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Why I Endorse Gary Johnson (this week) (Dilbert Guy)
Dilbert ^ | October 9, 2016 | Scott Adams

Posted on 10/09/2016 9:49:17 AM PDT by Pinkbell

I don’t know how to write this post without unintentionally disrespecting the real victims of abuse in any form. I apologize in advance if it comes off that way. But it’s part of the national conversation now, and unavoidable. The best I can do is focus on how voters perceive the situation. I don’t have an opinion about who did what to whom because I wasn’t in the room any of those times. That said…

We fine citizens of the United States find ourselves playing some sort of sex abuse poker in which we have to assign value to various alleged sex crimes to see which alleged rapist/groper/enabler combination we want to inhabit the White House and represent our national brand. Let’s call that situation “not ideal.”

My view is that if either Clinton or Trump can be judged by the weight of the allegations against them, both are 100% unfit for the office. I think Trump supporters think it’s worth the hit to our national brand just to get some specific improvements in the country.

Clinton supporters have been telling me for a few days that any visible support for Trump makes you a supporter of sex abuse. From a persuasion standpoint, that actually makes sense. If people see it that way, that’s the reality you have to deal with. I choose to not be part of that reality so I moved my endorsement to Gary Johnson.

I encourage all Clinton supporters to do the same, and for the same reason. I don’t know if any of the allegations against the Clinton’s are true, but since we are judging each other on associations, you don’t want to be seen as supporting sex abuse by putting an alleged duo of abusers (the perp and the clean-up crew) into office...

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: billclinton; clinton; hillary; scottadams; trump
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To: Pinkbell

It’s satire


21 posted on 10/09/2016 10:09:36 AM PDT by nhwingut (Trump-Pence 2016 - Blow Up The GOPe)
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To: Talisker
FYI, non-responsibility is the liberal god.

I have no idea what you might think you are talking about here.

Scott Adams has provided a very perspicacious analysis of the election from the standpoint of "persuasion theory."

22 posted on 10/09/2016 10:10:11 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Pinkbell

He’s showing the hypocrisy of the left.

‘See I’m unwilling to support a retrobate so I urge all liberals to do the same.’


23 posted on 10/09/2016 10:12:31 AM PDT by nhwingut (Trump-Pence 2016 - Blow Up The GOPe)
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To: Talisker

You’re smarter than this, Tali. Adams is jabbing Clinton and trying to pry off some of supporters.


24 posted on 10/09/2016 10:12:42 AM PDT by sparklite2 (When they play the race card, play the Trump card.)
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To: Talisker

Adams is pulling a Master Persuader technique here...Jeez, don’t go squishy. He is appealing to those LIV democrats...(Like any of them will actually read his blog)


25 posted on 10/09/2016 10:15:44 AM PDT by abigkahuna (How can you be at two places at once when you are nowhere at all?)
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To: Pinkbell

He never supported Hillary. In the same sentence that he said he supported Hillary he wrote that he did so so that he wouldn’t be persecuted. It was very sarcastic and accurate.


26 posted on 10/09/2016 10:20:50 AM PDT by WMarshal (Trump 2016)
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To: Ethan Clive Osgoode

Many years ago, whenever I took cabs, they always seemed to be tuned to the Stern show. Of course, tht was when the drivers were citizens, and Stern was on terrestrial radio


27 posted on 10/09/2016 10:26:04 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: AndyJackson
Scott Adams has provided a very perspicacious analysis of the election from the standpoint of "persuasion theory."

Yep, that's what he says he's doing. He also says we're all too stupid to have any of our own thoughts. That's why, you see, he has to tell us what we think.

What I think is that he's laughing his ass off at how gullible everyone is just because he's declared himself a "master persuader."

I say, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, and think for yourself.

28 posted on 10/09/2016 10:27:53 AM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

True. Remember, Adams was supporting Clinton... for his personal safety.


29 posted on 10/09/2016 10:28:33 AM PDT by bobcat62
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To: abigkahuna
Adams is pulling a Master Persuader technique here...Jeez, don’t go squishy. He is appealing to those LIV democrats...(Like any of them will actually read his blog)

I understand, he dazzled me too.

For awhile.

30 posted on 10/09/2016 10:29:30 AM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Pinkbell
He supported Clinton earlier in the election...

His early "support" of Clinton was a parody about people being whacked if they go against the Clintons.

-PJ

31 posted on 10/09/2016 10:33:13 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: Talisker
He also says we're all too stupid to have any of our own thoughts.

This is total BS. So is the part where you claim he tells us what to think. If he didn't believe you could thing he wouldn't explain to you how persuasion works. Instead he expects you to take the things he says and see if you can apply them to what is going on.

And, if you understand persuasion theory, they you understand how people make decisions when they don't think. And then, once you understand how people are manipulated, you can understand when you do think, that is if you can think.

32 posted on 10/09/2016 10:43:01 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: sparklite2; Talisker
You’re smarter than this

Well, we shall see.

33 posted on 10/09/2016 10:44:33 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Ethan Clive Osgoode

Stern and Mr. Trump are New Yorkers, similar in age, and accomplishment in their field since the early 1980’s.
NYC is all about titillation.

Tri-state listeners have been weened on that kind of humor and don’t find it as offensive like flyover country - bible belt folks might.


34 posted on 10/09/2016 10:44:54 AM PDT by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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To: MarchonDC09122009
humor

I don't find anything funny about Stern. Rather he's a symptom of the degeneracy of America. So it's better for an intelligent person not to associate with him.

35 posted on 10/09/2016 10:47:18 AM PDT by Ethan Clive Osgoode (Nuke Saudi Arabia now)
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To: Ethan Clive Osgoode

New York values.


36 posted on 10/09/2016 10:51:53 AM PDT by sparklite2 (When they play the race card, play the Trump card.)
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To: Talisker

And while he may be using his Master Persuader stuff on his blog...he is also trying to sell his books...

And with all the pontificating out there, one should take it all with a grain of salt. But for the most part I like Adams inso much as it re-affirms my confirmation bias. Why do I want to go to Huff-Po and get depressed.

Wifey was watching cable news this weekend getting upset...I told her to change the channel...Watch Kardashians...anything to calm the nerves.

She...like moi...will be crawling over broken glass to vote for Trump.. She doesn’t like the language (ala Trump Tape)..but says she heard worse when she used to hang with MLB, NFL types years back...


37 posted on 10/09/2016 10:52:23 AM PDT by abigkahuna (How can you be at two places at once when you are nowhere at all?)
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To: AndyJackson
And, if you understand persuasion theory, they you understand how people make decisions when they don't think. And then, once you understand how people are manipulated, you can understand when you do think, that is if you can think.

Well thereby ago - I can't think.

Problem solved. Thanks for enlightening me.

38 posted on 10/09/2016 11:01:24 AM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: AndyJackson
You’re smarter than this

Well, we shall see.

Nothing to see here, move along.

I'm now officially approving of Scott Adams on FR.

For my safety.

39 posted on 10/09/2016 11:03:23 AM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: abigkahuna
...he is also trying to sell his books...

Quite brazenly, too! I wouldn't leave my paypal account password lying around anywhere near his reach.

40 posted on 10/09/2016 11:06:16 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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