Tyme Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Sunday21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fether Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Is it just me or has there been an increase in political discussion on the forum lately? Just_A_Guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Fether said: Is it just me or has there been an increase in political discussion on the forum lately? I think it's because a lot of us (myself included) are interested in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnsonJones Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 (edited) Political discussions??? How about combining both politics and religion!? At the dinner table over thanksgiving Turkey...that's sure to bring some massive arguments!!! LOL One of my grandsons showed this to me. He thought with my more liberal senses (not totally liberal, but leaning more that way than many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) I would find it funny. View this as funny then instead of getting angry at it... Warning though, it is a little more on the language than I prefer, or in it's usage. Technically correct usage, but not exactly how I normally view a righteous usage of it at one part. [Moderator edit - let's try to not profane our Lord and Savior here please.] Edited November 22, 2018 by NeuroTypical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmanuel Goldstein Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) On 11/19/2018 at 3:14 AM, JohnsonJones said: Political discussions??? How about combining both politics and religion!? At the dinner table over thanksgiving Turkey...that's sure to bring some massive arguments!!! LOL One of my grandsons showed this to me. He thought with my more liberal senses (not totally liberal, but leaning more that way than many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) I would find it funny. View this as funny then instead of getting angry at it... Warning though, it is a little more on the language than I prefer, or in it's usage. Technically correct usage, but not exactly how I normally view a righteous usage of it at one part. This was dumb and inaccurate. Edited November 22, 2018 by NeuroTypical Grunt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 16 hours ago, Emmanuel Goldstein said: This was dumb and inaccurate. I think you'd prefer this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmanuel Goldstein Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Carborendum said: I think you'd prefer this: Meh, political humor is kind of sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmanuel Goldstein Posted November 22, 2018 Report Share Posted November 22, 2018 Here you go JohnsonJones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyme Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Sunday21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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anatess2 Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) On 11/21/2018 at 5:11 PM, Tyme said: Well... people voted for small government, so... Edited November 30, 2018 by anatess2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NeuroTypical Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) On 11/27/2018 at 1:50 PM, Tyme said: This isn't political humor, this is stinging powerful rhetoric that needs to be taken seriously. Here's me taking it seriously: First and foremost, this is fake news. Her real quote: Quote “I spent my entire adult life looking out for the well-being, the training, the equipping of the troops for whom I was responsible,” she continued. “Sadly, this is something that the current occupant of the Oval Office does not seem to care to do — and I will not be lectured about what our military needs by a five-deferment draft dodger.” Once someone has lied/made crap up that sounds good, in order to score some political point, they've crossed a line. Hey Tyme - you strike me as someone with a moral compass, and more than a few brain cells to rub together, so tell me: Where did you get this picture, and what are you going to do about it? You have been lied to, and have passed along a lie as truth - how do you feel about being used as someone's puppet? Edited November 30, 2018 by NeuroTypical Colirio, Vort and zil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Tyme 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyme Posted November 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 3 hours ago, NeuroTypical said: This isn't political humor, this is stinging powerful rhetoric that needs to be taken seriously. Here's me taking it seriously: First and foremost, this is fake news. Her real quote: Once someone has lied/made crap up that sounds good, in order to score some political point, they've crossed a line. Hey Tyme - you strike me as someone with a moral compass, and more than a few brain cells to rub together, so tell me: Where did you get this picture, and what are you going to do about it? You have been lied to, and have passed along a lie as truth - how do you feel about being used as someone's puppet? Google Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, Tyme said: Google Before you Google anything, you should put it through Snopes. I love Snopes for many reasons, but one reason is that both the right and the left claim they are biased against them. In other words, they are usually 100% accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmanuel Goldstein Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 32 minutes ago, MormonGator said: Before you Google anything, you should put it through Snopes. I love Snopes for many reasons, but one reason is that both the right and the left claim they are biased against them. In other words, they are usually 100% accurate. Usually Snopes is the first item up for bid on Google. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Emmanuel Goldstein said: Usually Snopes is the first item up for bid on Google. lol I love how they are called "A Soros funded tool for the left" and a "shill for the right" depending on who they debunk. There isn't much of a difference between a thin skinned, conspiracy minded liberal and a thin skinned, conspiracy minded conservative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, MormonGator said: I love how they are called "A Soros funded tool for the left" and a "shill for the right" depending on who they debunk. There isn't much of a difference between a thin skinned, conspiracy minded liberal and a thin skinned, conspiracy minded conservative. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2016/12/22/the-daily-mail-snopes-story-and-fact-checking-the-fact-checkers/#258c122227f8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Vort said: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2016/12/22/the-daily-mail-snopes-story-and-fact-checking-the-fact-checkers/#258c122227f8 You just proved my point. Fussy conservatives (You) dislike Snopes and I'm waiting for someone on the left to post the same kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmanuel Goldstein Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 1 minute ago, MormonGator said: You just proved my point. Fussy conservatives (You) dislike Snopes and I'm waiting for someone on the left to post the same kind of thing. Snopes is responsible for Trump winning the election. There you go, but I don't think people who know me would believe I had become a liberal. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 I'm old enough to remember liberals whining about Snopes being a tool for the right when they were debunking fake news about Sarah Palin. It's classic confirmation bias. We only believe the news when it's beneficial to our already held views to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnsonJones Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 I believe once in a while it has been shown Snopes has not just been wrong, but comically wrong. At least early on Snopes was operated by a few people, with far more items to fact check then they could probably fact check on their own. Over time, at least from what I hear, it's been seen to have a definite Liberal slant. Of course, what is funny is that people consider Fox News conservative. They did a study (it has been a while) where they showed that almost ALL the news stations today were liberal, and Fox News was actually pretty near the center as well...and at certain times spots was ALSO liberal. It only became conservative with some of the more conservative and sensationalistic talk shows they hosted. I believe that report said that PBS had the most neutral news of all the news reported at that time (I believe this was prior to 2010). It could be that things have changed today and Fox News is far more conservative. I like to use BBC and Sky News. They probably count as liberal today as well (though I think some would say Sky News is more conservative) but gives me an idea of what people outside the US are thinking about the US. It's funny how much US news they talk about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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