1. The Bundy led militia isn't from Oregon. They are from other states. So regardless if people living in eastern Oregon say "y'all" (which some do. I know. I grew up in Wallowa), the militia aren't even from the state.
I said 'in Oregon' not 'from Oregon.'
2. You said people wanted them exterminated. Who? I know of one person. Who were the others?
But if you want objective data, FOX news constantly rates as the "news" organization with the highest level of misrepresentation and falsehoods. Way more than any other organization, let alone "leftist" ones like MSNBC. So objectively, it does seem the right lies more than the left.
By who? Politifact? Yeah, they directly caution against using their numbers for any kind of objective comparison, as they don't rate everything on the networks. They've also shown a good bit of a bias towards the left in some of their supposed 'fact checking'. On the balance, their a decent source, but not an authoritative one.
But you're quoting Fox News, which many on the right dislike (like I do) as much as the left does for their overly sensationalized content. MSNBC is worse, in that regard, and is often voted as the most politically slanted organization in many, many polls.
Anecdotal evidence is anecdotal evidence.
And that's hypocrisy in not saying the same thing to Lord Twig.
This is a fun game!
I am not assigning a belief. I am making an observation.
No, you're stating an opinion that the Right is more likely to misbehavior out of ideological bias than the left. You've assigned bias based on nothing more than your opinion and limited exposure.
I saw the Yee Hawists and Y'all Queda as jokes, and nothing more.
Cognitive bias. They were insults you thought were funny because they were aimed at people you don't like very much.
I can see the argument that the Left portrays the Right as racist some times, and I will agree that that is not right. But it is not always that way. Many times it is just "Doing that would be racist" or "What you said is racist". That is not saying they are racist, but the action or statement (or whatever) would be racist or at least could be construed that way.
Goodness, the Right doesn't always mischaracterize the left, yeah? It's funny that you fall back to absolute statements when it's your tribe that's challenged, but are more than happy to condemn the right on the same level of evidence.
I mean, what are we supposed to do? Not say that something is racist when we believe it is?
Nice defense. "It's okay to say that the right is racist, if we think that it is. It's never okay for the Right to say mean things about the left, though, even if they think it's true." Do you NOT see the double standard you're peddling?
Stepping back a bit I can see that this is something that has been bugging me for a bit and Morlock's over the top leftist claims pushed me over the edge. So I will back off a bit. It is something both sides should try to avoid if we are going to have any meaningful discussions.
I'd also suggest taking your blinders off and giving the behavior of your tribe a hard a look as you give the other side. Morlock is also one person, not the Right, so, again, you're generalizing when it's convenient to your worldview while you personalize to yourself and your own sainted behavior when your tribe is similarly challenged.
Both sides misbehave about the same amount. If you don't think so, it's because you're blinded to the behavior of your own tribe. It's called cognitive bias, and you shouldn't worry much, it puts you in the same category as most of the rest of the world. I know I dread political discussions when my hyperactive conservative family is in town -- I find them even more obnoxious in their tribalism than I usually do even the rabid left. The left at least is the opposition, and it's easy to accept bad behavior in the opposition. It's more annoying facing the bad behavior on your own side.