Supreme Court Shields Hillary Clinton from Deposition Over Email Server

NN ^ | 03-30-21 | Jay Greenberg

[AnotherUnixGeek]

That's a bold statement.

And you know this because......?

It's a common sense statement. I know conspiracy theories are lots of fun and bring some excitement into otherwise boring lives, but they're rarely true. John Roberts is not some principled conservative being blackmailed - he's who he has always been - an establishment Republican who will always favor Democrats over the kind of people who would vote for Trump.

[bagster]

John Roberts is not some principled conservative being blackmailed.

Its far from common sense.

What you're doing is making a statement of fact about something you couldn't possibly know as fact. Not possibly.

And yet you say it as if its true. No. You're not allowed to do that. To tell the truth, the blackmail/coercion/leverage theory is a very reasonable explanation for his behavior and decisions. Some of his votes and decisions make no sense at all and go well beyond a common philosophical/political explanation.

A reasonable man can conclude that external forces are coercing him.

Why does everything have to be a crazy conspiracy theory with you people. People do bad things and there are bad people who break the rules all the way up into the upper echelons of society and it happens every day all over the world and has throughout history.

You can choose to believe that's now true, but its foolish and naive.

Consider human behavior.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

What you're doing is making a statement of fact about something you couldn't possibly know as fact. Not possibly.

And yet you say it as if its true.

That's because it is true. Prove me wrong. Bring out all the evidence you have that John Roberts is being blackmailed. There is none that isn't laughable. Why is it so hard to believe the John Roberts is a coward and an establishment squish?

[Fledermaus]

I got flamed like hell around here hating W during his presidency.

[bagster]

That's because it is true. Prove me wrong. Bring out all the evidence you have that John Roberts is being blackmailed. There is none that isn't laughable. Why is it so hard to believe the John Roberts is a coward and an establishment squish?

Oh sorry, missed this. Complicated business.

No, I don't have to prove you wrong. I just have to simply state that you DON'T KNOW whether he's being coerced or not. You can't POSSIBLY know. And guess what? I don't know for sure one way or the other either.

So for you to say he's NOT being coerced when you can't possibly know the truth of it is...well, you do the math.

Honest thinking and dialogue are important in the course of human endeavor.

Don't ya think?

You would do well to consider this conversation between you and I and apply it in your day-to-day thought processes when discussing events, so as not to appear to be a sloppy thinker or ignorant.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

No, I don't have to prove you wrong. I just have to simply state that you DON'T KNOW whether he's being coerced or not.

In other words, you're engaged in baseless speculation. Thanks for just admitting it instead of trotting out some more conspiracy nonsense. I understand that it brings some fun and excitement into your life, and I'm glad for you, but a rich fantasy life is not informed discussion. Have fun, though.

[bagster]

Just as long as you stop saying things are true when you have no idea if they are or not, we can be friends.

I don't have much time for wanna be expert know nothings.

Now you have a good day. Oh, and pay more attention to things going on and you may learn to speculate, infer, and connect the dots. Just don't commit the intellectual sin of thinking you know things that you don't.

Its fun to use your brain.

Now you run along now, and be a good boy.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Its fun to use your brain.

I recommend it highly. Doing so regularly will provide you with the insight that the simplest explanation is nearly always the correct explanation. As I've said, I understand your desire to bring some excitement into an otherwise humdrum life with the thrill of hidden conspiracies - "John Roberts is being blackmailed by mysterious forces" is so much more titillating than "John Roberts is an establishment coward doing what establishment cowards do". I get it. But this kind of fantasy doesn't belong in serious conversation.

There are a lot of people who engage in fantasy these days - men pretending that they are women, people of privilege pretending they're victims. I have no problem with you folks - but don't expect me to go along with your fantasies.