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by flyingpylon
Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:53 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: " Trump has a second, viable stealthy road to victory."
Replies: 89
Views: 15691

Re: " Trump has a second, viable stealthy road to victory."

But it's literally only Fox and the NY Post on the Republican side, and every other media outlet on the Democrat side. None of this media, from any source, is being forced down people's throats? If someone is paying for cable, they likely have Fox and CNN. I'll post this again: https://www.radiodir...
by flyingpylon
Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:16 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: " Trump has a second, viable stealthy road to victory."
Replies: 89
Views: 15691

Re: " Trump has a second, viable stealthy road to victory."

Biden's new Chief of Staff had something interesting to say about the state of U.S. elections...

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I'm sure it's nothing though.
by flyingpylon
Mon Nov 09, 2020 7:51 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: The Social Dilemma
Replies: 11
Views: 2209

Re: The Social Dilemma

Has anyone else watched this? Quite an interesting insight into how we are being programmed by tech companies. For the libertarians here it might be an interesting challenge to think about how to big tech companies might be the most authoritarian danger we have to face. It's soft authoritarianism.....
by flyingpylon
Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:40 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 1777208

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

Pfizer did not take government funds and was not part of Warp Speed. As usual, it's not that straightforward: Pfizer and BioNTech Announce an Agreement with U.S. Government for up to 600 Million Doses of mRNA-based Vaccine Candidate Against SARS-CoV-2 (July 22, 2020) They didn't take R&D money, but...
by flyingpylon
Sun Nov 08, 2020 4:07 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Toxic Media
Replies: 31
Views: 6362

Re: Toxic Media

The problem (or at least one of them) is that what we commonly refer to as “facts” are actually data + interpretation + persuasion. So an appeal to facts is inherently flawed and won’t solve anything.

It’s also why vague concepts like “follow the science” are essentially worthless.
by flyingpylon
Sun Nov 08, 2020 10:15 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Do You Really, Really Want to Know What Trump Did That Was So Bad?
Replies: 30
Views: 5832

Re: Do You Really, Really Want to Know What Trump Did That Was So Bad?

We currently live in a different reality, sophie. I keep on hearing talk of building consensus and working across the aisle, for example, right now Pete Buttgieg on Fox News Sunday. LOL... do they think people are just going to forget the last 4+ years? Not all, of course not. But you may not like ...
by flyingpylon
Sun Nov 08, 2020 9:26 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Do You Really, Really Want to Know What Trump Did That Was So Bad?
Replies: 30
Views: 5832

Re: Do You Really, Really Want to Know What Trump Did That Was So Bad?

Cortopassi wrote:
Sun Nov 08, 2020 9:15 am
We currently live in a different reality, sophie. I keep on hearing talk of building consensus and working across the aisle, for example, right now Pete Buttgieg on Fox News Sunday.
LOL... do they think people are just going to forget the last 4+ years?
by flyingpylon
Sat Nov 07, 2020 5:19 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Toxic Media
Replies: 31
Views: 6362

Re: Toxic Media

As far as the fact checkers perhaps there should be some conglomeration of individuals selected somehow (I don't know the details) that reviews claims and puts out evaluations on that. How does one fact check them? I'm not sure...I'm trying to think of mechanisms... You're not thinking outside the ...
by flyingpylon
Sat Nov 07, 2020 4:37 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Toxic Media
Replies: 31
Views: 6362

Re: Toxic Media

Tortoise wrote:
Sat Nov 07, 2020 3:41 pm
Who should be the “official” fact-checkers? The government?
They have only our best interests in mind.
by flyingpylon
Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:08 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Do You Really, Really Want to Know What Trump Did That Was So Bad?
Replies: 30
Views: 5832

Re: Do You Really, Really Want to Know What Trump Did That Was So Bad?

As I recall, Trump launched a few missiles in Syria early on as a show of force, but then he just left it at that. He didn't try to use it as an excuse to broaden our footprint there. My point is that many of these so-called "emergencies" are likely manufactured excuses for the military-industrial ...
by flyingpylon
Sat Nov 07, 2020 4:19 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Election Day/Night Open Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 37065

Re: Election Day/Night Open Thread

Are polls actually helpful? Would we be better off without them? What if we evaluated each candidate on his merits rather than trying to base it on what everyone else thinks? What if pre-election coverage were about policies and speeches and philosophies rather than about a horse race? Same reason ...
by flyingpylon
Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:03 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Party of Love is just getting started...
Replies: 37
Views: 6853

Re: The Party of Love is just getting started...

https://i.imgur.com/CAVXjxv.png Gosh, this doesn't seem very "unifying" at all. It's known as a fine United States value. You have freedom and liberty. You had the choice to work for the Trump administration. Or, not. Future employers have the freedom and liberty to decide if they want as employees...
by flyingpylon
Fri Nov 06, 2020 8:06 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Party of Love is just getting started...
Replies: 37
Views: 6853

Re: The Party of Love is just getting started...

I don't hold grudges very long but I'm just so confused how people couldn't see how extremely flawed and borderline unstable Trump was...and why his lying, insulting, bullying etc was tolerated. No politician is perfect...I get it. One can find criticism of any leader...but Trump was in a league of...
by flyingpylon
Fri Nov 06, 2020 7:48 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Party of Love is just getting started...
Replies: 37
Views: 6853

Re: The Party of Love is just getting started...

https://i.imgur.com/CAVXjxv.png Gosh, this doesn't seem very "unifying" at all. It's known as a fine United States value. You have freedom and liberty. You had the choice to work for the Trump administration. Or, not. Future employers have the freedom and liberty to decide if they want as employees...
by flyingpylon
Fri Nov 06, 2020 7:01 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Party of Love is just getting started...
Replies: 37
Views: 6853

Re: The Party of Love is just getting started...

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Gosh, this doesn't seem very "unifying" at all.
by flyingpylon
Fri Nov 06, 2020 6:57 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: How do we fix media and information?
Replies: 25
Views: 4814

Re: How do we fix media and information?

Radio? You mean that form of media that most people in civilized Western nations no longer consume? Maybe for you but not for .... https://news.iheart.com/featured/rush-limbaugh/content/2020-05-07-pn-rush-limbaugh-eib-audience-models-project-43-million-listeners/ EIB Audience Models Project 43 Mill...
by flyingpylon
Fri Nov 06, 2020 6:51 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The steal is on
Replies: 123
Views: 26195

Re: The steal is on

True the Vote says "Election law experts have long held that the margin of election fraud is 3 – 5%. Nearly 25% of elections are decided by less than 2%." https://truethevote.org/ Seems like an unbiased, objective source... Vinny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_the_Vote True the Vote's website r...
by flyingpylon
Fri Nov 06, 2020 5:03 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The steal is on
Replies: 123
Views: 26195

Re: The steal is on

True the Vote says "Election law experts have long held that the margin of election fraud is 3 – 5%. Nearly 25% of elections are decided by less than 2%."

https://truethevote.org/
by flyingpylon
Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:28 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: What Did Trump Do That Was So Bad?
Replies: 175
Views: 30325

Re: What Did Trump Do That Was So Bad?

The fact that so many people treat elections like personality contests is the reason we get the politicians we deserve.
by flyingpylon
Sat Oct 31, 2020 8:35 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 1777208

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

Does anyone here follow Chris Martenson? He's an economist/toxicologist who for many months through the spring and early summer put out one oh-so-serious presentation after another about the "unprecedented" CoVid threat. It made me so exasperated that I tuned him out for several months. It seems th...
by flyingpylon
Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:46 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: What Did Trump Do That Was So Bad?
Replies: 175
Views: 30325

Re: What Did Trump Do That Was So Bad?

Trump is a mean, bully , never lets a grudge go jerk. That is the single over-riding factor in my voting decision. Cortopassi, I have nothing but respect for you and the posts you have made on the forum. But I must say that this is one of the worst rationales for a voting decision imaginable. Takin...
by flyingpylon
Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:19 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: What Did Trump Do That Was So Bad?
Replies: 175
Views: 30325

Re: What Did Trump Do That Was So Bad?

He would have been wealthier if he had just invested Daddy's money in the stock market...the opportunity cost of running his 'real estate empire' has perhaps been billions...in other words he's a failure. I could go on and on but that's enough to disqualify him for me. What about the properties he'...
by flyingpylon
Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:58 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Text Messages Show VP Biden and His Wife Colluded to Suppress HUNTER’S ACTIONS WITH A CERTAIN MINOR
Replies: 21
Views: 4775

Re: BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Text Messages Show VP Biden and His Wife Colluded to Suppress HUNTER’S ACTIONS WITH A CERTAIN MI

How do do explain the treatment by the Big Bad Main Stream Media in the Bill and Monica affair? They saw something there and they went at it relentlessly. Though Drudge leaked it first (I actually saw it when he first posted it)....it was all the work of Michael Isikoff of Newsweek, as mainstream a...
by flyingpylon
Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:54 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Text Messages Show VP Biden and His Wife Colluded to Suppress HUNTER’S ACTIONS WITH A CERTAIN MINOR
Replies: 21
Views: 4775

Re: BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Text Messages Show VP Biden and His Wife Colluded to Suppress HUNTER’S ACTIONS WITH A CERTAIN MI

doodle wrote:
Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:23 am
I love how the people here will jump all over the latest Biden conspiracy theories while they simultaneously dismiss such accusations against Trump. Humans suck.
Well, so many of the ones about Trump turn out to be complete bullshit.