volkris @volkris@qoto.org
I think the most pressing and fundamental problem of the day is that people lack a practically effective means of sorting out questions of fact in the larger world. We can hardly begin to discuss ways of addressing reality if we can't agree what reality even is, after all.
The institutions that have served this role in the past have dropped the ball, so the next best solution is talking to each other, particularly to those who disagree, to sort out conflicting claims.
Unfortunately, far too many actively oppose this, leaving all opposing claims untested. It's very regressive.
So that's my hobby, striving to understanding the arguments of all sides at least because it's interesting to see how mythologies are formed but also because maybe through that process we can all have our beliefs tested.
But if nothing else, social media platforms like this are chances to vent frustrations that on so many issues both sides are obviously wrong ;)
Joined Dec 2022
@DotardTed I don't think it sounds like worry so much as acceptance of the role he has to play.
It sounds to me like #McCarthy accomplished his goal of giving speakership a shot, and now it's up to the #House whether they keep him in the position or not.
He did what he wanted to do, and the rest is hardly worth worrying about too much.
If House members are so off the rails that they'd vote to halt business in the chamber, well, this is a problem solving itself for him.
@vy Indeed!
Better for me to ask why you believe what you believe than to just assume.
Yes, it can be tedious to try to learn, but I'm a patient person.
@vy I do so enjoy when people tell me what I think ::eyeroll::
But again, this isn't about me. I'm asking what you think, and I'm asking how you support your claims here.
That has nothing to do with me, it's your point that you're trying to make, and one would hope you would be able to provide solid support for your beliefs.
If you can't, it seems like maybe you should reevaluate your position. But again that has nothing to do with me.
Meh, trust is nice and can help grease skids, but it's not required. The Rules of the House are there for use regardless of trust.
Members can force action regardless of the Speaker if they have to, so this matter of trusting McCarthy is a bit overblown.
And that's not even getting into whether he can actually be trusted since we don't know what happens behind the scenes and what agreements he might be 100% upholding despite what politicians are saying publicly.
Keep in mind that McCarthy's actions can often be seen as protecting members from votes they don't want to take, so he might be doing what all speakers do and satisfying his members that he negotiated with.
It's all quite the facade, but it's up to them to make it work since they're on the inside.
@cdarwin well it's not about giving courts more influence but rather giving Congress more authority.
The courts only defer to Congress in that balance of checks on executive power.
It needs to be made explicit that this would also be Democrats being united in a decision NOT to keep the House operating.
For better or worse.
Why would I trust conservative legal scholars, particularly if they are identified with a bias so intently, when I can go straight to the document?
It's like, either I can look outside and see that it's not raining for myself, but hey, let's go trust these umbrella sellers instead!
If these people have their agenda so front and center, that doesn't make them more trustworthy compared to our own eyes.
We can clearly see that the amendment says nothing about running for office. Anyone saying otherwise is making stuff up that's not in the clear text of the amendment.
I mean yes, that's the reason the entire House might stay with McCarthy, but that's an across the issue aisle.
But here we have mainstream Republicans calling for cooperation across the aisle to maintain government funding in the face of the hardliners like Gaetz, and I just feel like they directly reject what you're saying here.
Yes, every party, and every individual, wants to get their way without having to compromise, but when that's not an option Republicans often seem willing enough to work across the aisle.
The votes for the past few weeks show that.
Well, nothing's going to change so long as instructors keep accepting those terms of employment, maybe undervaluing their own contributions.
Colleges are going to keep paying poorly because they can.
I realize educators tend to be very personally invested and committed to teaching, but at the same time, if a college is placing such low value on their labor then they should consider going where they'll be more valued, whether in private industry or media company or whatever.
Those talents are needed elsewhere, after all. Just look at the sorry state of reporting these days.
But the low paid positions are going to continue so long as people keep standing to accept them.
Because it's not really up to the SCOTUS. That's not how the US legal system works.
You're giving the Court way more power than it actually has and the complaining about the way it wields the power. Really, the Court just doesn't have this power.
In this step in the election process it's all up to states as they run their elections. The Supreme Court has no authority to interfere at this point.
@jimlil a problem (in my view at least) is that even if all these things tended to start that way, the attitudes I see on this platform tend to not only accept but embrace the homogeneity in ways I'm not sure were common in other examples.
There's a real lack of diversity here, and there are a LOT of people cheering it, resisting growth and handwringing over the possibility that things might change and diverse perspectives might show up in feeds.
From what I've seen that often feeds into the "we don't need growth" stance.
I don't think it's healthy.
And also McDonald's yesterday when they bought my non-physical dollars from me using a hamburger as payment.
McD's and the Catholic Church. Who knew they'd be in the same basket!
Well the claim from Republicans is that yes, people have died because of things Joe Biden did that they believe are linked to what Hunter did.
So yep, the other side has a response to that.
The problem is that lots of Democrats and Republicans will agree with your sentiment while disagreeing about which is which.
Both sides believe that their complaint is the bigger one as they work from different, incompatible sets of facts.
What a world to live in...
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What? Thomas wasn't involved in the certification of an election.
Certification is a state function.
Not only does this get the wrong branch of government; it gets the wrong government!
The problem is, do they have an alternative that would be accepted by the majority of the House? Doubtful.
So are they willing to shut down the chamber rather than having McCarthy continue?
McCarthy is probably the consensus candidate, the best option for all, even as their disagreements mean that he won't be the perfect speaker for many.
It's not about trust; that's not really how the position of Speaker works at this point. It's about whether they want to do their jobs and work together or not.
I think the most pressing and fundamental problem of the day is that people lack a practically effective means of sorting out questions of fact in the larger world. We can hardly begin to discuss ways of addressing reality if we can't agree what reality even is, after all.
The institutions that have served this role in the past have dropped the ball, so the next best solution is talking to each other, particularly to those who disagree, to sort out conflicting claims.
Unfortunately, far too many actively oppose this, leaving all opposing claims untested. It's very regressive.
So that's my hobby, striving to understanding the arguments of all sides at least because it's interesting to see how mythologies are formed but also because maybe through that process we can all have our beliefs tested.
But if nothing else, social media platforms like this are chances to vent frustrations that on so many issues both sides are obviously wrong ;)
Joined Dec 2022
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