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This made me kinda sad today...

gandalfe said:
That's an absolutely ludicrous excuse. It would be equally accurate for me to say that Republicans are too stupid to understand the interview's questions.
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Really? Absurd?

The 2016 election polls were crazy wrong were they not? Why is it so hard to believe these studies could be off? What's the difference?
 
NPC D4617 said:
Really? Absurd?

The 2016 election polls were crazy wrong were they not? Why is it so hard to believe these studies could be off? What's the difference?
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I am not aware of anybody with ANY credibility (i.e. NOT YOU) that has ever suggested the polls were wrong because Republicans work too hard. That's insane troll logic.
 
gandalfe said:
I am not aware of anybody with ANY credibility (i.e. NOT YOU) that has ever suggested the polls were wrong because Republicans work too hard. That's insane troll logic.
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How else could they be so wrong? Its simple logic. Republicans were missing from the polls somehow.
 
gandalfe said:
I am not aware of anybody with ANY credibility (i.e. NOT YOU) that has ever suggested the polls were wrong because Republicans work too hard. That's insane troll logic.
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I am also speaking from experience. I have had to turn away opportunities to participate in studies and political polls on several occasions because I was too busy at work to do it.
 
gandalfe said:
I gave an alternate explanation.

I didn't really believe it until this conversation, though.
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Maybe the polls were conducted by Democrats and they were too stupid to ask the question correctly.

I just gave you an alternate ending to your alternate explanation.
 
NPC D4617 said:
Maybe the polls were conducted by Democrats and they were too stupid to ask the question correctly.

I just gave you an alternate ending to your alternate explanation.
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You basically just responded with, "I know you are, but what am I?" Weak sauce, man.
 
Alfalfa said:
Educated city people tend to lean left.
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Generally speaking, this is true.

NPC D4617 said:
Fixed. I finished your sentence.
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No, you did not fix the above truism by @Alfalfa at all. The "problem" here is that you are unaware of one of the fundamental truths of American history, a truth that has a very long history in the United States. It's a generalization, but one that is very noticeable if one simply knows something about our history: urban America tends to be liberal and rural America tends to be conservative. This didn't start in the 2016 election, it is something at the very heart of our culture wars, and it has been with us for much of our history. Here is some listening and reading material that can be used to begin to familiarize yourself with this basic fact of American history. It's really an inescapable fact:

https://ehistory.osu.edu/videos/fault-lines-urban-rural-divide-america-history-talk-podcast

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2018/jul/04/us-rural-urban-divide-historical-roots

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/thought-matters/the-urbanrural-divide-dee_b_11353228.html

Now, I live in the most densely populated state in the union. Most people here in RI are living in that densely urban belt that runs from Boston to Washington. Overwhelmingly liberal and Democratic. But, I can travel less then 20 miles west from the urban area of RI that surrounds Narragansett Bay and I am in a different world altogether. One dominated by country Western style bars and conservative rural values. Right here in the tiniest state of all. Our rural towns tend to vote Republican, our urban towns and cities are heavily Democratic.

The urban-rural divide, politically, and culturally, is one of the fundamental facts of our history. So it's a mistake to dismiss or correct what @Alfalfa pointed out. He hit upon a fact that runs through our history, and it certainly was noticeable in the 2016 election and is absiolutely fundamental in our culture wars.
 
NPC D4617 said:
Fixed. I finished your sentence.
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No. I was stating a simple fact. Educated city folk lean liberal. Academia leans liberal. Thus, you are correct, journalists, who are mainly educated city folk, lean liberal, and consequently have a liberal bias.

I know you like to create your own reality, dismissing any information that doesn't fit. But I was explaining why you happened to be right in this case.
 
Alfalfa said:
No. I was stating a simple fact. Educated city folk lean liberal. Academia leans liberal. Thus, you are correct, journalists, who are mainly educated city folk, lean liberal, and consequently have a liberal bias.

I know you like to create your own reality, dismissing any information that doesn't fit. But I was explaining why you happened to be right in this case.
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He will have none of that! He wants fake reasons why he's right or he'll have none at all.
 
I’d love to see a study conducted that evaluated the # of passports and countries visited of rural and conservative residents vs urban and liberal residents. I’d be especially interested in the # of passports and countries visited between Trump voters and Clinton voters.

I have a feeling that those who share Trump’s worldview typically haven’t traveled to many places around the world. Overall, I think conservatives isolating themselves from the rest of “real America” has taken them out of step with the modern and multicultural society we see today in the 21st century. Imo, conservative and rural Americans could do themselves a favor by ceasing to blame immigrants and women on their plights and look themselves in the mirror.
 
The Thriller said:
I’d love to see a study conducted that evaluated the # of passports and countries visited of rural and conservative residents vs urban and liberal residents. I’d be especially interested in the # of passports and countries visited between Trump voters and Clinton voters.

I have a feeling that those who share Trump’s worldview typically haven’t traveled to many places around the world. Overall, I think conservatives isolating themselves from the rest of “real America” has taken them out of step with the modern and multicultural society we see today in the 21st century.
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Dude, Republican voters are too busy working to travel abroad. Heck, I'm surprised they even have time to vote, but they just care about America too much to not vote.
 
Bulletproof said:
Dude, Republican voters are too busy working to travel abroad. Heck, I'm surprised they even have time to vote, but they just care about America too much to not vote.
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You’re right. Being a liberal how could I forget how much hard working conservatives are? Who else pays for my freebees?

Well, I’m off to the women’s march. Where’s my pink hat? After that I’m going to rip off taxpayers with some lobster purchased by food stamps. Then I’ll probably lay around for the next week collecting welfare checks rather than work. If I get sick I’ll just use some Medicaid since I’m too lazy to get insurance.

- this message was typed from my obama smartphone
 
The Thriller said:
You’re right. Being a liberal how could I forget how much hard working conservatives are? Who else pays for my freebees?

Well, I’m off to the women’s march. Where’s my pink hat? After that I’m going to rip off taxpayers with some lobster purchased by food stamps. Then I’ll probably lay around for the next week collecting welfare checks rather than work. If I get sick I’ll just use some Medicaid since I’m too lazy to get insurance.

- this message was typed from my obama smartphone
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Just remember that we have a secret Marxist globalist meeting next month. Don't miss it. Flag burning after party, as usual.
 
Alfalfa said:
Just remember that we have a secret Marxist globalist meeting next month. Don't miss it. Flag burning after party, as usual.
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As long as I get a George Soros check and a coupon to use Planned Parenthood services, I’ll be there. Where’s my ANTIFA helmet?

Will CNN’s Jim Acosta be there to teach us stuff?

Flag burning? I’m in. I’ll even take a knee while we do that.
 
gandalfe said:
By the way, have you gotten your abortion yet this month?
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No I haven't! I've been waiting for the "buy one abortion get another abortion half-off" promotion. Has it started yet? I love #owningthecons. Even though I'm a man and I still love getting abortions, just to see the republican snowflakes get so triggered.

Is there an BLM protest somewhere? I really feel like blocking a highway.
 
The Thriller said:
You’re right. Being a liberal how could I forget how much hard working conservatives are? Who else pays for my freebees?

Well, I’m off to the women’s march. Where’s my pink hat? After that I’m going to rip off taxpayers with some lobster purchased by food stamps. Then I’ll probably lay around for the next week collecting welfare checks rather than work. If I get sick I’ll just use some Medicaid since I’m too lazy to get insurance.

- this message was typed from my obama smartphone
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This is also true
 
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