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[–] Hotchpotch@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Can someone tell me how reputable gazette.com is?

[–] sudo_bash@midwest.social 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

From Wikipedia: “The Gazette's op-ed section and editorials leans politically conservative and tend to favor Republican politicians and policies.” fwiw

[–] alyaza@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

yeah they're a fairly reputable paper on local issues but extremely conservative in general and should probably not be taken with much salt outside of Colorado-based news. this is also a reprint from an even more conservative/far-right outlet

[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

Yeaaa that's gonna be added to my block list.

[–] buckykat@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Colorado springs is an evangelical cult town

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Big exaggeration if you have ever lived there. The cultists have a strong presence and lots of power but they are a minority of residents in the city.

[–] buckykat@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The evangelicals control all major centers of power in the city and it's the headquarters of multiple Christian terrorist organizations, like Focus on the Family and the US Air Force Academy.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s a city of half a million people, most of whom have little or no connection to those organizations. And they just elected a politically independent black Nigerian immigrant as mayor. It’s a lot more diverse and complicated place than just a cult town.

[–] buckykat@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

That mayor is a former pastor who teaches at evangelical churches.

[–] ed2417@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Actually I failed to notice this is a reprint from the Washington Examiner. I should have picked a better source but this seemed to have a lot of information.

I will check better next time!

[–] Hotchpotch@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I had to look them up too, haha. But thank you anyway.