These people are so disingenuous. They start from the position that Q is obviously stupid and go from there. I don't get people who think this way. To me I didn't know anything about it and so I didn't have an opinion about it. Then I learned about it and found evidence to suggest it was a legitimate operation that Donald Trump was aware of. These people assume they know things and then build opinions off of faulty assumptions.
I didn't see the whole episode. But Rush Limbaugh voiced himself on family guy when the family met him. And the dog has this exchange with Rush at one of his book signings. (I'm going from memory here)
Dog: You're an evil man, a liar, greedy, a charlatan and wicked.
Rush: Can I ask you just one question?
Dog: Okay.
Rush: Have you ever read one word of what I wrote, or anything I ever said on the radio?
Dog: Uh, no. Everything I know about you I heard from someone else.
Rush: So why not just read the book and decide for yourself?
(I think the Dog then become conservative for the rest of the episode.)
The truth doesn’t care what they feel about it. It just is. But even if they do feel it’s stupid, they might learn something while they’re here. We need to show compassion for the lost sheep, even when they’re hateful.
I had seen things about QAnon but somehow I really missed it, probably because I hung out at Conservative TreeHouse on the FISA FOIA doc hunt and it was never talked about, at least explicitly. It was Savannah Guthrie going after Trump at the Town Hall that had my ears prick up, but I didn't know how to figure out what it was since by then they weren't allowed on FB, Reddit, or any sites I knew about. I was busy at work and didn't push to find out.
The Friday after the election I stumbled on an article on a Libertarian news site, written by a retired military intel officer, where he said he was convinced that Q was a real military intelligence operation. Since I was an officer, he instantly got my attention, and the Q Proofs video linked in that article clinched it for me.
I am so mad I missed all the fun for the 4 years as I love research and puzzles. But just these 4 months have been hard on me so it's probably a good thing I was oblivious all those years...
Yes it is a strawman. But to me it's a pattern of thinking I notice in SEVERAL areas. This sort of intellectual arrogance in America where people think they know things without knowing anything about it. We're all probably guilty of that from time to time, allowing our assumptions to poison the well of particular topics. I know I was guilty of it when I was younger. A lot of it comes from the propaganda of our country. I thought minimum wage was a "No Duh" policy. When I first heard the counterarguments against it, it blew my mind. It legit like hurt my feelings to accept that it was true. So I'm not saying I'm special, but some people never grow out of it.
I'm reading Adam Grant's Think Again book. He is an organizational psychologist and professor at Wharton. He has identified an "Armchair Quarterback Syndrome". My favorite line in the book so far: "If we're certain that we know something, we have no reason to look for gaps and flaws in our knowledge - let alone fill or correct them." Found in the section called "Stranded at the Summit of Mount Stupid." I am feeding parts of the book to the obstinate liberals on Facebook. Plus, I'm trying to learn how to reach these people that are so set in their ways. I know that I'm now never certain that I know something.
I love that quote, and definitely try to apply that to myself too. That line of thinking is what led me towards libertarianism, questioning everything. Which I think I got from George Carlin. Ha. But even now I don't even think I'm a libertarian anymore, this last year has made me question it. I'm not sure exactly where I fall anymore. I don't think every solution is about the government or type of government you have. I think the morality of the people and their values is even more important.
These people are so disingenuous. They start from the position that Q is obviously stupid and go from there. I don't get people who think this way. To me I didn't know anything about it and so I didn't have an opinion about it. Then I learned about it and found evidence to suggest it was a legitimate operation that Donald Trump was aware of. These people assume they know things and then build opinions off of faulty assumptions.
You've just described a great many people.
I didn't see the whole episode. But Rush Limbaugh voiced himself on family guy when the family met him. And the dog has this exchange with Rush at one of his book signings. (I'm going from memory here)
Dog: You're an evil man, a liar, greedy, a charlatan and wicked.
Rush: Can I ask you just one question?
Dog: Okay.
Rush: Have you ever read one word of what I wrote, or anything I ever said on the radio?
Dog: Uh, no. Everything I know about you I heard from someone else.
Rush: So why not just read the book and decide for yourself?
(I think the Dog then become conservative for the rest of the episode.)
I think that was an actual conversation McFarlane had with Rush and they just reenacted it on the show.
Is it? That's even better.
This right here. The MSM is trying so hard to discredit Q, all one has to do is read the actual posts to know the MSM is lying.
The truth doesn’t care what they feel about it. It just is. But even if they do feel it’s stupid, they might learn something while they’re here. We need to show compassion for the lost sheep, even when they’re hateful.
I had seen things about QAnon but somehow I really missed it, probably because I hung out at Conservative TreeHouse on the FISA FOIA doc hunt and it was never talked about, at least explicitly. It was Savannah Guthrie going after Trump at the Town Hall that had my ears prick up, but I didn't know how to figure out what it was since by then they weren't allowed on FB, Reddit, or any sites I knew about. I was busy at work and didn't push to find out.
The Friday after the election I stumbled on an article on a Libertarian news site, written by a retired military intel officer, where he said he was convinced that Q was a real military intelligence operation. Since I was an officer, he instantly got my attention, and the Q Proofs video linked in that article clinched it for me.
I am so mad I missed all the fun for the 4 years as I love research and puzzles. But just these 4 months have been hard on me so it's probably a good thing I was oblivious all those years...
Yes it is a strawman. But to me it's a pattern of thinking I notice in SEVERAL areas. This sort of intellectual arrogance in America where people think they know things without knowing anything about it. We're all probably guilty of that from time to time, allowing our assumptions to poison the well of particular topics. I know I was guilty of it when I was younger. A lot of it comes from the propaganda of our country. I thought minimum wage was a "No Duh" policy. When I first heard the counterarguments against it, it blew my mind. It legit like hurt my feelings to accept that it was true. So I'm not saying I'm special, but some people never grow out of it.
I'm reading Adam Grant's Think Again book. He is an organizational psychologist and professor at Wharton. He has identified an "Armchair Quarterback Syndrome". My favorite line in the book so far: "If we're certain that we know something, we have no reason to look for gaps and flaws in our knowledge - let alone fill or correct them." Found in the section called "Stranded at the Summit of Mount Stupid." I am feeding parts of the book to the obstinate liberals on Facebook. Plus, I'm trying to learn how to reach these people that are so set in their ways. I know that I'm now never certain that I know something.
I love that quote, and definitely try to apply that to myself too. That line of thinking is what led me towards libertarianism, questioning everything. Which I think I got from George Carlin. Ha. But even now I don't even think I'm a libertarian anymore, this last year has made me question it. I'm not sure exactly where I fall anymore. I don't think every solution is about the government or type of government you have. I think the morality of the people and their values is even more important.
Beware the advanced strawman argument of the motte and bailey as well.