2020 General Presidential Election Thread

[beefytee]

No. What's he going to do? Force everyone to vote for Trump at gunpoint? Leer over your shoulder and make sure you vote for Trump? This isn't a central african republic.

Seems like a dismissal because of semantics. A person who is charged with enforcing the law is in fact the one breaking the law. A person entrusted with enforcement should definitely be held to a higher standard.

[UVACoug]

Interestingly, FB claimed that it "incited violence" so they not only blocked the post, but rescinded BB's commercial status on the platform. Yeesh.

The New York Times just published an article a few days ago about how The Babylon Bee uses satire to "traffic in misinformation" and "capitalize on confusion." Their example?

So this is a blog about distortions and misinformation, and one thing I’ve noticed recently is that a lot of The Babylon Bee’s most successful articles in terms of online engagement are the ones that are … less obviously satirical.

Totally. And that’s landed them in some hot water.

Like, one from the other day was called “NBA Players Wear Special Lace Collars to Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg.”

People were sharing that thinking it was real.

Yes!

They certainly play to that for virality — their best content is right on the reality-satire line.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/t...bylon-bee.html

[beefytee]

The New York Times just published an article a few days ago about how The Babylon Bee uses satire to "traffic in misinformation" and "capitalize on confusion." Their example?



https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/t...bylon-bee.html

I loved that one. I thought it was hilarious. I admit I was disappointed it wasn't real.

[falafel]

Seems like a dismissal because of semantics. A person who is charged with enforcing the law is in fact the one breaking the law. A person entrusted with enforcement should definitely be held to a higher standard.

I don't disagree with the illegality of it. The officer is breaking the Florida law. I just question how many people would actually change their vote simply due to his presence with a Trump mask. I think its likely to be negligible.

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2020 General Presidential Election Thread

This isn't a central african republic.

In large part because we don’t let armed, uniformed government employees campaign for incumbents at polling places. Why do you think the law against it exists?

[falafel]

In large part because we don’t let armed, uniformed government employees campaign for incumbents at polling places. Why do you think the law against it exists?

Right, we don't. Was someone saying we do?

[Flystripper]

Shocking that all of us white dudes don’t find a cop wearing a Trump mask at a polling location intimidating.


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[Northwestcoug]

Shocking that all of us white dudes don’t find a cop wearing a Trump mask at a polling location intimidating.


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Exactly.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Shocking that all of us white dudes don’t find a cop wearing a Trump mask at a polling location intimidating.

Haha. You beat me to it.

Falafel, I love you man but you pick some odd hills to die on.

[BlueK]

Haha. You beat me to it.

Falafel, I love you man but you pick some odd hills to die on.

"Nobody cares about Hunter Biden." Maybe what this Republican consultant and pollster is missing here is that people like Ted care and Trump's only strategy is to keep those people riled up. He's afraid if he says things that may attract non Trump fans that he'll lose some of his base. So is his core base large enough to win this time? We'll see, but I don't think it is.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-pollster-frank-luntz-trump-campaign-worst-ever.amp

[falafel]

Haha. You beat me to it.

Falafel, I love you man but you pick some odd hills to die on.

Hey, who's dying Dude? Wrong, yes, don't do it, yes, but the idea that droves of people are changing their votes because a cop is wearing a trump mask is a bit silly.

/death rant over/

[Moliere]

"Nobody cares about Hunter Biden." Maybe what this Republican consultant and pollster is missing here is that people like Ted care and Trump's only strategy is to keep those people riled up. He's afraid if he says things that may attract non Trump fans that he'll lose some of his base. So is his core base large enough to win this time? We'll see, but I don't think it is.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fox...worst-ever.amp

I agree with this. I don’t care about Hunter Biden. He’s probably corrupt and he’s a loser but I’m not voting for him. Trump obviously thought this story was a big deal and it seems like a big dud.

[Non Sequitur]

I agree with this. I don’t care about Hunter Biden. He’s probably corrupt and he’s a loser but I’m not voting for him. Trump obviously thought this story was a big deal and it seems like a big dud.

And of all the ways to attack Biden, how ironic is it that he chooses to cry scandal at the thought of politicians children trading on the family name for profit. I don't know if that's lack of self-awareness or just hubris.

[frank ryan]

The New York Times just published an article a few days ago about how The Babylon Bee uses satire to "traffic in misinformation" and "capitalize on confusion." Their example?



https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/t...bylon-bee.html

All I know is I find the BB to be something my parents might find funny. It's sad people can't recognize shitty satire aimed at nerds on cougarboard. I read the entire article and it basically contradicted it's own headline and came to the conclusion it wasn't intentional disinformation.

[Jeff Lebowski]

All I know is I find the BB to be something my parents might find funny. It's sad people can't recognize shitty satire aimed at nerds on cougarboard. I read the entire article and it basically contradicted it's own headline and came to the conclusion it wasn't intentional disinformation.

With all due respect, frank, you always seem a little tightly wound. It is OK to laugh at your own side.