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Odin2005

(53,521 posts)
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 12:42 AM Feb 2016

Growing up we Millennials were taught the dangers of peer pressure.

And thus when Clinton supporters tells us to blindly believe lies and BS just because they were said by a "respected and revered person" we roll our eyes and remember how we were told "if that person wants you to jump off a cliff would you do it?" to show how stupid blind deference is.

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Growing up we Millennials were taught the dangers of peer pressure. (Original Post) Odin2005 Feb 2016 OP
Who(m)ever taught you that failed to mention context and nuance, or maybe you just failed to grasp Hoyt Feb 2016 #1
Yeah The Nerve noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #4
Just the opposite, the education system is turning out gullible people who don't Hoyt Feb 2016 #5
is it your ability to think for yourself that allows you to live with the embarrassing falsehoods... virtualobserver Feb 2016 #7
Or to not believe the promises Sanders knows he can't keep, but Hoyt Feb 2016 #8
if he can win, he can keep the promises.... virtualobserver Feb 2016 #9
They seem to not understand that point. Fearless Feb 2016 #16
Interesting Comment noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #17
you mean "its failures" Spider Jerusalem Feb 2016 #14
Thanks. You can always tell someone with nothing to add when they start correcting Hoyt Feb 2016 #18
And it's "grammar" Spider Jerusalem Feb 2016 #19
Keep reading pointing at each word. Hoyt Feb 2016 #20
Hey. It's not like we're trying to get you to eat your vegetables. LuvLoogie Feb 2016 #2
Yes this is how both parties have come to operate. Lie and bully people into voting liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #3
but millennials are the MOST totally cohesive voting block -solidly behind Bernie. bettyellen Feb 2016 #6
Too many had better things to do with their time rather oasis Feb 2016 #10
because GOTV is too "establishment" or something? I feel like this whole thing has had the net bettyellen Feb 2016 #11
We are told every election period "this is the most important election". oasis Feb 2016 #12
I am hoping people actually make the connection about SC justices and money in politics now..... bettyellen Feb 2016 #13
After handing Bush the election in 2000, Scalia owed us something. oasis Feb 2016 #15
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
1. Who(m)ever taught you that failed to mention context and nuance, or maybe you just failed to grasp
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 12:58 AM
Feb 2016

the rest. I do support revamping our education system. It's failures are quite apparent this election.

noretreatnosurrender

(1,890 posts)
4. Yeah The Nerve
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:18 AM
Feb 2016

of them to think for themselves. How dare they. Let's revamp that education system because it's just not turning out enough lock step thinkers.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
5. Just the opposite, the education system is turning out gullible people who don't
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:23 AM
Feb 2016

think for themselves.

 

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)
7. is it your ability to think for yourself that allows you to live with the embarrassing falsehoods...
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:44 AM
Feb 2016

spun by Team Hillary?

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
8. Or to not believe the promises Sanders knows he can't keep, but
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:48 AM
Feb 2016

believes enough suckers will follow.

 

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)
9. if he can win, he can keep the promises....
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:30 AM
Feb 2016

because his victory requires an enormous movement.

A powerful movement can radically shift policy.

So the question is not whether he will keep his promises, but whether he can form a large enough movement. If he can't, he will not win.

He said at the beginning that he didn't know if it was possible or not.

It looks more promising every day.

Fearless

(18,421 posts)
16. They seem to not understand that point.
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 03:09 AM
Feb 2016

It's very simple.

We get for which we put effort into it.

And we're all willing to fight for what is right for all people.

noretreatnosurrender

(1,890 posts)
17. Interesting Comment
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 11:52 PM
Feb 2016

Wow, that's interesting coming from someone who is supporting the establishment status quo. Hmmmm. Sounds like your "thinking" has led you to conclude that they are gullible and unable to think for themselves because they don't agree with your viewpoint, eh?

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
14. you mean "its failures"
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 03:05 AM
Feb 2016

no apostrophe; "its" is the possessive form, "it's" is a contraction if "it is" (talking of educational failures)

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
18. Thanks. You can always tell someone with nothing to add when they start correcting
Tue Feb 23, 2016, 12:05 AM
Feb 2016

grammer. Most people nowadays don't worry about that crud on informal posts. But some folks remain anal retentive.

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
19. And it's "grammar"
Tue Feb 23, 2016, 04:15 AM
Feb 2016

and what I have to add should be self-evident: it's ironic that you're talking about "education failures" when you can't even use the English language properly. Mote, beam, etcetera.

LuvLoogie

(7,011 posts)
2. Hey. It's not like we're trying to get you to eat your vegetables.
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:04 AM
Feb 2016

By all means, make up your own mind. I'll just be muddling through in blind deference.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
3. Yes this is how both parties have come to operate. Lie and bully people into voting
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:06 AM
Feb 2016

for your candidate and when turnout is low and the other party wins blame those same voters instead of looking at what the party and the candidate did wrong.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
6. but millennials are the MOST totally cohesive voting block -solidly behind Bernie.
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:33 AM
Feb 2016

So much for the peer pressure thing.

oasis

(49,389 posts)
10. Too many had better things to do with their time rather
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:35 AM
Feb 2016

than show up and caucus for Bernie in Nevada.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
11. because GOTV is too "establishment" or something? I feel like this whole thing has had the net
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:53 AM
Feb 2016

effect of making voters more cynical and disengaged. And I am very cynical but remain engaged.

oasis

(49,389 posts)
12. We are told every election period "this is the most important election".
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:58 AM
Feb 2016

Well, this one is by far the most important.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
13. I am hoping people actually make the connection about SC justices and money in politics now.....
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 03:02 AM
Feb 2016

as well as other issues that would go before the court. Because right now I still think a lot of people are
expecting our President to do it all. I hate to say Scalia had good timing, but....

oasis

(49,389 posts)
15. After handing Bush the election in 2000, Scalia owed us something.
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 03:07 AM
Feb 2016

Sadly, with 9/11, Iraq and the economic collapse, it will never be paid in full.

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