Bloomberg and Full Context

Oh that’s better. I’ll vote for him now.

But when trump says something context actually fades away and nuance runs like hell.

He's still a smug a-hole.


This make his comment worse IMO.

In its day the 18th century plantation was a sophisticated operation. Guys like Washington and Jefferson had to keep up with the latest science and technology, they had to understand commodity markets, supply chain and logistics, trading regulations and laws and they had to keep the morale of their people up.

The part that didn't require a high understanding of these things was the role of the most basic field hand.

So what he is saying is that the most basic field worker in those days could be uneducated and low skilled.

And who were those people?

Black slaves.

So, congrats Mr. Bloomberg, you just found a new way to insult black people.

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Oh that’s better. I’ll vote for him now.

But when trump says something context actually fades away and nuance runs like hell.

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It’s not right when it happens to Trump either. It doesn’t mean you have to vote for Bloomberg but let’s be aware of what he really said. I’d rather judge all candidates on the fullness of what they say and not out of context statements.

I read the link. He never said anything about modern farmers being more than just people who dig a hole, throw a seed in, and put some water on it.

He said the new economy requires more gray matter (it absolutely does) but he still implies factory and farming jobs are low gray matter jobs. Still insulting to existing farmers and factory workers, regardless of its true or not. And democrats, including Bloomberg, have told me for the past 12+ years it doesn’t matter if it’s true, it only matter how I feel

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does he believe farmers today still lack the same 'gray matter' as those who lEarN tO COde?

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I’m not aware of any statement he has made either way about that. If he does, then he’s wrong.

Most jobs can be quickly taught for entry level. There are very few industries that only exist professionals. The issue is when he starts talking about people needing greater brain power today than in years past for the newer job fields. That’s just not a fact. Any beginning job today has some form of checklist, work aid or basic training to ensure you don’t screw up. You can be working in a plant, an Apple store or at the chicken farm. The brain power required to run any of those is greater than the entry level. Bloomberg is the typical New York / media / western elitist that disregards the activity of those he knows nothing about.

context is not required. for him to denigrate, minimize and belittle farmers of any time period reveals his own stupidity

he's done his goose is cooked. he has alienated every single rural vote in the U S. nice!

I mean, what the hell does he think the industrial revolution was?

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LSU2ALA

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Dude, we saw it. Stop lying.

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I mean, what the hell does he think the industrial revolution was?

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What does he think the Agricultural Revolution was? The technological improvements and the enclosure acts are the exact things that drove people from rural farmlands to cities before the IR, which allowed the IR to happen.