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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd May 2020, 09:59 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 10,331
Posted By Baylor
You keep falling into their trap. Playing the...

You keep falling into their trap. Playing the Hitler card is a gift to city dwelling European bugmen. Rather than playing into their hand, expose their naivete. There are several good reasons to...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd May 2020, 06:46 PM
Replies: 1,024
Views: 74,468
Posted By Baylor
It's astounding "international" skeptics are so...

It's astounding "international" skeptics are so unaware of their own hypocrisy. Nearly every thread devolves into "international" skeptics proclaiming how great their white countries are. Are white...
Forum: USA Politics 26th April 2020, 10:13 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
Really? A 2005 meme. I guess that's your way of...

Really? A 2005 meme. I guess that's your way of being confrontational.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th April 2020, 08:27 PM
Replies: 3,500
Views: 399,001
Posted By Baylor
So you're saying people who don't live in your...

So you're saying people who don't live in your country fail to put things into context and are drawing histrionic and erroneous conclusions based off what they read from the foreign press. Wow, I...
Forum: USA Politics 26th April 2020, 07:28 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
Yawn. Just the typical "I disagree" with lame...

Yawn. Just the typical "I disagree" with lame ad-homs. You can try to make a point some time, even non-confrontational do it once in a while.
Forum: USA Politics 20th April 2020, 04:08 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
It doesn't matter what you think. My comment was...

It doesn't matter what you think. My comment was to elucidate to a foreigner the perceptions people have of Donald Trump and why they have them. It is the best explanation in this thread so far. ...
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2020, 10:09 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
The usual trying and failing to be nasty. Since...

The usual trying and failing to be nasty. Since you don't appear to understand the argument, here it is again. "Trump supporters" use Trump to attack a system that hates them.
and failing to...
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2020, 08:28 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
Define 'said.' No

Define 'said.'


No
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2020, 06:25 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
There are many motivations to go to a political...

There are many motivations to go to a political rally. Networking, relieve boredom, intel. Not everyone fits into a neat little box of stereotypes and this upsets a lot of people here.
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2020, 06:19 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
Aren't you that Irony bro who goes around making...

Aren't you that Irony bro who goes around making sarcastic posts to try to be funny? I'm not sure how serious you're being. I said his policies weren't popular among his supporters, and to prove me...
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2020, 06:12 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
This isn't what I'm saying so as usual my...

This isn't what I'm saying so as usual my argument was misrepresented. And even so, the stereotypical "Trump supporter" isn't likely to be found here.
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2020, 06:05 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,647
Posted By Baylor
Voter fraud is bad in the US, but not that bad.

Voter fraud is bad in the US, but not that bad.
Forum: USA Politics 18th April 2020, 09:14 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,647
Posted By Baylor
No it isn't. This is what happens when "not...

No it isn't. This is what happens when "not racist" white people are faced with very real truth of racial politics. Their votes were staggered between Sanders, Warren, and Buttigieg. They were...
Forum: USA Politics 18th April 2020, 09:10 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,647
Posted By Baylor
I'll put 10 grand on Kamala Harris. I'll...

I'll put 10 grand on Kamala Harris.

I'll even go further, since predictions are always fun. Biden wins the election and soon becomes incapacitated or dies from his obvious alzheimer's. 25th...
Forum: USA Politics 18th April 2020, 08:52 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
Don't know. Always depends on how the...

Don't know. Always depends on how the questions/surveys are worded. But Trump being unlikeable, even among his supporters, is not a novel or wild idea.

Trump and Clinton Finish With Historically...
Forum: USA Politics 18th April 2020, 04:45 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
Favorability ratings is not the same as approval...

Favorability ratings is not the same as approval ratings. As usual, this place has trouble following along.
Forum: USA Politics 18th April 2020, 04:41 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
If you did not understand what I meant then you...

If you did not understand what I meant then you could ask, rather than telling someone else what I "probably" meant.
Forum: USA Politics 18th April 2020, 04:32 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
You should actually read the entire conversation...

You should actually read the entire conversation so you have an idea of what's being argued, instead of making meaningless, long-winded posts that are only made to serve your obsessions.
Forum: USA Politics 18th April 2020, 04:25 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
For those who like to appear "rational" and...

For those who like to appear "rational" and "sciencey," polls strongly suggest my argument is correct and go against what the other individual is saying.

Trump had the lowest favorability rating...
Forum: USA Politics 18th April 2020, 04:10 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
"Do not think for yourself, consume the media I...

"Do not think for yourself, consume the media I want you to consume and you will arrive to the correct conclusion."
Forum: USA Politics 18th April 2020, 03:42 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 4,965
Posted By Baylor
Just by the title, I could tell you were from the...

Just by the title, I could tell you were from the UK. The media created a cartoonish image of "Trump supporters" and you've appeared to have fallen for it.

I'm not sure what I can say to someone...
Forum: USA Politics 18th April 2020, 03:35 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 10,010
Posted By Baylor
For the millionth time, there is no "left/right"...

For the millionth time, there is no "left/right" paradigm. That's a meaningless construct for old white people. This is why commentary on US politics from Europeans is so bad. They assume everyone...
Forum: USA Politics 18th April 2020, 03:24 AM
Replies: 200
Views: 10,010
Posted By Baylor
What does it matter? No matter who wins we still...

What does it matter? No matter who wins we still get the same, for Americans: open borders, H-1B visas, manufacturing shipped overseas, fragmentation of society and continued loss of social...
Forum: USA Politics 14th April 2020, 11:42 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
I could not care less how appointed or...

I could not care less how appointed or disappointed you are and clearly you did not read them anyway because Van Jones went over exactly what you are asking me to provide. <SNIP>
Edited for rule 0...
Forum: USA Politics 14th April 2020, 11:31 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
Could be as much to do with US having more...

Could be as much to do with US having more international flights from infected areas creating more epicenters as much as "government response." That's awesome Canada closed its borders before the US...
Forum: USA Politics 14th April 2020, 11:21 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
No just the poor hygiene of Democratic voters is...

No just the poor hygiene of Democratic voters is making this pandemic much worse.
Forum: USA Politics 14th April 2020, 11:20 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
Your disagreement is with the individual arguing...

Your disagreement is with the individual arguing that low population density is effective at combating the COVID-19 pandemic so please reply to that individual and not me.

This happens a lot on...
Forum: USA Politics 14th April 2020, 04:57 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
Why did he pick the US? The strange ratio of...

Why did he pick the US? The strange ratio of "1:8.7" is weird and the entire thread is just another way to fixate on this forum's bizarre obsessions. Comparing it to the UK would be close to a 1:2...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th April 2020, 04:51 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 5,465
Posted By Baylor
I got two Canadians mixed up (they all sound the...

I got two Canadians mixed up (they all sound the same) I meant anonymoose. For population density that was quickly handwaved away so this is the thread to challenge those handwaving it away.
Forum: USA Politics 14th April 2020, 04:44 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
"Population density only matters when I want it...

"Population density only matters when I want it to" is my beef.
Forum: USA Politics 14th April 2020, 04:41 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
An argument handwaved away in the ridiculous "USA...

An argument handwaved away in the ridiculous "USA v Canada" thread so if you want to talk population density and its effect on the pandemic it's best to take it there because that's where your...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th April 2020, 04:37 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 5,465
Posted By Baylor
Nothing to elaborate on. eta: [Anonymoose not...

Nothing to elaborate on. eta: [Anonymoose not lurch] made an incorrect statement and I told him he was incorrect.
Forum: USA Politics 14th April 2020, 04:35 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
The population per square mile/km stuff is better...

The population per square mile/km stuff is better suited for the asinine "USA v Canada" thread.
Forum: USA Politics 14th April 2020, 02:54 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
m'k Deaths per one million persons by state...

m'k

Deaths per one million persons by state + DC, red/blue in 2016 presidential election

Top 10 states
State/District|Deaths per 1M|Electorate Swung
Wyoming|2|red
West Virginia|5|red...
Forum: USA Politics 14th April 2020, 02:37 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
Just hard data. ...

Just hard data.



https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/14/milwaukees-covid-19-spread-highlights-the-disparities-between-white-and-black
...
Forum: USA Politics 14th April 2020, 01:28 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
It'd be great if those wanting to discuss the...

It'd be great if those wanting to discuss the link in the OP actually read the link in the OP.
Forum: USA Politics 14th April 2020, 12:22 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 6,028
Posted By Baylor
But "you" is second person singular or plural. I...

But "you" is second person singular or plural. I am part of the singular "you" but not the plural "republican voters." So "Republican voters" is third person plural. So your message clearly...
Forum: USA Politics 14th April 2020, 12:03 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 6,028
Posted By Baylor
Why are you using the second person to refer to...

Why are you using the second person to refer to Republican voters? That's extremely bizarre and horrible wording to get a message across.
Forum: USA Politics 13th April 2020, 11:58 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
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Forum: USA Politics 13th April 2020, 11:55 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
As I gazed into the abyss, I pondered the...

As I gazed into the abyss, I pondered the bizarre, pretentious post on a skeptic forum, trying diligently -- but with little success -- to decipher the point the individual was trying to communicate.
Forum: USA Politics 13th April 2020, 11:49 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 6,028
Posted By Baylor
If by "you" you mean "me" you're out of touch. ...

If by "you" you mean "me" you're out of touch. I've never voted for any Republican in my life. Never registered as Republican. I never stated as such, or suggested or indicated otherwise. If you...
Forum: USA Politics 13th April 2020, 10:58 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 6,028
Posted By Baylor
I have no idea what your point is.

I have no idea what your point is.
Forum: USA Politics 13th April 2020, 10:57 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
Can you come up with arguments yourself rather...

Can you come up with arguments yourself rather than spamming.
Forum: USA Politics 13th April 2020, 08:54 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
The author makes no attempt to explain why this...

The author makes no attempt to explain why this is so, [/QUOTE]
Rural and less populated areas were introduced to the virus later.

This article is nothing more than starting with a conclusion and...
Forum: USA Politics 13th April 2020, 08:18 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
Maybe it has to do with it being older...

Maybe it has to do with it being older populations, longer first responder response times, underfunded rural hospitals etc.

But no, as usual with skeptics, they have to bring up their strange...
Forum: USA Politics 13th April 2020, 08:00 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 7,119
Posted By Baylor
Media: "Blacks are hardest hit by the COVID-19...

Media: "Blacks are hardest hit by the COVID-19 Pandemic."
Skeptics: "Republicans aren't taking COVID-19 as seriously as Democrats because they aren't as smart as them."

Good luck trying to make...
Forum: USA Politics 13th April 2020, 07:32 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 6,028
Posted By Baylor
:rolleyes: I know, I know. I said I'm done...

:rolleyes:

I know, I know. I said I'm done here but after reading comments by another confused foreigner, I can't help myself.

No, no, no. Collapsing and privatizing the USPS is not the least...
Forum: USA Politics 6th April 2020, 03:41 PM
Replies: 1,024
Views: 74,468
Posted By Baylor
Why do you hate black people?

Why do you hate black people?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th April 2020, 12:13 PM
Replies: 640
Views: 63,502
Posted By Baylor
Imagine thinking this makes any sort of sense.

Imagine thinking this makes any sort of sense.
Forum: USA Politics 5th April 2020, 12:31 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 6,802
Posted By Baylor
Evidence?

Evidence?
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