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In reply to the discussion: Personally, I find the regular, intense defense on DU of third-rate pundits, [View all]Cary
(11,746 posts)74. You made points well
That's the best you can do. People who don't want to understand will find ways to succeed.
I think we have all levels of treachery here. The history of war is a dialectic. It is a never ending story of fortification and breach. Our fortification here seems to have been breached. Keep in mind that Bob Mercer built his fortune on software that found seemingly inconsequential variables to indicate trades. The alt right applied this concept against us.
This is a subtle point but knowledge is power. And we need to understand this and respond.
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Personally, I find the regular, intense defense on DU of third-rate pundits, [View all]
MineralMan
Aug 2017
OP
Because your little dipshit dishonest attempt to pretend Putin Today is a "progressive" outlet
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#102
LOL no. You're as transparent as hell and I'm not going down some 'gotcha' rabbit hole with you.
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#110
Hmm. It is odd that you interpret my distrust of Russia Today to mean I'm in an echo chamber.
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#176
I wouldn't frame progressive talk radio as a "fringe thing." When the fairness doctrine expired
diva77
Aug 2017
#89
wingnut hate talk radio has an unfair advantage the same way Walmart and Amazon do -
diva77
Aug 2017
#113
It's not really just the money though - it's deregulation and undercutting and not pure market
diva77
Aug 2017
#128
No, I have no trouble believing your opinion is based on a "little" listening
whathehell
Aug 2017
#132
Yes -- we need billionaires with consciences (if that's not an oxymoron) to step up and help
diva77
Aug 2017
#114
Thom needs to up his online cred and post 60,000 posts on freerepublic.
Hassin Bin Sober
Aug 2017
#21
You left out 911 Truther, pseudoscientist, JFK conspiracy theorist, all around crackpot and...
Foamfollower
Aug 2017
#150
I have to say there are plenty of "good Democrats" who turns out not to be. Joe Lieberman
OregonBlue
Aug 2017
#29
Yup, never engages w DU'ers just posts links. My assumption that it is an intern posting.
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#86
Thom doesn't post here AFAIK. I believe That's his intern, and his intern never engages with DU'ers
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#83
It never was and it isn't now. You're surrounded by left-liberals and progressives.
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#112
Whataboutism and ad hominem. Notice that the OPs points were never addressed
stevenleser
Aug 2017
#168
Nope. Not an "Oh Snap". The argument was never addressed. Logical fallacies were applied. nt
stevenleser
Aug 2017
#141
As long as your not using the whataboutism and adhominem logical fallacies...
stevenleser
Aug 2017
#138
third rate pundits....in my state in local politics we always moan about how the gop has a stronger
dembotoz
Aug 2017
#38
Actually Mineralman, This has been one of the better threads Ive SLOWLY read through...
Old Vet
Aug 2017
#105
I never even heard of either of these characters before I read this thread
Mountain Mule
Aug 2017
#120
I skipped past most of the pissing contest because ego doesn't belong here IMO.
flibbitygiblets
Aug 2017
#129
no resume, no history in reality- except words on the internet. As if they're a gaming toon.
Sunlei
Aug 2017
#164
I agree when it comes to Louise Mensch; I don't really know about the others
LeftishBrit
Aug 2017
#169
So, what/who do you listen/read outside the echo chamber besides DU you say?
George Eliot
Aug 2017
#175
When you keep telling folks they live in a bubble because they've seen RT and don't find it
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#181
I've seen RT. Again you make assumptions that we can't "think critically". That's Bullshit.
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#183