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this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2024
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Stop worrying about bias and start caring about reality. Judge every claim on the merit of the evidence presented for it. That's all there is to it, really.
I just mean fundamentally understanding the way the law works from the bottom up, and trying to get a handle on the ramifications that may not be obvious when it comes to the things I can vote for, especially different government positions in local and federal.
I would hate to learn about this from a biased site that omits certain information or something so that I'm crippled in my understanding
To really do that you'd have to get a law degree. And every information source has some sort of bias. The way to go is look at stuff from a variety of sources.
I can understand that. So it seems I can find a subject that may be important, read articles from each side and be able to discern the truth from the differences between them all
The "truth" is often elusive. Of course there are objective facts that can be ascertained by empirical study. But many issues, especially in politics, are based in value judgements, so there isn't really an objective truth. However, if you go by the empirical facts, it's usually easy to see who is arguing in good faith and who isn't.