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11 Jan 2019, 8:46 pm

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... I know I'm supposed to fall in line with the mob mentality, express unreasoning hatred, and not do any critical thinking ...
You are not supposed to do any such things. You have the right to be in love with the president, to believe that his unreasoning hatred of Mexicans is valid, and to use what you call "critical" thinking if you want.

The rest of us do not have to agree with you. We don't even have to pay attention to you. In any case, we are as free to criticize your actions and opinions in any way that does not violate The Rules of this website as we are free to express opinions of our own.

I suggest that you learn to deal with it.



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11 Jan 2019, 8:49 pm

karathraceandherspecialdestiny wrote:
Yes, you're the only unbiased person here, and that makes you better than everyone. You've told us this many times. You are a logical thinker, truly objective, and we are all emotional hysterics who can't apply reason to anything. Got it.
Your sarcasm is both noted and welcomed.
karathraceandherspecialdestiny wrote:
Now that we've paused to acknowledge it, can you please stop telling us about how totally unbiased you are compared to the rest of us shlubs? It's getting tired.
Agreed.



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11 Jan 2019, 8:50 pm

I don't think my feelings are unreasoning hatred, more a mix of dislike of the man together with valid issues over his lack of rational thinking and reasoned debate.

Take this border wall, for example.
What analysis has Trump put forward to show that this border wall will be beneficial and recoup the cost involved in building it through societal improvements?
Anyone?



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11 Jan 2019, 9:04 pm

Analysis? None.

Assumptions? False Accusations? Racial Profiling? Attacking the Opposition? Lies and Deceptions? The server for this website may not have the capacity to all the details of every instance.



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11 Jan 2019, 9:42 pm

Agreed. Seems to me the logical brain would be asking:

1. How big a problem is illegal immigration? And we need numbers here - not just numbers of immigrants, but the demographics of who they are, and how much of a burden they are on society e.g by taking jobs. And not only how much of a burden they are but how much benefit they are, too, e.g. by creating jobs. And then evaluation of the net scale of the issue.

2. Why is this illegal immigration happening? What are the socio-economic drivers? Because you can't solve a problem until you understand it.

3. What are the options for addressing this? Do we spend huge money on a wall or would that huge money be better spent on other measures? In my work as an engineer I'm expected to present 3 options and assess the pros and cons of each before making a recommendation, so why should we accept less from the government? Where are the option comparisons and the cost-benefit analysis?

I mean, I'm not entirely naive and I know the above kind of analysis rarely happens with any president - politics is driven by ideology not by logic. But at least some are willing to be guided by experts who understand the issues. Obviously Trump is not one of those.

So I'm failing to see how supporting Trump can be seen as logical and rational. When the man acts like a dictator, the logical action of those aware of historical precedents would be to speak up against him.

Edited to add: putting this forward in the spirit of a debate, this is not intended as an attack on Ezra. I absolutely defend his right to state his point of view without risk of personal attack.



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11 Jan 2019, 10:24 pm

MrsPeel wrote:
Agreed. Seems to me the logical brain would be asking:

1. How big a problem is illegal immigration? And we need numbers here - not just numbers of immigrants, but the demographics of who they are, and how much of a burden they are on society e.g by taking jobs. And not only how much of a burden they are but how much benefit they are, too, e.g. by creating jobs. And then evaluation of the net scale of the issue.

2. Why is this illegal immigration happening? What are the socio-economic drivers? Because you can't solve a problem until you understand it.

3. What are the options for addressing this? Do we spend huge money on a wall or would that huge money be better spent on other measures? In my work as an engineer I'm expected to present 3 options and assess the pros and cons of each before making a recommendation, so why should we accept less from the government? Where are the option comparisons and the cost-benefit analysis?

I mean, I'm not entirely naive and I know the above kind of analysis rarely happens with any president - politics is driven by ideology not by logic. But at least some are willing to be guided by experts who understand the issues. Obviously Trump is not one of those.

So I'm failing to see how supporting Trump can be seen as logical and rational. When the man acts like a dictator, the logical action of those aware of historical precedents would be to speak up against him.

Edited to add: putting this forward in the spirit of a debate, this is not intended as an attack on Ezra. I absolutely defend his right to state his point of view without risk of personal attack.

This topic isn't about immigration.

This topic is about whether Trump's incoherent speech pattern makes him an "idiot" or "mentally-ill".

What's your opinion about people with incoherent speech patterns?

How do you contrast that to "Weak Central coherence" theory in autism?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak_cent ... nce_theory


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11 Jan 2019, 10:51 pm

LoveNotHate wrote:
MrsPeel wrote:
Agreed. Seems to me the logical brain would be asking:

1. How big a problem is illegal immigration? And we need numbers here - not just numbers of immigrants, but the demographics of who they are, and how much of a burden they are on society e.g by taking jobs. And not only how much of a burden they are but how much benefit they are, too, e.g. by creating jobs. And then evaluation of the net scale of the issue.

2. Why is this illegal immigration happening? What are the socio-economic drivers? Because you can't solve a problem until you understand it.

3. What are the options for addressing this? Do we spend huge money on a wall or would that huge money be better spent on other measures? In my work as an engineer I'm expected to present 3 options and assess the pros and cons of each before making a recommendation, so why should we accept less from the government? Where are the option comparisons and the cost-benefit analysis?

I mean, I'm not entirely naive and I know the above kind of analysis rarely happens with any president - politics is driven by ideology not by logic. But at least some are willing to be guided by experts who understand the issues. Obviously Trump is not one of those.

So I'm failing to see how supporting Trump can be seen as logical and rational. When the man acts like a dictator, the logical action of those aware of historical precedents would be to speak up against him.

Edited to add: putting this forward in the spirit of a debate, this is not intended as an attack on Ezra. I absolutely defend his right to state his point of view without risk of personal attack.

This topic isn't about immigration.


What Trump said in the OP is about human trafficking.



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11 Jan 2019, 10:53 pm

karathraceandherspecialdestiny wrote:
EzraS wrote:
Pointing out flaws in reasoning, doesn't equal apologetics.

I know I'm supposed to fall in line with the mob mentality, express unreasoning hatred, and not do any critical thinking. But that's not how my mind works.


Yes, you're the only unbiased person here, and that makes you better than everyone. You've told us this many times. You are a logical thinker, truly objective, and we are all emotional hysterics who can't apply reason to anything. Got it.

Now that we've paused to acknowledge it, can you please stop telling us about how totally unbiased you are compared to the rest of us shlubs? It's getting tired.


Not all. Some. And not confined to WP. However if you feel the shoe fits....



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11 Jan 2019, 11:01 pm

Fnord wrote:
EzraS wrote:
... I know I'm supposed to fall in line with the mob mentality, express unreasoning hatred, and not do any critical thinking ...
You are not supposed to do any such things. You have the right to be in love with the president, to believe that his unreasoning hatred of Mexicans is valid, and to use what you call "critical" thinking if you want.

The rest of us do not have to agree with you. We don't even have to pay attention to you. In any case, we are as free to criticize your actions and opinions in any way that does not violate The Rules of this website as we are free to express opinions of our own.

I suggest that you learn to deal with it.


I agree completely. And of course it's a two way street.

It's funny to me how some feel Trump saying Mexico and other countries down south have bad people is considered expressing hatred towards them. And yet the same ones saying that, say people from Mexico and other countries down south need asylum from all the rapists and murderers etc there.



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11 Jan 2019, 11:06 pm

Not an apologist or defender of Trump per se, but I dislike how conservatives and their ideas face more social pressure on average than liberals.



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11 Jan 2019, 11:12 pm

MrsPeel wrote:
I don't think my feelings are unreasoning hatred, more a mix of dislike of the man together with valid issues over his lack of rational thinking and reasoned debate. Take this border wall, for example. What analysis has Trump put forward to show that this border wall will be beneficial and recoup the cost involved in building it through societal improvements? Anyone?

analysis, schmanalysis, according to the MAGAs, they don't need no stinkin' analysis, they just want what the enemy of their enemy wants, just atavistic tribalism, is all that is going on. that awful man's speech patterns are not at issue, it is the personality/conduct/ethical defects which drive those speech patterns that are at issue for POTUS.



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11 Jan 2019, 11:20 pm

Ron Perlman demonstrates Trump's typical speech pattern.

Trump seems to jump from detail to detail (rambling), rather than speak in a unifying big picture, top-down manner.

This gives the impression of incoherence.


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11 Jan 2019, 11:56 pm

I like Ezra, so I don't engage with him on political topics. He's wrong, but I don't feel the need to prove it to him.

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12 Jan 2019, 12:10 am

EzraS wrote:
karathraceandherspecialdestiny wrote:
EzraS wrote:
Pointing out flaws in reasoning, doesn't equal apologetics.

I know I'm supposed to fall in line with the mob mentality, express unreasoning hatred, and not do any critical thinking. But that's not how my mind works.


Yes, you're the only unbiased person here, and that makes you better than everyone. You've told us this many times. You are a logical thinker, truly objective, and we are all emotional hysterics who can't apply reason to anything. Got it.

Now that we've paused to acknowledge it, can you please stop telling us about how totally unbiased you are compared to the rest of us shlubs? It's getting tired.


Not all. Some. And not confined to WP. However if you feel the shoe fits....


OK, so you're the most logical person in the world, ever. Cool.

Can you please stop talking about it now? Constantly talking about how you're the only person who uses logic is really condescending and rude. I know that may seem like just a stupid social rule to some, but we need to have some amount of courtesy in communicating with others if we expect people to want to continue communicating with us. You aren't superior to us, your "logic" doesn't give you the right to be rude in conversation.



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12 Jan 2019, 12:13 am

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Fnord wrote:
Donald J. Trump is:

(X) - A Blithering Idiot.
(X) - Mentally Ill.
(X) - Ignorant As S***.
(X) - All Of The Above.


The sad thing is that if he gets impeached and convicted on the things that are being currently investigated, he will likely be sent to a mental health care facility rather than prison.

It is rather telling that so many of his cabinet members and military leaders have left their jobs because of his behavior. This is clear evidence that there is instability in his leadership capabilities.









...If an impeachment led to a convitction, it would lead to him being dumped out the dumbwaiter/poop chute/trap door of the White House : but it wouldn't lead to criminal sanctions, would it :? ?
Whatever else could follow, I don't think the impeachment could lead to time - could it????? :o


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12 Jan 2019, 12:15 am

karathraceandherspecialdestiny wrote:
EzraS wrote:
karathraceandherspecialdestiny wrote:
EzraS wrote:
Pointing out flaws in reasoning, doesn't equal apologetics.

I know I'm supposed to fall in line with the mob mentality, express unreasoning hatred, and not do any critical thinking. But that's not how my mind works.


Yes, you're the only unbiased person here, and that makes you better than everyone. You've told us this many times. You are a logical thinker, truly objective, and we are all emotional hysterics who can't apply reason to anything. Got it.

Now that we've paused to acknowledge it, can you please stop telling us about how totally unbiased you are compared to the rest of us shlubs? It's getting tired.


Not all. Some. And not confined to WP. However if you feel the shoe fits....


OK, so you're the most logical person in the world, ever. Cool.

Can you please stop talking about it now? Constantly talking about how you're the only person who uses logic is really condescending and rude. I know that may seem like just a stupid social rule to some, but we need to have some amount of courtesy in communicating with others if we expect people to want to continue communicating with us. You aren't superior to us, your "logic" doesn't give you the right to be rude in conversation.


Just as soon as you quit talking about how you think you're the smartest person in the world. Constantly talking about how you're the only person who uses their intellect is really condescending and rude. You aren't smarter than the rest of us, your "intellect" doesn't give you the right to be rude in conversation.



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