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struggle4progress

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3. Greenwald is a libertarian, with a long-term agenda to discredit Dems, so

Reply to TheKentuckian (Original post)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 11:11 PM

Dec 2012

the hypothesis "Glenn Greenwald is the Democratic nominee" will never be true, and therefore on the Chrysippian account of implication every statement

If Glenn Greenwald is the Democratic nominee then X

is true no matter what X is

Therefore, in particular, you may conclude that BOTH of the following statements are true:

If Glenn Greenwald is the Democratic nominee then struggle4progress will vote for him

If Glenn Greenwald is the Democratic nominee then struggle4progress will not vote for him

So this is a simple matter of logical tautologizing, though (of course) it is NOT very informative

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If Glen Greenwald is the Democratic nominee in 2016, will you vote for him? [View all] TheKentuckian Dec 2012 OP

Glenn Greenwald is not a Democrat. End of story. n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #1

You were advised that he registered and won the Democratic primary? TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #13

Impossible. n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #18

Of course. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #2

Greenwald is a libertarian, with a long-term agenda to discredit Dems, so struggle4progress Dec 2012 #3

You started from a false premise to craft a tautology of your own devising. Bonobo Dec 2012 #6

Over say, Rick Santorum? banned from Kos Dec 2012 #4

How about say Saxby Chamblis? TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #14

I don't vote for racists. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #5

If there were any chance in Hell Sanders could win, I'd volunteer for his campaign and Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #8

It's more likely he'd finally admit he's been a Republican all along...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #7

+1 Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author dtom67 Dec 2012 #9

It isn't a push poll, it is a yes or no question. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #15

well played frylock Dec 2012 #10

No, he cheer-led Bush and was FOR the Iraq War. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #11

I'm sorry, but that is a ridiculous question Warren Religion Dec 2012 #16

you might as well ask if Noam Chomsky is the Democratic Party nominee in 2016,,,it is not going to Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #17

Who? JoePhilly Dec 2012 #19

Greenwald would be a great candidate. Octafish Dec 2012 #20

I'm very surprised at the number of people who voted "Yes". nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #21