News outlets are stepping up.

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  1. ImNotOliver

    ImNotOliver Well-Known Member

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    You posted
    Fair minded and intelligent? giggle giggle.
     
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    No learned it by watching CNN.

    It's easy to be a liar though when you get your information from Democrats like AOC.
     
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    ImNotOliver Well-Known Member

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    This is the begining of the post Trump era.
     
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    Quite a few of them base their lives on the belief that the world will end if we don't stop carbon emissions in the next ten years.

    Are you one of them?
     
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    FAW Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Fair minded AND intelligent; indeed.
     
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    ImNotOliver Well-Known Member

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    What lie did CNN tell you? Did they tell you that Trump got caught trying to use hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to force the Ukraine to help him with his reelection? Did they tell you that two of his operatives were arrested for funneling Russian money into Trump's Campaign?
     
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    ImNotOliver Well-Known Member

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    You obviously disagree with what I am saying but are unable to articulate a rational response. Could it be because conservative beliefs are emotional based?
     
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    FAW Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I have articulated an exceedingly rational response. In case you forgot, perhaps this will jog your memory...

    The underlying reason for the difference in belief systems between big government Liberals, and small government Conservatives is primarily a matter of how one perceives what is best for society as a whole. There clearly is not one giant underlying objective truth where one side is right and the other side is wrong. It is basically a difference in perspective. Almost everything in politics is gray area, and there exists very little black and white.

    There are highly intelligent subsets of people on both sides of the divide, just as there are complete idiots on both sides. If one honestly believes one side is rooted in objective truth, and the other in objective untruths, that person is clearly not in the highly intelligent subset of their own divide.




    I will happily keep referring to this if you insist, because in it I make a good point and it simultaneously makes your rationale look equal parts silly and close minded. You should probably listen to old Mick's advice of "stay down Rock", but if you really want to persist, I am more than happy to oblige.
     
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    Beginning of the end of the legacy Media are more like.
     
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    Haven't you lied enough on this thread already? Please, give it a break. You are not the purveyor of truth, you are just a liberal spouting what the liberal media tells you is the truth.
     
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    Is this what your media is telling you?The ten to fifteen years time frame for the tipping point, the point of no return. The world won't end, but reversing the global effects will become unlikely.

    It is not based on belief, for that is a conservative thing. I am a liberal and use science.
     
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    Where have I lied? Does the truth hurt?
     
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    The media is telling me this because it is true. And you believe it too if you believe in this point of no return.

    https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...77F2862E2D0B9D31DA3977F2862E2D0B&&FORM=VRDGAR

    And I know that liberals use science only when it reinforces their ideology, like we dicovered on the diversity is weakness thread among others.
     
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    You have yet to address the OP.

    Instead you go off on some silliness about small government conservatives and big government liberals.

    Does being a so-called small government conservative cause one to fall for less than honest rhetoric?

    Does being a small government conservative cause one to turn a blind eye to Trump's corruption?

    Apparently so.
     
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    So you are saying the "news Outlets" are honest?
     
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    I had no interest in responding to the OP.

    My interest was in rebutting YOUR silly, close minded, all encompassing assertion that "Liberals don't base their lives on things that aren't true."

    I did so with flying colors. Your adorable anecdotal retort about what you perceived in Portland accomplished nothing, other than to further illustrate your close minded ignorance.
     
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    In the post I responded to you on, #62. No honest person could make such a claim.
     
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    Yes. Except Fox, of course.
     
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    Naw you are just frustrated.
     
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    Tell us about this "science" that you use.
     
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    This was the most important part of FAWs post if you ask me:

    "There are highly intelligent subsets of people on both sides of the divide, just as there are complete idiots on both sides. If one honestly believes one side is rooted in objective truth, and the other in objective untruths, that person is clearly not in the highly intelligent subset of their own divide."


    Here's also an interesting line "If one honestly believes one side is rooted in objective truth"

    .... I think there are alot of smart people who are so blinded by partisanship that they'll say untrue generalizations about their opposition to score cheap political points

    Do I think that makes them unintelligent? No but I think blending half truths with lies is dangerous because soon the person can't tell the difference between the two.
     
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    Naw you are just frustrated.
     
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    FAW Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You have once again provided a perfect illustration of the fanatical, close minded subset of the left. That isn't frustrating even remotely. I like it when I am provided with a perfect teaching moment. You provide that opportunity frequently. It is like shooting fish in a barrel.
     
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    Well, see why conservatives and liberals differ in their beliefs. If your premise is, all news outlets are honest except for FOX, there is nothing more anybody can say on the subject.
    I find that to be a stunning evaluation but I will consider the source.
    Good luck with your future endeavors.
     
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    I did.
     

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