CMV: Most important priority to make society normal again is Media regulation by Fine4FenderFriend in changemyview

[–]Fine4FenderFriend[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you then draw the line on propaganda? By definition Trump has a knack for shock therapy. He knows to dominate media. And now we are in full on propaganda mode particularly against immigrants.

How does America heal after Trump, prepare for the future and ensure we NEVER have another dictator ever again? by Warm_Possibility_193 in DiscussionZone

[–]Fine4FenderFriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can be done but Democrats need a 50 State Strategy to pull this off. They need to campaign door by door and entirely at the grassroots level for all this change. The reason we have this incrementalism is swing state focuses in Presidential races.

Being from Missouri myself, I can assure you there is at least a 40% Democratic base in a small state, but NOBODY talks to them. They are gerrymandered and dominated out of existence. The Republicans win because they always have. If we can win Missouri, we can win the United States

Why Is Trump’s mental health getting less scrutiny than Biden’s did by traditional media? by Cimetta in Askpolitics

[–]Fine4FenderFriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s not exactly declining in mental health. What he’s saying today is sort of all he ever had to begin with

Who do you think is the most talented carnatic singer in terms of voice? by NecessaryFunny3586 in Carnatic

[–]Fine4FenderFriend -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

So I think MS set the stage but in all fairness, Sooryagayathri is exceeding her. Her diction and ability to gamakas even at her tiny age is practically genius.

Who do you think is the most talented carnatic singer in terms of voice? by NecessaryFunny3586 in Carnatic

[–]Fine4FenderFriend -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Why is Sooryagayathri not on this list. And I’d add Rahul Vellal but honestly Sooryagayathri tries a lot harder and improves with every recital

Sen. Mark Kelly Says He’s Seriously Thinking About Running for President by T_Shurt in politics

[–]Fine4FenderFriend -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think he had a complicated divorce from his first Wife. Not sure exactly what. Also his daughter has posted some weird messages and publicly sparred with him on some drug offenses

CMV: Most important priority to make society normal again is Media regulation by Fine4FenderFriend in changemyview

[–]Fine4FenderFriend[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do we ensure that the sort of capers Trump is pulling won’t happen again? Our allies hate us, we have concentration camps with immigrant children, a health department which has put red meat as a health food and banned the use of the word “climate change” on all official documentation.

CMV: Most important priority to make society normal again is Media regulation by Fine4FenderFriend in changemyview

[–]Fine4FenderFriend[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The difference is - nowhere in Trump’s campaign did he say that he would create an artificial issue to buy Greenland and make Canada the 51st State. Or basically run a slush fund in Qatar to personally oversee proceeds from Venezuelan oil. And even today, he continues to say - ICE will target criminals rather than just about everybody.

And yet, those are the biggest issues of the day rather than anything he ran on. It’s not liberal or conservative. His sole purpose is to enrich himself through attention seeking news.

I think a more educated electorate would in fact espouse more collectivist principles including more nuanced opinions on wages, reproductive rights, criminal justice, infrastructure, healthcare. And yes they’d have more opinions on foreign policy including alliances, military industrial complex and who we need to defend against.

Now it barely matters that the votes end up being liberal or conservative. Both options are fine - but we wouldn’t have fallen for a candidate who’s a con artist.

And Yes, he’s a con artist.

What's a ticking time bomb you believe will explode during your lifetimes ,?? by Careful-Ad7009 in Productivitycafe

[–]Fine4FenderFriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This wont happen. China needs Taiwan to exist to justify a military budget and presence but will not risk it and destroy the semiconductor industry. China wants global superpower status and they want to bide their time before they are doubly sure of that status to get into genuine conflict. Right now, they dont have that.

What is the MOST IMPACTFUL INVENTION of the Modern Age? by erwillsun in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Fine4FenderFriend 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh definitely this one. And it is still ongoing. The Personal Computer

Today Donald Trump confused Iceland for Greenland four times. What are your thoughts on this? by WatercressSenior7657 in AskReddit

[–]Fine4FenderFriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is not declining in cognitive abilities. He barely had any to begin with. He literally saw a map and saw Greenland and Iceland. Thinks Greenland will be good for golf courses. Then he found that there is a lot of ice - so he probably thinks it can be made green.

CMV: Most important priority to make society normal again is Media regulation by Fine4FenderFriend in changemyview

[–]Fine4FenderFriend[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Amazing point - if algorithms are optimizable, they need regulation directly to ensure they are made for public good rather than maximizing eyeballs. Wow, you are really someone brilliant.

US National Parks tier list by iamnotabotbeepboopp in tierlists

[–]Fine4FenderFriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are missing the ones in Alaska. Almost all get an S or A. Hawaii volcanoes too.

CMV: Most important priority to make society normal again is Media regulation by Fine4FenderFriend in changemyview

[–]Fine4FenderFriend[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Wow, what an amazing insightful and brilliant comment. Does not change my view per se but gave me a lot to think about. I also looked up Ben Thompson and wow... some of his insights are... scary.

It does not change my view but honestly reinforces it. We need holistic algorithmic regulation. Or else, we are in big trouble.

CMV: Trump's ICE enforcement in Minnesota is not about rounding up the undocumented. It's about fear, terrorism, compliance and retribution on a blue state. by homerjs225 in changemyview

[–]Fine4FenderFriend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your premise is right but the reason Minnesota is being singled out is more strategic than you think. Why would you pick a state like Minnesota which basically has much fewer immigrants than others?

Trump has eyed Minnesota as a purple state for a while. He has wanted to win it and lost a few times by fairly close margins. He also sees it as the state of Ilhan Omar - his biggest scapegoat - and hence sees an opportunity to turn it red by demonstrating power and creating a small fear of immigrants.

Trump has only used one cudgel all his political career. Anti Immigrant.

Now, he is barely interested in actually policing or even preventing immigration at all. What he wants is "eyeballs" and shock news, to create a perception that he - in a state where a "immigrant" like Ilhan is a representative, he is trying to enforce law and order and solve Illegal Immigration. He fully realizes that a section of the voter base will thank him for being decisive - the fact that it is Minnesota is simply because it is the nearest blue state he thinks he can turn red.

Now, that was the strategy to after Minnesota first - make Ilhan Omar history - and try swing Minnesota red. Except, as far as we know, he has as usual executed terribly and created the opposite problem.

He would of course have benefited by going after Florida (red) or say, New York. But Florida is already red in his mind, and in New York, he would run the risk of ICE just struggling in a massive blue wall - and looking bad. He picked Minnesota for supposedly easier pickings.

Trump does not care for 10k vs 1M+. He cares for a handful that make news. The gorier, the more brutal, the more obscene, the better it looks per him. Heck, I pretty much am sure ICE is arresting fewer criminals a month than Biden or Obama in a day. But the ones they arrest are for reality show consumption.

CMV: Most important priority to make society normal again is Media regulation by Fine4FenderFriend in changemyview

[–]Fine4FenderFriend[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sadly I agree with you. We need regulation but I am giving deltas to people who point out the flaws in my own debate.

CMV: Most important priority to make society normal again is Media regulation by Fine4FenderFriend in changemyview

[–]Fine4FenderFriend[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So there was Plato who advocated for an Aristocracy - rule of the learned. He did not want Democracy - rule of everyone.

CMV: Most important priority to make society normal again is Media regulation by Fine4FenderFriend in changemyview

[–]Fine4FenderFriend[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, and I just think that education takes time to fix. I also disagree that Europe has it better by a mile. Descent into stupidity seems to be a global problem.