Jim Henderson 1 Posted October 22 Report Share Posted October 22 Stephen, thanks for the book recommendation. Wilentz has written some thoughtful historical tomes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 153 Posted October 22 Author Report Share Posted October 22 In this new episode we look at parasomnias like sleepwalking. What causes them and how are they related to dreams and memory and evolution? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 153 Posted October 26 Author Report Share Posted October 26 We have a guest this time! Lev and I talk with an advocate of Critical Race Theory who believes America was founded on white supremacy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 153 Posted November 2 Author Report Share Posted November 2 Here's a short episode, only 13 minutes long, on Trump Derangement Syndrome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Easy Truth 61 Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 9 hours ago, MisterSwig said: on Trump Derangement Syndrome Once the emotions die down we may be able to determine if the "desperate emotions" (on both sides) had any validity. Will the negative feelings toward Trump or Biden correspond to what would have happened. Time will tell. It's too early to determine because too much emotional intensity right now blinds a person to the truth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 153 Posted November 3 Author Report Share Posted November 3 7 hours ago, Easy Truth said: It's too early to determine because too much emotional intensity right now blinds a person to the truth. This might be literally true. If our crow epistemology allows only so much information to be in focal awareness, then an emotional reaction will push out some awareness of reality and make it harder to think rationally about what's really going on in the world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpookyKitty 26 Posted November 6 Report Share Posted November 6 Cool! How the hell did I miss this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eiuol 427 Posted November 10 Report Share Posted November 10 On 11/6/2020 at 12:12 AM, SpookyKitty said: Cool! How the hell did I miss this? Definitely leave a comment on what you think once you listen to an episode! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 153 Posted November 10 Author Report Share Posted November 10 Should mail-in ballots be used in elections? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Easy Truth 61 Posted November 10 Report Share Posted November 10 I think you'll have to finish off the video in writing because you will have to 1. Identify "who should vote" 2. Identify how you will identify them You touched on it, but it still is left as a complaint i.e. "voting by mail is too problematic". One thing you have to take into consideration is that the (2020) voting that brought in a Democrat President also brought in a Republican Congress so one can make the argument that it worked. If it was rigged, then one would expect both president and congress to go in one direction since the same system of voting was used in both cases. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tadmjones 45 Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 Voter fraud isn’t nearly as detrimental to the institutions of a republic as is counter fraud. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 153 Posted November 11 Author Report Share Posted November 11 Easy Truth, I actually cut about ten minutes of us discussing that stuff, but my performance didn't meet a minimum standard for publication. It was a rather impromptu/brainstormy discussion and I need more time to think about the details and present a decent case for raising the requirements of voting and verifying eligible voters. My general view is that the voting age needs to be higher and voting by mail needs to be severely limited. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 153 Posted November 11 Author Report Share Posted November 11 13 hours ago, tadmjones said: Voter fraud isn’t nearly as detrimental to the institutions of a republic as is counter fraud. Is there much counter fraud? I hear about counting "glitches" but not fraud. And I believe that viral video of the woman filling in ballots was showing the duplication process for unreadable ballots. So we need to be careful about judging these videos. Just like with the George Floyd video, just because you see something happening with your own eyes doesn't mean you understand what's happening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tadmjones 45 Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 The precinct 'bosses' , those that fill the staff positions at canvassing and counting facilities are reliably 'above board' , and or not in a position to manipulate tallies ? Daley did nothing for JFK? LBJ had no sway in TX? Cheating is endemic 'everybody' does it, it rarely gets called because those who rely on it need it later too. Only a brash , no holds barred type would even think of using it as leverage in a negotiation. Do you think we need systems of voter verification in order to stop individual voters from casting improper ballots? I think the political class engineers systems in order to prioritize the ability to manipulate voter counts in manner that would be very hard to prove legalistically. But then again I'm cynical and jaded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 153 Posted November 17 Author Report Share Posted November 17 Alright, QAnons, tell us why we're wrong! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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