Re:The Central Park Five
by lotsofpulp on Sunday June 02, 2019 @03:11PM
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I don’t understand why someone should NOT put “too much stock” into what a politician says. If anything, as much stock as possible should be put in. Especially in context of executing 5 innocent people.
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I said I wouldn't put too much stock in it.
Everyone else does, which is why politicians get a lot of votes by offering up what are obviously patent falsehoods about, say, black guys.
Re:The Central Park Five
by cromwellian on Sunday June 02, 2019 @03:25PM
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The problem is, you're down playing this as regular and accepted behavior. We should never accept politicians calling for the execution of people especially innocent people, regardless of how often politicians like.
One of the causalities of the Trump era is how fatigued everyone is to the constant lies and ugliness that we've become densentized to it and are expected to dismiss it.
I don't know man?
If it weren't regular and accepted, it wouldn't get any votes.
I think that's pretty clear evidence that it is regular and accepted.
But I guess we can agree to disagree. No worries man.
Re:The Central Park Five
by chillwaves on Sunday June 02, 2019 @03:42PM
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It's a sensitive subject but I appreciate you pointing to the reality of what attracts voters. It seems raitonal to consider that many qualities repelling to one set of voters is an attractant to another. Or at least what else could explain the success of such a polarizing figure as DT?