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I happen to generally agree with you on the policies, but comments like this make it much more difficult. It’s intellectually shameful to assert up front that a
by cal85 4y ago
I happen to generally agree with you on the policies, but comments like this make it much more difficult. It’s intellectually shameful to assert up front that anyone who disagrees with your prescription for society must be just pretending. And then to go on to rant about “psychopaths” and “doom” and “taking our power back”. You contribute nothing here.
- cal85 4y agoSorry, this was overly harsh, I was grouchy (I shouldn't post pre-coffee), too late to edit/delete now.
- noelherrick 4y agoI chose my words carefully (though clearly not my spelling): - CEOs/wealthy folks are more likely to be psychopaths vs. the average population (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/08/the-science-behind-why-so-many-successful-millionaires-are-psychopaths-and-why-it-doesnt-have-to-be-a-bad-thing.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/08/the-science-behind-why-so-ma...) - Power disables empathy (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-empathy/201909/power-blocks-empathy https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-empathy/20190...) - Normal Americans have basically zero power - all decisions are made by the elites/special interest groups (https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fi...) Add in a personal attack, and the common right-wing trope of "I wanted to agree with you but you said it wrong so now I must punish you," and, baby, you got a conservative stew going.