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09-04-2020, 09:37 AM | #121 (permalink) | ||
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09-04-2020, 09:48 AM | #122 (permalink) |
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Haha! Yes, all very droll. [EDIT: about the "punchline"]
One thing that makes me favour the Dems is that as a party, they better reflect the ethnic diversity of the US. If equality of opportunity is a central plank of social justice, the Dems are closer to reflecting that ideal in the actual make up of their party: % Party Composition by Race, 2012: ............ .Dems.. GOP White ....... 60 .... 89 Black ........ 22 ..... 2 Hispanic .... 13 ..... 6 Asian/other . 5 ..... 3 Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/160373/...tly-white.aspx The GOP 89% white is not a particularly good look in this day and age, which is why the GOP worked hard to give a different impression at their recent conference.
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09-04-2020, 09:58 AM | #123 (permalink) | |
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As for the self defense caveat, it seemed ok to me, and it even had a caveat of its own attached, which suggests Biden can engage his brain and come up with connected meaningful sentences while under pressure.
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09-04-2020, 09:59 AM | #124 (permalink) | |
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Do you think the GOP has less blacks and hispanics because the party is making some active effort to stop them from running as a member of their party (i.e. a lack of opportunity)? Joe Biden has a pretty good hold on the black vote, but he probably decided to get a woman of color as his running mate to appeal to white liberals who care about the ethnic makeup of the ticket. |
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09-04-2020, 10:02 AM | #125 (permalink) |
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Biden is such a promising candidate that his biggest selling point is a half functioning brain.
Someone has not been paying attention lol
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09-04-2020, 10:12 AM | #127 (permalink) |
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The framing and having to ask in the first place is pretty telling.
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09-04-2020, 10:28 AM | #129 (permalink) |
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He's free to make his argument as I am to make mine.
Framing the discussion around tangential literalist flaws in subarguments is a tried and true tactic to ignore or obfuscate that broader argument that poisons the well just as much as pointing it out. I don't think you're doing it intentionally btw, it's just trendy rinow.
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09-04-2020, 10:34 AM | #130 (permalink) | |
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Fair enough - what part of my question do you take issue with as a tangential literalist flaw? The use of the word "active" to describe "effort"? I'd be more than willing to reframe the question without that. |
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