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"Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" is an early study of crowd psychology by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay.Noted (by MacKay) as long ago as 1841 to as recently as last...
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ellenaaa wrote:"Noted (by MacKay) as long ago as 1841 to as recently as last night in Dallas, the abilities of some astonishingly unlikely characters to command and empty the wallets of large masses...
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ellenaaa wrote:"Noted (by MacKay) as long ago as 1841 to as recently as last night in Dallas, the abilities of some astonishingly unlikely characters to command and empty the wallets of large masses...
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WTF??? You have got to be kidding. Seriously? I can't believe it. Both of y'all, kdag and bakkagirl, have posted plenty here. How is it you've not been disabused by the many erudite and articulate...
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Ellen,My response did not relate to "orange asshole" so much as ideological myopia I have experienced in the progressive left echo-chambers that seem to control my field.I will give you an example of...
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Oh Lordy. Don't know even where to begin here. I'm reluctant to start. As I've asked more than a few of my "conservative" friends, "When can this stop being about Hillary?" I'm guessing you're aware...
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If it would make you feel better, I am happy to throw in Obama, and the rest of that atrocious party.
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ellenaaa,I have always been socially liberal and fiscally moderate. I was a lifelong Democrat, but from my point of view, the left has gone insane. The Democratic party, as I knew it, no longer...
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Thanks for this advice. It is quite easy to "put down the Kool-Aid" because I am not a believer in the Jonestown narrative. Was living in S.F. at the time of that incident, and the Moscone/Milk...
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Yeah, 'cause all the blind followers are on the right, right?[youtu.be]Enough said.
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I am stunned by the faulty logic, bad reasoning, cook-book "talking points," (But her e-mails!!!"), self-righteous deductions and sad conclusions of what I've read here from kdag and bakkagirl. For...
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ellenaaa,While I dislike, (or at least disagree on many points with), most of the Republicans, I haven't seen you address any of the problems that I have pointed out in regards to the Democrats. Not...
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Trump doesn't have any character to assassinate.What do you not get about "whataboutism?" "What about the emails???" You want "Fair & Balanced?" Keep watching Fox.Don't confuse the Republican...
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You're the one obsessed with Hillary's emails. I haven't mentioned them once.I don't have to conflate socialism with anything to not want socialism. The left is gradually removing property rights....
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You wrote:"Have you no recognition of the number of serious authors, historians, journalists, and commentators who have likened the Trump phenomenon to a cult since the beginning of this idiot's...
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bakkagirl wrote:"...I would say that members of these groups tend to be issue-oriented, and will examine Trump's positions and policies on that basis; will approve of, or reject on that basis, as...
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ellenaaa wrote:"Say, how are your members feeling about the most recent "policies" involving pulling the rug out from under the Kurds."Apparently they've reached an agreement that both the Kurds and...
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bakkagirl wrote:"...Yes, I am aware of these 'serious' commentators, and just worked through a Robert J. Lifton series on Trump, narcissism, and authoritarian behavior. The same cant has been coming...
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