Stop & frisk.
> What a fascinating choice between two New York billionaires. Sounds more like a lack of choice.
Buzzfeed has never really enjoyed a reputation of being a trusted news source[1], so this notion that anyone countering your outright dismissal of the publication is defending it is just silly. It's also just…
It was rebranded "public relations", as noted in the referenced documentary. A central figure in the film is Edward Bernays, who was referred to as "the father of public relations".
Can you provide examples?
> Myself and others will step up and defend that right to any who attempt to take it. I want to hone in on this particular statement you made for some clarification. Are you referring to violence here? If the state or…
I don't fully agree with the comment you're replying to in that Manufacturing Consent has nothing to do with those movements. However, I completely disagree with your statements that: >The mechanism is exactly the same.…
Why not ban all advertising? Isn't that the discussion we should be having? If we're going to accept that advertising is an ever-existing industry in our lives, then shouldn't the conversation be not about what kinds of…
How exactly do you think she will execute that plan? Voter ID laws have been enshrined in some states through ballot measures voted on by the public, for example. Not only that, turnout and money in politics are…
This is only a "mess" because of undemocratic push-back against a ballot measure that was voted on by the people. It isn't limited to just voting rights either. Look into the push-back in Arkansas over a ballot measure…
It doesn't appear to me that the parent implied that these salaries come from thin air. It seems much more obvious that this person is pointing out just how disproportionate it is compared to other very crucial…
Real estate is a very poor example considering countless cases of landlords neglecting repairs and maintenance. In some states in the US, there's little or no accountability for this.
>That it is due to a vocal minority doesn't mean it is due to this vocal minority. Not all vocal minorities are equal, and nor should all vocal minorities be treated alike. This is obvious and should go without saying.…
With this topic it's important to remind people that while individual actions to address climate change are good, and encouraged, it's going to take serious systemic action and cooperation to address this to the degree…
>I really doubt anyone times their quitting to the start of the month. People just up and quit because they don't want to work. I won't defend the specific scenario given but the second sentence there is a huge…
So this has mostly to do with a non-complete clause. The author is pretty explicit in their view: > This clause is, to be direct, abusive. As far as I'm aware this is something that has been apparent for quite some…
For everyone claiming bias, it's pretty clearly stated in the first sentence: >...according to a new study by New American Economy, a bipartisan pro-immigration group. What I'm not seeing much of in the comments is how…
They are leading questions. You're assumptions about single-payer, based on what you think "some politicians" said, are baked into your questions. Again, there exists hybrid systems. Take a look at Spain or Australia.…
>For which are you advocating? A single-payer system, as I said. >Why could I not buy my own insurance? Or why can't I self-insure? These are leading questions. There exists healthcare systems that are a hybrid of…
This is probably one of the more sound takes on both ThinkSpot and the right way to address what is happening on these massive platforms. Thanks for this.
The China stuff aside, I wish I had time to address all of the points made in this comment in full. Frankly it's a severely misleading explanation that edges very close to misinformation. Quoting the grandparent comment…
>I don't care how it got to that point >just don't care if it means better results for me. That's part of the issue though, isn't it? Privacy advocates on here and elsewhere point out frequently that part of the problem…
Here's an article over the cartoon mentioned here that sparked outrage in April which led to this: https://nypost.com/2019/04/28/new-york-times-condemned-for-a...
>a pacifist nation I think you mean isolationist.
>but if I wanted to choose a positive mention of a left-wing person, or a negative mention of a right-wing person, I could have chosen about forty different clauses. That part is easy if you think the article is as you…
Stop & frisk.
> What a fascinating choice between two New York billionaires. Sounds more like a lack of choice.
Buzzfeed has never really enjoyed a reputation of being a trusted news source[1], so this notion that anyone countering your outright dismissal of the publication is defending it is just silly. It's also just…
It was rebranded "public relations", as noted in the referenced documentary. A central figure in the film is Edward Bernays, who was referred to as "the father of public relations".
Can you provide examples?
> Myself and others will step up and defend that right to any who attempt to take it. I want to hone in on this particular statement you made for some clarification. Are you referring to violence here? If the state or…
I don't fully agree with the comment you're replying to in that Manufacturing Consent has nothing to do with those movements. However, I completely disagree with your statements that: >The mechanism is exactly the same.…
Why not ban all advertising? Isn't that the discussion we should be having? If we're going to accept that advertising is an ever-existing industry in our lives, then shouldn't the conversation be not about what kinds of…
How exactly do you think she will execute that plan? Voter ID laws have been enshrined in some states through ballot measures voted on by the public, for example. Not only that, turnout and money in politics are…
This is only a "mess" because of undemocratic push-back against a ballot measure that was voted on by the people. It isn't limited to just voting rights either. Look into the push-back in Arkansas over a ballot measure…
It doesn't appear to me that the parent implied that these salaries come from thin air. It seems much more obvious that this person is pointing out just how disproportionate it is compared to other very crucial…
Real estate is a very poor example considering countless cases of landlords neglecting repairs and maintenance. In some states in the US, there's little or no accountability for this.
>That it is due to a vocal minority doesn't mean it is due to this vocal minority. Not all vocal minorities are equal, and nor should all vocal minorities be treated alike. This is obvious and should go without saying.…
With this topic it's important to remind people that while individual actions to address climate change are good, and encouraged, it's going to take serious systemic action and cooperation to address this to the degree…
>I really doubt anyone times their quitting to the start of the month. People just up and quit because they don't want to work. I won't defend the specific scenario given but the second sentence there is a huge…
So this has mostly to do with a non-complete clause. The author is pretty explicit in their view: > This clause is, to be direct, abusive. As far as I'm aware this is something that has been apparent for quite some…
For everyone claiming bias, it's pretty clearly stated in the first sentence: >...according to a new study by New American Economy, a bipartisan pro-immigration group. What I'm not seeing much of in the comments is how…
They are leading questions. You're assumptions about single-payer, based on what you think "some politicians" said, are baked into your questions. Again, there exists hybrid systems. Take a look at Spain or Australia.…
>For which are you advocating? A single-payer system, as I said. >Why could I not buy my own insurance? Or why can't I self-insure? These are leading questions. There exists healthcare systems that are a hybrid of…
This is probably one of the more sound takes on both ThinkSpot and the right way to address what is happening on these massive platforms. Thanks for this.
The China stuff aside, I wish I had time to address all of the points made in this comment in full. Frankly it's a severely misleading explanation that edges very close to misinformation. Quoting the grandparent comment…
>I don't care how it got to that point >just don't care if it means better results for me. That's part of the issue though, isn't it? Privacy advocates on here and elsewhere point out frequently that part of the problem…
Here's an article over the cartoon mentioned here that sparked outrage in April which led to this: https://nypost.com/2019/04/28/new-york-times-condemned-for-a...
>a pacifist nation I think you mean isolationist.
>but if I wanted to choose a positive mention of a left-wing person, or a negative mention of a right-wing person, I could have chosen about forty different clauses. That part is easy if you think the article is as you…