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Let's talk about George

xjx388 said:
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On that, we agree. I do see that crazier stuff is said about Soros, so I'll concede that point. But my larger point is that the crazy stuff is easily dismissed and no one really believes that except for some kooks. Much more insidious is the less-crazy emotional spin put on the actions of our political opponents instead of addressing the actual issues. One can oppose increased taxes or support abortion rights without being the embodiment of evil.
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A group which seems to include most Trump supporters.
 
I just spent two days in vain trying to explain to some facebook friends that Soros was not in the SS.
 
quadraginta said:
They hate taxes more than they like libraries.

Be accurate.
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Pretty sure they hate libraries in general, too, and consider it theft of intellectual property for the authors and publishers to not get paid per person with access to the books.

That particular flavor of libertarianism is funny like that.
 
A world run by their ideals would not look too much different from some of the dystopian hellholes we see in Black Mirror episodes.
 
xjx388 said:
Because it isn't libraries that they hate; they hate taxes. Be accurate.
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Any evidence that they don't hate libraries too? They seem to be fine with taxes and deficits for important things like presidential golf courses.
 
Travis said:
A world run by their ideals would not look too much different from some of the dystopian hellholes we see in Black Mirror episodes.
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It really is comforting when your opponents are pure evil, deserving to be defeated, because it gives one the feeling of righteous indignation (even hatred).

I can't recall whether I meant the anti-Soros crowd or you. Lost my train of thought somehow.
 
phiwum said:
It really is comforting when your opponents are pure evil, deserving to be defeated, because it gives one the feeling of righteous indignation (even hatred).
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Or, possibly, massive overconfidence in one's worldview due to lack of realistic challenges to it.
 
Reading Twitter is the same as reading the comments after a news article. A painful waste of time.
 
mgidm86 said:
Reading Twitter is the same as reading the comments after a news article. A painful waste of time.
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It is a major communication channel for the President of the United States so it's sometimes necessary (but no less painful).
 
mgidm86 said:
Reading Twitter is the same as reading the comments after a news article. A painful waste of time.
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Some Twitter accounts are more informative than others. Like the rest of the Internet it's mostly a matter of what you choose to read.

My contact with Twitter is sporadic, but when I am looking at it the list of accounts I follow is short, and limited to a handful of professionals. Those basically are news articles, albeit short ones. Just as with articles from other sources, I don't usually bother much with the responses (comments) to their posts.

It is what you make of it.
 
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I get so sick of having to tell people on facebook that Soros was a child during WW2 and definitely not an SS officer.
 
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