**** Elections thread *****

[Poopadoop]

This is a fantastic example of showing how the media has changed perceptions. The Trump side has been incredibly peaceful compared to the Clinton side, yet people widely and wrongly believe that there is a greater threat of intimidation and violence from the Trump side.

What makes you think the media makes up my mind for me? I argued this based on what Trump said and based on the kind of people who support him (NRA types). In my view this combination creates the perfect recipe for voter intimidation. Not only that, I suspect it may be a deliberate tactic Trump is using.

It's also possible it's only a coincidence that he's so narcissistic he can't believe he will lose a fair fight and that his supporters happen to be pro-gun types.

It's also possible no voter intimidation will happen at all. But it seems a lot more likely now thanks to Trump.

[wufwugy]

What makes you think the media makes up my mind for me? I argued this based on what Trump said and based on the kind of people who support him (NRA types).

I'm telling you, it's the media, man. "NRA types" are nothing like what the media has indoctrinated people to think they are.

I certainly don't like to accuse people of not thinking for themselves, but what I will say is that even I know that I don't think for myself as much as I'd like to think. The indoctrination we've gotten from the media and intelligentsia (intended and unintended) are so fundamental that they look like basic common sense. A great example of this is how most people thought Trump was being racist when he talked about Mexicans or Islam. Yeah, it's racist to talk about two things that aren't even a race. Some srs smrt braining we going on.

What I am suggesting is the idea that the idea that people can use their rational minds to evaluate Trump as dangerous is in fact using their irrational minds. Coincidentally, Adams recently blogged on this.

http://blog.dilbert.com/post/1521158...us-the-monster