Nobody else counts. But maybe they should count all people of voting age, and those who didn't vote should be counted as a vote for nobody, a "no confidence" vote. You know who would win then, right?
But it's still a popularity contest.
Not really, it's called 'strategic voting', against the other guy, you know, the 'lesser evil' bullshit, which gave us the campaign and candidates we have today. This is why Clinton and Trump lead*. Everybody wants to fuck up their neighbor. It's an antipathy thing, very powerful force it is.
*They really are a tag team, Trump being hired to create a TV show to scare people into voting for Clinton... or else! It's almost a type of extortion, except that there are other candidates. One thing nobody can deny is that the man is doing a bang up job. The whole world is indeed watching. When was the last time an American election had so many people from around the globe completely fished in? Hollywood/Madison Ave. at its very best
You have the right to speak. Nobody has the the right to interfere those who want to speak, hear, or see, but you have no right to force anyone to look or listen either. You cannot forcibly remove personal blinders. It's the old *lead a horse to water* thing. You cannot rationalize censorship.
People have a right to say what they please, and nobody any right to silence them.
Try reading the amendment some time. It says, "Congress shall make no law..." It does indeed protect the right to spread a message regardless of it's content. Nothing in there backs up your claim.
None of that translates into votes for an actually favorable candidate, so it means squat. Congress has what, a 13% favorable rating? Yet 95% of them consistently win reelection. Media polls are bullshit. Either Trump or Clinton are going win, despite that nonsense. Between the two, they will win over 98% of the vote. So, the truth is they have around a 1.5% unfavorable rating after the real vote is counted.
Just to be a bit more clear, either a democrat or a republican will win. "Competitive" hardly seems to matter or even describe the situation. It's more like a tag team, or a good cop/bad cop thing, no real opposition per se. The most successful aspect of this circus is the ratings and subsequent ad rates, and Trump is promising to not bore the audience by "becoming overly presidential" to keep those numbers up. Maturity is *off the table*
That's some hell of a choice you leave there. Does it have to be either or? And if so,wouldn't the answer be quite obvious? Well, maybe not to the Chinese.
Oh, yes I do. I am very familiar. But it's not the only thing. Some people play helpless, like a hypochondriac fakes an illness. Then there's a bit of Munchhausen, people purposely hurting themselves to garner sympathy. And then Stockholm... the list goes on. Skinner, Pavlov, Milgram, Stanford... hate, bigotry, all these are relevant, even the monkey trap provides a good explanation. It's a combination of psychoses at work here. People will claim many things to avoid being held responsible for what they do. It's like they never grow up. When counting the votes, the problem appears to be ubiquitous. I have long believed that psychology plays a far bigger part than politics. Politics is merely a symptom.
Trump and Clinton are the peoples' choice. So vote for Jill Stein. She has a new do, looks great. And don't forget to vote for the other 435 greens to fill the house. If you don't, your pensions will be completely wiped out and the oceans will boil off in eight years, then whaddya gonna do, eh? Don't come cryin' to me! This is a preemptive "I told you so"... I mean "shhh"
I made no incorrect or otherwise false statements. The comments were definitely and verifiably deleted. It may have happened before, but now we have absolute proof.
Step one is recognizing that while it is up to the public to solve the problem, they aren't the bad actor.
With information so easy to acquire, I consider their ignorance to be willful. At best it's apathetic. And antipathy towards each other is also a big part of the problem. Easy pickings for the wolves to take advantage and divide the herd into bite size pieces.
That never happened before. And if it is now the new normal, I respectfully request that you just remove the story from the front page instead of deleting it entirely. It's a small thing, but keeping the archives intact is what makes this place special. Not too many people keep 17 years worth on hand.
Oh, and if you guys do get into unicode, please make backups. One little glitch in the Matrix, and poof! Personally I don't see the need to take such unnecessary risks.
No, The links I posted used to contain the comments I made. They no longer do. The comment is gone. They only show the banners. Normally deletion of the article did not also delete the comments. This is a recent phenomenon. Not cool at all. They could just remove it from the front page. I've been very watchful for this when various ACs started complaining. They were wrong every time. I always found their comments. But now I was able to prove that comments are being deleted. Probably only when the article is, but now we can't be sure anymore. Maybe a policy change is afoot. But without indelible comments, Slashdot completely loses its advantage and uniqueness, it becomes just another clone.
Anyway, I'm done fighting over it, not going to hijack any more threads.
Oh, believe me, I've been calling it that for a very long time, and I'm afraid, as adult human beings, we are on our own to overcome it. There ain't no god gonna come down and do it for us. But overcome it we must if there is to be any progress and resolution. That is not to say staying "natural" can't go on indefinitely. It just means stagnation for the species.
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But we don't make those court jesters our king for crying out loud!
Welcome to America! No spitting on the sidewalks...
98% of the 28% who end up voting, yes.
Nobody else counts. But maybe they should count all people of voting age, and those who didn't vote should be counted as a vote for nobody, a "no confidence" vote. You know who would win then, right?
But it's still a popularity contest.
Not really, it's called 'strategic voting', against the other guy, you know, the 'lesser evil' bullshit, which gave us the campaign and candidates we have today. This is why Clinton and Trump lead*. Everybody wants to fuck up their neighbor. It's an antipathy thing, very powerful force it is.
*They really are a tag team, Trump being hired to create a TV show to scare people into voting for Clinton... or else! It's almost a type of extortion, except that there are other candidates. One thing nobody can deny is that the man is doing a bang up job. The whole world is indeed watching. When was the last time an American election had so many people from around the globe completely fished in? Hollywood/Madison Ave. at its very best
You have the right to speak. Nobody has the the right to interfere those who want to speak, hear, or see, but you have no right to force anyone to look or listen either. You cannot forcibly remove personal blinders. It's the old *lead a horse to water* thing. You cannot rationalize censorship.
Other pro-censorship post....
People have a right to say what they please, and nobody any right to silence them.
Try reading the amendment some time. It says, "Congress shall make no law..." It does indeed protect the right to spread a message regardless of it's content. Nothing in there backs up your claim.
Seriously, what is it with the US and electing duds for the office of president?
I take it you have never seen a traveling carnival show in the Midwest. It is very enlightening.
None of that translates into votes for an actually favorable candidate, so it means squat. Congress has what, a 13% favorable rating? Yet 95% of them consistently win reelection. Media polls are bullshit. Either Trump or Clinton are going win, despite that nonsense. Between the two, they will win over 98% of the vote. So, the truth is they have around a 1.5% unfavorable rating after the real vote is counted.
Just to be a bit more clear, either a democrat or a republican will win. "Competitive" hardly seems to matter or even describe the situation. It's more like a tag team, or a good cop/bad cop thing, no real opposition per se. The most successful aspect of this circus is the ratings and subsequent ad rates, and Trump is promising to not bore the audience by "becoming overly presidential" to keep those numbers up. Maturity is *off the table*
Can I quote you on that in my next journal?
May as well exploit the the machine for a while before revealing the bug.
Sorry to say, you are wrong.
That's some hell of a choice you leave there. Does it have to be either or? And if so,wouldn't the answer be quite obvious? Well, maybe not to the Chinese.
Oh, yes I do. I am very familiar. But it's not the only thing. Some people play helpless, like a hypochondriac fakes an illness. Then there's a bit of Munchhausen, people purposely hurting themselves to garner sympathy. And then Stockholm... the list goes on. Skinner, Pavlov, Milgram, Stanford... hate, bigotry, all these are relevant, even the monkey trap provides a good explanation. It's a combination of psychoses at work here. People will claim many things to avoid being held responsible for what they do. It's like they never grow up. When counting the votes, the problem appears to be ubiquitous. I have long believed that psychology plays a far bigger part than politics. Politics is merely a symptom.
Well, if they want to have a toilet that flushes, somebody will have to fix it. DIY is the next big thing, I guess.
Follow the road of Lenin and Trotsky!
And short Apple?
Trump and Clinton are the peoples' choice. So vote for Jill Stein. She has a new do, looks great. And don't forget to vote for the other 435 greens to fill the house. If you don't, your pensions will be completely wiped out and the oceans will boil off in eight years, then whaddya gonna do, eh? Don't come cryin' to me! This is a preemptive "I told you so"... I mean "shhh"
:-) You're not pissed, are ya? Your last sentence there, could you rephrase that?
Thanks for the props, man!
I made no incorrect or otherwise false statements. The comments were definitely and verifiably deleted. It may have happened before, but now we have absolute proof.
Step one is recognizing that while it is up to the public to solve the problem, they aren't the bad actor.
With information so easy to acquire, I consider their ignorance to be willful. At best it's apathetic. And antipathy towards each other is also a big part of the problem. Easy pickings for the wolves to take advantage and divide the herd into bite size pieces.
It is a vocation, like mechanics, or plumbing, or typing.
That never happened before. And if it is now the new normal, I respectfully request that you just remove the story from the front page instead of deleting it entirely. It's a small thing, but keeping the archives intact is what makes this place special. Not too many people keep 17 years worth on hand.
Oh, and if you guys do get into unicode, please make backups. One little glitch in the Matrix, and poof! Personally I don't see the need to take such unnecessary risks.
I do. We're already in contact over there. When are they getting D2? :-)
Comments were never deleted with the article before. This is new.
Hoo boy! My friends here would like hearing that! To them I'm the antagonist "lefty".
No, The links I posted used to contain the comments I made. They no longer do. The comment is gone. They only show the banners. Normally deletion of the article did not also delete the comments. This is a recent phenomenon. Not cool at all. They could just remove it from the front page. I've been very watchful for this when various ACs started complaining. They were wrong every time. I always found their comments. But now I was able to prove that comments are being deleted. Probably only when the article is, but now we can't be sure anymore. Maybe a policy change is afoot. But without indelible comments, Slashdot completely loses its advantage and uniqueness, it becomes just another clone.
Anyway, I'm done fighting over it, not going to hijack any more threads.
It's called learned helplessness.
Oh, believe me, I've been calling it that for a very long time, and I'm afraid, as adult human beings, we are on our own to overcome it. There ain't no god gonna come down and do it for us. But overcome it we must if there is to be any progress and resolution. That is not to say staying "natural" can't go on indefinitely. It just means stagnation for the species.