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> Politics imo is the worst sort of tribalism No it's not. Politics is the negotiation between two or more people who want conflicting outcomes. > they might

> Politics imo is the worst sort of tribalism No it's not. Politics is the negotiation between two or more people who want conflicting outcomes. > they might disagree on what the important issues are, or what should be done about them, but thankfully that doesn't necessarily stop them from being the best of friends. The Republicans are led by white supremacists and they hate me for being transgender. Please stop carrying water for them. Politics matters and shouldn't be dismissed as "sports" or "tribalism" > competence is more important in politeness or vibes, I've been a professional programmer for about fifteen years. You could stand to be more polite.

torginus 10mo ago
I am not from the US. I don't have a horse in this race. Please do not imply I am somehow 'carrying water' for the Republicans, whatever might that mean. I do not have any negative feelings toward you for who you are, and I assume you're a competent individual, although I would prefer if we were having a technical debate instead of whatever this is. I apologize if I come across as impolite, but I assure you that has not been my intention. Please understand that that there is no hidden meaning behind my posts. In fact I enjoy the fact that Blow can talk shop about things he disagrees with (such as enterprise software with call stacks 50 levels deep).
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- LexiMax 10mo ago
  > Please do not imply I am somehow 'carrying water' for the Republicans, whatever might that mean. The implication was pretty clear to me, in that by reducing politics down to being things reasonable people can always disagree over, you're giving actual bad actors in the space too much credit.
socalgal2 10mo ago
> The Republicans are led by white supremacists and they hate me for being transgender This is utterly false. At best you can claim you’ve heard of a few homophobic racists who happen to be republican . I’ve met just as many who happen to be democrat Just to easily refute one of your 2 claims. Non-white republicans demographics is growing, not shrinking
- maximilianburke 10mo ago
  It's possible (and true) that non-white Republican demographics have been growing and that the Republicans are currently being led by white supremacists, with the latter being demonstrated by the words and actions of Trump, Miller, Noem, Hegseth, Musk, etc.
  - socalgal2 10mo ago
    And it's just as possible (and actually TRUE) that your interpretation of their words is a mis-representation their POV.
    - CamperBob2 10mo ago
      Their "POV" is irrelevant. Their actions speak for themselves.
      - socalgal2 10mo ago
        Your POV of their actions is different than their POV of their actions. Simple example: They want ot fund the police Their POV: make everyone safer Another POV: fund bad people Their POV isn't wrong, it's just different.

torginus 10mo ago

I am not from the US. I don't have a horse in this race. Please do not imply I am somehow 'carrying water' for the Republicans, whatever might that mean. I do not have any negative feelings toward you for who you are, and I assume you're a competent individual, although I would prefer if we were having a technical debate instead of whatever this is. I apologize if I come across as impolite, but I assure you that has not been my intention. Please understand that that there is no hidden meaning behind my posts. In fact I enjoy the fact that Blow can talk shop about things he disagrees with (such as enterprise software with call stacks 50 levels deep).

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LexiMax 10mo ago
> Please do not imply I am somehow 'carrying water' for the Republicans, whatever might that mean. The implication was pretty clear to me, in that by reducing politics down to being things reasonable people can always disagree over, you're giving actual bad actors in the space too much credit.

socalgal2 10mo ago

> The Republicans are led by white supremacists and they hate me for being transgender This is utterly false. At best you can claim you’ve heard of a few homophobic racists who happen to be republican . I’ve met just as many who happen to be democrat Just to easily refute one of your 2 claims. Non-white republicans demographics is growing, not shrinking

maximilianburke 10mo ago
It's possible (and true) that non-white Republican demographics have been growing and that the Republicans are currently being led by white supremacists, with the latter being demonstrated by the words and actions of Trump, Miller, Noem, Hegseth, Musk, etc.
- socalgal2 10mo ago
  And it's just as possible (and actually TRUE) that your interpretation of their words is a mis-representation their POV.
  - CamperBob2 10mo ago
    Their "POV" is irrelevant. Their actions speak for themselves.
    - socalgal2 10mo ago
      Your POV of their actions is different than their POV of their actions. Simple example: They want ot fund the police Their POV: make everyone safer Another POV: fund bad people Their POV isn't wrong, it's just different.