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Quote:I get it - Trump supporters are stupid, lazy, and morally corrupt.
1kiki, do you really and truly think: "you need some kind of explanation for what all those people out there might be thinking that accounts for why the odds are the way they are." The explanation is simple: the same brain making political decisions is the brain screwing up the rest of their lives. Why would their politics on election day make more sense than the routine decisions they make the rest of year?
Ordinary voters also make bad decisions in everyday life (think back to bypass interlocks or Lone Star Cash) for much the same reasons as why their politicians go horribly wrong when faced with monumentally important decisions.
You must also think (by extension) that everyone who was damaged by the Great Depression was culpable for their own misfortune.
In your mind, it's not that the system failed all those people, either then in 1929 or in 2008-2017, it's that they were weak, and stupid, and they simply failed the system.
So nobody deserves to feel angry. Nobody deserves to look to their democratic government to function in their interests. Right?
You like to tell us what an excellent failure analyst you are. And yet, you can't look at an economic system that has repeatedly turned people into bits of charred ash from time to time as a regular part of its history, and find fault.
So either you're ignoring those oopses, or you think they're an indication of excellent design.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recessions_in_the_United_States
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Stupid people don't know they're stupid, and they certainly don't realize how obvious it is to others.
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Quote:You really are not going to like this paper because it uses the words "Incompetent Citizen" to describe what is happening:
Originally posted by 1KIKI:Quote:I get it - Trump supporters are stupid, lazy, and morally corrupt.
1kiki, do you really and truly think: "you need some kind of explanation for what all those people out there might be thinking that accounts for why the odds are the way they are." The explanation is simple: the same brain making political decisions is the brain screwing up the rest of their lives. Why would their politics on election day make more sense than the routine decisions they make the rest of year?
Ordinary voters also make bad decisions in everyday life (think back to bypass interlocks or Lone Star Cash) for much the same reasons as why their politicians go horribly wrong when faced with monumentally important decisions.
You must also think (by extension) that everyone who was damaged by the Great Depression was culpable for their own misfortune.
In your mind, it's not that the system failed all those people, either then in 1929 or in 2008-2017, it's that they were weak, and stupid, and they simply failed the system.
So nobody deserves to feel angry. Nobody deserves to look to their democratic government to function in their interests. Right?
You like to tell us what an excellent failure analyst you are. And yet, you can't look at an economic system that has repeatedly turned people into bits of charred ash from time to time as a regular part of its history, and find fault.
So either you're ignoring those oopses, or you think they're an indication of excellent design.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recessions_in_the_United_States
Democracy Devouring Itself: The Rise of the Incompetent Citizen and the Appeal of Right Wing Populism
https://escholarship.org/content/qt8806z01m/qt8806z01m_noSplash_eef039
c0e7aa9b1263a0d0b757d3d886.pdf
The liberal democracy Americans know, with its abstract principles, complex institutional arrangements and conflicted, deliberative practices, is difficult for most people to understand and embrace. Since people typically think in terms of simple hierarchies, when it comes to governing, they believe that, like the military, someone must be in charge to make decisions. Constraints on executive power are regarded as unwarranted obstructions.
Most people also think in terms of simple categories. So when it comes to citizenship, they understand that being American means being like other Americans. As such, citizenship requires loyally conforming to shared beliefs, common codes of behavior, and even often having similar appearance. In this context, respect for differences among in-group members or of out-group members (such as minorities, immigrants or foreigners) makes little sense. To the contrary, these differences are potential threats to the integrity of nation and should be suppressed accordingly.
Yet despite the limitations of its citizens, the U.S. has remained a liberal democracy with broad popular support. In my view, this is because the U.S., like many Western countries, has been democratic in only a limited sense. Economic, political and cultural power has remained in the hands of a relatively small elite. This power is divided among progressive and conservative elites, who are united in their appreciation of democratic governance, the protections it affords — and of course the benefits they themselves enjoy.
Consequently, America’s elites have deployed their power over political nominations to sideline figures who to threaten democratic processes. They have similarly used their influence over the mass media and educational institutions to guide the national political discussion and exclude anti-democratic messages. In these ways, they have been able to shepherd a public that might otherwise naturally be receptive to undemocratic alternatives.
The problem now is that the power of this oligarchic elite is waning. Competitive capitalis
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Second, what kiki, sig, jsf, rappy and a few others are is what’s called anti, anti-Trump. This means they are against anyone who is against Trump. What they mostly do is attack everything and everyone as a way to deflect away from Trump. They do this because there is too much evidence Trump did all he’s accused of. Admitting to it would, well, they can’t admit to it.
They will create a thread criticizing Pelosi about a haircut and ignore Trumps and his advisers many felonies. One thing is for sure. They own, along with Trump, all he has done. This undeniably fact lays bare who and what they are.
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Stupid people don't know they're stupid, and they certainly don't realize how obvious it is to others.
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Originally posted by THG:
Second, what kiki, sig, jsf, rappy and a few others are is what’s called anti, anti-Trump. This means they are against anyone who is against Trump. What they mostly do is attack everything and everyone as a way to deflect away from Trump. They do this because there is too much evidence Trump did all he’s accused of. Admitting to it would, well, they can’t admit to it.
They will create a thread criticizing Pelosi about a haircut and ignore Trumps and his advisers many felonies. One thing is for sure. They own, along with Trump, all he has done. This undeniably fact lays bare who and what they are.
Nailed it T. I would say, "sad but true," but it's more disgusting, ignorant, despicable, weak, loathsome and true. Trump has cast some kind of spell on these people, and all of the fawning yes people that surround him. We're talking Jim Jones x 100,000,000, and as much kool aid and they can choke down.
I can't believe so many people have such anti-America agendas, or are just so spineless or so ignorant as to not see his simple deceptions. Guess that's why it works! And they're buying into... what? Where do they suppose he's taking this country? Kill or expel all the non-whites? Careful, after that will be forced labor camps and re-education training for all the poor, dumb whites left. Hate to break it to you, but that's already started. Top tip: that's not what they're going to be called.
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Apparently nuance is lost on you 3. You might as well be Bush the Junior, saying "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.".
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Appeals court denies Green Party candidates ballot access
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Appeals-court-denies-Green-Party-c
andidates-15551022.php
Rules in Montana the Supreme Court and a dispute about Democracy
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Originally posted by 1KIKI:
Apparently nuance is lost on you 3. You might as well be Bush the Junior, saying "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.".
Trump? Nuance?
BTW, KIKS - Trump having people "defend him" by saying they've never heard him call vets or service men and women Losers and/or Suckers, only means they haven't heard him say it, not that he hasn't. Or they're lying.
Plus, if you're just a part time observer of human behavior, and you've been paying only a little attention over the last 5 years, you would also believe he's said and believed much worse. How many president's have openly mocked handicapped people? In public in front of a large crowd? Just for laughs? On and on....
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I pay no attention to anything Trump says or tweets - or anything that Biden says or tweets either. And I've criticized neither of them for their words. Words are just so much hot air coming out of any politician.
But you should be wondering why Trump is doing so well in the polls while Biden is slipping so badly. After all, Biden is saying all the right things, and Trump is saying all the wrong things.
Maybe other people are looking at their relative histories of actions as politicos besides just me. How much did they scam the system? Over how many years? How long did they sell working Americans off to the lowest international bidder? How cozy were they with illegal immigrants? How many wars did they start? Trivial stuff like that.
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