Originally posted by: MisterPicture
Dude, are you a parody account?
No, I am a realist. To help you understand this concept - What does it mean to be a realist? : a person who recognizes what is real or possible in a particular situation
Originally posted by: MisterPicture
Dude, are you a parody account?
No, I am a realist. To help you understand this concept - What does it mean to be a realist? : a person who recognizes what is real or possible in a particular situation
Originally posted by: David Miller
No, I am a realist. To help you understand this concept - What does it mean to be a realist? : a person who recognizes what is real or possible in a particular situation
What do you call a person who stridently demands something from others but refuses to do it himself?
What do you call someone too stupid to perform a basic Google search?
Millerscum!
Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
What do you call a person who stridently demands something from others but refuses to do it himself?
What do you call someone too stupid to perform a basic Google search?
Millerscum!
Check my postings - I provide a link to each one that is actual news.
Originally posted by: David Miller
Check my postings - I provide a link to each one that is actual news.
No, you don't, as shown earlier in this thread.
When you're shown up, David, you should give up.
OK, I see what David is looking for, we can either provide proof with a link or we can use the "everyone knows" proof, which does hold up in a court of law, which is nice.
Here's David's proof, the "everyone knows" proof, which I also understand is better than a scientific study.
(1) All rational, sane people, here and throughout the world, know that the DemocRats ,Twitter, and the corrupt lying media conspired and lied to Americans about President Trump.
Yea, MAGA loves the "everyone knows"argument, most of the time that's all they have.
But, seriously, David, can you post a link proving Biden is using drugs, I find that very interesting.
Originally posted by: MaxFlavor
OK, I see what David is looking for, we can either provide proof with a link or we can use the "everyone knows" proof, which does hold up in a court of law, which is nice.
Here's David's proof, the "everyone knows" proof, which I also understand is better than a scientific study.
(1) All rational, sane people, here and throughout the world, know that the DemocRats ,Twitter, and the corrupt lying media conspired and lied to Americans about President Trump.
Yea, MAGA loves the "everyone knows"argument, most of the time that's all they have.
But, seriously, David, can you post a link proving Biden is using drugs, I find that very interesting.
Man, I bet Jill wishes Joe was on PED's. Gotta love how RepubliCANTs jump on the bandwagon when their hero makes an outlandish statement.....
Trump- "Joe Biden is on drugs."
The RepubliCANT herd- "Joe Biden is on drugs."
The sane population- "Where's the proof, please provide a link?"
The RepubliCANT herd- "We don't need proof. Trump says it, so it has to be true."
Max is right about the "everyone knows" argument, that's a historical classic. Common sense is more important than proof. "Of course the moon landing was a hoax, it's obvious that you can't go to the moon." "Of course the earth is flat, just look." "Of course the Jews are the source of all our problems, just look at what's become of Germany." Be very careful.
Well I have to add my thoughts about language. "Using drugs" has a different connotation in most peoples' minds than 'taking drugs' (no I have no data, just 77 years of living). Most of us by Biden's age (myself included) 'take drugs' of some sort to mitigate one or more of those lovely effects of growing older.
Words are powerful, especially when misused.
Candy
Originally posted by: O2bnVegas
Well I have to add my thoughts about language. "Using drugs" has a different connotation in most peoples' minds than 'taking drugs' (no I have no data, just 77 years of living). Most of us by Biden's age (myself included) 'take drugs' of some sort to mitigate one or more of those lovely effects of growing older.
Words are powerful, especially when misused.
Candy
Actually, the more pejorative term is the word "drugs" itself. "Medication" sounds better, more objective/clinical; "medications" is actually worse-sounding because it implies that the individual is taking multiple medications and is therefore in greater trouble than otherwise. You can then make THAT more pejorative by shortening it to "meds," which is more dismissive and derisive.
Let me give you another example of how language can be used to subtly distort a message. Surely you've heard the recent RepubliQ bleats about Critical Race Thoery, or CRT; several RepubliQ politicians have gotten their butts elected solely by complaining about it. 99% of them, as well as the general public, don't even know what it actually is. The phrase most commonly used is "teaching CRT," as in "teaching (our precious little lambs) CRT." The distortion is that the proper phrase should be "teaching (them) ABOUT CRT." Of course, the reality is that CRT isn't even mentioned until the college level. Furthermore, it's a quite credible and rather innocuous social theory, nothing more. But by shortening it to an inaccurate catch phrase, "teaching CRT" becomes a RepubliQ buzzword and a rallying cry.
But let's cut to the chase. If either Biden or Trump will be "taking drugs" to prepare for the debate...so goddamn what? What would it prove if they were? That they need to make sure that their minds are as clear and sharp as possible, with the media avidly poised to leap onto every stutter, hesitation, misstep, or misspoken word? I wouldn't blame eother of them if they wanted to put on the best face possible. They're not going to be or say anything out of character or contrary to their already-stated positions, "drugs" or no "drugs."