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Re:Portland’s Disgraceful Anarchy by _jal on Thursday December 21, 2017 @10:35AM (#15979470)
I agree that tribal bullshit has hit a dangerous fever pitch. I also agree that the product of think tanks are not inherently incorrect.

But, if you wanted to bet me I couldn't guess what Americans For Prosperity thinks of the tax bill without reading anything from them about it, I'd take that bet in a heartbeat.

You don't fix this by ignoring attribution or yelling at people for noting it. You also don't do so by attacking strawmen.

Re:Portland’s Disgraceful Anarchy by johansch on Thursday December 21, 2017 @12:34PM (#15980828)
How about just, you know, addressing the points the article made?
Re:Portland’s Disgraceful Anarchy by _jal on Thursday December 21, 2017 @12:55PM (#15981067)
- Because nobody ignores attribution.

- Not only is life it too short to pretend outfits that exist to promote a particular agenda are, in fact, neutral arbiters this time around, but doing so is actively empowering bad actors arguing in bad faith.

Puzzle me this: a person you know to be con-artist wants you to do something. You can't figure out an angle, but it is a weird-seeming thing to ask.

Do you ignore what you know about this person in making your decision?

Re:Portland’s Disgraceful Anarchy by johansch on Thursday December 21, 2017 @01:36PM (#15981518)
The wonderful thing with multi-user forums like this is the crowd-sourcing aspect.