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Reality isn't politically neutral. Most niche communities are pretty apolitical but if you want to interact with news communities you'll be out of luck.
Exactly what I was thinking. Even lemmy.world has https://lemmy.world/c/conservative - so why does the instance have to be or support politically neutrality as a whole? Just join the magazines that fit your taste.
Even for political news specifically, I'm sure there are similar magazines to https://lemmy.world/c/moderate_politics - or alternatively, one can fill the gap by subscribing to an RSS feed from the many RSS-to-fediverse options out there, like https://lemm.ee/post/336615
By definition, reality is neutral. Human perception of reality however, is not.
I know it's semantics, but still, it's an important distinction
Given that one side of the political spectrum has become staunchly against many aspects of reality, I disagree with your premise.
Let me better phrase that. Communication of news cannot be done in an unbiased and neutral manner - how you state things and what points you deem relevant to include will vary on your political leaning.
A classic example of this is a headline like "Mexican man murders two." The choice of which adjectives to include in identifying someone is influenced by politics and we'll often, rightfully, call out right wing news outlets that emphasize race or immigration status when discussing an event.
That's a fair phrasing. And I have no idea what that other guy is talking about.
Doesn't matter, Kaboom wins.
I don't follow your comment. Come again?