But this is free.

That’s a very good point

Doc's the bomb...

(That's a good thing)

haha

bombs are always good.

@Beth You present gigabytes. A lifetime is Yogibytes. No way you can compete.

I have to make sure I don't make any assumptions with the colloquialisms..

I’m new to politics this year.. The pandemic/lockdowns was the door opening for me so I’m looking at this with fairly fresh eyes

The only thing you achieve, @Beth , is frustration, yes?

Yes!

I agree but I also think this is the challenge that makes or breaks it

there you go, @Beth

if you can't get your party to stop consuming the opposition party newspapers, you are screwed

@Beth Here is a rule of the thumb: a political discussion is constructive if, and only if, the object of both is to understand - truly understand - eachothers standpoint.

Yeah, @Beth. Enjoy the argument. Never the beliefs or outcomes.

@realz Always... can always count on the glass half full perspective. Stop being such an optimist.

It's a game.

Being angry at what people believe is like being angry at the tide for coming in, or being angry at a tornado for destroying a town.

lol I see this as the first opportunity we have had in forever to rectify the situation; the right finally has had enough

There seems to be a communication problem in my house to say the least 😂

belief systems can be rational, but people don't just follow rationality to create beliefs

We?

@Beth Four reasons people communicate: submission, mastering, negotiation or shared experience.

We the country

we need to fix our media

@nachik Recheck your data.

we can do this buy not respecting the partisan media as neutral and exposing them as partisan

That mask came off in 2016

only for some people

it came off in 2020 though

@realz how about this: "no human is objective, so when hearing a message, ask yourself, what dog does this person have in the fight?"

So... that would include Fox News, NY Post, NewsMax, OAN, too. They are undoubtedly partisan.

@TaLoN132, you just advanced to level 19!

@Doc that's rational, but we've established that people aren't

@TaLoN132 yes

@TaLoN132 the difference is that no respect is given to those outlets as centrist

I'm a computer scientist with a PhD in machine learning and causal inference

@TaLoN132 but the right gives respect to the leftist outlets and can't stop complaining that they are not neutral

belief systems devoid of emotion exist, they are just not human

What outlets are centrist?