s problems are not all created by Russian MAGA bots but are largely self-inflicted?

I never claimed any of that.

Just commenting on DCUM’s MAGA problem.

PP here. Then what exactly is your point? You never said OP is a MAGA, but maybe you want to imply that... OP *might* be a MAGA? Or maybe you want to imply that all the people who agree with OP are MAGAs?

Surely you can count the number of posters who have identified as lefty or progressive who said they agree with OP, whoever s/he is. The point still stands: you've got your head in the sand about how your natural audience is diminishing, and why that is.

The earlier parts of the conversation were cut out at some point - not sure why - so you're taking it all out of context and misinterpreting what was actually said.

Here was what preceded my comment:

PP1: "I would not say there is nothing wrong, but there are a lot of posters on here exaggerating about the number of stories about people from marginalized groups. I listen regularly and the number of grievance stories is way down from what it was 2-3 years ago. If they are saying it's all the time, they either haven't listened lately or they aren't really paying attention."

ME: "+1
Not too surprising given that Republicans are known for their fabricated hysterics."

PP2: "This site is mostly frequented by Democrats."

ME: "And 99% of the screaming about NPR! the economy! schools! laptop! sports! are non-local, loud-mouthed MAGAs trying to stir the sheet before the election."

1. I never said there isn't anything wrong at NPR.
2. I agreed with PP1 that many posters were exaggerating about the number of stories & they probably haven't listened lately.
3. I commented on how Republicans on DCUM tend to fabricate hysterics, especially during election years.
4. I never said everyone who doesn't like NPR or exaggerates about the number of "woke" stories is MAGA.
5. I never said OP was MAGA.
6. I never said Russian bots were causing NPR problems.

Why are you baselessly fabricating all of these opinions for me?

So you DID claim that 99% of complaints about NPR (and other topics) are from MAGAs trying to manipulate us before the election. Exactly what we thought we read. Thanks for clearing that up.

99%, really? There's no room for the many self-identified progressives and moderates on this thread who are exasperated with NPR, because there's only a 1% chance we're not MAGAs in drag?

99% of all of the hysterical posts on DCUM, not just NPR. You do see those posts, right?

If you didn’t exaggerate (woke all of the time!) then it’s not referring to you.