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@Doctor-Phibes said in It’s starting:
I think the heavy interest with opinion polls is quite interesting psychologically. What does it matter who is "winning" in a two-party system where there is no real justification for tactical voting? Do people really change their preferred candidate based on the fact that they don't want to be on the losing team?
No, but they change their donation intentions… If it’s a close race, donors might go a little higher. If it’s trending downwards, they might either substantially increase or substantially decrease their donations.
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Plus, I live with the belief that people are idiots. Individuals can be quite intelligent, but put them in groups and they immediately become less intelligent. The bigger the group, the dumber they get.
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@LuFins-Dad said in It’s starting:
Plus, I live with the belief that people are idiots. Individuals can be quite intelligent, but put them in groups and they immediately become less intelligent. The bigger the group, the dumber they get.
That would certainly explain the quality of the two candidates.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in It’s starting:
@LuFins-Dad said in It’s starting:
Plus, I live with the belief that people are idiots. Individuals can be quite intelligent, but put them in groups and they immediately become less intelligent. The bigger the group, the dumber they get.
That would certainly explain the quality of the two candidates.
For many, many elections….
I’m probably a believer in anti-democracy. The more people support a policy, the worse it probably is…
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@LuFins-Dad said in It’s starting:
Plus, I live with the belief that people are idiots. Individuals can be quite intelligent, but put them in groups and they immediately become less intelligent. The bigger the group, the dumber they get.
That's because fitting in socially is an existential priority for humans. And we're not wired to be aware of that motivation to our beliefs.
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Well, for one thing, Kap was hardly unknown. He was a starting QB in the Super Bowl. For another thing, a Donald Trump supporter should not be casting stones about a candidate’s sexual escapades.
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@LuFins-Dad said in It’s starting:
Well, for one thing, Kap was hardly unknown. He was a starting QB in the Super Bowl. For another thing, a Donald Trump supporter should not be casting stones about a candidate’s sexual escapades.
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@LuFins-Dad said in It’s starting:
Well, for one thing, Kap was hardly unknown. He was a starting QB in the Super Bowl. For another thing, a Donald Trump supporter should not be casting stones about a candidate’s sexual escapades.
Imagine if it were Harris who had 5 kids from 3 different partners. Or twice as many divorces as the first 44 presidents combined.
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@jon-nyc said in It’s starting:
@LuFins-Dad said in It’s starting:
Well, for one thing, Kap was hardly unknown. He was a starting QB in the Super Bowl. For another thing, a Donald Trump supporter should not be casting stones about a candidate’s sexual escapades.
Imagine if it were Harris who had 5 kids from 3 different partners. Or twice as many divorces as the first 44 presidents combined.
Beyond that, the guy sued a widow to get her to move out of her home so he could build a casino. He was one of the filthiest and most obnoxious guests on Howard Stern. He is the very epitome of sleaze.
And yet the Democrats keep putting up candidates that are even worse. It really is astounding.
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@LuFins-Dad said in It’s starting:
He is the very epitome of sleaze.
I've come to the conclusion that a fair number of his supporters actually like that about him, which is quite a sad reflection of where we are.