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When Cruz Makes His Move, Watch Out

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by MojoMan, Nov 24, 2015.

  1. Sweet Lou 4 2

    Sweet Lou 4 2 Contributing Member
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    They didn't publish results of minorities but I am sure they are very high levels. I don't think inherent bias is dumbed down racism - it's a real and serious issue and has a massive impact on people's lives.

    It's unfortunate you toss things out because they are staggering or against what you believe. This isn't something I am pulling out of my arse - there's strong data behind it.

    Take the test yourself and see how you score...

    https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
     
  2. A_3PO

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    If you are certain minorities and whites of all stripes are also biased at "very high levels", why do you single out 50% conservatives as being racist?
     
  3. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    Because studies show that conservative states tend to have the highest inherent racial bias as a group.

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    and this one shows that 50% of fox news viewers think black people are lazy:

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    And they both run on their respective populist agendas which I stated.
     
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    ideologues are inspiring
    demagogues are terrifying

    see the difference?
     
  6. dmoneybangbang

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    I get where you are trying to go with it but Trump and Obama both ran/are running on a populist platform. Obama certainly used the left's and moderates' bias and prejudices on his Hope and Change platform.

    Demagogues:

    a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.

    Look I think Obama is a better person/candidate and doesn't appeal to xenophobia, but populism is populism.
     
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    Congrats to Cruz for being the only Republican presidential candidate to respond to a domestic terror attack.
     
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    As opposed to calling it workplace violence right?
     
  9. MojoMan

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    That is what the left tried to re-characterize the Fort Hood radical Islamic terrorist's murderous rampage as, wasn't it?

    After they had initially formed up into one of their online lynch mobs and blamed it, prematurely again, on a Tea Party terrorist - which to this day is still harder to find than an actual sighting of 'bigfoot'.
     
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    Not sure if you are aware of what a lynch mob is, but they didn't hang guys that looked like this:

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    When you make Hillary Clinton appear sincere and concerned by comparison, you are definitely doing it wrong.
     
  12. Bobbythegreat

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    Learn some history you ignorant wretch the term lynching comes from revolutionary times when suspected loyalists were rounded up and "tried" without real legal authority by Colonel Charles Lynch and other militia officers. The original term also had nothing to do with hanging in that there was no evidence that Lynch ever had anyone hung.

    So could that guy look like some 18th century Virginia loyalist? Sure, why not?
     
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    It's already been made clear here I don't know what a patriot is, or how real patriots are supposed to raid a PP clinic. ;)

    Edit: But I'd be expecting a powdered wig or at least a tri-cornered hat if he was from 18th Century Virginia.
     
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    Totally fair, but they take your wig and hat away when you get arrested :p
     
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    I have a moderate preference for African American children.... Good to know.
     
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    Speaking of Ted Cruz...

    Press release bragging about getting the endorsement of Troy Newman:

    https://www.tedcruz.org/news/troy-newman-activist-behind-planned-parenthood-videos-endorses-ted-cruz/

    This Troy Newman:

     
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    Well, the good thing about Newman is that President Cruz can fill two top advisory positions with one person: economic and scientific.

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    http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2015/11/30/in-iowa-ted-cruz-pushes-for-99-counties/

    In Iowa, Ted Cruz pushes for 99 counties

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    for size

    Ted Cruz is going 'full Grassley'!
     

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