Can you believe it, MAGA has more in common with the Taliban and Russian neo-nazis than being American? At least, their platform reflects an obvious roadmap to these destinations.

Golly that’s awfully convenient that you’re defining the narrow parameter of your response; for when we widen the scope the entire argument collapses. I wonder why those two questions are so difficult for you to answer…

But sure, by your logic since gender and name are chosen, then they are fair game to cast prejudice and stereotype, yes? Of course not. But then that applies to anything that is chosen. Where you live, your religion, career, etc. Fundamental to your prejudice isn’t the matter of choice, but the statistical fallacy that is over-generalizing all within a group.

You already said that. Your deflections suggest I have you in perpetual check.

You think discrimination and stereotyping only applies to race? People choose their identity by name and gender — does that make it okay to cast prejudice against those?

You have a demonstrable case of cognitive dissonance if you don’t recognize the double-standard above.

By the way, I thought you were finished?

That’s a fair point. Considering I recently explained to someone else recently that at this 11th hour before the election we can’t expect to shift public opinion on the issues, merely carve the largest coalition out of where the electorate stands at present, then I guess I’ll eat my words. Hopefully this narrative gains traction over the next “activist” cycle where we attempt to actually influence public opinion following the election.

Republican inroads with the Hispanic population is sad. It seemed to initially begin out of Cuban expats, but now their rhetoric has picked up with the southwest population. So sad to see, for there is so much misinformation that they’re ultimately kicking the ladder out from behind their own (or parents, grandparents’) journeys.

Then:

• Is Eugene Goodman a bastard?

• No Law enforcement should exist and should be abolished tomorrow?

Edit: Ah, not quite as quick to respond this time. I wonder why… Do you see the checkmate in 2 moves?

Is it morally right to judge negatively the person merely based on the profession they choose?

Just as it’s not right to judge the person based on what identity they choose to subscribe to? After all, if everyone is free to identify as who they want, why suddenly is your career a vector from which you’re allowed to sling mud at the person, and not even based on that individual but merely because of being a part of the group?

So, is Eugene Goodman a bastard?

No, clearly you’re misunderstanding. Clearly we related that entire group by where they lived and the cultural community from which they reside: the inner-city. Many statistics identify this population of, “the inner-city.”

You’re utilizing a classic example of profiling and stereotyping by judging all based on a grouping of… Ethnicity, religion, region, profession – It doesn’t matter the what, what matters is the statistical fallacy you employ to advance your prejudice.

So are all cops bastards? No. It’s a simple question with a simple answer. Even MCAB would make far more sense.

I have a sneaking suspicion I understand the issue more throughly than you do, so let’s just put aside that condescension-card pissing-contest, shall we? How about we just begin with resorting to less obvious logical fallacies?

And thank you. You as well.

I wish Democrats at the convention would’ve made the fact loud and clear that without undocumented immigrants, grocery prices would soar. In fact in every respect, these immigrants have a net-positive contribution to our economy while committing less crime than white American citizens.

Exactly. Both examples utilize the same fallacy that racists use. Thank you for proving my point.

Since you’re just making straw-men in bad faith, I figure I might as well do the same. See how this works?

So one set of cops who are all cops, and an unrelated set of people where the only defining factor is race.

Right. Its a racist, nonsensical argument from the start, that isn’t remotely comparable.

I’ll ask you to try again and re-analyze and consider more from my perspective what you believe I’m actually trying to say as opposed to crafting a straw-man. At the moment, it seems you’re intentionally trying. I’m hoping your comprehension is not this poor, because if it is then there is no point in progressing further.

Clearly dismissive, but not from a position of substance. Awfully bad-faith, and the lack of substantive rebuttal reinforces that I’m making a good albeit uncomfortable point.

Naturally in my example, the inner-city gang are the bad cops and the inner-city family and community leaders trying to make a difference are the “good cops” who just can’t seem to budge the numbers. If we were to use the logic applied by ACAB, then it’s all futile and any attempt at cultural change is pointless because change hasn’t occurred yet or fast enough.

I think they are quite comparable. Both rely on a) an extremely obvious misrepresentation of the root of the problem, and b) a fallacious stereotyping of a group based on a subset of the population.

I feel that by discrete logic, I only need to provide one single example that you deflect in order to prove that not all are bastards. If 1 of the population != bastard; then not all are bastards. Period.

Understand that I make the following claim only to prove the fallacy in both: Racists will utilize this exact same argument — and HAVE with me — that the “bad apples” of inner-city gang violence leads to the fact that the entire culture is shit because even the “good apples,” don’t have enough clout to change the tide.

And yet, while true that crime is higher in these areas, it skirts the big picture as to the why, which in the case of inner-city violence it revolves around trans-generational discrimination, poor education, and simply population density — and similarly the WHY of cops having predominantly shitty cultures revolves around bigger issues and not so much the, “good cop didn’t stand up enough to the bad cops” I suspect.

The problem is you can criticize the wider problem of poor policing and demand massive reforms and cultural shifts without applying needless stereotypes cast on those who are trying to make a difference in the culture — simply because the “good” cops do not always out-number the bad cops in districts. So under this “ACAB” movement, it tends to have the opposite effect and lead to people who might be good cops to steer away from that career because they know they’ll just be listed as another bastard because they didn’t fight hard enough against the cultural shift… So ultimately, where does change reasonably, practically begin?

Sorry I don’t really buy that logic since some shithead right-winger bigot could just say a trans person can stop being an oppressed minority the moment they stop taking their hormone medications.

At the end of the day, the exact same sort of fallacious logic persists: A judgment of all within a population based on the perceptions of a subset of that population.

Logically, if I prove merely one cop is a good person, then the claim of all is simply wrong.

has transformed perceptions of a war that many believed was moving slowly but surely toward an inevitable Russian victory.

I’m sorry, what the fuck? Who had those perceptions? Russia has been hemorrhaging losses and after years is still only around 18% of territory captured with +/- 1% shifts … A far fucking cry from the 3 day to 2-week operation to seize all of Ukraine that Russia thought they could easily do.

So how the fuck could victory seem inevitable when Russia’s economy is in the tank, they are in no way better off than they were pre-invasion, and Ukraine is far closer to their goal than Russia is to theirs?

What is the meaning behind all cops are bastards, really?

• Are we utilizing an identical equivalent to racial stereotypes?

• Were the Capitol Police who defended against these insurrectionists bastards? For example, Eugene Goodman who routed the mob away?

• If anything, wouldn’t this almost invoke a self-fulfilling prophecy?

• Are all cops bastards, or are only certain police cultures bastards? For example I’ve seen comparative documentaries of cops in other countries from Norway to Canada and not all cops are of the same quality.

So as much as it feels that way sometimes, not all cops are bastards. But if you give cops shit wage and shit training and low pay you’re going to attract more scum, absolutely. To be a Registered Nurse, for instance, requires far more education, testing, continued education, etc. And they’re paid better. As a result, the median quality is much higher.

Haley trying the Lindsey Graham approach to making her convictions as solid as water and just saying whatever is expedient for the moment.

… And oh look at that, both from SC.

Both Susan Rice and Samantha Power make her foreign policy experience look like a joke.

You’re not wrong. Please continue to spread the word with everyone you know.

Feeling like you’re always voting strategically, feeling like your vote doesn’t matter especially in a deep red or blue state, or so much money in politics… Campaign finance / election reform is the number one issue.

There needs to be a growing grassroots movement state by state to push for a new Constitutional Amendment.

Big doubt. But no matter what, I’m either correct, or it’s sad.