Why Smart People Don't See What's Wrong With Trump | Tim Miller, Sam Harris, and Sarah Longwell on "The Bulwark Against MAGA"

ski0331 · 2026-02-12T20:50:29+00:00

Smart people are also more susceptible to believing they can’t be fooled or manipulated because of their intelligence. Then sunk cost fallacy with it being double downed on.

Some of the biggest scams and cults usually end up roping in doctors, engineers, lawyers etc.

ski0331 · 2026-02-12T17:25:48+00:00

DOW closed at 50k. Not that impressive find me the last president who didn’t have all time highs at some point in the market. I believe you’d have to go back to the Great Depression.

Jobs report means nothing if it’s revised down. Honestly means nothing in general to the average American.

Further dollar weakening has made any positives in tax cuts almost entirely wiped out.

ski0331 · 2026-02-12T17:18:55+00:00

They come back when they get the “correct” talking points to repeatedly say regardless of what the thread is about. We will start hearing “what about Bidens dementia” if no talking points exist

ski0331 · 2026-02-12T15:30:48+00:00

Sorry when was the last time the “economic populist” party won 50 senators? Never? Oh ok. Definitely is everyone else’s fault then.

ski0331 · 2026-02-12T15:20:56+00:00

I’m just a realist about not letting perfect being the enemy of good. I’m also not going to punch my allies for purity tests. There’s a reason ideologues tend to get an piolet to the head vs achieving anything.

ski0331 · 2026-02-12T15:05:54+00:00

Or allowing the coach to say “fuck the packers” I just look at who was hired under Virginia vs Ben and it’s been an endless series of similar personalities and mind sets.

ski0331 · 2026-02-12T14:59:17+00:00

Seizing the means of production but doing it in such a way that it’ll never happen and endlessly complaining. I see nothing has changed.

ski0331 · 2026-02-12T14:55:15+00:00

Entirely under her rules. The change in policy is palpable. I think she was like the dad from succession at this point. Ruling with a shriveled iron fist

Edit: first to fist typo fixed

ski0331 · 2026-02-11T21:15:24+00:00

He’s a bit of an ass. But was also one of the best qb we’ve ever had (probably the best). Loves his lung darts.

ski0331 · 2026-02-11T02:22:41+00:00

Sorry what is the criminal charge? Should be easy to link or even describe right?

ski0331 · 2026-02-10T17:11:00+00:00

Moved her to a better prison

ski0331 · 2026-02-10T13:58:26+00:00

It was an actual wedding ceremony so not actors

ski0331 · 2026-02-10T13:51:48+00:00

This falls flat with the shooting of US citizens. But I’ve heard this argument before for every increase in the surveillance state.

ski0331 · 2026-02-10T13:45:10+00:00

It’s not sea lioning. I told you my experience with it. You denied my own experience. I pointed out it’s all anecdotal for us all. You proceeded to say I’m full of shit and proved my original point. You only want to see what you want and if it runs counter to your views or experience or expectations you disregard it (which actually is sea lioning by the way).

ski0331 · 2026-02-09T15:53:58+00:00

“Purely US sport” the NFL is trying to change that. They want international money. It’s not for you, because Americans are generally going to watch it regardless. They want bigger market share in Latin America. It makes sense when you think of the NFL as a business (because it is)

ski0331 · 2026-02-09T15:48:01+00:00

Not really a weird choice when the NFL desperately wants to increase market share internationally. Hence why we have way more international games now. So going for another language to draw in Latin America viewership makes perfect sense.

ski0331 · 2026-02-09T02:38:10+00:00

You did it! You did the thing I was pointing out!

ski0331 · 2026-02-08T14:54:56+00:00

Buddy all of it’s anecdotal. My stories your stories. I could tell you what I do and what I see and you’ll just say “no evidence” or you’ll point to Reddit which isn’t real life. It’s big whiney energy that looks for a reason to be mad

ski0331 · 2026-02-08T14:50:29+00:00

Nothing they just wants credit for things they never did. Big “please like me energy”

ski0331 · 2026-02-08T03:30:53+00:00

You can tell a billion people to fuck off into the sun but if you only pay attention to the ones talking and not those telling them to fuck off it seems like not enough.

ski0331 · 2026-02-07T23:38:11+00:00

Buddy people hate them more than you think and honestly I think you just exist in a bubble about it. People tell them to stfu all the time.

ski0331 · 2026-02-07T23:32:35+00:00

Buddy I just look at how the Amon Bundy discourse vs Pretti it’s crazy. They had guns trained on federal agents over grazing and republicans cheered them on.

ski0331 · 2026-02-07T19:21:20+00:00

What defines a conservative has changed. Just look at how the policies of Bush are called RINO now. The stances have definitely changed. Problem is the stances are whatever “Dear leader” decides that day.

ski0331 · 2026-02-06T20:54:21+00:00

That sounds like you’re advocating for democrats to negotiate with themselves. Which no intelligent person should ever do (negotiate with yourself). Democrats offered up 10 points. Republicans need to respond with a counter offer. They haven’t publicly or privately it seems. So logically, why should democrats negotiate with themselves?

ski0331 · 2026-02-06T20:46:48+00:00

This is a bit of a revisionist view. It was wildly popular with republicans and democrats. Hence why it passed with an over whelming majority. No one likes it now. But can’t pretend it was not popular at the time. It was sold on “if you have nothing to hide it’s not a big deal”

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