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On my personal account I had a brief thread about police use of force.
On my personal account I had a brief thread about police use of force.
https://twitter.com/MorlockP/status/1702434966057984425
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NH state rep @TimothyHorrigan (D) chimed in.
NH state rep @TimothyHorrigan (D) chimed in.
https://twitter.com/TimothyHorrigan/status/1702438296184320138
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For those not familiar with my conversational style, the phrase "I believe you" is the worst thing I'll say to someone in a debate
"I can't follow your math"
I believe you.
"I don't know why base rates matter"
I believe you.
"I can't tell why this matters".
I believe you
For those not familiar with my conversational style, the phrase "I believe you" is the worst thing I'll say to someone in a debate
"I can't follow your math"
I believe you.
"I don't know why base rates matter"
I believe you.
"I can't tell why this matters".
I believe you
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Rep Horrigan assumes, clearly, that his ideological opponents (libertarians and conservatives) always pick a party in a conflict the same way that many progressives do - by racial, ethnic, and gender identity - just with the sign flipped.
Rep Horrigan assumes, clearly, that his ideological opponents (libertarians and conservatives) always pick a party in a conflict the same way that many progressives do - by racial, ethnic, and gender identity - just with the sign flipped.
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In any debate between an LGBT+ group and a private company, obviously the LGBT+ is in the right, because they're better.
In any debate between a racial minority and a white cop, obviously the racial minority is in the right, because they're better.
etc.
In any debate between an LGBT+ group and a private company, obviously the LGBT+ is in the right, because they're better.
In any debate between a racial minority and a white cop, obviously the racial minority is in the right, because they're better.
etc.
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(I'm not saying that all progressives think like this - some are more nuanced).
(I'm not saying that all progressives think like this - some are more nuanced).
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This is "Kegan Level 3" thinking - pure tribalism.
It's common in children and adolescents.
meaningness.com/political-unde…
This is "Kegan Level 3" thinking - pure tribalism.
It's common in children and adolescents.
meaningness.com/political-unde…
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Rep Horrigan is confused - it would make perfect sense to him if I supported the police while they were punching racial minorities or LGBT marchers, but the idea that I might ANALYZE A PARTICULAR SITUATION and understand the FACTS, and then apply a systematic approach
Rep Horrigan is confused - it would make perfect sense to him if I supported the police while they were punching racial minorities or LGBT marchers, but the idea that I might ANALYZE A PARTICULAR SITUATION and understand the FACTS, and then apply a systematic approach
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that considers rule of law, incentives, second order effects ... that's just utterly beyond his analysis.
that considers rule of law, incentives, second order effects ... that's just utterly beyond his analysis.
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This is kind of hilarious, because libertarians and conservatives can't shut up about concepts like "rule of law" and "incentives". Like the SNL skit about Buckwheat killing the president "oh, yeah, they talked about it ALL the time!".
This is kind of hilarious, because libertarians and conservatives can't shut up about concepts like "rule of law" and "incentives". Like the SNL skit about Buckwheat killing the president "oh, yeah, they talked about it ALL the time!".
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What's going on is that Rep Horrigan is failing the Ideological Turing Test - he has zero idea how libertarians and conservatives think, or why they say the things they do.
What's going on is that Rep Horrigan is failing the Ideological Turing Test - he has zero idea how libertarians and conservatives think, or why they say the things they do.
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I mean, he THINKS he knows why we say stuff - many progressives think they know. It's all quite simple: because libertarians and conservatives are dumb, hate children, hate minorities, are afraid of change, etc.
I mean, he THINKS he knows why we say stuff - many progressives think they know. It's all quite simple: because libertarians and conservatives are dumb, hate children, hate minorities, are afraid of change, etc.
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Q: why do libertarians and conservatives oppose windmills?
A: because they hate science
Q: why are many libertarians and conservatives dubious about anthropogenic global warming?
A: because they hate science
Q: why do libertarians and conservatives oppose windmills?
A: because they hate science
Q: why are many libertarians and conservatives dubious about anthropogenic global warming?
A: because they hate science
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Q: why are libertarians and conservatives skeptical about puberty blockers?
A: because they LGBT youth and want them to commit suicide
Q: why are libertarians and conservatives skeptical about puberty blockers?
A: because they LGBT youth and want them to commit suicide
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Q: why do many libertarians and conservatives disagree with the genius Alex Nowrasteh of the Cato Institute on admitting hundreds of millions of immigrants who can't speak English?
A: because they hate brown people
etc.
Q: why do many libertarians and conservatives disagree with the genius Alex Nowrasteh of the Cato Institute on admitting hundreds of millions of immigrants who can't speak English?
A: because they hate brown people
etc.
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The Ideological Turing Test is named after the original Turing test, named after it's inventor, Alan Turing, who suggested that the definition of a machine thinking is "can a person talking to the machine tell the difference between it and a human?"
The Ideological Turing Test is named after the original Turing test, named after it's inventor, Alan Turing, who suggested that the definition of a machine thinking is "can a person talking to the machine tell the difference between it and a human?"
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The Ideological Turing Test measures how well members of one ideology can understand the ideology of another group...by passing as a member of the other group in conversation.
The Ideological Turing Test measures how well members of one ideology can understand the ideology of another group...by passing as a member of the other group in conversation.
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Because we live in a post-Constitutional order where the progressive Gramscian Long March Through the Institutions has been completed, and every organ of the government / overculture is 100% left wing (New York Times, State Department, Goldman Sachs, Department of Defense,
Because we live in a post-Constitutional order where the progressive Gramscian Long March Through the Institutions has been completed, and every organ of the government / overculture is 100% left wing (New York Times, State Department, Goldman Sachs, Department of Defense,
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...Harvard, SUNY Buffalo, DC Comics...), libertarians and conservatives have absolutely no opportunity to NOT be perfectly well versed in every detail of the leftist ideology.
...Harvard, SUNY Buffalo, DC Comics...), libertarians and conservatives have absolutely no opportunity to NOT be perfectly well versed in every detail of the leftist ideology.
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We can explain pronouns, sustainable energy, the need for affirmative action, why everyone deserves a living wage, etc. until the cows come home.
We disagree with all of this, but we UNDERSTAND it.
Any one of us can pass as a prog if we care too.
We can explain pronouns, sustainable energy, the need for affirmative action, why everyone deserves a living wage, etc. until the cows come home.
We disagree with all of this, but we UNDERSTAND it.
Any one of us can pass as a prog if we care too.
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The vast majority of Lefties, from former president Obama down to random state reps, have ZERO idea what motivates righties.
econlib.org/archives/2011/…
The vast majority of Lefties, from former president Obama down to random state reps, have ZERO idea what motivates righties.
econlib.org/archives/2011/…
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And thus Rep Horrigan can't wrap his head around why I would support cops, in a particular incident, over white middle class people.
Rep Horrigan
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I BELIEVE YOU.
And thus Rep Horrigan can't wrap his head around why I would support cops, in a particular incident, over white middle class people.
Rep Horrigan
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...
I BELIEVE YOU.
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