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I am, very sadly, in full agreement with @owillis: "There is no hope left here. The mainstream press isn’t going to have a moment of reflection or shame when they realize what they have collectively done to wound America’s legacy."
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The Media Isn't Liberal, And It Hasn't Learned Anything From Trump Or Iraq oliverwillis.substack.com/p/th
twitter.com/owillis/status/164

@Andrew@federated.press @SpinozasHeresy @BenjaminHan @jeffjarvis

@andrew @SpinozasHeresy @BenjaminHan @jeffjarvis

For more on the difficulties of the AI question, John Searles’ “Chinese Box” thought experiment is instructive. /2

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chines

@Andrew@federated.press @SpinozasHeresy @BenjaminHan @jeffjarvis

@andrew @SpinozasHeresy @BenjaminHan @jeffjarvis

I don’t have the space here, but Wikipedia is a good place to understand the difficulties with the definition of mind. /1

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind

@nerthos

8 percent. Again, do thy will is the whole of the law. Vote.

@freemo @JuliusGoat

So this is where I say “right on, vote your conscience”🤙

@freemo @JuliusGoat

As far as racism and sexism, that’s a whole other long conversation I don’t have the time or energy for.

And, you’ve changed the subject again. Regardless of whether you think Trump has any appearance of racism,  why is it DO YOU think, that black leaders are mostly repelled by Trump?

@freemo @JuliusGoat

Talking about Bidens groping record without comparing it to trumps, is changing the subject isn’t it? I thought the contest was about who’s more racist.

That aside, Biden seems to get along pretty well with black leaders. If he is a racist, as you suggest, then why do you suppose black leaders are mostly repelled by Trump?

@freemo @JuliusGoat

The difference with Trump is that I don’t think he’s really come around to being any less racist than he was in the 70s. Even though Biden might not necessarily have publicly atoned for his attitudes, I’m pretty sure he’s evolved. Trump, not so much.

@freemo @JuliusGoat

Ooo. OK forgot about this stuff. I also remembered the mandatory minimum sentencing for crack cocaine issue. That was pretty racist as well.

@freemo @JuliusGoat

Biden fought to keep segregation alive? Biden wasn’t even in the Senate until ‘72. Do you have a source for this claim?

In the history of tree sloths, not a single tree sloth has robbed a bank. However, if a tree sloth did, in fact, rob a bank, the motherfucker would be indicted and convicted just the same. True, it would be unprecedented, but the motherfucker would still be indicted and convicted. Capeesh? 

@jackhutton

“It’s not about the red and blue, it’s about the green” - Rupert Murdoch

@BenjaminHan @jeffjarvis

Also, before you use the term “mind” be aware that philosophy and science have spent centuries and volumes trying define the term with minimal progress. AI ain’t mind and minimally approaches the label of “brain”.

Whoa! I almost commented about Donald Trump. Sorry. 

@Mrfunkedude

I was thinking about doing that thing with peanut butter and an old catchers glove.

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