SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
@ParkerTechGuy
Thanks for the heads up! It's 71 here now on my side of Denver, Sunday's high below freezing with snow... Got some prep to do for that.
From the article : "A few people pointed out that it could kill everyone, but these people are anti-science and obviously hate their neighbors."
Everyone Jumps Off Bridge After New Government Order Telling Everyone To Jump Off Bridge
U.S.—After state governments across the country directed their citizens to shut down their businesses and just kinda hope things worked out, a new order has been issued: everyone is to jump off a bridge immediately.A government official issued the order to solve our current crisis, and everyone immediately complied."Everyone jump off a bridge," …
https://babylonbee.com/news/government-issues-new-directive-telling-everyone-to-jump-off-a-bridge
In this the pope is the prophet/messenger of an unloving, vengeful and unforgiving personality ("nature") and not the loving and forgiving God. Interesting.
Pope Francis believes coronavirus is "nature's response" to climate change
Pope Francis revealed in an email interview published Wednesday that he believes the coronavirus pandemic is "nature's response" to humanity's neglect of the current climate crisis.
https://disrn.com/news/pope-francis-believes-coronavirus-is-natures-response-to-climate-change
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It's possible for all of these things to be true at once. Not sure why so many are struggling to comprehend this...
1. I am not happy to be locked down
2. There are some concerning levels of government overreach
3. The government is not trying to kill us
https://twitter.com/kavverz/status/1248583876294868992 … https://www.twitter.com/zubymusic/status/1248586148093530114
#Zuby
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Japan set to pay its manufacturers to leave China
The country’s record stimulus package to try to offset the effects of the pandemic includes US$2 billion for companies shifting production back to Japan.
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Can anyone tell me the name for the "These are the same people that..." fallacy? Credit to @GreyWolfBites8725
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I appreciate all the best wishes I have received. I have been retested and I am negative. I have started volunteering at a local hospital to assist those in my community who are in need of medical help, including Coronavirus patients. Together we will overcome this! https://www.twitter.com/randpaul/status/1247552136000557059
#RandPaul #Congress #coronavirus
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A Colorado grocery chain to limit customers
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/04/06/coronavirus-pandemic-king-soopers-limits-number-customers/
“King Soopers will begin to monitor the number of customers per square foot in its stores using its industry-leading QueVision technology, which already provides a count of the customers entering and exiting stores.”
Apparently all Kroger brand stores will be implementing similar measures.
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Nothing is easier than to have good intentions but, without an understanding of how an economy works, good intentions can lead to disastrous consequences for a whole nation. https://www.twitter.com/ThomasSowell/status/1246845808042967045
#Mises
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@freemo
Thanks for posting the video... The meme skipped decades but in the video it looks life the break was about 1991. This would have been the election of 1990, mid term election of Bush #1, and it got more polarized from there.
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The Democratic Party built on its majorities in both chambers of Congress. They picked up a net of one seat in the Senate."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_United_States_elections
My guess is that the division after 9/11 and with Obama and Trump is a symptom of existing problems rather than something new.
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The cool thing about the #fediverse is that it's the perfect place for thought sinners (provided you go to the right instance).
The uncool thing about the #fediverse is that not only are the users tribal, but the ideological structure of the instances perpetuates the tribalism and makes it easier for the tribes to band together and go to war with one another.
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I don't know that having everyone wear masks is going far enough. We should also wear capes.
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@johnww2
I'd never watched The Prisoner, the original series, I started last week.
Great show (so far). A few of my kids are into it now as well. I appreciate some of its social /political commentary and the mystery...and the theme works for this stuck at home time.
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
