Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v4

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  • Election season: TED Talks

    September 6, 2020
    Uncategorized

    We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim (post / video) Trial, error and the God complex (post / video) (post / video) (post / video) (post / video)

  • Election season: My re-reading list TRUMP v BIDEN

    September 5, 2020
    Election

    While I may have issues with his abilities to govern, Trump is a a fantastic storyteller. Biden got better at it during the primary, but he has fall off of it since March. Trump’s best shot at reelection is false-consensus effect

  • Election season: U.S. leader quotes on my mind

    August 30, 2020
    Quotes

    Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption. President James-Garfield, 100th anniversary of Declaration of Independence Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give…

  • Election season: My re-reading list good to read

    August 29, 2020
    Election

    Review: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion Quasi-Mandatory Voting In the time of Hamilton

  • Election season: Founding Father quotes on my mind

    August 23, 2020
    Quotes

    I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. Thomas Paine (1776) Even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf. Thomas Paine (1776) The mobs of…

  • Election season: My re-reading list mandatory

    August 22, 2020
    Election, Quotes, Uncategorized

    Illusory Truth Effect : how the frequency of statements influences how accurate we think they are. Puppet Candidates : how candidates claim they create things reserved for Congress. (Bush v Gore) The Enemy’s POV and Ideological Identity : ideology > facts. Even worse, we have arrived where ideology is our identity. Bullshit Curation : “the…

  • Is MAGA pro-Social Democrat?

    August 19, 2020
    Nationalism

    When people use Make America Great Again, the question is often posed as to what period? I often see the assertion to the late 1940s through the 1950s, which was before the removal of segregation. These are not usually MAGA supporters, but let’s hypothetically say this is true. Something that came to mind is this…

  • Facebook discourages providing sources

    August 8, 2020
    Facebook

    A friend posted an article about a political candidate. I wanted to find a related article and add it to that conversation. So, I opened the browser, got pulled into a couple offline things, found the article, got pulled in a couple other offline directions, and went back to the post. The app refreshed and…

  • Opposite of face blindness?

    July 22, 2020
    Psychology

    Face blindness means that I would not recognize individuals I know. Clothing, voice, or other cues would be the only way to know person A from B. I keep thinking new people I see look like a close relative of an acquaintance. I am not confusing them with the person. Just wondering if they are…

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