US Politics Feedback Thread - Page 308

On October 07 2020 04:55 Acrofales wrote:

So what is antibiotics for politics?

On October 07 2020 03:28 Nebuchad wrote:
Just there to open the question, really. Getting myself banned from this was one of the best decisions I've made in a while, but I still catch myself reading it from time to time and I never feel better going out than coming in. I can't imagine enjoying this.

On October 07 2020 10:16 IgnE wrote:


I can't imagine what you mean. You feel bad after reading a thread on a team liquid? and you continue to do it?

If you don't like getting riled up then what are you doing with your life?

On October 08 2020 08:31 Nevuk wrote:
Are we going to have LR thread for the VP debate?

Everyone, thank you for participating in the debate thread! Thread will now be locked and USPMT will get unlocked.

The debate thread will reopen on October 7 for the VP debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris. We'll lock USPMT again on that date. See you all then!

On October 07 2020 03:28 Nebuchad wrote:
Just there to open the question, really. Getting myself banned from this was one of the best decisions I've made in a while, but I still catch myself reading it from time to time and I never feel better going out than coming in. I can't imagine enjoying this.

On October 09 2020 21:44 Dangermousecatdog wrote:

Ironic considering you was a major contributer to the shitfest that is the USPol thread, with basically borderline harassment. I can't even remember what you got banned for, but apparently, along with others who get banned, you feel the need to drive by and remind people that you no longer post there.

If you don't want to post in USPol, it's easy, just don't post there. It's not a herculean effort deserving of praise.

On October 25 2020 05:12 Danglars wrote:
Actual conversation (paraphrased)

That's one of the central contentions in the Russia scandal wars. Can you just abandon standards of evidence because you simply choose to throw everything Trump and deputy departments under Trump in the garbage heap? Is that a fair way to judge the evidence? That's a very legitimate question. If you look at what he's first responding to, it overrelies on reporting that has a clear slant. Perfectly justifiable post.

In the replies:

Quite the adding to the conversation. Shitposter answers shitposter. Ban them both, ban neither.

The past three posts he criticized as "my bubble is more legit than yours."
Post from Nevuk alleging Motherjones has broken major stories in ways the Daily Caller has not. That's a bubble opinion. They were first with investigative journalism on McCain angle on spreading the unverified Steele Dossier. The Daily Caller reporter was the first to render aid to an activist shot in Kenosha, and literally drove him to the hospital (mainstream media ignored that act of heroism, by the way. The same Daily Caller reporter was the only one interviewing Kyle Rittenhouse before the shooting later that night. Not the Washington Post reporter on the ground filming, but the Washington Post forced to use Daily Caller filming to write their story. Daily Caller was first to do investigative reporting on the charlatans running a fake Border Wall funding nonprofit. They broke the story of Karen Bass (potential Biden VP pick) having Scientology ties (July 31). Let's just say, they easily clear a Mother Jones threshhold of breaking news. If you want to be informed on both sides of biased reporting on an issue, put DC alongside the best of the mid-high tier news sites from the left.

Other two posts were basically contentless shitposts.

The parts where Nevuk nails actual problems with Doodsmack is his use of Breitbart. It's a source that can't be relied upon, even the 0.1% of the time where they do break something interesting. I'd additionally fault him for no discernment in responding to the thread's left-wing shitposters. Let them circle jerk the Trump hate, just don't fire back with their level of content: it shits up the thread. A liberal echo chamber firing that kind of content off into the void doesn't require interaction and generates half the shitposts. Wait for the posters that practice higher standards like (usually) Nevuk, Nouar, etc.