Highly Disappointed in "The Daily Beast"

[jeffmack]

I liked The Daily Beast on Facebook because I like to get my news from a variety of sources. I know they probably have a bias, but all news sources do; that's why I like a variety. Fox News AND NPR...

Yesterday they had an article by Cliff Schecter, called "AK-47's, Now Made in America. The Perfect Killing Machine Comes Stateside." It was full of handwringing about American made AK's.

I commented (not exact quote, but close):
Fact: Some of the first gun control laws in the US were meant to keep guns away from African Americans.
Fact: [I posted a picture of József Tibor Fejes] This is a picture of what is believed to be the first civilian who owned an AK-47. He took it away from a Soviet while fighting against Communism. He lost because not enough of his friends had AK-47's.

Just Sayin'

A guy from my church liked my comment, and then within a few hours my comment totally disappeared.

I went back and commented that "The Daily Beast is both anti-gun AND pro-censorship," and I was told I probably broke some rule, so they took me down.

I guess I should not be surprised, but I find it profoundly disturbing that a media source would selectively delete comments that they do not agree with. I am strongly pro-gun, but on some level I can sort of understand the mothers and their "Won't somebody think of the children" quotes. I disagree but I can kind of understand.

But how on Earth can Americans defend a media source deleting comments they do not like?

 

[Radagast]

A decent percentage will applaud it. They don't care for any viewpoint other than their own.
This occurs on both sides of politics.
Additionally, the media-government complex is a real thing. Check out the relationship between White House Staffers and major network execs. A bunch of media families work in the White House.
When media companies lay people off, jobs as political spin doctors are one of the few options.
TL,DR: He who has the gold, makes the rules. Hence Bloomberg running his 'how to run anti-gun stories' training camp. You won't see any of the attendees asking the NRA how to write pro gun articles.

 

[short barrel]

Not NPR! Are they not extremely left wing? Maybe I'm wrong. I've heard they are gov't maintained, another example of our taxes being wasted.

 

[jeffmack]

Hello short barrel.
To be clear, the online publication The Daily Beast is the group that deleted my comment, and not NPR.

I actually appreciate NPR's international news, though I will agree, in my opinion, they have a left wing bias. As I said, I like to collect news from many different places so I can be a better voter.

 

[Art Eatman]

Note the forum title.