Youth Politics

Conservatives will tell you that the media is quite biased against them in general, and I would tend to agree. There are simply more major news sources that are liberally biased than conservatively biased. I suppose it doesn’t help when a show like the Daily Show gets Barack Obama as a guest a few days before the election. And yes, I did watch to see how it would go. It was much more endorsement than funny I’d have to say, but overall it was entertaining to watch.

The reason I bring this up is because well, a LOT of younger folks actually get their news from parody shows such as the Daily Show. Should they be? Well…. technically it makes little sense to do so to be completely informed as the main focus is comedy. However, a lot of younger voters are influenced by these types of shows and it is a pretty good platform for advancing a political idea.

So why is the media so biased against conservative ideas? I’m not exactly sure. I also am not sure why conservatives are more easily mocked. Perhaps it’s because we have a Republican president right now? That’s definitely part of it I think. Are there other reasons? I’m sure, but I’m hardpressed to come up with a good answer. If anyone has any suggestions as to why Republicans have a big disadvantage in the media, feel free to let me know.

Perhaps someone needs to create a show that pokes fun at liberal views. They probably exist… somewhere, but I can’t name one off the top of my head. In any case I will continue to watch the Daily Show and the Colbert Report because they air late in the evening and I’m bored during those hours.