I think at the point that Dear Leader was suggesting injecting bleach might treat COVID-19 (or that the virus didn't exist), we became hyper aware of the dangers of follies et deux (or follies et masse, maybe).
Alternative Facts was never one of Conway's better ideas.
Last I checked the biggest protest in recent history was the Women's march, the day after the 2017 inauguration, featuring 1.5 million women (and some men) in pink pussy hats. Another 1.3 million gathered at city and county centers across the nation.
None of Trump's protests got even close, despite Trump's declaration that his numbers were huge.
All those women didn't go away. And they're still organized. I think when Trump and his Boogaloos decide to start a civil war, they'll find they're on the wrong side of the war story narrative.
The whole Federal congress seems to be adverse to actually learning about tech. I'm not a nerd, but I disagree.
But both sides of the aisle don't like public individuals having a voice and being able to video-tape an incident of establishment-endorsed violence to be shown to the world. It was nice when the news-agency gatekeepers were there to make sure the narrative protected the status quo.
Non-partisan issues are not just ones that both sides agree helps the nation, but also ones where both sides agree it empowers the people too much.
This is very similar to voter reform. We're not going to see it until the people take action against the elected officials.
That's why I sometimes endorse motivating the House and Senate with cannon fire or artillery. They sometimes agree with their colleagues to act against the public no matter who voted them into office. It is a government failure.
It's much like the we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone conventions. Someone has to prove a pattern that indicates failure to accommodate the public based on specific patterns of discrimination.
False and misleading statements presented as fact, hate speech and incitement all are justification to refuse service.
In order for conservatives to build a case they'd have to demonstrate their tweets and accounts are being taken down for other reasons that fits a pattern that is not reflected similarly within the general population.
Has anyone presented a case like this?
Yes, this is difficult to do. And its why discriminated minorities are usually just left to languish when they can't find a job, or are underpaid, or are discharged without cause.
Also, in many states religious hatred of gays is cause to not hire / discharge LGBT+ workers who have been outed. The SCOTUS Federalist Society Six have upheld / rejected laws in order to weaken protections for LGBT+ workers in Religion-affiliated workplaces (such as hospitals).
I'd hope that our conservative peers might gain some empathy, but double standards is part of their identity.
There was the whole murder-simulator accusation, and we eventually realized [Jack Thompson](Jack Thompson) was just crazy and needed to be deplatformed. He got disbarred at any rate.
Curiously, these days, when I think of Murder Simulators I think of mafia-style games like Among Us which have the pacing of cozy murders (in contrast to FPS deathmatch or capture-the-flag multiplayer games which are more sporty).
Feynman had a story about selling his research to the US Government for a dollar (a formality at the time) but when he asked for the actual dollar, it caused considerable consternation in budgeting, as there was no mechanism to actually pay scientists for their patents.
According to a nascent study by Five Thirty Eight, the 93% peaceful statistic comes from cataloging thousands of BLM protests and finding that in 93% of them they don't devolve into violence and the remaining 7% do.
To be fair, the report I read didn't say what the threshold was. If one police officer lobs one tear-gas canister for the lulz, does that make it a violent protest? If a protestor throws it back, is it then violent. But as I said, it's a nascent study that looks a huge mass of data.
But according to this kind of review 100% of the Wednesday event was violent. You might be able to reduce that number by including, say, all Pro-trump events from 2017 to 2021. I'd certainly be interested in the numbers.
Given the iOS community is a walled garden, you might have a valid argument with Apple. It wouldn't be the first time.
But Android users can side-load whatever they want. (I do.) It's mildly less convenient.
My own opinion is in the air. I want to believe we can be responsible with things like guns, speech, cars and civic participation, but Wednesday and its aftermath implies grown adults cannot be responsible enough to not eat toilet paper.
I think the audience of TechDirt is like the audience of the EFF, who recognized the value of the esoteric nitty since the devil is in the details. It's easy to make a meme or soundbite that seems sensible, is technically true but fails to consider important context.
To borrow an example from Beau of the Fifth Column, the giant madman who axed through your door and dragged you out of your house and into a white van is a firefighter and your house is burning.
Yeah, this creeps me out like Pusher from the X-Files. Not only could he bend the will of those listen to them, but they also were desperate to stay connected like it was a highly addictive drug.
And the desperation of these guys in both articles is something I've seen before, from friends and peers who were drying out from a substance. Heck, an ex-roommate would become a mean bastard quitting cigarettes.
These aren't honest arguments, this is desperation to hear Trump's sweet dulcet tones once again, to get orders from The Master, to get news that their supplier will resume contact.
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Speech that doesn't fit the narrative
Which speech that doesn't fit the narrative?
I think at the point that Dear Leader was suggesting injecting bleach might treat COVID-19 (or that the virus didn't exist), we became hyper aware of the dangers of follies et deux (or follies et masse, maybe).
Alternative Facts was never one of Conway's better ideas.
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Perverts
People in the BDSM community often refer to themselves as perverts.
Also 4Chan restricts furry porn to /b during nighttime hours (7pm to 8am PST, I think).
Some people are afraid of others who like their sexual fantasies and porn too spicy.
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Amazon stopped hosting Parler
Apparently Amazon was providing the cloud services that hosted Parler's web assets.
Not anymore.
Parler is down and looking for a new place to pitch its tent.
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"Are you going to ignore the two-thirds of the nation?"
Everyone who counts loves Ned Flanders.
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Wait, I know this one...
Last I checked the biggest protest in recent history was the Women's march, the day after the 2017 inauguration, featuring 1.5 million women (and some men) in pink pussy hats. Another 1.3 million gathered at city and county centers across the nation.
None of Trump's protests got even close, despite Trump's declaration that his numbers were huge.
All those women didn't go away. And they're still organized. I think when Trump and his Boogaloos decide to start a civil war, they'll find they're on the wrong side of the war story narrative.
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"Police your own back yard"
The whole Federal congress seems to be adverse to actually learning about tech. I'm not a nerd, but I disagree.
But both sides of the aisle don't like public individuals having a voice and being able to video-tape an incident of establishment-endorsed violence to be shown to the world. It was nice when the news-agency gatekeepers were there to make sure the narrative protected the status quo.
Non-partisan issues are not just ones that both sides agree helps the nation, but also ones where both sides agree it empowers the people too much.
This is very similar to voter reform. We're not going to see it until the people take action against the elected officials.
That's why I sometimes endorse motivating the House and Senate with cannon fire or artillery. They sometimes agree with their colleagues to act against the public no matter who voted them into office. It is a government failure.
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Nuisance bans
It's much like the we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone conventions. Someone has to prove a pattern that indicates failure to accommodate the public based on specific patterns of discrimination.
False and misleading statements presented as fact, hate speech and incitement all are justification to refuse service.
In order for conservatives to build a case they'd have to demonstrate their tweets and accounts are being taken down for other reasons that fits a pattern that is not reflected similarly within the general population.
Has anyone presented a case like this?
Yes, this is difficult to do. And its why discriminated minorities are usually just left to languish when they can't find a job, or are underpaid, or are discharged without cause.
Also, in many states religious hatred of gays is cause to not hire / discharge LGBT+ workers who have been outed. The SCOTUS Federalist Society Six have upheld / rejected laws in order to weaken protections for LGBT+ workers in Religion-affiliated workplaces (such as hospitals).
I'd hope that our conservative peers might gain some empathy, but double standards is part of their identity.
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Re: GTA San Andreas
Bleh. This Jack Thompson.
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GTA San Andreas
There was the whole murder-simulator accusation, and we eventually realized [Jack Thompson](Jack Thompson) was just crazy and needed to be deplatformed. He got disbarred at any rate.
Curiously, these days, when I think of Murder Simulators I think of mafia-style games like Among Us which have the pacing of cozy murders (in contrast to FPS deathmatch or capture-the-flag multiplayer games which are more sporty).
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Decent coverage
I've heard not much better than 4G. Certainly not enough to change phones or plans.
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"make it bipartisan"
How are you so certain Twitter is not doing this? Do you think it fact-checks only conservative talking points?
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Owning their own research
Feynman had a story about selling his research to the US Government for a dollar (a formality at the time) but when he asked for the actual dollar, it caused considerable consternation in budgeting, as there was no mechanism to actually pay scientists for their patents.
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Mind blown.
Oh man. I totally approve of this message.
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Re: Re: The beginning of the end...
According to a nascent study by Five Thirty Eight, the 93% peaceful statistic comes from cataloging thousands of BLM protests and finding that in 93% of them they don't devolve into violence and the remaining 7% do.
To be fair, the report I read didn't say what the threshold was. If one police officer lobs one tear-gas canister for the lulz, does that make it a violent protest? If a protestor throws it back, is it then violent. But as I said, it's a nascent study that looks a huge mass of data.
But according to this kind of review 100% of the Wednesday event was violent. You might be able to reduce that number by including, say, all Pro-trump events from 2017 to 2021. I'd certainly be interested in the numbers.
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"How do we know that Trump incited..."
Did you see his noon-hour go forth and take the election back speech?
Not sure you're asking in good faith. All this is easily discoverable on the web.
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The Deplatforming of Parler
Given the iOS community is a walled garden, you might have a valid argument with Apple. It wouldn't be the first time.
But Android users can side-load whatever they want. (I do.) It's mildly less convenient.
My own opinion is in the air. I want to believe we can be responsible with things like guns, speech, cars and civic participation, but Wednesday and its aftermath implies grown adults cannot be responsible enough to not eat toilet paper.
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Shouting from across the street.
Suspended from the team for conduct unbecoming a letterman, maybe. Suspended from school for vulgar dissent against authority? Hell no.
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"Low life adolescent insults"
And once again the double standard reveals its ghastly face. Pig iron is not a good look for you, dude.
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He don't know me very well, do he.
I think the audience of TechDirt is like the audience of the EFF, who recognized the value of the esoteric nitty since the devil is in the details. It's easy to make a meme or soundbite that seems sensible, is technically true but fails to consider important context.
To borrow an example from Beau of the Fifth Column, the giant madman who axed through your door and dragged you out of your house and into a white van is a firefighter and your house is burning.
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Junkie talk
Yeah, this creeps me out like Pusher from the X-Files. Not only could he bend the will of those listen to them, but they also were desperate to stay connected like it was a highly addictive drug.
And the desperation of these guys in both articles is something I've seen before, from friends and peers who were drying out from a substance. Heck, an ex-roommate would become a mean bastard quitting cigarettes.
These aren't honest arguments, this is desperation to hear Trump's sweet dulcet tones once again, to get orders from The Master, to get news that their supplier will resume contact.
Trump is crystal meth for racists.
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