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Sure, I'm not saying people who vote republican don't have important issues in mind. But those issues aren't censored - they are mainstream non-partisan talkin

Sure, I'm not saying people who vote republican don't have important issues in mind. But those issues aren't censored - they are mainstream non-partisan talking points. That's all I heard about for the past 6 years, from both parties. It's not exactly taboo to talk about trade. But if a party dilutes their message by embracing conspiracy theories, outlandish lies, bigotry, and authoritarian rhetoric, then what the hell? How is political discussion supposed to be in good faith anymore? If people want to talk to me about trade, they can talk to me about trade on whatever platform they want. I listen to them all the time. If they want to talk to me about how voting machines are rigged by Hugo Chavez, then they're probably not going to say, "oh, your right" when I show them facts that say otherwise.

caseysoftware 6y ago
When "let us go back to work, my family is starving and we're going to lose the house!" is characterized as "they just want to get haircuts!" it's worse than censorship. It's mockery of people's suffering. Move down the hierarchy of needs a bit and listen to what people are discussing. It's not trade policy.
- lifeformed 6y ago
  Again, that's a mainstream topic that you see everywhere. Everyone is concerned about that, it's not some secret qualm.
- disgruntledphd2 6y ago
  Lets be clear though, those people would have been better supported such that they wouldn't have needed to make a choice between eating and the pandemic if the outgoing Federal government hadn't made such a mess of their response (and refused point blank to support state and local governments who cannot borrow).
  - ed25519FUUU 6y ago
    Local governments took as much money as they could to shore up their own finances including and especially their payrolls. Props to the food banks and other organizations that did so much with so little.
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ed25519FUUU 6y ago
> If they want to talk to me about how voting machines are rigged by Hugo Chavez Even if you don’t agree with that statement, are you honestly okay with our voting technology being outsourced and owned by a Venezuelan company? I think there’s some sort of “orange man bad” blindness that is getting people to accept things they otherwise would never tolerate.
- wtfiswiththis 6y ago
  What Venezuelan company. Are you OK at home? Because it seems like you are not adhering to reality and may be under the sway of extremist propaganda that was intent on sowing doubt and disinformation among anyone who would give it an ear.

caseysoftware 6y ago

When "let us go back to work, my family is starving and we're going to lose the house!" is characterized as "they just want to get haircuts!" it's worse than censorship. It's mockery of people's suffering. Move down the hierarchy of needs a bit and listen to what people are discussing. It's not trade policy.

lifeformed 6y ago
Again, that's a mainstream topic that you see everywhere. Everyone is concerned about that, it's not some secret qualm.
disgruntledphd2 6y ago
Lets be clear though, those people would have been better supported such that they wouldn't have needed to make a choice between eating and the pandemic if the outgoing Federal government hadn't made such a mess of their response (and refused point blank to support state and local governments who cannot borrow).
- ed25519FUUU 6y ago
  Local governments took as much money as they could to shore up their own finances including and especially their payrolls. Props to the food banks and other organizations that did so much with so little.
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ed25519FUUU 6y ago

> If they want to talk to me about how voting machines are rigged by Hugo Chavez Even if you don’t agree with that statement, are you honestly okay with our voting technology being outsourced and owned by a Venezuelan company? I think there’s some sort of “orange man bad” blindness that is getting people to accept things they otherwise would never tolerate.

wtfiswiththis 6y ago
What Venezuelan company. Are you OK at home? Because it seems like you are not adhering to reality and may be under the sway of extremist propaganda that was intent on sowing doubt and disinformation among anyone who would give it an ear.