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I guessed correctly on the last 6 elections personally. I was at a party over the weekend. I asked a room of 30 people what they thought of the assassin and th

I guessed correctly on the last 6 elections personally. I was at a party over the weekend. I asked a room of 30 people what they thought of the assassin and the overwhelming consensus was hero, they wouldn't say anything if they saw him, and if they were on the jury they would acquit. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a replay of OJ Simpson where one of the jurors gave OJ a power fist as he walked out for the verdict. It only takes 1 person to get onto the jury and acquit. Americans love a robin hood.

diggan 2y ago
> the overwhelming consensus was hero I'm guessing that makes it pretty clear that it wasn't really a mixed of "real Americans" as almost nothing is so black & white, especially if you compare people who live very different lives. But, I could be wrong, it has happened before and it's bound to happen again at some point :)
- ryandrake 2y ago
  I had the same experience talking to others around here. I guess they aren't "real Americans" either. Or, maybe this is an unusually black & white event.
  - arkh 2y ago
    > Or, maybe this is an unusually black & white event. I'd say the HN public is the bubble there. Lot of aspiring CEO who take the "don't care with rules if you can get away with it" message to heart so they feel like they have more in common with the victim than with the perpetrator of this murder. While I would not be surprised if it is the reverse for 90% of the USA population.
    - ryandrake 2y ago
      HN is literally the only place (online or in the real world) I've seen anyone defending this CEO and trying to drum up sympathy for him. You're absolutely right: It's likely that we are the weird bubble outside of everyone else.
    - brokenmachine 2y ago
      Trump just got voted in.
      - computerthings 2y ago
        By ~50% of voters, not 99%. More people agree on this than do on cat pics being cute.
      - arkh 2y ago
        > Trump just got voted in. So? You'd be surprised by what many of them think about insurance companies CEOs.
- datatrashfire 2y ago
  Had a similar experience. All our guests at a dinner party were hoping he would escape.
- coldtea 2y ago
  Probably they were no true scotsmen either

diggan 2y ago

> the overwhelming consensus was hero I'm guessing that makes it pretty clear that it wasn't really a mixed of "real Americans" as almost nothing is so black & white, especially if you compare people who live very different lives. But, I could be wrong, it has happened before and it's bound to happen again at some point :)

ryandrake 2y ago
I had the same experience talking to others around here. I guess they aren't "real Americans" either. Or, maybe this is an unusually black & white event.
- arkh 2y ago
  > Or, maybe this is an unusually black & white event. I'd say the HN public is the bubble there. Lot of aspiring CEO who take the "don't care with rules if you can get away with it" message to heart so they feel like they have more in common with the victim than with the perpetrator of this murder. While I would not be surprised if it is the reverse for 90% of the USA population.
  - ryandrake 2y ago
    HN is literally the only place (online or in the real world) I've seen anyone defending this CEO and trying to drum up sympathy for him. You're absolutely right: It's likely that we are the weird bubble outside of everyone else.
  - brokenmachine 2y ago
    Trump just got voted in.
    - computerthings 2y ago
      By ~50% of voters, not 99%. More people agree on this than do on cat pics being cute.
    - arkh 2y ago
      > Trump just got voted in. So? You'd be surprised by what many of them think about insurance companies CEOs.
datatrashfire 2y ago
Had a similar experience. All our guests at a dinner party were hoping he would escape.
coldtea 2y ago
Probably they were no true scotsmen either