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laughing dog said:
A witch hunt implies the accusation is false (or unbelievable).
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The timing is definitely highly suspect. As is jumping to conclusions.
So why the rush to defend this white guy by implying the accusations are unfounded or unbelievable?
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What does him being white have to do with anything? Other than that to the far leftists like you, straight white men are at the very bottom of the progressive stack.
 
scombrid said:
And Dawkins is a fucking shitweasel that can’t get laid unless he has some kind of coercive power dynamic. Fucking pathetic and a huge let down.
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How do you know that? The left-wing part of the Atheist movement turned on Dawkins because he dared criticize Islam and radical feminism.
So I would take any claims they make about him with an entire salt mine.
 
It always amazes me just how many people run for governor. In 2018, there were 27 candidates in the primary election for governor; only 3 candidates received more than a million votes in the end. Many of the no-names are running again in this election. Some haven't so much as put up a website to explain their views and position. Surely all these candidates realize on some level that they aren't getting the nomination? Why do they waste our time and money crowding up the ballot? Like, does Alicia Lapp really think she has a fighting chance of suddenly becoming the top Republican at this point? What about Lukasz Filinski? I can nothing on him. Ballotpedia doesn't have so much as a photograph or a party of affiliation. Digging around, I found a LinkedIn profile that lists his profession but doesn't mention that he's running for governor, and an X profile for him... with no posts. So why is he in the race?
 
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laughing dog said:
A witch hunt implies the accusation is false (or unbelievable).

These accusations do not meet that standard.

So why the rush to defend this white guy by implying the accusations are unfounded or unbelievable?
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"Witch hunt" has long been a slang term, with multiple definitions and evolving meanings. In addition to what you said, "unproven allegations" could reasonably be added as well. Which is what they are at this point in the process.

If you think I am defending "Eric Swalwell, White Male Congressman from California", then you need to reread what I've written about him. I certainly have no particular love for the guy:

Post # 1528 where I called him a "clown" and broke the news on his rape allegations
Post # 1633 where I mocked him on a video of him pontificating about multiple sexual assault allegations against Kananaugh.
 
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Politesse said:
It always amazes me just how many people run for governor. In 2018, there were 27 candidates in the primary election for governor; only 3 candidates received more than a million votes in the end. Many of the no-names are running again in this election. Some haven't so much as put up a website to explain their views and position. Surely all these candidates realize on some level that they aren't getting the nomination? Why do they waste our time and money crowding up the ballot? Like, does Alicia Lapp really think she has a fighting chance of suddenly becoming the top Republican at this point? What about Lukasz Filinski? I can nothing on him. Ballotpedia doesn't have so much as a photograph or a party of affiliation. Digging around, I found a LinkedIn profile that lists his profession but doesn't mention that he's running for governor, and an X profile for him... with no posts. So why is he in the race?
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Well, at least its not as bad as the recall election of 2003 when Arnold won. Gary Coleman and a porn star were among the 135 candidates who ran that time.
 
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thebeave said:
Well, at least its not as bad as the recall election of 2003 when Arnold won. Gary Coleman and a porn star were among the 135 candidates who ran that time.
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Aaaak!
I don’t know how you and Swiz can stand it!
 
thebeave said:
Politesse said:
It always amazes me just how many people run for governor. In 2018, there were 27 candidates in the primary election for governor; only 3 candidates received more than a million votes in the end. Many of the no-names are running again in this election. Some haven't so much as put up a website to explain their views and position. Surely all these candidates realize on some level that they aren't getting the nomination? Why do they waste our time and money crowding up the ballot? Like, does Alicia Lapp really think she has a fighting chance of suddenly becoming the top Republican at this point? What about Lukasz Filinski? I can nothing on him. Ballotpedia doesn't have so much as a photograph or a party of affiliation. Digging around, I found a LinkedIn profile that lists his profession but doesn't mention that he's running for governor, and an X profile for him... with no posts. So why is he in the race?
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Well, at least its not as bad as the recall election of 2003 when Arnold won. Gary Coleman and a porn star were among the 135 candidates who ran that time.
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Oh, I remember it well. The ballot looked like a fucking novel, and there were basically no serious candidates among them. Fun fact: The leading Republican candidate aside from Schwarzenegger in that election is my district's House Rep now, and he redefines uselessness in office. A Trump lackey who isn't even high in the Trump hierarchy despite his best efforts to grovel (and a lot of golfing).
 
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thebeave said:
laughing dog said:
A witch hunt implies the accusation is false (or unbelievable).

These accusations do not meet that standard.

So why the rush to defend this white guy by implying the accusations are unfounded or unbelievable?
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"Witch hunt" has long been a slang term, with multiple definitions and evolving meanings. In addition to what you said, "unproven allegations" could reasonably be added as well. Which is what they are at this point in the process.
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Allegations are usually unproven, otherwise they are either truth or fiction.

Mr Swalwell resigned from Congress and withdrew from the Governor’s race. Both actions suggest there is something in his past he wishes to keep private. Maybe not.

My observation was motivated by the usual “innocent until proven guilty” defense that is inappropriate for public opinion instead of criminal trial.
 
Elixir said:
thebeave said:
Well, at least its not as bad as the recall election of 2003 when Arnold won. Gary Coleman and a porn star were among the 135 candidates who ran that time.
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Aaaak!
I don’t know how you and Swiz can stand it!
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Venting on this forum helps, but you guys always dismiss it, say "Trump is worse, blah, blah, blah" and make fun of us. :angryfist:
 
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Policymakers will continue their navel gazing while the city continues its downward spiral.
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What did Angelinos expect voting for a former Castrojugend member?
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It’s baffling why the people vote for these extremists. Reality tv personality Spencer Pratt is running for LA mayor. The LA Times ran a hit piece on him, raising the question of his eligibility since he is currently residing in Santa Barbara at his parents house. The reason for this is because his house in the Palisades burned down thanks to the utter incompetence of the city of Los Angeles administration, under Karen Basura. (Not a typo).
 
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thebeave said:
Maybe Eric Swalwell is the single unluckiest person in the world?
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Live by the witchhunt, die by the witchhunt.
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I like how people like thebeave, Derec, and TSwizzle think rape is a serious charge and Swalwell is entitled to due process... but simultaneously that this is a "witchhunt". Which implies they don't believe the accusations are real at all, from the start, going from Swalwell is innocent until proven guilty to the Swalwell accusers are lying. Which oddly enough, perjury is also a crime, but the women aren't entitled to being innocent until proven guilty as well.
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No, "witchhunt" doesn't imply they don't believe the accusations are real or are claiming the accusers are lying. Nowadays people who compare socially contagious accusation to witch hunts are generally no longer invoking the 1600s as much as the 1940s and 50s. The Blacklist came to be called a witch hunt because it was reminiscent of the original witch hunts' widespread hysteria and the general relaxation of standards of evidence it led to, not because it was reminiscent of there having been no such thing as witches. Most of the "Hollywood Ten" were, in point of fact, communists, but that doesn't make the Blacklist not really a witch hunt.
 
Regarding Dawkins. When I realized I was atheist a few decades ago I felt like I’d had some kind of enlightened epiphany; that with lack of superstitious religion there would naturally be rational objective thought.

Nope. We don’t need superstitious religion to create rationalizations for stupid shit. The same human brains that made up superstitious religion to entrench insular tribal bigotry can find other religion. They can even use lobsters as a guide for ethics like Jordan Peterson.
 
As for Dave Chapelle. His trans jokes were below his usual standard and punched down. He got called for it. The jokes read like the “humor” that white nationalists use to “other” minorities and make their ideas appeal more broadly. Dave didn’t get censored or even black listed. He got criticized. Boo hoo. He can take it. He is a good person with a big heart and he’s not a dummy like Rob Schneider.

He has learned and grown and adapted and actually has seen how the right wing has added his trans jokes to their repertoire of attacks. It is baffling how it can be labeled as extreme to criticize a comedian in the face of the GOP and Project 2025z
 
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