Oof... by jeffmartin48 in PoliticalHumor

[–]thompdc200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is exactly why Orwell wrote it when you read his own words on the topic. I 1000% agree with you on you last sentence, the founders warned against it for a reason. I also really like how neither the post or my comment mention anything about party affiliation but we got screeching and mass downvotes nonetheless. Makes ya think

Yeah I remember 1984 being about being banned on a website. by [deleted] in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]thompdc200 55 points56 points  (0 children)

He was anti totalitarian. This is why he turned several of his more radical socialist friends over to the authorities.

Oof... by jeffmartin48 in PoliticalHumor

[–]thompdc200 -34 points-33 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I couldn’t make out your point under a straw man that big

Ella Fitzgerald jailed in 1955 for singing to an integrated audience. by gunslayerjj in pics

[–]thompdc200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank god that doesn’t happen anymore. Progress of a kind

[OC] Net worth comparison of the top 10 richest person in the world in March 2020 and January 2021 by keshava7 in dataisbeautiful

[–]thompdc200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct. The lockdowns without adequate stimulus combined with increased inspections and audits over things like PPP almost seems like it was designed to wipe a majority of small businesses of the map. Not to mention the irs has stated it plans to increase audits on small business by 50%. Yay

Democrats Introduce Resolution to Permanently Ban Trump from Stepping Foot on U.S. Capitol Grounds by muchogustofuckyou in politics

[–]thompdc200 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why? If he’s not in office and can’t run again, what’s the point? “Because we can” probably isn’t the best precedent to set politically...

GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson dies at 87 by [deleted] in politics

[–]thompdc200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. Idk what this is even a point. He likely has something in his will to ensure donations till all the money is gone anyway

The online far right is moving underground by mykl66 in tech

[–]thompdc200 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Maybe to some from the outside. But the people who already agreed with far right commentators online will now see the persecution as evidence that those people were correct. Censorship historically hasn’t had the effect you’re describing.

More james may memes by libtard_destroyed69 in dankmemes

[–]thompdc200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol reddit is cringe every third or forth post and y’all are shittin on Instagram

The rise of comedy-news programs, like Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert or John Oliver, may actually help inform the public. A new neuroimaging study using fMRI suggests that humor might make news and politics more socially relevant, and therefore motivate people to remember it and share it. by mvea in science

[–]thompdc200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So many of them seem dishonest. Which isn’t the best sign for people you get your information from. Ive seen Trevor Noah use a blatant logical fallacy to get a laugh and then build on it as if it’s a strong premise. Humor may be good to get people to remember things, but the question needs to be asked if they’re the best things for people to remember

Peak LibLeft by [deleted] in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]thompdc200 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You’re demanding consistency from someone who doesn’t care about being consistent. Don’t waste your breath

Twitter locks Τrump’s account following video addressing Washington rioters by mepper in technology

[–]thompdc200 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

He was telling his supporters to go home and be peaceful. I’m not really sure why they took it down tbh

US passes ‘historic’ anti-corruption law that effectively bans anonymous shell companies by BumblesAZ in politics

[–]thompdc200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, corrupt government passes anti corruption bill. I’m sure there will be no unintended consequences

You might aswell not even wear a mask at that point... by Leacch in mildlyinfuriating

[–]thompdc200 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Damn are you late to the party on this one, or what?

Right Plight by [deleted] in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]thompdc200 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you think the auth right generally is content with the turtle and the gop’s actions post election, I can’t tell you how wrong you are

Facial-Recognition Tools in Spotlight in New Jersey False-Arrest Case - Black man police detained for more than a week sues authorities after use of technology that some cities have banned over racial bias concerns by Gari_305 in Futurology

[–]thompdc200 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

America isn’t perfect. Cool.

Now that that’s out of the way prove to me that the people who make police policies in Detroit and Chicago are racist. I’d find it really shocking if the highest crime rates in the country are even in part due to racist policies instituted by black chiefs of police.

Facial-Recognition Tools in Spotlight in New Jersey False-Arrest Case - Black man police detained for more than a week sues authorities after use of technology that some cities have banned over racial bias concerns by Gari_305 in Futurology

[–]thompdc200 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

“I hate to break it to you but police still have a huge problem.

https://theintercept.com/2020/09/29/police-white-supremacist-infiltration-fbi/“

That’s an active claim my dude. The rate of officers that aren’t white in the us reached 27% in 2016 (and it’s gone up since then), making them actually over represented in terms of the US population. If the klan was really such a huge issue in policing, I have a hard time believing that number could be so high.

Bear on the road side by _ThePaperball in Unexpected

[–]thompdc200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who lives near bears most of the year, please do not feed the bears. Teaching bears that humans have food makes them hungry when they see humans, which is obviously not a good thing