|
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend Bookmark this thread |
This topic is archived. |
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) |
ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:03 PM Original message |
So what's the deal with the binary thought processes here? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. You have to remember there are only 10 kinds of people in the world |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. a wonderful zen koan |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #4 |
69. Either all of it is true, or none of it is. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. bah - beat me to it. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Ditto. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's not just here, it's everywhere. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
lostnotforgotten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. Situational Ethics Do Not Always Apply To Binary Issues |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. hater. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. Some people still can't get over the binaries. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. lol, how true |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SpookyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 10:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
46. GOL.... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. OMG!1!1! YUO MUSTT BE ONE OF THEM PUMAS!1!1!! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 10:21 AM Response to Reply #7 |
61. I get that all the time.............. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
9. It's really not believable when they never supported him in the first place. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. all you do is relive the primaries over and over and over |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. What primaries? I'm talking about those of you calling for Obama's impeachment. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. "those of you" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. I just did a search |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. thank you |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 08:22 AM Response to Reply #17 |
56. Why the hell are you arguing with "ignored" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #56 |
70. Does this person I'm responding to have the majority of DU on ignore? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 05:41 PM Response to Reply #70 |
78. I don't know if Ignored has me on ignore |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 05:59 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. I'll go ask her...... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 06:26 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Damn |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
31. Fighting imaginary battles? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
LaydeeBug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Of course not, but that won't stop him. He is delusional. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 12:18 AM Response to Reply #31 |
53. Here |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 10:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
60. Machine gunning strawmen much? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #14 |
66. Links |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. so, it's impossible for someone to support and criticise Obama |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Asked and answered. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. where? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. #9, and then in my edit to previous post... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. so the answer is "yes"? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Ah - fascinating. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Surely a philosophy major could recognize a classic case of |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. Poisoning the Well Logical Fallacy |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. You should work to re-shape jurisprudential rules of evidence with that genius thought. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
41. Exhibit #1 n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
42. That is a complete straw man |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
19. I will note that I don't give a rat's be-hind whether he has invited criticism |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. see what trouble I get into defending you? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Defending me is a fool's errand. Aimee Mann covered it pretty well... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
23. Yes, and the media spun this puzzlement into a hatred against Obama by the left |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
25. Obama's been tacking right, and it frightens his supporters |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 10:27 PM Response to Reply #25 |
43. Ideologues are clashing with personality-cultists |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Exactly. "Pragmatism trumps principle", we heard here last night. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 10:23 AM Response to Reply #25 |
62. That's why it's foolish to believe the manure that politicians spew in campaigns. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Howzit (918 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
27. This binary thinking goes much further than the example you gave |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Howzit (918 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 08:35 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. For instance |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
32. It's just the classic liberal mindset of not being able to handle the success |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
whatchamacallit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
33. Word |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
34. So what's the deal with this redundant post? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
LaydeeBug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
35. THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU. It is BECAUSE I want to be successful that I speak my mind. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
37. My answer..... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
cbc5g (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
39. I agree i'm tired of the brown nosers ... that shit was so before the election |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
44. I think the main source of exasperation |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
45. Wow. So weren't the people labeled "Clinton haters" also "critical thinkers"? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #45 |
67. Obama haters!??! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #67 |
77. Did you read the OP or are you suggesting it is a strawman argument |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
48. Thinking shminking |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:35 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Nothing harshes a good Kool-Aid buzz like critical thinking! n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
50. Then we may as well just have him impeached right now!!!1!1!1 |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
51. be careful, ruggerson |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-11-09 11:51 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Yeah, wouldn't want anyone pointing out the hypocrisy of this to |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Norrin Radd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 04:53 AM Response to Original message |
54. kr |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
55. I am one of those people |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
sundog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
57. well said |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
58. If the post sounds like critical thinking, fine |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 10:00 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Well, I guess when it's viewed from the lofty heights of heterosexual privilege, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #58 |
68. "Hysterical" "Emotional" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #68 |
72. At least we weren't accused of "throwing hissyfits" or "getting our panties in a wad." |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 05:44 PM Response to Reply #72 |
79. Or "starting a sissydoggle" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
63. To me he's simply a good politician who knew how to tap into people's angst. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #63 |
82. This is an example that |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Creideiki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
64. I'll happily help push people to do the right things |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
65. There's being critical about things that MATTER.... and then there's... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #65 |
71. "outrage over allowing Bush to fly home on Air Force one after the inauguration...." |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Creideiki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 01:33 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. After the last 8 years, I honestly don't care how Bush goes, so long as he goes |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
74. Binary thinking goes both ways |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
75. One man's binary is another man's bipolar. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-12-09 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
76. "There are only 10 types of people in the world: |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) | Fri Apr 26th 2024, 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
Advertisements [?] |
Top |
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) |
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate
About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.
© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC