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08-11-2017, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by donquixote99
True news is the news you believe; fake news is the news you don't believe. There is no other distinction. And this is the take on reality made popular by leftist academics and hippies, now embraced by the Trumpies.
Except somewhere along the line, 'do your own thing' turns into 'do our thing, or else.'
How America Lost Its Mind A book excerpt in the Atlantic. Long, will take more than one go to read....
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Quite a good, yet depressing read. Trump is the culmination of 50 years of America's aversion to truth and reality.
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08-11-2017, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by finnbow
Quite a good, yet depressing read. Trump is the culmination of 50 years of America's aversion to truth and reality.
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Nice excuse for Trump's behavior.
I place more blame on Trump's own ego and narcissistic personality than anything else.
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08-11-2017, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Chicks
I'd vote for Jimmy Stewart.
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I think Tom Doniphon would make a better president than Rance Stoddard. Pragmatic versus idealistic. Thing is, Tom wouldn't run.
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08-11-2017, 08:17 PM
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Now the Orange Idiot is threatening Venezuela with "military options". He's batty.
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08-11-2017, 08:23 PM
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Rational Anarchist
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Quote:
Originally Posted by donquixote99
True news is the news you believe; fake news is the news you don't believe. There is no other distinction. And this is the take on reality made popular by leftist academics and hippies, now embraced by the Trumpies.
Except somewhere along the line, 'do your own thing' turns into 'do our thing, or else.'
How America Lost Its Mind A book excerpt in the Atlantic. Long, will take more than one go to read....
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Nice article.
We are all a sum of our genes, conditioning and environment. TV is a marvelous means of conditioning the masses and as a society we've been at the forefront of receiving this conditioning. The Internet has amped this effect. And since the 60's more and more segments of our society have been conditioning us through the visual medium. Three examples are political parties, the scientific community and DOD.
Edit: We are all consumers and everything is a product.
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08-12-2017, 10:05 PM
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If ‘con’ is the opposite of ‘pro’, then isn’t Congress the opposite of progress?
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08-13-2017, 10:12 AM
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The Critic Who Refuted Trump’s World View—in 1916
Yet Trump still has diehard supporters, even on this forum. Shameful.
http://www.newyorker.com/books/secon...d-view-in-1916
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08-13-2017, 10:52 AM
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Jennifer Rubin:
Trump will respond to the criticism:
1. I was kidding,
2. the fake news is at fault
3. I am the least racist person ever
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08-13-2017, 04:40 PM
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Here's a list of things/people Trump has criticized since he became President. Conspicuous by their absence are White Nationalists and Vladimir Putin.
— Opinion polls that are unflattering to him;
— Nordstrom;
— The “fake news” media;
— Specifically “CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, NYTIMES & WAPO”;
— Meet the Press host Chuck Todd;
— The New York Times;
— The “fake” reporting on his campaign’s potential collusion with Russia;
— The “witch hunt” that is the investigation into his campaign’s potential collusion with Russia;
— #FraudNewsCNN;
— Leakers;
— Anonymous sources;
— Senator Lisa Murkowski;
— Senator John McCain;
— Senator Lindsey Graham;
- All Senate Republicans;
— Congress;
— Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch;
— His own attorney general, Jeff Sessions;
— Acting FBI director Andrew McCabe;
— Former FBI director James Comey;
— The FBI;
— “Fake tears” Cryin’ Chuck Schumer;
— Nancy Pelosi;
— Congressmember Adam Schiff;
— Senator Richard Blumenthal;
— Barack Obama;
— Hillary Clinton;
- John Podesta;
— Democratic congressional candidate Jon Ossoff;
- Democrats in Congress;
— Obamacare;
— North Korea’s unsuccessful missiles;
— North Korea;
— Qatar;
— China;
— Mexico;
— Canada;
— London mayor Sadiq Khan;
— “Crazy Joe Scarborough and dumb as a rock Mika”;
— Morning Joe;
— Arnold Schwarzenegger;
— Snoop Dogg;
— Mark Cuban;
— “Celebs”;
— Kathy Griffin;
— The Ninth Circuit Court;
— Transgender military service members;
— Chelsea Manning;
— M3-13 gang members;
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08-14-2017, 06:56 AM
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- Angela Merkel
- Germany
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