ur-Nanothnir wrote:I found some random person on the street that says liberals are nicer.
Cherrypicking information that supports your political narrative is not intellectually honest.
Nano... *sigh*
Did I not just specifically and categorically say that this was just one single person's opinion and therefore supremely anecdotal?
The only mildly interesting thing to me was that this single opinion comes from a significantly Left-leaning and relatively perceptive (you'll just have to take my word for that) artist and social commentator - again as clearly stated just now. So at least in this one example, comments of "Well, he would say that, wouldn't he?" become irrelevant.
Regardless, I am sure that my exemplar has been plainly and expressly caveated and qualified enough to make any accusation of "intellectual dishonesty" itself intellectually dishonest.
However what is most ironic is the crushing lack of self-awareness (NB not just from you). Every single time someone on either side of the divide posts a spun news story or op-ed piece from one of their favourite media vehicles that (duh!) "supports their political narrative" (in that it of course slams the "hated others"... which is precisely why they've posted it), what they're doing is of course exactly the very cherry-picking you're so roundly condemning.
I'm actually surprised you don't seem to realise that, especially because you do this every bit as much as anyone else?