this innocent enough statement is surrounded by buckets of words that do nothing to support the underlying implication, to defend the inference of the missing word "solely" -- or maybe "dishonestly"...

that's the problem with link-citing as a key part of interweb discussions.
There really should be more discussion of why a link is credible before using them to back up an argument.

Different...

well, there's a testable hypothesis! if any of us are around in a year or so, we'll know if we were being silly and too trusting the whole time

hey, you're gonna believe what you're gonna believe. So I guess that fits the definition of 'entitled' - it's not possible to stop people from believing anything. Just look at all the people who...

NPR has several problems, but excessive bias in favor of their contributors doesn't seem to be one of them. Far more problematic is their tendency to shape stories to fit their format. Steve Inskeep...

well, the definition of 'obvious' seems to be fluid around here. I'd say that the idea that there will be mandated vaccination isn't quite a lie in itself, because the word "will" removes the ability...

(OT) it's big in the tech world, more common than 'snafu'.

if things are that far gone, avoiding a live inauguration is only deferring the inevitable.

I don't think things are all that far gone.

the distinction is the assertion of fact.

It was reported from the beginning that one possible origin story was 'escape' from a bioweapons lab. Its level of credibility was discussed; it was not...

I'd recommend patience, too. I know several counties felt a bit blind-sided by this and don't think they have enough vaccine or even the infrastructure to distribute it.
Probably best to wait and...

oh, I didn't know you knew me and my guys so well too! plus, that's a hell of a rolodex you've got

Barry, thanks for providing a forum for this entertaining mix of opinions. I've enjoyed it and...

Zeno points out the key problem. Just citing Henderson's objection to a strategy that we're pursuing now is swell, but what alternative would be better? I mean 'better' in the sense we'd actually...

point? it's whatever you want it to be. Welcome to the interwebs. Come on in, the water's fine.

I think you misread his words, and missed his point. I don't see him claiming the experts are to be trusted. He explicitly says motives are not particularly relevant, given that the data itself is...

your post describes perfectly the nature of the posts that draw my opposition. I often agree with the underlying skepticism about convention that they express. It's the centrality of the role of...

I agree, it does. But I think the simple answer is sure, they are. The other binary choice, don't mandate, seems worse.

The real problem is that our culture - and maybe most cultures - don't...

your blinders and projection are very strong. She says very clearly: ". I work with a community that has been hit hard by Covid." Now, if you want to push back, saying she's got only anecdotal...

now come on, MM, when someone posts something about an Irishman, a priest, and a druid who go into a bar.... do you answer with a discussion of Catholicism and its sordid history with the Celts?

I'm not surprised. I think the internet you use for searching is different than most of us use :wink: google: About 4,420,000 results<nobr style="color: rgb(112, 117, 122); font-family:...

uh, never?
I get your point that the MSME (main-stream medical establishment) is ignoring your wonderful 100% successful treatment, and that it's unfair to expect you can force it on them.
If...

Foolishly, I followed that link. It's full of a bunch of insider acronyms and esoteric (to people not in the field) terms.

So, your point is, only experts can comment here on the interwebs? I...

his explanation seems clear enough. You could always make a short post, short enough for the digest, promoting the longer one on the main thread. Or even post the long stuff on a website and just...

“Because the issue has become so politicized, there’s a real risk — and it’s already being used in this way — that studies like this will be sort of cherry-picked and presented as conclusive evidence...

well, that's true. That's why citing websites is often a futile exercise. Still, you can get some context. We do actually know that BitChute isn't a reputable site, it has an obvious agenda that's...

maybe that's the wrong way to phrase it.
First off, if people actually want to stay moderate and centrist, well, it's probably because they are moderate and centrist.
I think your complaint is...

that doesn't make me feel better about bullets; so, we shouldn't mind getting shot since we can treat the bacterial infection well?
seems simpler to avoid getting shot in the first place.

ah, that finally clarified your point of view for me. I hadn't quite found the theme in your posts before.

To paraphrase, then, I hope accurately: Covid is being over-hyped and over-politicized....

it just means that the high-stakes elections keep rolling in. First, and really soon, the Georgian runoff elections, then in two years, midterms with the Senate at stake again. We better get used to...

good question, one worth answering someday.

However, this seems to be a lot of inside-baseball, because the problem seems to be incorrectly framed. We're talking about - what public policy...

by now, we do it because we do it. People have made up reasons, I think they're cart-before-the-horse, reasons made up to explain after the fact. One easy one is - who wants kids going to school in...

and on the other other hand, if you're good, it's easy to fool people with reason too. Get them started on a logical path from subtlely bogus premises, they'll even help you.

if you're responding to my post, that wasn't about Cambell, it was about the 'Senator'

I like Biden too, but I don't like David Brooks. It's a common failing of columnists who have to write to get paid, but he essentially makes up a point of view that he attributes to people with less...

the punch line writes itself...
his stuff doesn't check out, and he's given a lot of credit for expertise that he doesn't deserve.

well, some are certainly crazy. Some have a foundation in truth. Some aren't even considered conspiracy theories, but people sensitive about some of their theories often include well-understood...

I think by now, it's safe to assume anyone offering IW as a citation isn't going to acknowledge that Jones is a nut. If you feel like engaging someone in that world, it's like re-watching an old...

I bet Victorian engineers could have done that too.. it's way cool, but it's just hydraulics - at least as far as I can tell from the way it's reported. People have moved big heavy things for...

wow. that group has made some cute videos, mostly preaching to the choir though. But this one (Q-anon) actually speaks the right language and may make someone think -- well, probably not think now,...

there's a more likely theory that not all covid deaths are being recorded as covid deaths. I haven't personally vetted the data to vouch for that theory; does that make me different than you, with...

ok, more math analysis. I'm far more likely to die by motorcycle than by drowning, but both of those are way higher than 0.1% -- for me. They're way lower than 0.1% for my wife, or probably for you,...

I'm sorry but I'm a bit baffled here. Is your point that rushed vaccines are a problem, or that somehow vaccines are available but it's being kept from us?

actually, I think politics were definitely a big part of the process. In a good way - given that 'politics' is really just the process of decision-making when people have conflicting interests. It's...

alright, I don't usually post debunker links, I'd rather just make my own points, but when you bring in Einstein like that, it triggers me. He was an amazing thinker and it's awful when his legacy is...

there is so much wrong with your post that someone with more patience than I will have to respond. But one thing really stands out: your fascination with ethnicity, especially Jews.

You go to...

ok, that article didn't really need to be in a 'conspiracy' thread, because it hints at, rather than directly claims, nefarious conspiratorial doings. "Dr Fauci .. long backed dangerous research" ...

it's funny anyway, but would be funnier if people didn't believe it. Although, maybe that makes it funnier.

and that's with the 'global response that's destroying lives (etc..)' in place. We don't get to run the experiment where the global response is to ignore it and compare the havoc that wreaks. I'd...

The title of the accompanying article caught my eye, but I didn't expect much new insight. I mean, it's kind of a duh-obvious thing in our culture. But watching this video stunned me. I did not...

I think he left off the /s tag.... it looked inspired by George Patton by way of the Onion to me...

so, what are the solutions that he's failing to pursue? excuse me if I suspect you're going to prominently involve law enforcement, with a big side dose of tax cutting. I'm maybe a bit cynical.