The Democratic Presidential Debates
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mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?0
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ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?0
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mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?0
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ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?0
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mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?
You couldn't bring yourself to say you'd vote for Trump, even if he was running against Stalin. Presumably, that's because you find Trump so repugnant that you can't imagine yourself under any circumstances voting for them--there's a basic threshold beyond which you would say "no, I just can't."
Many of us have that. Some here want to claim that we're abdicating from our moral duty if we refuse to vote for some of these candidates, but we just draw the line in a different place than you.
(FYI: I was comparing Trump to Stalin in the thought experiment).Post edited by ecdanc on0 -
ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?
You couldn't bring yourself to say you'd vote for Trump, even if he was running against Stalin. Presumably, that's because you find Trump so repugnant that you can't imagine yourself under any circumstances voting for them--there's a basic threshold beyond which you would say "no, I just can't."
Many of us have that too. Some here want to claim that we're abdicating from our moral duty if we refuse to vote for some of these candidates, but we just draw the line in a different place than you. So you're moralistically grandstanding.
(FYI: I was comparing Trump to Stalin in the thought experiment).0 -
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0
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mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?
You couldn't bring yourself to say you'd vote for Trump, even if he was running against Stalin. Presumably, that's because you find Trump so repugnant that you can't imagine yourself under any circumstances voting for them--there's a basic threshold beyond which you would say "no, I just can't."
Many of us have that too. Some here want to claim that we're abdicating from our moral duty if we refuse to vote for some of these candidates, but we just draw the line in a different place than you. So you're moralistically grandstanding.
(FYI: I was comparing Trump to Stalin in the thought experiment).0 -
ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?hippiemom = goodness0
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mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?hippiemom = goodness0
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cincybearcat said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?ecdanc said:
(FYI: I was comparing Trump to Stalin in the thought experiment).
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
Spiritual_Chaos said:cincybearcat said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?ecdanc said:
(FYI: I was comparing Trump to Stalin in the thought experiment).hippiemom = goodness0 -
cincybearcat said:Spiritual_Chaos said:cincybearcat said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?ecdanc said:
(FYI: I was comparing Trump to Stalin in the thought experiment).0 -
cincybearcat said:Spiritual_Chaos said:cincybearcat said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?ecdanc said:
(FYI: I was comparing Trump to Stalin in the thought experiment).
What kind of political argumentation inception is this.
I'm feeling lost enough when mrussel and ecdanc is getting at it. I don't want to be in a Christopher Nolan movie also.Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0
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Spiritual_Chaos said:cincybearcat said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?ecdanc said:
(FYI: I was comparing Trump to Stalin in the thought experiment).0 -
ecdanc said:cincybearcat said:Spiritual_Chaos said:cincybearcat said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?ecdanc said:
(FYI: I was comparing Trump to Stalin in the thought experiment).But I disagree that anyone could look at trump and Pete or Amy or Warren or just about any other them (for me bernie has been an exception but as it gets closer I really don’t know if I could stay at home and not vote against trump) and think that they are so bad that it’s better to stay at home and end up with trump. I think trump is that bad. And I have a hard time seeing how any of those others rose anywhere close. Sure - you’ll say I’m projecting my moral compass, and I guess I am. But I’d like to know what about any of those candidates is worse then trump for someone that considers themselves “democrat” “moderate” “progressive” etchippiemom = goodness0 -
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cincybearcat said:ecdanc said:cincybearcat said:Spiritual_Chaos said:cincybearcat said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:mrussel1 said:ecdanc said:A thought experiment: imagine the election was Trump v. Someone you personally think is worse than Trump (an almost unfathomable monster). Would you vote for Trump?ecdanc said:
(FYI: I was comparing Trump to Stalin in the thought experiment).But I disagree that anyone could look at trump and Pete or Amy or Warren or just about any other them (for me bernie has been an exception but as it gets closer I really don’t know if I could stay at home and not vote against trump) and think that they are so bad that it’s better to stay at home and end up with trump. I think trump is that bad. And I have a hard time seeing how any of those others rose anywhere close. Sure - you’ll say I’m projecting my moral compass, and I guess I am. But I’d like to know what about any of those candidates is worse then trump for someone that considers themselves “democrat” “moderate” “progressive” etc0 -
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