Engaging With Trump’s Die-Hard Supporters Isn’t Productive

[Market_Diver]

 

[Frederick Foresight]

"The loyalists who still cling to conspiracy theories should be deprived of the attention they seek."

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/a...ngage-with-trumps-die-hard-supporters/617449/

An interesting point is that trumpism having no ideology is not a thing that can survive. Its just what you see when rocks are unturned in America.

Very good piece.

 

[Nine_Ender]

It may not be obvious, why would it but I've been working to get as many of the fart-sniffers to put me on ignore as possible. I think I have eight now. This has been entirely intentional.

I can of course see their posts as a little scripting reveals all but most of the time I try to only engage with ones who other, less foaming cons, find disturbing and make them consider their ways. Of course there are times when they are so pitiful I have to have a break and ignore them myself.

Jem and Tsing Tao have gotten repetitive and the level of Covid denying and related bad analysis has gotten way over the top in recent weeks. So I put them on ignore for a while a few days ago. Rewatched some Back to the Future movies yesterday reminded me how much Biff and Donald Trump are alike.

Jem has totally lost it under lockdown. I guarantee you his family knows certain topics should not be brought up with him.

 

[BeautifulStranger]

So in your wisdom, people should not do what you wouldn't do on Christmas, which is god forbid, start a thread on Christmas, or other family oriented holidays?

I also believe people should not loot, commit arson, assault people, or engage in intimidation as a form of protest. Ok, a bit of a false equivalence, but there are certain types of behavior that indicate someone’s psychological health is questionable. For example, someone greets you and you ignore them, you display indifference or even joy when someone gets hurt, you continually lie in an effort to make a point or points, and yes, posting new political threads on Christmas Day is also a solid indicator that something is off, potentially seriously off, with that poster. I haven’t bothered to look it up, but it does appear you created a bunch of new posts on Christmas Day. All likely garbage as fitting with your apparent mental capacity and seemingly monochromatic emotional state.

You sound like a good leftist trying to control people with your wisdom. Good for you but maybe not for others. Maybe your thinking is unbalanced?

You are characterizing my opinion that people who post new US political threads on Christmas Day are unbalanced as “Trying to control people”? Why? As an attempted form of control imposed by yourself to discourage others from voicing their opinions that you find uncomfortable?

What is good for you is not necessarily good for others? And you also want to tell people how much time they should spend on social media?

You are attempting to broaden what I’m saying so you can more easily attack my premise that certain posting habits are indicative of unbalance. By the way, I have in no way said my posting patterns, especially a few weeks ago, was balanced. In fact, my posting was very imbalanced. I am getting better now and am on the verge of leading a more positive and productive life, as correlated with the less time I’ve been spending on social media recently. I encourage you to consider you do the same.

Now limit yourself to 3 min marveling over this post of mine.

Your term “Marveling” might be a stretch, but you this post of yours is indeed impressive relative to my expectations of you. Certainly worth more than spending 3 minutes on it.

My gawd man, get a grip on what you are saying here. What is good for your goose is not always good for another's gander.

Sure there are plausible explanations that starting new threads on US politics on Christmas Day is not a sign of mental disease. Perhaps you are a wheelchair bound, highly decorated US veteran who is stuck in a long term medical care facility because of ongoing health issues who has little time for anything else. If that is the case with you, I will not hold it against you and you posting patterns.

You also might have a hard time finding your magical quality time here at ET. And you also think people should be paid if they spend more time than 30 min here at ET?

The point I was insinuating was that people who post intensely, for a time period approaching or exceeding a typical work shift, are either paid trolls directly or indirectly by a political organization or have mental health issues. Again, I don’t exclude myself from this metric.

Thirty minutes. Now that is really funny. Maybe YOU should reassess your own online participation as it sounds like you are having a hard time with this.

Yes, I had a hard time with my social media addiction. The key for me was to get engaged with more productive activities, such as learning Python and doing comprehensive back testing on my many trading ideas. Further, as Covid begins to go into the background and a new era of political thinking goes into the foreground, different opportunities may present themselves. Those opportunities will be missed if I’m trying to win a butt hurt contest in social media over US politics.

You sound like a control freak or some misguided shrink.

It might seem like it to you or you are merely trying to mischaracterize my points in an effort to suppress my points of view to conflict with your modus operandi.

“Spoken like a true troll” is what your quoted post, and for that matter, what many of your other posts sound like.

My hope is you will eventually “Take a walk on the wild side”, and explore the outside world. Maybe then will you will have a better perspective on the world out there and become more balanced. Although you may not initiate such healthy change on your own, there is always a chance your significant other, if have one, kicks you out of the basement, so to speak. If you are a disabled vet, I salute you and thank you for your service!

 

[FortuneTeller]

I also believe people should not loot, commit arson, assault people, or engage in intimidation as a form of protest. Ok, a bit of a false equivalence, but there are certain types of behavior that indicate someone’s psychological health is questionable. For example, someone greets you and you ignore them, you display indifference or even joy when someone gets hurt, you continually lie in an effort to make a point or points, and yes, posting new political threads on Christmas Day is also a solid indicator that something is off, potentially seriously off, with that poster. I haven’t bothered to look it up, but it does appear you created a bunch of new posts on Christmas Day. All likely garbage as fitting with your apparent mental capacity and seemingly monochromatic emotional state.


You are characterizing my opinion that people who post new US political threads on Christmas Day are unbalanced as “Trying to control people”? Why? As an attempted form of control imposed by yourself to discourage others from voicing their opinions that you find uncomfortable?


You are attempting to broaden what I’m saying so you can more easily attack my premise that certain posting habits are indicative of unbalance. By the way, I have in no way said my posting patterns, especially a few weeks ago, was balanced. In fact, my posting was very imbalanced. I am getting better now and am on the verge of leading a more positive and productive life, as correlated with the less time I’ve been spending on social media recently. I encourage you to consider you do the same.


Your term “Marveling” might be a stretch, but you this post of yours is indeed impressive relative to my expectations of you. Certainly worth more than spending 3 minutes on it.


Sure there are plausible explanations that starting new threads on US politics on Christmas Day is not a sign of mental disease. Perhaps you are a wheelchair bound, highly decorated US veteran who is stuck in a long term medical care facility because of ongoing health issues who has little time for anything else. If that is the case with you, I will not hold it against you and you posting patterns.


The point I was insinuating was that people who post intensely, for a time period approaching or exceeding a typical work shift, are either paid trolls directly or indirectly by a political organization or have mental health issues. Again, I don’t exclude myself from this metric.


Yes, I had a hard time with my social media addiction. The key for me was to get engaged with more productive activities, such as learning Python and doing comprehensive back testing on my many trading ideas. Further, as Covid begins to go into the background and a new era of political thinking goes into the foreground, different opportunities may present themselves. Those opportunities will be missed if I’m trying to win a butt hurt contest in social media over US politics.


It might seem like it to you or you are merely trying to mischaracterize my points in an effort to suppress my points of view to conflict with your modus operandi.

“Spoken like a true troll” is what your quoted post, and for that matter, what many of your other posts sound like.

My hope is you will eventually “Take a walk on the wild side”, and explore the outside world. Maybe then will you will have a better perspective on the world out there and become more balanced. Although you may not initiate such healthy change on your own, there is always a chance your significant other, if have one, kicks you out of the basement, so to speak. If you are a disabled vet, I salute you and thank you for your service!

I didn't read more than 15 words before I realized you are just a piece of shit. A waste of a human being. So fuck off loser.

 

[FortuneTeller]

I also believe people should not loot, commit arson, assault people, or engage in intimidation as a form of protest. Ok, a bit of a false equivalence, but there are certain types of behavior that indicate someone’s psychological health is questionable. For example, someone greets you and you ignore them, you display indifference or even joy when someone gets hurt, you continually lie in an effort to make a point or points, and yes, posting new political threads on Christmas Day is also a solid indicator that something is off, potentially seriously off, with that poster. I haven’t bothered to look it up, but it does appear you created a bunch of new posts on Christmas Day. All likely garbage as fitting with your apparent mental capacity and seemingly monochromatic emotional state.


You are characterizing my opinion that people who post new US political threads on Christmas Day are unbalanced as “Trying to control people”? Why? As an attempted form of control imposed by yourself to discourage others from voicing their opinions that you find uncomfortable?


You are attempting to broaden what I’m saying so you can more easily attack my premise that certain posting habits are indicative of unbalance. By the way, I have in no way said my posting patterns, especially a few weeks ago, was balanced. In fact, my posting was very imbalanced. I am getting better now and am on the verge of leading a more positive and productive life, as correlated with the less time I’ve been spending on social media recently. I encourage you to consider you do the same.


Your term “Marveling” might be a stretch, but you this post of yours is indeed impressive relative to my expectations of you. Certainly worth more than spending 3 minutes on it.


Sure there are plausible explanations that starting new threads on US politics on Christmas Day is not a sign of mental disease. Perhaps you are a wheelchair bound, highly decorated US veteran who is stuck in a long term medical care facility because of ongoing health issues who has little time for anything else. If that is the case with you, I will not hold it against you and you posting patterns.


The point I was insinuating was that people who post intensely, for a time period approaching or exceeding a typical work shift, are either paid trolls directly or indirectly by a political organization or have mental health issues. Again, I don’t exclude myself from this metric.


Yes, I had a hard time with my social media addiction. The key for me was to get engaged with more productive activities, such as learning Python and doing comprehensive back testing on my many trading ideas. Further, as Covid begins to go into the background and a new era of political thinking goes into the foreground, different opportunities may present themselves. Those opportunities will be missed if I’m trying to win a butt hurt contest in social media over US politics.


It might seem like it to you or you are merely trying to mischaracterize my points in an effort to suppress my points of view to conflict with your modus operandi.

“Spoken like a true troll” is what your quoted post, and for that matter, what many of your other posts sound like.

My hope is you will eventually “Take a walk on the wild side”, and explore the outside world. Maybe then will you will have a better perspective on the world out there and become more balanced. Although you may not initiate such healthy change on your own, there is always a chance your significant other, if have one, kicks you out of the basement, so to speak. If you are a disabled vet, I salute you and thank you for your service!

The real question here is:

Why are you sucking up to Bugenhagen? You guys live together or something?

 

[BeautifulStranger]

I didn't read more than 15 words before I realized you are just a piece of shit. A waste of a human being. So fuck off loser.

A bit sensitive this fine evening, are we? In a way, you will get your request / demand / order as my posting frequency is going way down, especially in regards to politics.

Do you even know what you are trying to achieve by posting your garbage?

Think about it.

Good luck.

 

[FortuneTeller]

A bit sensitive this fine evening, are we? In a way, you will get your request / demand / order as my posting frequency is going way down, especially in regards to politics.

Do you even know what you are trying to achieve by posting your garbage?

Think about it.

Good luck.

I thought I told you to fuck off.

And why is your name so damn gay sounding.

 

[BeautifulStranger]

The real question here is:

Why are you sucking up to Bugenhagen? You guys live together or something?

I merely feel a certain kind of kinship with certain types of nutjobs! Just kidding, Mr. Bugenhagen!

Seriously, Bugenhagen has more intelligence, knowledge, and depth of character than you do. I wouldn’t otherwise hold it against you, but you are so vocal with so little content and you don’t even seem to try to improve.

Again, before you post, please consider your audience, try to anticipate how they may receive your content, and have either a specific or at least an implied action you want your reader to take. If you do these simple steps, you will reduce the noise of useless posts and increase your credibility.

You do want more credibility, don’t you?

Good luck.

 

[FortuneTeller]

I merely feel a certain kind of kinship with certain types of nutjobs! Just kidding, Mr. Bugenhagen!

Seriously, Bugenhagen has more intelligence, knowledge, and depth of character than you do. I wouldn’t otherwise hold it against you, but you are so vocal with so little content and you don’t even seem to try to improve.

Again, before you post, please consider your audience, try to anticipate how they may receive your content, and have either a specific or at least an implied action you want your reader to take. If you do these simple steps, you will reduce the noise of useless posts and increase your credibility.

You do want more credibility, don’t you?

Good luck.

You sound just like Bugenhagen. You are probably one of his other nicks.

So he is talking to himself in this thread. How funny of you Boogie Man.