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re: I figured out why reddit's r/politics is such a liberal echo chamber cesspool
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:24 pm to McLemore
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:24 pm to McLemore
Well, you won't have to worry about me jumping down your throat with right wing dogma, you America hating, communist, hippy, queermosexual, hop-headed, redistributionist, entitled, well, you get the idea 
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Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:27 pm to kingbob
there are plenty of threads on here where "right wingers" go to all out war
religion, war/military, etc
hell even my thread about science becoming anti-science had lots of shite form all sides coming out
religion, war/military, etc
hell even my thread about science becoming anti-science had lots of shite form all sides coming out
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:30 pm to goldennugget
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What happens is that the liberal hivemind violently downvotes anyone or anything that is contrary to the far left wing stance on an issue.
This makes some degree of sense. After all liberals are mostly betas, and down voting is probably the most beta thing you can do online. I mean what's the rational? "Hey I'll show him (presses down vote) ha ha!"
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:30 pm to SlowFlowPro
Sure but y'all put that aside real quick the second one of the few board liberals dare enter the fray
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:35 pm to kingbob
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queermosexual,
that's LGBTQQI to you, pal!
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:35 pm to Diddles
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and down voting is probably the most beta thing you can do online.
does it count if i downvote my own post in an attempt to egg on even more downvotes from the unwashed masses? Or would that kind of move actually be alpha?
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:36 pm to SlowFlowPro
Agreed, i see it slung from each side.
To me, it feels like both sides see those issues as dog whistles and rush to defend their side immediately. Both sides come in assuming the other side will be vitriolic, hyperbolic, wrong, and trolling and thinks that by being all of those things first, they somehow win. The other side sees that and rather than abandon the thread (as many do) they take offense to that ignorance and engage in the same tactics. All intelligent discourse is thrown out the window because everyone wants to be right and everyone wants to win. However, this isn't some game where you can hit the buzzer-beater, send your team home with the trophy, and f$&k the prom queen, this is the internet.
When threads devolve into such flame wars, neither side throwing bombs wins, everyone loses because they were denied a chance to educate themselves, to challenge their minds and their opinions with differing perspectives. That is what conversation was invented to do, to enable the sharing of viewpoints.
To me, it feels like both sides see those issues as dog whistles and rush to defend their side immediately. Both sides come in assuming the other side will be vitriolic, hyperbolic, wrong, and trolling and thinks that by being all of those things first, they somehow win. The other side sees that and rather than abandon the thread (as many do) they take offense to that ignorance and engage in the same tactics. All intelligent discourse is thrown out the window because everyone wants to be right and everyone wants to win. However, this isn't some game where you can hit the buzzer-beater, send your team home with the trophy, and f$&k the prom queen, this is the internet.
When threads devolve into such flame wars, neither side throwing bombs wins, everyone loses because they were denied a chance to educate themselves, to challenge their minds and their opinions with differing perspectives. That is what conversation was invented to do, to enable the sharing of viewpoints.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:38 pm to Draconian Sanctions
quote:Passive aggressive voting on your own posts, I like it.
does it count if i downvote my own post in an attempt to egg on even more downvotes from the unwashed masses? Or would that kind of move actually be alpha?
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:49 pm to HempHead
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There is a lot of hivemind there, but they are usually willing to engage in honest debate with folks of all stripes with earnest questions/viewpoints.
naturally, there is no hivemind here...no siree
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:50 pm to goldennugget
r/politics is liberal counterbalance to the TD Polibard but damn this board still kicks the shite out of that board when it comes to variance. For exampke, the variance in the right wing on this board goes from anti-governmnent anarchists to authoritian theocrats.
The groupthink and hivemind is enabled by things like Karma and downvotes/upvotes affecting where threads and posts go. When you have that happening, there's only one inevitable outcome.
TD is awesome because it's a fair environment when it hasno karma and downvotes/upvotes doesn't affect threads and posts. That ensures neutrality and a fair shake on every single board on this site.
The groupthink and hivemind is enabled by things like Karma and downvotes/upvotes affecting where threads and posts go. When you have that happening, there's only one inevitable outcome.
TD is awesome because it's a fair environment when it hasno karma and downvotes/upvotes doesn't affect threads and posts. That ensures neutrality and a fair shake on every single board on this site.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:52 pm to SlowFlowPro
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SlowFlowPro
Give me the full story on Dan Kern and GMB.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:52 pm to Sentrius
quote:There is so much variance that two "righties" (I'm referring to me and you, Sentrius) can't even agree on what is considered right wing.
the variance in the right wing on this board goes from anti-governmnent anarchists to authoritian theocrats.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:53 pm to Sentrius
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r/politics is liberal counterbalance to the TD Polibard but damn this board still kicks the shite out of that board when it comes to variance. For exampke, the variance in the right wing on this board goes from anti-governmnent anarchists to authoritian theocrats.
The groupthink and hivemind is enabled by things like Karma and downvotes/upvotes affecting where threads and posts go. When you have that happening, there's only one inevitable outcome.
From what I have discovered reddit REALLY hates Christians. Holy Crap. I came to the defense of another Christian by pointing out the context of a verse an atheist tried to use against the Christian, and damn. Got a lot of private messages of pure hate and anger. It was scary, actually, that people get that upset over someone they don't even know over the internet.
My guess is because the internet and reddit is all they have, since in public places they are outcasts, so they don't like Christians and conservatives on their "turf" and ruining it for them.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 11:57 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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so the rest of the liberal bedwetters are pussies
some of them yes
That's funny that you would say that about your fellow libs here since holy shite talk about an echo chamber.
Posted on 3/28/14 at 12:07 am to Draconian Sanctions
This board isn't even that right wing. It has a heavy libertarian tinge, which shares some classical liberal values.
As far as radicalism is concerned, this board is pretty mild in both directions .. others I visit with mixed patrons have absolutely bat-shite crazy die-hard for"their side" folks that would put Decatur and CA to shame.
It may be an echo chamber, but as far as echo chambers go, its pretty clean here.
As far as radicalism is concerned, this board is pretty mild in both directions .. others I visit with mixed patrons have absolutely bat-shite crazy die-hard for"their side" folks that would put Decatur and CA to shame.
It may be an echo chamber, but as far as echo chambers go, its pretty clean here.
Posted on 3/28/14 at 12:09 am to Tiguar
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It has a heavy libertarian tinge, which shares some classical liberal values.
If I recall correctly, Ron Paul overwhelmingly won the board vote during primary season. Hardly representative of a conservative echo chamber (though it exists to some degree, of course).
Posted on 3/28/14 at 12:33 am to goldennugget
quote:Meanwhile carp, a fish which literally eats shite, is kosher.
Also in a comment section I saw a Christian being attacked for being against gay marriage, and the liberal atheist hivemind attacked him. One poster was attacking him for eating shellfish because apparently that against mosaic in the old testament and therefore a sin.
Posted on 3/28/14 at 7:24 am to McLemore
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OT: who was it who was banned from democratic underground for not being liberal enough? Re
I was banned for being too conservative. I think I was there 2 days.
Posted on 3/28/14 at 7:39 am to Sentrius
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Give me the full story on Dan Kern and GMB.
oh man
GMB was an austrailian (?) super conservative who was a fricking dick. he hated spidey and his family something fierce. he also had insane opinions like sociology and psychology were difficult areas of study and physics was easy and unworthy of study. he and i used to go at it late at night
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Dan Kern
clown shoes
the first conversation i ever had with dankern33 was on the movie board where he was trying to explain to me how the 2 matrix sequels were significant movies with deep and complex themes. apply that to liberalism, and you have dan
plus he wrote a letter to the editor of the revelle or advocate calling tigerdroppings racist
a lot of his shite has been scrubbed, but this link has quotes from the online letter to the editor
he was also a folk musician wannabe living in LA with this as his headshot
2 quotes form that thread perfectly describe dankern
Antonio Moss:
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What he lacked in reasoning and logistical skills, he made up for in racial accusations.
Lsupimp:
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Rarely is a consensus reached on this board. Thanks Dan for having that curious and statistically improbable blend of immaturity, befuddlement, narcissism, angst, resentment, ignorance and bitch-arse punkism that made it possible to have this Kumbaya at your expense.
It was that rare moment where left and right met in the middle to sadistically beat Dan Kern about the face and neck.
This post was edited on 3/28/14 at 7:47 am
Posted on 3/28/14 at 7:48 am to a want
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I was banned for being too conservative. I think I was there 2 days.
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a want
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