It does appear that the Right has taken things too far, and it reminds me of something Reagan once said.
There were many in the party who took his "government is the problem" comment absolutely literally and as gospel, and are desperate to attack almost any government as "the problem". The result? We've seen a change in the nature of the American economy and income/wealth imbalances since that time.
In this case, they have taken a fact - that yes, the press leans Left - and have completely over-compensated for that by essentially creating their own reality, their own universe, outside of the press, via talk radio and the internet. The result? Rapidly increasing divisions, as we can't even agree on what is real any more.
There are general principles that can guide us, and then there is blind and binary submission to an idea.
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