The Democratic Presidential Debates

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  • Posts: 9,478
    Uh sure. I believe him.
    Just go with your gut then, ignore everything that he has said publicly these past couple of weeks.

    I know you've convinced me with all the evidence you've presented.

    That dark conspiracy runs deep.
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    ecdanc said:
    So, which protests are ok and which aren't? 
    Well I have a have a binary variable decision tree model that I run all political calculations through.   It runs through a series of sub nodes and and anything that gets kicked during the analysis should automatically be illegal.  I’m still running a test and control assessment but it appears I will land somewhere around 98% of all protests should be illegal and result in executions.  All extremists should be shot is my basic rule in life.
  • Posts: 9,478
    Yes. Every video that is being released, every audio recording, every article shows a vile, disgusting person.
    No, not even close to as bad as Trump.
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    edited February 2020
    dignin said:
    Just go with your gut then, ignore everything that he has said publicly these past couple of weeks.

    I know you've convinced me with all the evidence you've presented.

    That dark conspiracy runs deep.
    Pete Pals are sowing distrust. I think we all need to be wary of them and how they are behaving online.

    I even believe there could be russian bots behind a lot of the Pete Paling on the internet. Just look at reddit, twitter and MSNBC.
     
    Spoiler

    /s

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    mrussel1 said:
    Well I have a have a binary variable decision tree model that I run all political calculations through.   It runs through a series of sub nodes and and anything that gets kicked during the analysis should automatically be illegal.  I’m still running a test and control assessment but it appears I will land somewhere around 98% of all protests should be illegal and result in executions.  All extremists should be shot is my basic rule in life.

  • dignin said:
    No, not even close to as bad as Trump.
    The same "core personality concerns" =/= being "close to as bad"
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Posts: 30,879
    Pete Pals are sowing distrust. I think we all need to be wary of them and how they are behaving online.

    I even believe there could be russian bots behind a lot of the Pete Paling on the internet.

    Spoiler

    /s

    Distrust against who?  Can you provide some specific examples?  I’ve seen you type Pete’s Pals but as of now I think it’s a Bernie counterattack, not a real swarm of people who act like Bernies.. My general,assumption now is Pete’s supporters are moderate democrats with jobs and kids, having better things to do than harass people online.  
  • Posts: 9,478
    The same "core personality concerns" =/= being "close to as bad"
    You look at their records by any objective measure Trump is worse.

    And that really shouldn't be considered a defence of Bloomberg and more of a statement of how bad Trump is.

    I don't like Bloomberg, would be my last choice in the current field, but if I could would hit the streets in support of him vs. Trump. If I could.
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    dignin said:
    You look at their records by any objective measure Trump is worse.

    And that really shouldn't be considered a defence of Bloomberg and more of a statement of how bad Trump is.

    I don't like Bloomberg, would be my last choice in the current field, but if I could would hit the streets in support of him vs. Trump. If I could.
    I don't entirely disagree, but this is not a claim I can accept at face-value. 
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    mrussel1 said:
    Well I have a have a binary variable decision tree model that I run all political calculations through.   It runs through a series of sub nodes and and anything that gets kicked during the analysis should automatically be illegal.  I’m still running a test and control assessment but it appears I will land somewhere around 98% of all protests should be illegal and result in executions.  All extremists should be shot is my basic rule in life.
    sounds rather communist
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    mickeyrat said:
    sounds rather communist
    Lots of people support protests in theory, but disrupt their drive to work and they start asking to see the manager. 
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    dignin said:
    Just go with your gut then, ignore everything that he has said publicly these past couple of weeks.

    I know you've convinced me with all the evidence you've presented.

    That dark conspiracy runs deep.
    I think I’ll believe what I see .... in 2016 and now in 2020
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    I think I’ll believe what I see .... in 2016 and now in 2020
    When you have time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
  • Posts: 30,879
    ecdanc said:
    Lots of people support protests in theory, but disrupt their drive to work and they start asking to see the manager. 
    Nothing convinces a person of the righteousness of your cause like blocking I-95 during rush hour, causing them to be late to pick up their child.  If they were on the fence before, you get a real advocate by doing that.  
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    mrussel1 said:
    Nothing convinces a person of the righteousness of your cause like blocking I-95 during rush hour, causing them to be late to pick up their child.  If they were on the fence before, you get a real advocate by doing that.  
    I know. It's like when all those people took the good seats at the lunch counters. How were they expecting to win over the Woolworth's shoppers that way?!?! 
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    edited February 2020
    ecdanc said:
    I know. It's like when all those people took the good seats at the lunch counters. How were they expecting to win over the Woolworth's shoppers that way?!?! 
    Hardly the same.  To compare the civil rights fight to any protests today is absurd.  Who is today’s Bull Conner?
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  • Posts: 30,879
    Ill retract a piece... the BLM protest is in the same ballpark as civil rights but certainly fractionally.  Either way, the point of a protest should be, at the end of the day, effectuate change.  And that change needs to convince the people that are ambivalent.  There are more effective ways than blocking interstates, which effectively removes support.
  • Posts: 16,834
    ecdanc said:
    Lots of people support protests in theory, but disrupt their drive to work and they start asking to see the manager. 
    I think this is a fair comment. In theory protest for change sounds great, until it effects your vacation, your commute, etc. 


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