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4 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

It takes a nano-second to see Google, the owner of YouTube, gets billions in Federal subsidies.  Jesus Christ.....

Those federal subsidies are the same tax breaks that every other large corporation receives thanks to the TCJA of 2017 - I recall you were all for those at the time?

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2 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

For someone who hates politics in DT threads, you sure do post a bunch of politics in DT threads.

I'm not the one crying, claiming facism, and talking about policy/legislation because a video got deplatformed off youtube.

It's just funny how if it's right-wing it's non-political, but if anyone posts anything that wasn't from fox or gab or jack posobiec or andy ngo then it's political? 

I don't hate politics in DT threads, I hate that blacklab et al only moderate against one side in DT threads and let the rest of yall circle jerk

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2 minutes ago, Captainant said:

I'm not the one crying, claiming facism, and talking about policy/legislation because a video got deplatformed off youtube.

It's just funny how if it's right-wing it's non-political, but if anyone posts anything that wasn't from fox or gab or jack posobiec or andy ngo then it's political? 

I don't hate politics in DT threads, I hate that blacklab et al only moderate against one side in DT threads and let the rest of yall circle jerk

You're fucking up their safe space.  Panties are getting wadded. 

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11 minutes ago, Captainant said:

Those federal subsidies are the same tax breaks that every other large corporation receives thanks to the TCJA of 2017 - I recall you were all for those at the time?

Oh, so they do get subsidies.  Congratulations.  You are a moron.

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19 hours ago, gyroprotagonist said:

Seems to me that Mich did a decent job after their initial spike but ran out of steam before the vax could really be implemented.  Had a fairly flat line and then peaked in Dec.  Covid looks to have hit Mich earlier than Texas, too.  

Texas had a wave in July, then receded, then ramped up and peaked again in Jan.

Maybe Texas had more infected earlier and that number plus the vax number is giving a greater total immunity number earlier and that's why we are not spiking again?

 

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Here are the same graphs for deaths.  Deaths as a % of total population are roughly the same at ~0.17%

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Again, if deaths continue to go down and vaxes continue to go up then I have no issues with the current plan.  Some places In Texas are yolo and some are still working masks and SD.  when i get my 2nd shot i will be comfortable going out in either environment.

 

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1 minute ago, Michael Knight said:

Says the guy who blames China

You mean the virus that originated.....in China?  Or the country that still won't allow medical scientists from across the globe access to the research or data being done at the lab, or put a gag order on 100% of the medical researchers working in the area and "disappeared" those that did talk?  Yeah, what would give you that idea.....

Definitely the same thing.  Good call.  

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1 hour ago, BabaYaga said:

When a private company is aligned 100% with a certain political party and parrots out their agenda, it's no longer a "private company" when it's weaponized to silence opinions that are counter to their narrative, which is exactly what is happening.

what's your parlor username?

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I'm not the one crying, claiming facism, and talking about policy/legislation because a video got deplatformed off youtube.
It's just funny how if it's right-wing it's non-political, but if anyone posts anything that wasn't from fox or gab or jack posobiec or andy ngo then it's political? 
I don't hate politics in DT threads, I hate that blacklab et al only moderate against one side in DT threads and let the rest of yall circle jerk

So YouTube can silence professors because they’re a private platform and you’re OK with it...but you hate that Blacklab only moderates one side in DT threads even though he’s on a private platform?
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15 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

You mean the virus that originated.....in China?  Or the country that still won't allow medical scientists from across the globe access to the research or data being done at the lab, or put a gag order on 100% of the medical researchers working in the area and "disappeared" those that did talk?  Yeah, what would give you that idea.....

Definitely the same thing.  Good call.  

It's always someone else's fault.....

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When a private company is aligned 100% with a certain political party and parrots out their agenda, it's no longer a "private company" when it's weaponized to silence opinions that are counter to their narrative, which is exactly what is happening.

I don’t really have any interest in y’all’s slapfight, but if you think big tech is only in bed with one side of the aisle then you’re either willfully ignorant or profoundly stupid.
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41 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

So YouTube can silence professors because they’re a private platform and you’re OK with it...but you hate that Blacklab only moderates one side in DT threads even though he’s on a private platform?

Who said anything about hate for surly or its admins/mods? It's their site to do with as they please, I'm not gonna cry about FASCISM and CENSORSHIP because they can do what they want with their site. If I don't like it I don't have to keep posting here (or sending them tree fiddy).

But if yall want to echo unsupported and inaccurate ted cruz rhetoric about MONOPOLISTIC BIG TECH CENSORSHIP then I'm more than happy to tell you you're wrong 

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Who said anything about hate for surly or its admins/mods? It's their site to do with as they please, I'm not gonna cry about FASCISM and CENSORSHIP because they can do what they want with their site. If I don't like it I don't have to keep posting here (or sending them tree fiddy).
But if yall want to echo unsupported and inaccurate ted cruz rhetoric about MONOPOLISTIC BIG TECH CENSORSHIP then I'm more than happy to tell you you're wrong 

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9 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:


It’s covid until someone mentions Q, or resurrection. Usually the same suspects. I’d stick to the CR covid thread if I were you. It has better content

It’s crazy but it actually does and is far less contentious. Strange. 

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Stop whining and crying about my whining and crying!  MOM!   
Jesus this gets ridiculous sometimes.  

WAHHH IM 58 YEARS OLD AND BOB MODERATES DAILY TRUMPERS UNFAIRLY



*Orange man bad and desantis silenced on social media platforms* they can start their own App Store and app if they want.
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Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter. -Ism's in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, 'I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.' Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. I'd still have to bum rides off people.
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13 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

Insurrection, keep pushing your narrative  

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And these private companies are actually public carriers like phone lines and services and should be regulated as such. 

The term you're looking for is "common carrier" and no, they're not.

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When a private company is aligned 100% with a certain political party and parrots out their agenda, it's no longer a "private company" when it's weaponized to silence opinions that are counter to their narrative, which is exactly what is happening.
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3 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

The term you're looking for is "common carrier" and no, they're not.

I think maybe he thinks that when you send a tweet, a little wizard scrolls it up and shoots it on down the "twitter wire" from Point A to Point B either in the sky or underground, and then another wizard unrolls the tweet and posts it up on the other person's screen.  

I've heard a lot of arguments for why Twitter is wrong for banning Trump, but I haven'e heard the "Common Carrier" argument.  Probably because Twitter doesn't build or maintain modes of communication or transport.  

I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume he also thinks Coca-Cola is a common carrier as well.  

People that think Twitter can't ban people are common carriers of a disease...called stupidity.  And we are only now beginning to suffer its consequences.  

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Yeah I had the same thought when I read that comment. FOX/the Murdochs are more deeply integrated with a single political party than pretty much any other large corporation - most, including big tech, are willing and able to cozy up to both sides in order to protect and advance their profits, which is their only concern at the end of the day. Pretty dumb comment there, but I have no doubt it’ll be doubled down on.

And for the record, I’m all for increased regulatory scrutiny of big tech. But “YouTube hurt my feelings” isn’t a compelling argument.
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Oh, so they do get subsidies.  Congratulations.  You are a moron.
Agriculture gets subsidies. Therefore, agriculture is subject to government control. The government is the people. Therefore, agriculture is subject to the control of the people. The people have seized the means of agricultural production. Great, now you've gone and done it...
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Oh, so they do get subsidies.  Congratulations.  You are a moron.

Agriculture gets subsidies. Therefore, agriculture is subject to government control. The government is the people. Therefore, agriculture is subject to the control of the people. The people have seized the means of agricultural production. Great, now you've gone and done it...

Let the ruling farmers tremble at a potato revolution. The vegetables have nothing to lose but their stalks. They have a world to win.....;)

 

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3 hours ago, BabaYaga said:
Oh, so they do get subsidies.  Congratulations.  You are a moron.

Agriculture gets subsidies. Therefore, agriculture is subject to government control. The government is the people. Therefore, agriculture is subject to the control of the people. The people have seized the means of agricultural production. Great, now you've gone and done it...

What it he grows his own crop? 

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3 hours ago, BabaYaga said:
Oh, so they do get subsidies.  Congratulations.  You are a moron.

Agriculture gets subsidies. Therefore, agriculture is subject to government control. The government is the people. Therefore, agriculture is subject to the control of the people. The people have seized the means of agricultural production. Great, now you've gone and done it...

I get it, you like your fascist state. As they say, fascism is socialism in decay.

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17 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

As opposed to....checks notes

CNN

MSNBC

ABC

CBS

NPR

VOX

Huffington Post

PBS

I need to keep going or do you get the point?   Nor are these "social media platforms"....but you knew that already....

Thing is, only one of these things listed has consistently lied and cried about a fire in a crowded theater, which led to an attempted insurrection of our government.  The other thing is, 60 to 70 percent of us are really fucking tired of you snowflakes whining about your victimhood and how everyone else gets special treatment.  Just shut the fuck up and hug your bootstraps.

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7 minutes ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Thing is, only one of these things listed has consistently lied and cried about a fire in a crowded theater, which led to an attempted insurrection of our government.  The other thing is, 60 to 70 percent of us are really fucking tired of you snowflakes whining about your victimhood and how everyone else gets special treatment.  Just shut the fuck up and hug your bootstraps.

You don't read good....but I'm glad you got that off your chest.  

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Ok.  I just think it’s funny when people cry on a private message board on the internet that they’re being silenced and censored by another private platform on the internet, just because they can’t spout off whatever bullshit they please without consequences.   Party of personal responsibility and all.  

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16 minutes ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Thing is, only one of these things listed has consistently lied and cried about a fire in a crowded theater, which led to an attempted insurrection of our government.  The other thing is, 60 to 70 percent of us are really fucking tired of you snowflakes whining about your victimhood and how everyone else gets special treatment.  Just shut the fuck up and hug your bootstraps.

 

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Just now, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Ok.  I just think it’s funny when people cry on a private message board on the internet that they’re being silenced and censored by another private platform on the internet, just because they can’t spout off whatever bullshit they please without consequences.   Party of personal responsibility and all.  

Actually, it was a discussion about the ideocracy of some 20-something intern @ Youtube censoring scientists and epidemiologists from Harvard, Oxford, and Cambridge having a round table on the recent data pointing to whether young children even need to wear masks anymore.  How dare they question the current talking points, right?

But hey, I think that strawman is still moving, go kick the shit out of him again just to make sure.  

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