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I guess all these medium posts from Silicon Valley techies didn't convince enough people...

by dudul 10y ago

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davidbwire 10y ago
Techies represent a small percentage of the entire population and the articles were mostly circulating within a closed loop.
- dudul 10y ago
  I really thought the sarcasm in my message was obvious.
  - djsumdog 10y ago
    add a /s next time
    - marvy 10y ago
      I always wondered why some people add /s to their post sometimes. It's "end sarcasm", isn't it?
      - flukus 10y ago
        Nothing slips past you does it? /s
      - dudul 10y ago
        I also learnt something tonight :)
    - l33tbro 10y ago
      Or don't? If you couldn't detect sarcasm in OP's writing, then you really need to go to human camp.
LargeCompanies 10y ago
She needed Tom Brady's endorsement to put her over the top...Jay Z, Beyoncé and every Hollywood singer and or actor just wasn't enough.
- douche 10y ago
  It was Belicheck. Roger Goodell is going to fine him another million dollars and another first round pick for influencing the election.
mtgx 10y ago
People who voted for Trump saw right through them and through all the "we're just neutral and just trying to get people to vote" attempts. I mean, obviously people should go to vote and should be encouraged to vote. It's just that it was pretty much an open secret that the reason all of these tech companies and Silicon Valley people were suddenly "so involved" in getting people to vote, is because they thought most of the people they'd reach would vote for Clinton. And it's another open secret that most of Silicon Valley companies wanted Clinton to win. I, for one, would've welcomed attempts to fix the real democracy issues in the U.S. (which are far bigger than just low voter turnouts), and attempts to fix the real problems that got half of the country to vote for Trump. Hint: it's not just because of racism, but also because people are sick and tired of polished-up, corrupt politicians. Trump may be a very poor, or one of the worst possible alternatives to that, but at least he was an alternative. These people really don't get it why Trump and Sanders saw such a rise in popularity. Tuesday's Reuters poll shows black and white why. I'll just copy the results here: - 75 percent agree that "America needs a strong leader to take the country back from the rich and powerful." - 72 percent agree "the American economy is rigged to advantage the rich and powerful." - 68 percent agree that "traditional parties and politicians don’t care about people like me." - 76 percent believe "the mainstream media is more interested in making money than telling the truth." - 57 percent feel that "more and more, I don't identify with what America has become." - 54 percent feel "it is increasingly hard for someone like me to get ahead in America." http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll-mood-idUSKBN1332NC?il=0 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll-mood-idU... And if you're not convinced, or you still don't quite get it, listen to Michael Moore and Jimmy Dore explain it in more colorful terms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOcstHhtL4Y&feature=youtu.be&t=1m38s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOcstHhtL4Y&feature=youtu.be... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZNwvXZbAfg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZNwvXZbAfg
- pixl97 10y ago
  When I read those early elections polls from Reuters I knew that Trump was winning or going to be far closer than anyone in the MSM imagined. Those are results of a very angry population at the status quo.
- jmspring 10y ago

I guess all these medium posts from Silicon Valley techies didn't convince enough people...

by dudul 10y ago

I guess all these medium posts from Silicon Valley techies didn't convince enough people...

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davidbwire 10y ago

Techies represent a small percentage of the entire population and the articles were mostly circulating within a closed loop.

dudul 10y ago
I really thought the sarcasm in my message was obvious.
- djsumdog 10y ago
  add a /s next time
  - marvy 10y ago
    I always wondered why some people add /s to their post sometimes. It's "end sarcasm", isn't it?
    - flukus 10y ago
      Nothing slips past you does it? /s
    - dudul 10y ago
      I also learnt something tonight :)
  - l33tbro 10y ago
    Or don't? If you couldn't detect sarcasm in OP's writing, then you really need to go to human camp.

LargeCompanies 10y ago

She needed Tom Brady's endorsement to put her over the top...Jay Z, Beyoncé and every Hollywood singer and or actor just wasn't enough.

douche 10y ago
It was Belicheck. Roger Goodell is going to fine him another million dollars and another first round pick for influencing the election.

mtgx 10y ago

People who voted for Trump saw right through them and through all the "we're just neutral and just trying to get people to vote" attempts. I mean, obviously people should go to vote and should be encouraged to vote. It's just that it was pretty much an open secret that the reason all of these tech companies and Silicon Valley people were suddenly "so involved" in getting people to vote, is because they thought most of the people they'd reach would vote for Clinton. And it's another open secret that most of Silicon Valley companies wanted Clinton to win. I, for one, would've welcomed attempts to fix the real democracy issues in the U.S. (which are far bigger than just low voter turnouts), and attempts to fix the real problems that got half of the country to vote for Trump. Hint: it's not just because of racism, but also because people are sick and tired of polished-up, corrupt politicians. Trump may be a very poor, or one of the worst possible alternatives to that, but at least he was an alternative. These people really don't get it why Trump and Sanders saw such a rise in popularity. Tuesday's Reuters poll shows black and white why. I'll just copy the results here: - 75 percent agree that "America needs a strong leader to take the country back from the rich and powerful." - 72 percent agree "the American economy is rigged to advantage the rich and powerful." - 68 percent agree that "traditional parties and politicians don’t care about people like me." - 76 percent believe "the mainstream media is more interested in making money than telling the truth." - 57 percent feel that "more and more, I don't identify with what America has become." - 54 percent feel "it is increasingly hard for someone like me to get ahead in America." http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll-mood-idUSKBN1332NC?il=0 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll-mood-idU... And if you're not convinced, or you still don't quite get it, listen to Michael Moore and Jimmy Dore explain it in more colorful terms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOcstHhtL4Y&feature=youtu.be&t=1m38s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOcstHhtL4Y&feature=youtu.be... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZNwvXZbAfg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZNwvXZbAfg

pixl97 10y ago
When I read those early elections polls from Reuters I knew that Trump was winning or going to be far closer than anyone in the MSM imagined. Those are results of a very angry population at the status quo.
jmspring 10y ago