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> This is why I've said elsewhere democracy doesn't work when you have such an uneducated population You're literally the person who downthread advocates for r

by apparent 10mo ago

> This is why I've said elsewhere democracy doesn't work when you have such an uneducated population You're literally the person who downthread advocates for redefining "majority" to be a synonym with "plurality" because people who don't know the actual definition of "majority" use it that way. > Those voters are not informed on issues of transgender health of gender dysphoria, and so were taken advantage of and misled by a party that created/stoked fears and spread misinformation to win an election. This appears to be largely autobiographical.

JCattheATM 10mo ago
> You're literally the person who downthread advocates for redefining "majority" to be a synonym with "plurality" because people who don't know the actual definition of "majority" use it that way. No. Far from it. This seems to be a case of willful ignorance, as I said in a previous reply reputable dictionaries[0] define majority to mean 'most', i.e. a definition exists for the word majority which exactly matches the way people use it. It would seem it is you who is unaware of at least one of the definitions of the word majority. > This appears to be largely autobiographical. It's as objective as can be. [0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority
- apparent 10mo ago
  To the extent is is autobiographical, your comment about uneducated people who were misled by a party spreading misinformation is indeed objective. Good luck escaping your chosen bubble!
  - JCattheATM 10mo ago
    No, it isn't autobiographical. It's pretty widely documented that the vast majority are ignorant about transgender issues and help. The GOP ads focusing on trans issues were objectively misinformation, just like 45s claim about migrants eating cats and dogs. Out of the two of us, I'm not the one in a bubble.
    - apparent 10mo ago
      "I'm not in a bubble" is literally what people in a bubble say, FWIW. You seem to think it's more likely that 80% of the country has been misled by propaganda related to basic human biology than that the other 20% is wrong. There have been plenty of times when 80% of people were wrong about something, but when the topic is one that all humans have firsthand experience with, it's somewhat less likely that they've been magically misled. You're off-base comparing this to migrants eating cats and dogs. That was never an 80/20 issue.
      - JCattheATM 10mo ago
        > "I'm not in a bubble" is literally what people in a bubble say, FWIW. I assume people genuinely not in a bubble also say it though. Gee whiz, what a conundrum! > You seem to think it's more likely that 80% of the country has been misled by propaganda I never gave or implied a percentage anywhere close to that. > related to basic human biology than that the other 20% is wrong. Yes, I trust medical experts and scientific and medical consensus over people that have no clue or expertise but let themselves be riled up. > but when the topic is one that all humans have firsthand experience with, it's somewhat less likely that they've been magically misled. Same reasoning people like you used to use that homosexuality "isn't natural". > You're off-base comparing this to migrants eating cats and dogs. That was never an 80/20 issue. Nor is trans health issues. If you really believe so, please provide some sources.

JCattheATM 10mo ago

> You're literally the person who downthread advocates for redefining "majority" to be a synonym with "plurality" because people who don't know the actual definition of "majority" use it that way. No. Far from it. This seems to be a case of willful ignorance, as I said in a previous reply reputable dictionaries[0] define majority to mean 'most', i.e. a definition exists for the word majority which exactly matches the way people use it. It would seem it is you who is unaware of at least one of the definitions of the word majority. > This appears to be largely autobiographical. It's as objective as can be. [0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority

apparent 10mo ago
To the extent is is autobiographical, your comment about uneducated people who were misled by a party spreading misinformation is indeed objective. Good luck escaping your chosen bubble!
- JCattheATM 10mo ago
  No, it isn't autobiographical. It's pretty widely documented that the vast majority are ignorant about transgender issues and help. The GOP ads focusing on trans issues were objectively misinformation, just like 45s claim about migrants eating cats and dogs. Out of the two of us, I'm not the one in a bubble.
  - apparent 10mo ago
    "I'm not in a bubble" is literally what people in a bubble say, FWIW. You seem to think it's more likely that 80% of the country has been misled by propaganda related to basic human biology than that the other 20% is wrong. There have been plenty of times when 80% of people were wrong about something, but when the topic is one that all humans have firsthand experience with, it's somewhat less likely that they've been magically misled. You're off-base comparing this to migrants eating cats and dogs. That was never an 80/20 issue.
    - JCattheATM 10mo ago
      > "I'm not in a bubble" is literally what people in a bubble say, FWIW. I assume people genuinely not in a bubble also say it though. Gee whiz, what a conundrum! > You seem to think it's more likely that 80% of the country has been misled by propaganda I never gave or implied a percentage anywhere close to that. > related to basic human biology than that the other 20% is wrong. Yes, I trust medical experts and scientific and medical consensus over people that have no clue or expertise but let themselves be riled up. > but when the topic is one that all humans have firsthand experience with, it's somewhat less likely that they've been magically misled. Same reasoning people like you used to use that homosexuality "isn't natural". > You're off-base comparing this to migrants eating cats and dogs. That was never an 80/20 issue. Nor is trans health issues. If you really believe so, please provide some sources.