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Where do you see politics in this story? There's no discussion of Maynard's political views in the article, nor any indication that they may have influenced his

Where do you see politics in this story? There's no discussion of Maynard's political views in the article, nor any indication that they may have influenced his behavior.

tomohawk 4y ago
It's all over the place, but to point out but one of the many examples is the interview with his roommate where she talks about bonding over their mutual hate for Trump. It's pretty hard to miss.
- anemoiac 4y ago
  Although you may not hear about it on the news, plenty of American conservatives hate Donald Trump. He's a narcissistic philanderer who's spent his entire life schmoozing around elite liberal enclaves while demonstrating no particular attachment to conservative principles. I'd love to hear more of these "many examples" of Maynard being a left-wing nutjob, but my definition of "left-wing nutjob" doesn't include possessing opinions that might normally be associated with the run-of-the-mill Democratic voter.
- kencausey 4y ago
  You may be correct. But I don't think you have to be a 'left wing nutjob' to have a possibly pathological dislike for Trump.
  - tomohawk 4y ago
    > They commiserated about their hatred of Donald Trump, going deep down all the resistance rabbit holes. Yep - totally what some non-left winger would do.
    - UncleMeat 4y ago
      You said “nutjob.” Yes, a lot of left wing people don’t like Trump. But that doesn’t make them nutjobs or unqualified for their jobs.
      - mbg721 4y ago
        "Not liking" and "having a pathological dislike" are a little different. If it were the Pope or Bill Gates or somebody else that wasn't Trump, the reaction would be regarded as eccentric at least, like Hunter S. Thompson training his dog to attack upon mention of Nixon.
        UncleMeat 4y ago
        "Pathological dislike" does not appear in the comment thread from the person I'm criticizing or the article. The description was "left wing nutjob." The only meaningful mention of Trump in the article is: > They commiserated about their hatred of Donald Trump, going deep down all the resistance rabbit holes. “We would sit across the table and talk for hours,” Kate says. “I was just soaking it in.” That's not typical but not "nutjob" behavior. I'm not even sure it is "eccentric." Oodles of stable people spent a lot of time worrying about Trump while he was president (and still worry about him). Talking about how Trump is a mess for a long time is not evidence of a mental break or predictive of criminal arson or a reason to fire somebody. And yeah, I think it is thoroughly reasonable to have a more extreme opinion about Trump than Gates, seeing as Trump has considerably more influence on my life than Gates does.
        mbg721 4y ago
        > Oodles of stable people spent a lot of time worrying about Trump As opposed to Dubya, or Reagan, or Nixon? Every president with an R next to their name is supposedly the downfall of society, and their voters are all just rubes who were taken in by white supremacy?
        UncleMeat 4y ago
        Sure. You can believe that a lot of people on the left are wrong for being concerned about Trump or prior republican presidents. But this, again, is not evidence that somebody is a "nutjob" or deserves to be fired.

Where do you see politics in this story? There's no discussion of Maynard's political views in the article, nor any indication that they may have influenced his behavior.

tomohawk 4y ago

It's all over the place, but to point out but one of the many examples is the interview with his roommate where she talks about bonding over their mutual hate for Trump. It's pretty hard to miss.

anemoiac 4y ago
Although you may not hear about it on the news, plenty of American conservatives hate Donald Trump. He's a narcissistic philanderer who's spent his entire life schmoozing around elite liberal enclaves while demonstrating no particular attachment to conservative principles. I'd love to hear more of these "many examples" of Maynard being a left-wing nutjob, but my definition of "left-wing nutjob" doesn't include possessing opinions that might normally be associated with the run-of-the-mill Democratic voter.
kencausey 4y ago
You may be correct. But I don't think you have to be a 'left wing nutjob' to have a possibly pathological dislike for Trump.
- tomohawk 4y ago
  > They commiserated about their hatred of Donald Trump, going deep down all the resistance rabbit holes. Yep - totally what some non-left winger would do.
  - UncleMeat 4y ago
    You said “nutjob.” Yes, a lot of left wing people don’t like Trump. But that doesn’t make them nutjobs or unqualified for their jobs.
    - mbg721 4y ago
      "Not liking" and "having a pathological dislike" are a little different. If it were the Pope or Bill Gates or somebody else that wasn't Trump, the reaction would be regarded as eccentric at least, like Hunter S. Thompson training his dog to attack upon mention of Nixon.
      - UncleMeat 4y ago
        "Pathological dislike" does not appear in the comment thread from the person I'm criticizing or the article. The description was "left wing nutjob." The only meaningful mention of Trump in the article is: > They commiserated about their hatred of Donald Trump, going deep down all the resistance rabbit holes. “We would sit across the table and talk for hours,” Kate says. “I was just soaking it in.” That's not typical but not "nutjob" behavior. I'm not even sure it is "eccentric." Oodles of stable people spent a lot of time worrying about Trump while he was president (and still worry about him). Talking about how Trump is a mess for a long time is not evidence of a mental break or predictive of criminal arson or a reason to fire somebody. And yeah, I think it is thoroughly reasonable to have a more extreme opinion about Trump than Gates, seeing as Trump has considerably more influence on my life than Gates does.
        mbg721 4y ago
        > Oodles of stable people spent a lot of time worrying about Trump As opposed to Dubya, or Reagan, or Nixon? Every president with an R next to their name is supposedly the downfall of society, and their voters are all just rubes who were taken in by white supremacy?
        UncleMeat 4y ago
        Sure. You can believe that a lot of people on the left are wrong for being concerned about Trump or prior republican presidents. But this, again, is not evidence that somebody is a "nutjob" or deserves to be fired.