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by return0 10y ago
Re: libel laws, europe has much much stricter libel laws than US, i don't think they are controlling what we say.
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by return0 10y ago
> how identity politics can be better expressed Do you not think that the elections showed that identity politics do NOT matter, instead national politics matter more?
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by return0 10y ago
ok understood
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by return0 10y ago
> And they decide that based on emotions No it could not. What you just said defies reason.
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by return0 10y ago
> he's a liar, No doubt. ALL politicians are to some extent. > misogynist, because? Misogyny is literally HATRED of women, like, treating them really harsh. I dont think the democrats were convincing at that > tech illiterate,
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by return0 10y ago
Wise decision to create a new account for this comment! I have the same problem trying to explain to my european friends why trump won and why it is not all crazy.
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by return0 10y ago
How true. Someone should tell them to shut up, and start talking for the people, not to the people.
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by return0 10y ago
Maybe it wasn't the press? Sure, they were completely one-sided, but look, the opponent won with 0 press by his side. So, why do we think that whatever the media said matters so much? Maybe the rhetoric of the democrats was wrong? May
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by return0 10y ago
Most EU media seemed to have parroted CNN throughout the campaign. In a way, the continental europeans were more shocked tham americans. And they continue to do so, e.g. yesterday's guardian was literally a list of lamentations.
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by return0 10y ago
Freedom from censorship, enforcement of defamation laws.
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by return0 10y ago
Ahead of schedule, and under budget.
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by return0 10y ago
The response to people who are wrong should be to engage and argue with them. By tossing them as deplorables they will keep to themselves until they can get back at you.
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by return0 10y ago
No. And facebook does not pretend it 's not pro-Hillary (its CEO endorsed her). That doesn't mean the discussion is not warranted. In fact it's long overdue. Facebook is now a medium like the rest, it needs to be regulated li
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by return0 10y ago
I presume that pollsters did their job well. There is a pattern here, they got it wrong both with Brexit and with Trump. I think bad polling was not the reason. The media, the government and academia have created an atmosphere of militant
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by return0 10y ago
Wow good for the environment :)
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by return0 10y ago
Today is not a day to make rational arguments. Any mention of trump incites spontaneous namecalling , as if only certain people are entitled to the truth. I'd give it a few days until the internet becomes usable again.
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by return0 10y ago
I don't know, given thiel's track record, maybe we should wonder if we are the fools.
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by return0 10y ago
Can't disagree with you on that. However it's very likely that most of his voters took him seriously. It's not likely that they are all bigoted idiots, and in fact, they were not: https://www.theguardian.com/u
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by return0 10y ago
You would be wrong i believe, because it seems that everyone, and not just the deplorables voted trump. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/09/white-voters...
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by return0 10y ago
I'm happy to report i bet early on trump and reaped the rewards!
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by return0 10y ago
If we could gather all the negative energy from the internet today, we could make a few black holes.
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by return0 10y ago
Don't you think it's possible he takes a government post? He was certainly one of the very few true supporters.
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by return0 10y ago
His bet was completely in line with what he has been saying the past few years (about flying cars and 140 chars etc). It resonates with Trumps "US doesn't win anymore". He may have realized that a large part of US population
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by return0 10y ago
He explains his rational argument here[1]. Basically his argument is "don't take Trump literally, take him seriously". 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob-LJqPQEJ4
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by return0 10y ago
They enjoy awkward meetings?
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by return0 10y ago
The markets proved smart. In contrast to brexit, it seems they had a better hunch than the pollsters. Also, it seems Brexit is still more uncertainty to the markets than Trump.
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by return0 10y ago
He should really teach that to european leaders. They went full-on Hillary without even trying to keep up appearances.
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by return0 10y ago
Was it? I didnt notice - reddit was pretty decent.
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by return0 10y ago
I think it is more populism than far right.For example, in my country greece, under similar discontent, people voted the (supposed) "radical-left" party of Syriza. The anti-globalization trend is very real though.
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by return0 10y ago
its gonna be a prolonged anger phase

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