I got a good one yesterday talking to a lib when I described herding in the context of polling (when pollsters drop outliers to conform to what other polls say). Yes he trusts polls in 2022. They're "reputable companies." He really, really wants to believe the Dems will win the midterms.

Anyway I wanna hear your best ones!

  • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    It's a sticky subject for a lot of people but I agree. Redditors and people like them make references to Harry Potter and Marvel for a reason. It really does shape a lot of people's world views.

      • UlyssesT [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Cheney was a huge fan of a certain "must torture the terrorist to find the ticking bomb" show with a number name, too, and demanded that it be on TV anywhere he had a meeting.

        • Zuzak [fae/faer, she/her]
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          2 years ago

          Remember when a bunch of people on Twitter thanked the main character of that show after Bin Laden was killed? Wild.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      The belief that entertainment has no effect on the thoughts or beliefs of those that consume it, while using that same entertainment to express their thoughts and beliefs, is quite a high level of unexamined ideology. :zizek: