Jun 21, 2021 I don’t follow a lot of Joe Rogan’s stuff but from what I’ve seen/read/heard, I genuinely don’t believe he has very many concrete political opinions. A lot of the things he says I feel like are subject to change. Meaning he’s most definitely not an ideologue (which a vast majority of the country aren’t so not too surprising) but he’s also not partisan. People tend to view that as a “good” thing because he “sees both sides” & appears “fair.” In reality, it probably means 1) he doesn’t care about a lot of the things he talks about & 2) he doesn’t know what he’s talking about a lot of the time. If Donald Trump were a podcaster, him & Rogan would probably be very similar. As for the left eating themselves/maintaining these purity tests; I do think that’s stupid. I’ve been vocal about that for a long time now but it’s nothing new. They get so tied up in their own morality & ethics that they don’t leave any room for politics. They refuse to recognize that in a multicultural democracy, you’re sometimes going to have to play ball with people that don’t 100% agree with you on everything.
Jun 25, 2021 I do think more pushback on certain s--- is necessary but he seems pretty mild to me. I don't care much for people shi--ing on him for giving someone a platform, he should give everyone he wants to a platform good or bad. Also he see's the world from his POV clearly so I can understand his take on the police thing, although I kind of disagree. He's constantly being put in articles that mislead his perspective, anyone that watches him I think can mostly see that.
Jun 28, 2021 I spoke to her the other day. My first concern is that she was good and focused on the prize and not the distractions. As far as politics, i think this happens way more than we know. It's only now and recently its easier to record and catch someone saying something that they shouldn't be saying. I know she's got some major legal stuff pending towards the situation, but I know she'll let everyone know what's going on when it's time. She's got a good support team behind her.
Jun 30, 2021 Really interesting paper touching on the history of how far-right extremist groups utilize symbols of femininity/womanhood & innocence to recruit & justify violence against people of color. This was very common in the United States during Jim Crow with Black men being depicted as savages that r--- [white] women. You see another iteration of that with far right groups today falsely labeling political leaders as “pedophiles” or “ child sex traffickers” (think: Pizzagate, QAnon, etc.). extreme weather events caused by climate change reinforce opinions of those who are already concerned about climate change but don’t move the needle for those who are not concerned. conservatives in the U.S. are more inclined toward right-wing authoritarianism than conservatives in other western countries. women politicians can express their emotions more freely without repercussions while men politicians face repercussions for not being masculine or “manly” enough. Def one of my fav papers I’ve read recently: the opening of adult entertainment establishments in NYC reduced sex crimes in that area! Perpetrators of these crimes frequented these facilities instead of committing sex crimes.
Aug 13, 2021 WaPo’s MonkeyCage is a great place to read about new relevant political science research. This piece touches on U.S. failures in Afghanistan to establish a strong military—largely due to over reliance on persuasion tactics. Often times, foreign leaders do not take U.S. military advisers advice which lead to fragile/weak militaries. A lot of research suggests the U.S. should leverage its military aid in effort to get its allies to comply more with their advice. if the U.S. wants to get serious about reducing green house gas emissions, we need to look at strongly expanding nuclear power, not just renewable energy. @Captain Awesome AKA Papa i remember you saying you were interested in research on energy policy. Public opinion continues to drift further to the left, peaking in 2020. religious people are more gullible/likely to fall for conspiracy theories. police officers engage with black men more aggressively than white men. highlighting the benefits of progressive policies for racial minorities reduces overall support for said policy.
Aug 13, 2021 @Enigma I couldn’t agree more about the need to expand nuclear energy! Wind and solar have a place but to power the ENTIRE grid…….idk. Can’t help but think oil companies are part of the reason nuclear energy never took off here like in other countries.
Aug 13, 2021 There’s always seemed to be an underlying fear with nuclear power given disasters like Chernobyl but advancements in technology have drastically reduced risks of something like that happening again. That fear is still there though & allies of both renewable energy & oil/gas pump up that fear. Nuclear power is undoubtedly a necessity moving forward though.
Jun 8, 2022 Bring this thread back to life: money incentive improves voter turnout building high density multi-family housing reduces green house gas emissions media spotlight on a mass shooter increases the likelihood that event will inspire a future mass shooter. police frequently manipulate or withhold their own data (arrests; political involved shootings; people killed by police etc.) air pollution leads to lower student test scores the more Republican a neighborhood was, the less likely they were to wear a mask during the pandemic Immigrants who come to the U.S. tend to be job creators & not job takers. Democrats have far more trust in science than independents & republicans.
Jun 8, 2022 I’m going to destroy this thread, after work. Lucky slyk took my extra posting rights, or you would be on probation in political threads. Especially around election time.
Jun 8, 2022 Because of you purposely working me up from that Putin post, I changed one banner and felt a full wrath of consequences for it. Once my vyvanse script gets covered, I’ll be back to end this s---. Don’t have the energy atm to beef politics.
Jun 10, 2022 I find it hard to believe it took even you this long to realize this. Call me a cynic, but could it be that you just want to whitewash these events from Biden's America?
Jun 11, 2022 No dummy, I'm saying the only reason you're taking this tack now is because the current president is a Democrat, not because you suddenly had an epiphany (again, giving you some credit for intelligence). While Trump was president you never missed a chance to talk about the latest mass shooting, especially if it was racially motivated because you wanted to believe they were specific to Trump's America. You would have 100% made a thread on the Buffalo shooter if he were still in office.
Jun 11, 2022 I was literally one of the most active posters in the Uvalde shooter thread lol. Wtf are you talking about? Racial violence has always happened in the U.S.—since long before Trump. I believe he exacerbated many of those issues but by no means was he the stem of them.
Jun 20, 2022 Teaching children about racism improves race relations & empowers children of color to be more politically engaged while also making white children more concerned about racism & appreciate the contributions of people of color. There is increasing support for political violence but not all political violence is equal. We all support political violence to some extent but those who suppose extreme forms of political violence (killing members of another political party) are few. simultaneously: who supports political violence? conspiratorial thinking, white identity, authoritarianism etc. are all predictors of support for said violence.
