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> I may be old fashioned, but it actually does matter who is right. Because reality is a thing. Is that a position you hold consistently? Is there anything you
by marcus0x62 2y ago
> I may be old fashioned, but it actually does matter who is right. Because reality is a thing.
Is that a position you hold consistently? Is there anything you believe that you wouldn’t be swayed on when presented evidence to the contrary of your belief?
I ask, because there is an awful lot of mainstream Republican and (here’s the controversial bit) Democrat thought that simply has no basis in reality.
- wrs 2y agoAll humans do that. The question is, do you want elect someone who seems to be better at perceiving reality according to evidence than yourself, or worse?
- marcus0x62 2y agoI'd love to have that choice. Neither the Republican nor Democrat party in 2025 offers me that.
- wrs 2y agoWell, then you have to fall back on whether one of them is at least better at it than the other, and it’s hard to believe that would be a difficult decision at the moment.
- marcus0x62 2y agoThat's one option. Another option is to reject that either major party offers a sane choice and vote for a third party.
- wrs 2y agoUnless the election already has an obvious winner so your vote doesn’t matter, that’s just silly. Write an editorial if you’re unhappy with the choice, but don’t throw away your vote and just roll the dice as if you’re indifferent to the two alternatives. (And if you really were indifferent to the alternatives this time around, I don’t know what to say.)
- the_gastropod 2y ago[flagged]
- marcus0x62 2y agoSo “Democrat” is now an epithet. Please get help.
- the_gastropod 2y ago"Democrat Party" is an epithet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet) Its usage often indicates the user gets their "news" from very particular sources.
- marcus0x62 2y agoI’ve been typing these comments on my phone. But, in any case, I don’t parse “democrat” as an epithet. You are looking for things to be offended about.
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