Undecided in this political climate is just shorthand for tragically stupid. We’re all placing our future in the hands of the Kyles of America, with their truck nuts and Monster Energy tattoos.
Undecided in this political climate is just shorthand for tragically stupid. We’re all placing our future in the hands of the Kyles of America, with their truck nuts and Monster Energy tattoos.
Your position is intentionally vague and you know it. That’s why you’re refusing to engage beyond generalities. Framing that refusal as evading a logical fallacy I haven’t proposed is just your way of avoiding introspection.
If that’s true then it should be easy to identify what a productive protest that follows your guidelines would look like and provide a real world example of it. You declined to do that when asked.
People can spin any action you choose to fit that definition and by extension deny your right to protest. That’s the point. If you don’t see that then you’re right, there’s no reason to continue this conversation.
Yes you never said sterile but that’s still the kind of protest you’re describing. To avoid any further semantic confusion let’s try a different approach, why don’t you describe what your ideal protest to deal with this tourism issue, or any other issue, looks like? Where does it take place and what kind of action occurs during it?
Nazis don’t give a shit what people think is acceptable. That comes with the territory. I know you think you’re being kind by saying protests need to be sterile and out of the way but all you’re really doing is helping rich people keep them ineffective. How’s that been going for the last 50 years?
If your protest isn’t inconvenient it’s going to be ignored.
Sounds like a great rule to implement if your goal is completely ineffective protests.
History says American voters are pretty fucking stupid so that seems like a winning bet for a scumbag to make.
You’re obviously allowed to care and to express that. I hope you don’t hear me saying that I think you’re dumb or anything like that. In fact it’s pretty much the exact opposite. Most of the time when I see people complain about downvotes they’re trolls upset that it hampers their ability to be a troll but you seem like a reasonable person so I am simply seeking to better understand your perspective.
To put it another way I agree with your first sentence but I don’t generally feel like visible downvotes prevents that from happening. I actually think downvotes function to encourage good discussion more often than not. That isn’t true in all cases but it seems easier to be discouraged or get the wrong idea about prevailing sentiments if the dumb comments are just sitting there next to the good comments with no indication that a majority of other users also think they’re dumb.
I mean it was mostly a joke but it’s also semi serious. You seem capable of disagreement without it bothering you much so I don’t get why the number next to a comment is different. Yeah some people use it in a dumb way but that’s true of pretty much everything.
I disagree. Have I ruined your mood now or do I have to actually downvote you for it to work?
Thank god the pedantic police are here to prevent any casual use of language!
I don’t have a strong opinion on whether or not downvotes should be used to signal disagreement but I don’t think there’s much point in debating that because that’s how they are used. It seems like the only options are coming to terms with that or not using sites that have the option to downvote. I really don’t think it’s that big of a deal though. If someone doesn’t know how to disagree with others without it ruining their day then they need to learn that skill anyway.
There’s legitimate uses for downvotes but you seem to take issue with people using it to express disagreement. My question is why does that bother you? There’s lots of reasons why that could happen, some valid and some not. Disagreement isn’t usually supposed to signal that you’re a piece of shit or however else you seem to be interpreting it. It just means the people who read your comment don’t share your view but you don’t even know who they are so who cares. It’s a minor thing. It’s equivalent to telling a joke to your friends and no one laughs. Big fucking deal, life goes on.
The nipple ring is a nice touch
I understand what you’re saying and I think it’s a reasonable take, I just can’t fathom how there could be anyone left in America who hasn’t seen enough of Trump to make up their mind one way or the other. There’s just so much evidence of him being a piece of shit everywhere you look that even intentional avoidance can’t work for 8 years.
Politicians rarely help the average person and voters are dumb so they listen to fascists who say they can solve all of society’s problems. If the status quo sucks for you then a shake up doesn’t seem like a bad thing. I’d be willing to bet that most of this would go away if moderate politicians started prioritizing regular people instead of rich donors.
If an Independent can look at how the Republican party conducts itself and still be undecided on who to vote for then they aren’t an Independent, they’re simply a Republican that’s socially aware enough to understand that calling themselves a Republican comes with more baggage than they want to take on.
They’ve been paying teachers shit for way longer than AI has been around. AI can’t do much of anything better than people though.