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TentativePanda
Profile Joined August 2014
United States800 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-02-13 20:47:17
February 13 2020 19:07 GMT
#42341
mobile.twitter.com

Late stage capitalism is terrifying

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Sent.
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Poland9296 Posts
February 13 2020 19:17 GMT
#42342
On February 14 2020 04:07 TentativePanda wrote:
mobile.twitter.com

Late stage capitalism is terrifying


Did you miss that big white box right above your post?
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Zaros
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom3692 Posts
February 13 2020 19:21 GMT
#42343
This could be a big boost to one of the moderates in Nevada



User was warned for this post.
TentativePanda
Profile Joined August 2014
United States800 Posts
February 13 2020 19:30 GMT
#42344
On February 14 2020 04:17 Sent. wrote:
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On February 14 2020 04:07 TentativePanda wrote:
mobile.twitter.com

Late stage capitalism is terrifying


Did you miss that big white box right above your post?


Lmao no need to be a dick about it, and no, I didn’t
TentativePanda
Profile Joined August 2014
United States800 Posts
February 13 2020 19:32 GMT
#42345
On February 14 2020 04:07 TentativePanda wrote:

A lengthy post from Blake Zeff detailing at least *some* of the evidence of Bloomberg’s attempt to win with money.

mobile.twitter.com

Late stage capitalism is terrifying

Stratos_speAr
Profile Joined May 2009
United States6959 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-02-13 19:52:52
February 13 2020 19:52 GMT
#42346
On February 14 2020 01:19 Vivax wrote:
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Your responses demonstrate a complete lack of understanding of what it means to be a physician, and it tells me that you have little to no actual experience with the medical field.


Skip the ad hominem, you don't know me.
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You simply can't practice medicine, regardless of specialty, without having a strong knowledge of all areas of medicine.


I disagree. 1. It's too circumstantial depending on what the patient needs. 2. Work is shared between specialists.

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A patient isn't a single set of cardiac symptoms where a cardiologist can ignore all other aspects of medicine and medical physiology/pathophysiology.


A cardiologist is in the field of internal medicine. Internal medicine is pretty much the field where you're supposed to know about everything. Jack of all trades by choice so to say.

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Surgeons don't simply cut people up (the vast majority of their time is not spent in the operating room)


Yes, the rest of the time they plan the surgery by reviewing the imaging and consider complications arising from the patients medication. Did I claim anything else or say something as gross as "just cut people up"?

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Physicians need to have strong foundational knowledge so that they can communicate with each other about medicine and treat their patient beyond their most immediate symptoms.


No argument there, doesn't mean a surgeon should have to know what a dermatologist does. The latter will perform skin surgeries.

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Not only this, but a physician is required to have this baseline knowledge because 1) it's needed to start residency and 2) you can't guarantee what specialty a physician will be in when they start their education.


They need to have the knowledge because laws and economic circumstances demand it when it's those we are debating? That's almost like saying tobacco is bad but it's legal so it's alright.

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Even if a physician has a specialty, there are many situations where it is either desired or required for a physician to act as a general practitioner, requiring them to have the skills of a physician outside of their immediate specialty.


Good point. Every physician should be able to treat an immediate emergency that doesn't require special equipment. Still don't think you need to learn about every single field for that.


You still demonstrate a complete lack of understanding of medical education.

Medical education isn't "learning every specialty". It takes 4 years of medical school to just learn the barebone basics of being a physician, and even then fresh graduated medical students are completely incompetent providers. It takes a year of internship after medical school before you even start residency to be able to practice in any capacity. Residency is also not just your specialty. It's weeks or months of rotations in many different specialties, all of which is working and doing patient care.

Also, a surgeon's non-operating time isn't just "planning the surgery". You are really not helping yourself here.

Bringing up your ignorance isn't an ad hominem attack. It's very relevant to this discussion because you continue to display fundamental misunderstandings of the medical profession that prohibit you from providing informed contributions to the discussion.
A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this World: he that has these two, has little more to wish for; and he that wants either of them, will be little the better for anything else.
Zambrah
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States7393 Posts
February 13 2020 20:19 GMT
#42347
if Bloomberg makes it to the presidency it'll feel like a serious example of being able to LITERALLY fucking buy your way to the presidency.

So gross.
Incremental change is the Democrat version of Trickle Down economics.
hunts
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2113 Posts
February 13 2020 21:55 GMT
#42348
If this was 2016 I wouldve been much more ok with Bloomberg being the potential runner up. Going into this primary I was mostly for Warren and was kind of ok with biden. After some more thought and after all that's happened though I've finally jumped on the bernie train. If Bloomberg does somehow win I will be very sad, as he isn't even a politician, or very liberal. Just another rich guy who claims to be slightly less conservative than the other rich conservatives.
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Nebuchad
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Switzerland12450 Posts
February 13 2020 22:07 GMT
#42349
On February 14 2020 06:55 hunts wrote:
If this was 2016 I wouldve been much more ok with Bloomberg being the potential runner up. Going into this primary I was mostly for Warren and was kind of ok with biden. After some more thought and after all that's happened though I've finally jumped on the bernie train. If Bloomberg does somehow win I will be very sad, as he isn't even a politician, or very liberal. Just another rich guy who claims to be slightly less conservative than the other rich conservatives.


A pleasant surprise. Welcome on board!
No will to live, no wish to die
Nouar
Profile Joined May 2009
France3270 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-02-13 22:36:58
February 13 2020 22:34 GMT
#42350
What do you make of this ? An union declined to endorse Sanders (or anyone, for that matter) after criticizing Medicare for All in a flyer sent to their members, in Nevada. Their members were doxxed and received dozens of threats from hardcore Bernie supporters. I do not believe this is what we should be aiming for, and again, it is counter-productive.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/feb/13/us-politics-donald-trump-roger-stone-case-live-updates?page=with:block-5e45c37c8f0811db2faf7579#block-5e45c37c8f0811db2faf7579

Bernie himself retweeted that union a few hours ago to support their fight, but no mention to his supporters of anything like "please don't do this".

NoiR
Mohdoo
Profile Joined August 2007
United States15743 Posts
February 13 2020 22:54 GMT
#42351
On February 14 2020 07:34 Nouar wrote:
What do you make of this ? An union declined to endorse Sanders (or anyone, for that matter) after criticizing Medicare for All in a flyer sent to their members, in Nevada. Their members were doxxed and received dozens of threats from hardcore Bernie supporters. I do not believe this is what we should be aiming for, and again, it is counter-productive.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/feb/13/us-politics-donald-trump-roger-stone-case-live-updates?page=with:block-5e45c37c8f0811db2faf7579#block-5e45c37c8f0811db2faf7579

Bernie himself retweeted that union a few hours ago to support their fight, but no mention to his supporters of anything like "please don't do this".

https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1227971693760700418

I think simply saying "I support them" is likely enough to prevent the bulk of people "defending" Bernie
IgnE
Profile Joined November 2010
United States7681 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-02-13 22:59:22
February 13 2020 22:58 GMT
#42352
Is Bloomberg that different from Hillary though? Both tough on crime. Both wall streeters. Both coldblooded. Both seem like they are talking from behind a mask. Convince me he’s that much worse than Hillary.
The unrealistic sound of these propositions is indicative, not of their utopian character, but of the strength of the forces which prevent their realization.
Mohdoo
Profile Joined August 2007
United States15743 Posts
February 13 2020 23:03 GMT
#42353
On February 14 2020 07:58 IgnE wrote:
Is Bloomberg that different from Hillary though? Both tough on crime. Both wall streeters. Both coldblooded. Both seem like they are talking from behind a mask. Convince me he’s that much worse than Hillary.


Hoarding a net worth anywhere near a billion dollars is an extreme ethical violation in my eyes. The amount of "choosing not to help" that goes into being a billionaire is insane.
IgnE
Profile Joined November 2010
United States7681 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-02-13 23:09:33
February 13 2020 23:08 GMT
#42354
On February 14 2020 08:03 Mohdoo wrote:
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On February 14 2020 07:58 IgnE wrote:
Is Bloomberg that different from Hillary though? Both tough on crime. Both wall streeters. Both coldblooded. Both seem like they are talking from behind a mask. Convince me he’s that much worse than Hillary.


Hoarding a net worth anywhere near a billion dollars is an extreme ethical violation in my eyes. The amount of "choosing not to help" that goes into being a billionaire is insane.


uh have you seen hillary’s net worth? she’s less than one order of magnitude away
The unrealistic sound of these propositions is indicative, not of their utopian character, but of the strength of the forces which prevent their realization.
Nebuchad
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Switzerland12450 Posts
February 13 2020 23:14 GMT
#42355
On February 14 2020 07:34 Nouar wrote:
What do you make of this ? An union declined to endorse Sanders (or anyone, for that matter) after criticizing Medicare for All in a flyer sent to their members, in Nevada. Their members were doxxed and received dozens of threats from hardcore Bernie supporters. I do not believe this is what we should be aiming for, and again, it is counter-productive.


From the Bernie side it looked like this: an union was deceptive in its description of platforms in a way that was intentional and designed to hurt Sanders (so the issue wasn't that they "declined to endorse Sanders" or "criticized M4A", that's just framing). Then people pointed out that someone at the top works for the Center for American Progress (CAP), which is Neera Tanden's organization. I'm not aware of legitimate doxxing happening and I know that sharing this type of information has been called doxxing in the past; of course if "true" doxxing has happened, that's wrong and I obviously don't support it.
No will to live, no wish to die
Mohdoo
Profile Joined August 2007
United States15743 Posts
February 13 2020 23:36 GMT
#42356
On February 14 2020 08:08 IgnE wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 14 2020 08:03 Mohdoo wrote:
On February 14 2020 07:58 IgnE wrote:
Is Bloomberg that different from Hillary though? Both tough on crime. Both wall streeters. Both coldblooded. Both seem like they are talking from behind a mask. Convince me he’s that much worse than Hillary.


Hoarding a net worth anywhere near a billion dollars is an extreme ethical violation in my eyes. The amount of "choosing not to help" that goes into being a billionaire is insane.


uh have you seen hillary’s net worth? she’s less than one order of magnitude away


Personally I think any net worth above 10M is grotesque, so it isn't much of a difference. Just pointing out that Bloomberg is "worse" even though they are both in what I consider "worst" in terms of hoarding.
Introvert
Profile Joined April 2011
United States4946 Posts
February 13 2020 23:50 GMT
#42357
On February 14 2020 07:34 Nouar wrote:
What do you make of this ? An union declined to endorse Sanders (or anyone, for that matter) after criticizing Medicare for All in a flyer sent to their members, in Nevada. Their members were doxxed and received dozens of threats from hardcore Bernie supporters. I do not believe this is what we should be aiming for, and again, it is counter-productive.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/feb/13/us-politics-donald-trump-roger-stone-case-live-updates?page=with:block-5e45c37c8f0811db2faf7579#block-5e45c37c8f0811db2faf7579

Bernie himself retweeted that union a few hours ago to support their fight, but no mention to his supporters of anything like "please don't do this".

https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1227971693760700418


Seems about par for the course. From what I've seen Sanders rarely gets in the mud but lets his surrogates act however they want. Was like that in 2016 too. IIRC his campaign manager in 2016 (who also has a role in 2020?) in particular is/was knwn for being a nasty piece of work behind the scenes.
"But, as the conservative understands it, modification of the rules should always reflect, and never impose, a change in the activities and beliefs of those who are subject to them, and should never on any occasion be so great as to destroy the ensemble."
GreenHorizons
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States23929 Posts
February 14 2020 00:18 GMT
#42358
On February 14 2020 08:14 Nebuchad wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 14 2020 07:34 Nouar wrote:
What do you make of this ? An union declined to endorse Sanders (or anyone, for that matter) after criticizing Medicare for All in a flyer sent to their members, in Nevada. Their members were doxxed and received dozens of threats from hardcore Bernie supporters. I do not believe this is what we should be aiming for, and again, it is counter-productive.


From the Bernie side it looked like this: an union was deceptive in its description of platforms in a way that was intentional and designed to hurt Sanders (so the issue wasn't that they "declined to endorse Sanders" or "criticized M4A", that's just framing). Then people pointed out that someone at the top works for the Center for American Progress (CAP), which is Neera Tanden's organization. I'm not aware of legitimate doxxing happening and I know that sharing this type of information has been called doxxing in the past; of course if "true" doxxing has happened, that's wrong and I obviously don't support it.


I keep hearing that there were these allegedly "vicious attacks" and doxxing but haven't been able to figure out what people are talking about.

Looks like the Union leadership manufactured some Drama because they know they can't get their membership to back a bogus endorsement.
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Gahlo
Profile Joined February 2010
United States35172 Posts
February 14 2020 01:30 GMT
#42359
Wouldn't be surprised if they're playing Ship of Theseus by calling it "doxxing".
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26745 Posts
February 14 2020 01:31 GMT
#42360
On February 14 2020 08:14 Nebuchad wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 14 2020 07:34 Nouar wrote:
What do you make of this ? An union declined to endorse Sanders (or anyone, for that matter) after criticizing Medicare for All in a flyer sent to their members, in Nevada. Their members were doxxed and received dozens of threats from hardcore Bernie supporters. I do not believe this is what we should be aiming for, and again, it is counter-productive.


From the Bernie side it looked like this: an union was deceptive in its description of platforms in a way that was intentional and designed to hurt Sanders (so the issue wasn't that they "declined to endorse Sanders" or "criticized M4A", that's just framing). Then people pointed out that someone at the top works for the Center for American Progress (CAP), which is Neera Tanden's organization. I'm not aware of legitimate doxxing happening and I know that sharing this type of information has been called doxxing in the past; of course if "true" doxxing has happened, that's wrong and I obviously don't support it.

Well it’s not doxxing as I’d consider it if it’s ‘here’s the paper trail for what x individual has done or supported.

If you want to influence the political process, then I think people knowing what pies your fingers are in is fair game.

If we talking individual voters then no, if we’re talking lobbyists or people with influence in various domains, then why not have it be public record?
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