RIP Rush.
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Yeah, we're having a big diversity drive at our place too. I think it's a sign of the times. I haven't found working with minorities to be any different from working with all the other foreigners I'm forced to deal with on a daily basis. People still occasionally ask me if I know "John", from London. I told a couple of them no, and furthermore that I can't stand Londoners. They looked surprised.
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Somewhat related
Not specifically about Rush Limbaugh, but interesting article about when people start believing their own lies and why they do.
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When people believe something about themselves, they don’t want to give it up, even in the face of evidence against their belief. One of the key aspects behind this phenomenon is our use of “motivated reasoning.” The definition of motivated reasoning I like best is writer Tim Harford’s, from a fascinating piece detailing how the world’s top authority on Dutch painters managed to convince himself a forged Johannes Vermeer painting was the real thing when it so obviously wasn’t. “Motivated reasoning is thinking through a topic with the aim of reaching a particular conclusion,” Harford explains. You know what you want to be true, so you let the outcome you desire guide your thinking.If you’re certain that you’re smarter than most other people and you tune out all evidence that contradicts that, why wouldn’t you believe yourself? This explains how blind spots become entrenched in one’s thinking.
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Somewhat related
Not specifically about Rush Limbaugh, but interesting article about when people start believing their own lies and why they do.
One paragraph
QUOTE
When people believe something about themselves, they don’t want to give it up, even in the face of evidence against their belief. One of the key aspects behind this phenomenon is our use of “motivated reasoning.” The definition of motivated reasoning I like best is writer Tim Harford’s, from a fascinating piece detailing how the world’s top authority on Dutch painters managed to convince himself a forged Johannes Vermeer painting was the real thing when it so obviously wasn’t. “Motivated reasoning is thinking through a topic with the aim of reaching a particular conclusion,” Harford explains. You know what you want to be true, so you let the outcome you desire guide your thinking.If you’re certain that you’re smarter than most other people and you tune out all evidence that contradicts that, why wouldn’t you believe yourself? This explains how blind spots become entrenched in one’s thinking.
UNQUOTE@taiwan_girl said in RIP Rush.:
Somewhat related
Not specifically about Rush Limbaugh, but interesting article about when people start believing their own lies and why they do.
One paragraph
QUOTE
When people believe something about themselves, they don’t want to give it up, even in the face of evidence against their belief. One of the key aspects behind this phenomenon is our use of “motivated reasoning.” The definition of motivated reasoning I like best is writer Tim Harford’s, from a fascinating piece detailing how the world’s top authority on Dutch painters managed to convince himself a forged Johannes Vermeer painting was the real thing when it so obviously wasn’t. “Motivated reasoning is thinking through a topic with the aim of reaching a particular conclusion,” Harford explains. You know what you want to be true, so you let the outcome you desire guide your thinking.If you’re certain that you’re smarter than most other people and you tune out all evidence that contradicts that, why wouldn’t you believe yourself? This explains how blind spots become entrenched in one’s thinking.
UNQUOTEAnd some people are like a reed in the wind and believe nothing.
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@taiwan_girl said in RIP Rush.:
Somewhat related
Not specifically about Rush Limbaugh, but interesting article about when people start believing their own lies and why they do.
One paragraph
QUOTE
When people believe something about themselves, they don’t want to give it up, even in the face of evidence against their belief. One of the key aspects behind this phenomenon is our use of “motivated reasoning.” The definition of motivated reasoning I like best is writer Tim Harford’s, from a fascinating piece detailing how the world’s top authority on Dutch painters managed to convince himself a forged Johannes Vermeer painting was the real thing when it so obviously wasn’t. “Motivated reasoning is thinking through a topic with the aim of reaching a particular conclusion,” Harford explains. You know what you want to be true, so you let the outcome you desire guide your thinking.If you’re certain that you’re smarter than most other people and you tune out all evidence that contradicts that, why wouldn’t you believe yourself? This explains how blind spots become entrenched in one’s thinking.
UNQUOTEAnd some people are like a reed in the wind and believe nothing.
Many Republicans view Rush as the the guy who took the torch of "fuck the little guy" conservatism from Ronald Reagan. Rush set the stage, not only for the likes of Hannity and Fox news, but for the tea party idiots and Trumpism. Rush was their founding father, the modern day George Washington. And he made it popular to be a dick. The reason why his admirers like him so much is that he always stuck it to the libs. It didn't matter that he lied or misrepresented the truth. He pioneered the notion that the media was wrong and that only he and like-minded morons were the sole purveyors of the truth. He was a bloated sack of shit and his "ditto heads" are gullible imbeciles.
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@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
What exactly did I say to Larry that upset you so?
I honestly don't think I said anything particularly unpleasant.
I can't think of anything. I am only sad that he left.
I'm sad he left, too.
But, if you're going to dish it out as much as he did, I think you do have to be prepared to take a little back.
@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
What exactly did I say to Larry that upset you so?
I honestly don't think I said anything particularly unpleasant.
I can't think of anything. I am only sad that he left.
I'm sad he left, too.
But, if you're going to dish it out as much as he did, I think you do have to be prepared to take a little back.
The resident ahole left because he was one of the nutters that was soooooo sure Trump was going to keep his post even after the election showed most Americans wanted his ass gone. He is in his little sulk mode now but will crawl back eventually to harangue and harass as that is all he knows. Let’s see how many oxen I can gore today. In the meantime, i am off to find some more Rhodes island reds. Ooh baby!
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@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
What exactly did I say to Larry that upset you so?
I honestly don't think I said anything particularly unpleasant.
I can't think of anything. I am only sad that he left.
I'm sad he left, too.
But, if you're going to dish it out as much as he did, I think you do have to be prepared to take a little back.
The resident ahole left because he was one of the nutters that was soooooo sure Trump was going to keep his post even after the election showed most Americans wanted his ass gone. He is in his little sulk mode now but will crawl back eventually to harangue and harass as that is all he knows. Let’s see how many oxen I can gore today. In the meantime, i am off to find some more Rhodes island reds. Ooh baby!
@nobodyssock said in RIP Rush.:
In the meantime, i am off to find some more Rhodes island reds.
They're small, but perfectly formed.
Or so I've heard.
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@nobodyssock said in RIP Rush.:
In the meantime, i am off to find some more Rhodes island reds.
They're small, but perfectly formed.
Or so I've heard.
@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
@nobodyssock said in RIP Rush.:
In the meantime, i am off to find some more Rhodes island reds.
They're small, but perfectly formed.
Or so I've heard.
@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
@nobodyssock said in RIP Rush.:
In the meantime, i am off to find some more Rhodes island reds.
They're small, but perfectly formed.
Or so I've heard.
Oh good! Just like my penis!
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@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
@nobodyssock said in RIP Rush.:
In the meantime, i am off to find some more Rhodes island reds.
They're small, but perfectly formed.
Or so I've heard.
@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
@nobodyssock said in RIP Rush.:
In the meantime, i am off to find some more Rhodes island reds.
They're small, but perfectly formed.
Or so I've heard.
Oh good! Just like my penis!
@nobodyssock said in RIP Rush.:
@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
@nobodyssock said in RIP Rush.:
In the meantime, i am off to find some more Rhodes island reds.
They're small, but perfectly formed.
Or so I've heard.
@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
@nobodyssock said in RIP Rush.:
In the meantime, i am off to find some more Rhodes island reds.
They're small, but perfectly formed.
Or so I've heard.
Oh good! Just like my penis!
Inny or outy?
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@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
What exactly did I say to Larry that upset you so?
I honestly don't think I said anything particularly unpleasant.
I can't think of anything. I am only sad that he left.
I'm sad he left, too.
But, if you're going to dish it out as much as he did, I think you do have to be prepared to take a little back.
The resident ahole left because he was one of the nutters that was soooooo sure Trump was going to keep his post even after the election showed most Americans wanted his ass gone. He is in his little sulk mode now but will crawl back eventually to harangue and harass as that is all he knows. Let’s see how many oxen I can gore today. In the meantime, i am off to find some more Rhodes island reds. Ooh baby!
@nobodyssock said in RIP Rush.:
@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
What exactly did I say to Larry that upset you so?
I honestly don't think I said anything particularly unpleasant.
I can't think of anything. I am only sad that he left.
I'm sad he left, too.
But, if you're going to dish it out as much as he did, I think you do have to be prepared to take a little back.
The resident ahole left because he was one of the nutters that was soooooo sure Trump was going to keep his post even after the election showed most Americans wanted his ass gone. He is in his little sulk mode now but will crawl back eventually to harangue and harass as that is all he knows. Let’s see how many oxen I can gore today. In the meantime, i am off to find some more Rhodes island reds. Ooh baby!
Nah, Limbaugh was successful because he drove idiots like you absolutely, bug-eyed nuts.
BTW, you don't live in Rio Linda?
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A lack of self awareness. Not a lack of decency, which I fully believe you have. I think you absolutely would not have had an identical reaction to Larry if you thought he was African American. You would have donned the kid gloves.
Can't speak for Phibes (though I can guess), but for me that is bullshit of the purest ray serene.
Didn't have to pull a race card with Larry, he waved his indigenous ancestry in everyone's face. Granted he was self-deprecating about it but he nevertheless did it regularly.
Nobody cares about Larry's ancestry. My point, hopefully obviously, was to illustrate that African Americans, at least within America, are considered exceptional. Any of them who manages to reach the echelons of middle class existence are so much more than welcome. I don't work with a lot of them, in fact it's extraordinary when one is hired into a technical position. When I worked at the headquarters campus, the African American people were in maintenance and reception. I don't believe this is because hiring managers were intentionally trying to not hire them into technical positions. I blame it on pop culture and how it views African Americans, the hopelessness, which is relentlessly reinforced. Telling kids that they are going to be repressed is really bad.
These sorts of ideas are not original to me, lots of smart African Americans would concur. It's just that the media doesn't tell anybody about it.
A lack of self awareness. Not a lack of decency, which I fully believe you have. I think you absolutely would not have had an identical reaction to Larry if you thought he was African American. You would have donned the kid gloves.
Can't speak for Phibes (though I can guess), but for me that is bullshit of the purest ray serene.
Didn't have to pull a race card with Larry, he waved his indigenous ancestry in everyone's face. Granted he was self-deprecating about it but he nevertheless did it regularly.
Nobody cares about Larry's ancestry. My point, hopefully obviously, was to illustrate that African Americans, at least within America, are considered exceptional. Any of them who manages to reach the echelons of middle class existence are so much more than welcome. I don't work with a lot of them, in fact it's extraordinary when one is hired into a technical position. When I worked at the headquarters campus, the African American people were in maintenance and reception. I don't believe this is because hiring managers were intentionally trying to not hire them into technical positions. I blame it on pop culture and how it views African Americans, the hopelessness, which is relentlessly reinforced. Telling kids that they are going to be repressed is really bad.
These sorts of ideas are not original to me, lots of smart African Americans would concur. It's just that the media doesn't tell anybody about it.
You don't say.
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A lack of self awareness. Not a lack of decency, which I fully believe you have. I think you absolutely would not have had an identical reaction to Larry if you thought he was African American. You would have donned the kid gloves.
Can't speak for Phibes (though I can guess), but for me that is bullshit of the purest ray serene.
Didn't have to pull a race card with Larry, he waved his indigenous ancestry in everyone's face. Granted he was self-deprecating about it but he nevertheless did it regularly.
Nobody cares about Larry's ancestry. My point, hopefully obviously, was to illustrate that African Americans, at least within America, are considered exceptional. Any of them who manages to reach the echelons of middle class existence are so much more than welcome. I don't work with a lot of them, in fact it's extraordinary when one is hired into a technical position. When I worked at the headquarters campus, the African American people were in maintenance and reception. I don't believe this is because hiring managers were intentionally trying to not hire them into technical positions. I blame it on pop culture and how it views African Americans, the hopelessness, which is relentlessly reinforced. Telling kids that they are going to be repressed is really bad.
These sorts of ideas are not original to me, lots of smart African Americans would concur. It's just that the media doesn't tell anybody about it.
You don't say.
A lack of self awareness. Not a lack of decency, which I fully believe you have. I think you absolutely would not have had an identical reaction to Larry if you thought he was African American. You would have donned the kid gloves.
Can't speak for Phibes (though I can guess), but for me that is bullshit of the purest ray serene.
Didn't have to pull a race card with Larry, he waved his indigenous ancestry in everyone's face. Granted he was self-deprecating about it but he nevertheless did it regularly.
Nobody cares about Larry's ancestry. My point, hopefully obviously, was to illustrate that African Americans, at least within America, are considered exceptional. Any of them who manages to reach the echelons of middle class existence are so much more than welcome. I don't work with a lot of them, in fact it's extraordinary when one is hired into a technical position. When I worked at the headquarters campus, the African American people were in maintenance and reception. I don't believe this is because hiring managers were intentionally trying to not hire them into technical positions. I blame it on pop culture and how it views African Americans, the hopelessness, which is relentlessly reinforced. Telling kids that they are going to be repressed is really bad.
These sorts of ideas are not original to me, lots of smart African Americans would concur. It's just that the media doesn't tell anybody about it.
You don't say.
Well, you don't say. I do say. Exactly one of us values an opportunity to use his words to explain his thoughts. The other poses.
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Then stop posing, Mr. Horace.
I'm rubber and you're glue, whatever you say to me sticks to you.
Dosen't bother me. The term African-American is specific to the USA so I will not comment on its use or reference. I have however known and worked with black African immigrants as well as black immigrants from the Caribbean. All were highly educated and motivated in their jobs. Some years ago when I worked for an oilwell drilling equipment company, I went out to a rig site where there were two black labourers who looked after cleaning, storage and simple maintenance of the drilling tools. The Tool Push introduced them to me as Midnight and Five To. When I gave the Push a confused look, he said," we call them that because no one can remember their names. But this one, Midnight, is darker than his friend here, so we call him Five To 'cause he's not quite Midnight. We call them that so's we can tell them apart".
So yeah, that's my experience minuscule as it is. I guess that is how pop culture works up here.
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I knew a black guy once.
So there. No kidding. A real black guy!
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@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:
I knew a black guy once.
So there. No kidding. A real black guy!
It was amazing.Do you know John, from London?
Yes YES I knew him. But I thought he was from Liverpool.
What kind of a name is LiverPool, anyways?
Must be near London, right, or a bit north. Everything's north of London.
Just kidding Phibes. Some day I'm gonna visit that town "London" and see what it's all about.
