People call Trump’s Court pick “racist”... before he makes it.

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People call Trump’s Court pick “racist”... before he makes it.

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1Carnophile
Jul 9, 2018, 8:15 pm

Video here.

Of course, it's been obvious for years that the "racist!" thing is dishonest, but this is a particularly clear demonstration of that.

2jjwilson61
Jul 9, 2018, 10:11 pm

I just can't get all worked up about what some stupid thing that students somewhere may have said.

3prosfilaes
Jul 10, 2018, 12:59 am

Of course, it's been obvious for years that going out and asking enough people enough questions will get you enough film for a short video of people saying stupid things and having opinions on subjects they know nothing about. At least when someone like Jay Leno does it, it's comedy, not lying through editing. (Lying through editing is like lying through statistics, but a lot easier.)

30% of GOP voters support bombing Agrabah, the city from Aladdin (2015 poll). Similar thing, but instead of some random number of students, we have an actual poll, with nice details like 19% of Democratic votes supporting the same thing. You know, facts, context, reality.

You really do not credit to your cause with stuff like this.

4Carnophile
Jul 10, 2018, 4:44 pm

>3 prosfilaes:

Quite. We should take accusations of racism as seriously as we take calls to bomb Agrabah.

5prosfilaes
Jul 10, 2018, 5:01 pm

>4 Carnophile: I really have to learn to trust my block list more, instead of getting lured into arguments with people who there's no point in usually replying to.

6Carnophile
Aug 9, 2018, 2:33 pm

>5 prosfilaes:

Yes, you should continue to say that you're blocking me. That way, when you are unable to answer the following question, you can just pretend that you never saw it:

What's your evidence that they're "lying through editing"?