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Mel, you're not wrong. But how useful is it to demand rational behavior from irrational actors? -- (edited)

Posted by znufrii Dec 9 '16, 07:21

If you haven't already, read the article on rationalism I posted yesterday, I found it provided a useful framework to come to terms with what is going on.

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it'd be better to come up with slogans that appeal to irrational actors... - x Dec 9, 07:24 21
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  - i don't disagree. but i mean, no presidency, no house, no senate, fewer governorships. etc. - x Dec 9, 07:51 3
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      - *shrug* that's the game.....nm - x Dec 9, 07:59 1
        
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- when they turned it into the mud pit it is now it's stupid to expect it not to be a mud pit. - Mel Profit Dec 9, 07:27 14
  - so it's a mud pit. the thing is you need to win votes, because you're getting your asses kicked.... - x Dec 9, 07:33 13
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      - whoa, people are basically hypocrites?...nm - x Dec 9, 07:51 8
        
        as we saw, "fuck your feelings". - Mel Profit Dec 9, 07:56 6
        
        #allfeelingsmatter -- nm - znufrii Dec 9, 08:03
        
        Wow, that's a classy shirt. -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 9, 08:00
        
        i never advocated reason...nm - x Dec 9, 07:58 1
        
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        these were prevalent at the Trump Rallies. - Mel Profit Dec 9, 08:00
        
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    - When ~50% of the electorate isn't voting, you don't need to appeal to the opposition, but to the disengaged. -- nm - TWuG Dec 9, 07:37 2
      - oh, no doubt. democrats should get votes wherever they can get them. i'd sloganeer the hell out of them too...nm - x Dec 9, 07:42
      - I think the disengaged are hardened to it. but agree that some effort should be made to engage them. - Mel Profit Dec 9, 07:39
- Could be. -- nm - znufrii Dec 9, 07:27

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