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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
by _jal 9y ago
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.
- johansch 9y agoHow about just, you know, addressing the points the article made?
- _jal 9y ago- 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?
- johansch 9y agoThe wonderful thing with multi-user forums like this is the crowd-sourcing aspect.