Merriam-Webster Changes Definition Of ‘White Supremacist’ To ‘Anyone Who Wins In The Stock Market When They’re Not Supposed To’

Kyto113 · 2021-01-28T23:15:21+00:00

Y'all realize this is satire right?

Kyto113 · 2021-01-28T23:14:53+00:00

The bee is a satire site... More like ate the onion

Kyto113 · 2021-01-16T14:45:38+00:00

Not to defend the rioters, but you do understand that the government doesn't own target and AutoZone right?

Also, they didn't just "enter and take a few photos". Y'all are being as disingenuous as the media saying the summer protests were "peaceful"

Kyto113 · 2021-01-16T14:39:51+00:00

Lol y'all force an empty mall because of a violent insurrection, which also causes the soldiers. Oh and the insurrection also caused the certification to be at night.

And elections are usually called late at night...

But yes. This is definitely a rational post...

Kyto113 · 2021-01-14T15:48:39+00:00

Lol the LIBERALS are the one backing a coup? Jesus christ the projection...

Kyto113 · 2021-01-10T07:20:08+00:00

Ah the second grade understanding of the constitution rearing its ugly head...

Kyto113 · 2021-01-10T07:18:33+00:00

"EVERY PERSON" fuck off

Kyto113 · 2021-01-10T07:17:22+00:00

Imagine thinking a guy linking dick is an insult...

Kyto113 · 2021-01-09T22:26:25+00:00

Being a shitty person has consequences. Imagine that

Kyto113 · 2021-01-09T22:24:04+00:00

Violently attempting to overturn the election because it didn't go your way is a coup

Kyto113 · 2021-01-09T22:23:21+00:00

Watch the video of her getting plugged. They had a barricade, guns drawn and we're telling her not to cross. She deserves to be room temp

Kyto113 · 2021-01-08T21:17:54+00:00

That they were unarmed is really not relevant. You don't get the barge into the room containing the country's leaders. They had plenty of warning and still fucked around and found out

Kyto113 · 2021-01-08T15:06:36+00:00

An incompetent coup attempt is still a coup attempt.

Kyto113 · 2021-01-08T15:04:27+00:00

Why don't good people run for president? Look at what they're doing to Trump.

Trump is the farthest thing from a good person

In a 100 years Trump will be remembered as the worst American president.

Ftfy

Kyto113 · 2021-01-08T14:46:59+00:00

It's just you trump spam bot

Kyto113 · 2021-01-08T14:45:31+00:00

Yep, boots in the government love boot licking conservatives

Kyto113 · 2021-01-08T14:40:23+00:00

There's ample room for both christians and muslims to be evil

Islam is in no way more peaceful or tolerant than Christianity. But that doesn't make Christianity more peaceful or taller either

Kyto113 · 2021-01-08T14:38:38+00:00

The Jewz!!!!!

Kyto113 · 2021-01-07T22:18:18+00:00

Lol "patriotic"

Kyto113 · 2021-01-07T17:33:58+00:00

Completely justified killing of an anti-American terrorist

Kyto113 · 2021-01-07T17:32:37+00:00

She was breaching a barricade with guns drawn on her and VIPs on the other side. Completely deserved to die

Kyto113 · 2021-01-07T17:31:04+00:00

Natural news is literally the worst of the garbage news sites

Kyto113 · 2021-01-07T17:28:21+00:00

Murder is wrongful killing. This fucker deserves to be room temp.

Kyto113 · 2021-01-07T17:27:46+00:00

Lol breaching a barricade into a room of VIPs is a minor offense now?

Kyto113 · 2021-01-07T17:26:48+00:00

She beached a fucking barricade with armed personnel protecting VIPs on the other side of the barricade. She had ample warning and time to correct her course. She deserves to be room temperature.

Kyto113 · 2021-01-07T17:24:43+00:00

Jesus christ the lengths you all will go to avoid admitting that you support a violent traitor to this country...

Kyto113 · 2021-01-06T23:14:47+00:00

I have

Kyto113 · 2021-01-06T01:41:09+00:00

I literally specify race/religion in my post.

Kyto113 · 2021-01-06T00:56:17+00:00

I don't really care about the label. Being suspicious of an entire race/religion of people is both morally reprehensible and intellectually ridiculous. Being overly focused on one race in one's criticism of problems (ie- blaming Jews when the criticisms are of the wealthy) is both as well.

Have you done due diligence to disprove what they say?

Yes. It's not hard. If you'd like to give me your reasons for "being suspicious" of an entire race of people, I'll do the same lol.

Kyto113 · 2021-01-06T00:53:02+00:00

If calling the rich evil makes me a bigot, I'll proudly own the term lol.

Kyto113 · 2021-01-05T20:32:34+00:00

Ouch. I'm devastated... Just destroyed...

Kyto113 · 2021-01-05T20:13:31+00:00

Thank you for your nuanced and informed opinion.

Kyto113 · 2021-01-05T20:04:50+00:00

that is what we are all saying.

No, it's not. Many in this thread are claiming MUCH more. I didn't respond to you, so I don't know why you're taking anything in my posts as directed at you...

The fact that many uber-rich Americans and Europeans are Jews is not a coincidence

No, it's not a coincidence. There are many historical and socio-economic factors that come into play here. A nefarious conspiracy though? No.

It's one thing to say something like "Every Jew is evil." but it is another thing to say "Every rich jew is evil."

But why focus on Jews? All rich people are evil. Period. The focus on Jews shows your bias and a lack of perspective about the real problem.

The bad jews control the media and the banks. Get that through your head. Bad Christians are gung-ho in helping them. Get that through your head.

"Because I say so, get it through your head". There are many rich jews at the heads of banks and media. Does that mean "the jews control the media and banks"? No.

If they are Christian and in these positions, they are definitely Zionist Christians. I know they exist because I was raised by Zionist Christians.

Your whole worldview is focused on Jews and Zionism. If you get rid of that veil- you'll see the REAL problem. The real problem is the consolidation of power and wealth. NOT of one race or religion, but the wealthy in and of themselves.

Racism and the focus on the Jews is a tool used by the rich to keep the working class focused on the other. You're being played.

Kyto113 · 2021-01-05T19:51:32+00:00

Lol it was half a joke. But I do love when people who complain constantly about snowflakes immediately report anyone who calls them out on their bullshit.

"The jews are responsible for everything wrong in the world" and "the jews control the media and the banks"

Vs

"There are bad jews in the world".

Hopefully you can see the difference...

The evil jews are the rich jews around the world, and they are literally everywhere. The debate is closed on this subject. They can be found under every rock.

Rich people of every denomination are evil. The fact that so many specifically target Jews is a mighty coincidence...

Kyto113 · 2021-01-05T19:03:57+00:00

Your post was incoherent- not ad hominem.

You are arguing for explicitly antisemitic positions- not ad hominem.

I find the combination of the two funny- not ad hominem.

But yes, censor the people who call you out lol

Kyto113 · 2021-01-05T18:53:39+00:00

Holy shit incoherent antisemites are funny...

Kyto113 · 2021-01-05T18:50:47+00:00

They don't...

Kyto113 · 2021-01-05T18:44:23+00:00

You can listen to it yourself. You don't need media to tell you anything about it. But if you did that, you'd have to admit that you voted for a fucking treasonous cheeto...

Kyto113 · 2021-01-05T18:41:15+00:00

Jesus christ imagine being so stupid you can't understand a basic analogy.

Kyto113 · 2021-01-05T18:36:09+00:00

14 million jews in the world and they're responsible for EVERYTHING to you nazis... Unbelievable.

Kyto113 · 2021-01-01T16:21:40+00:00

That you took my point unfairly is not a fault of mine. I'm having to be more careful to correct your numerous unfounded assumptions. Nor am I claiming that all saiditors are irrational. I'm mearly reporting an observation of the general level of discourse- one that makes this meme rather ironic.

What exactly should be the topic of my post? Just opening it up to conspiracy theorists to tell me the evidence for their conspiracy theories is going to be unmanageable, and you know that.

making it seem as if you were just mining this site to score intellectual points in your class.

Score intellectual points in my class? I teach critical thinking. I'm looking for examples of fallacies and biases in the wild. They tend to be more common in conspiracy circles and alt news circles. Hence why I come here and places like r/conspiracy

But I also give people a chance to defend themselves. If you look at my post history you can see that I regularly call out misinformation and poor argumentation and give people a chance to correct themselves. Sometimes they do. Very often they don't.

You have made a lot of assumptions about my political ideology, my support for the mainstream, etc. Most of them are incorrect. Holding people to rational standards, The same to which I hold people on r/politics, is not being closed-minded..

Absolutely there is a lot wrong with our society. And yes I totally agree that banking and capital is a major problem in our society. You can appeal to vague personal experience all you want, my only point was about the double standard in sourcing that happens on this site as a general fact. Hopefully you can admit that even if you think you have good evidence for your beliefs.

We may come to discuss that evidence directly in a thread about that specific topic. This is a meme calling out people for accepting mainstream news, my only point has been that the general level of discourse on this site is no better.

Edit- just to boil down this whole discussion to a simple question. I don't see a lot of science being used as evidence of the more controversial claims on this site. Do you?

Kyto113 · 2021-01-01T15:46:28+00:00

I do... Regularly lol. And I do so here and on reddit in liberal bastions like r/politics.

Kyto113 · 2021-01-01T15:46:10+00:00

I do regularly engage and challenge people for their sources. You want me to make a general post "show me the evidence for your conspiracy theories"? It is much more productive to simply ask people actually making the claims for the evidence (or to challenge bad evidence when I see it).

It's not that no information from alt sources can be trusted, but the reliability of these sources is really fucking low. That's not to say they never contain truth or good reasoning, but the whole reason they're "alt" news sources is that they generally operate on a different evidentiary ethos than "mainstream" sources.

And again, I'm trying to draw out glaring hypocrisy in the general mode of discourse on this sub. Everyone claims to read the science, but when they offer evidence for their beliefs, it comes from bitchute, thedailyfodder, dailyhandle etc. (taking examples from s/politics right now). How is that better than trusting mainstream media?

Finally, you're painting what I'm saying unfairly. Obviously I can't say that nobody here has evidence for their beliefs or that everyone is exhibiting fallacies. What I am saying, though, is that the general quality of evidence favored on this site is a step lower than even MSM (which is itself very low).

Kyto113 · 2021-01-01T15:24:33+00:00

I said one of the reasons I'm on this site is to get examples of fallacies and biases. It's exactly one of the reasons why I'm subscribed to r/politics...

I'm posting here to call out people who post from conspiracy websites, random bitchute videos and the like while also mocking liberals for just accepting what they see on the mainstream news. The sources and evidence that are common on this site are a step below trusting mainstream news.

Kyto113 · 2021-01-01T15:23:16+00:00

Having some disagreement and gray area does not mean that all sources are equal.

Kyto113 · 2021-01-01T15:20:55+00:00

Looking for the failed assumptions and data errors in all beliefs is critical thinking

Critical thinking isn't just about challenging the official story. It's about subjecting all beliefs and information to critical analysis. And what you see on this site and read it, is people are more than willing to accept crap sources for things they want to believe while having exacting standards for things they don't believe.

Your failed logic is also pretty poor showing. To conclude as you did "in your world one cannot accept the mainstream story while being rational" is a wild extrapolation based on nothing but the shit that resides in your ego.

It's a direct result of your improper definition. If you altered your definition as I did above, then you have a pretty good one. As you stated it, your definition is incomplete and leads to this result.

Kyto113 · 2021-01-01T15:17:38+00:00

The only judgments I've shared other than the kind of sources that are used in this site- . I also pointed out the glaring double standard with which you treat scientific sources versus those with which you treat conspiracy theories.

If you applied the same standards of evidence you use for the "official story" as you do for conspiracy theories, I'm sure your beliefs would change significantly...

Kyto113 · 2021-01-01T15:13:32+00:00

Except I haven't asserted any beliefs lol

I'm not sure how you can accuse me of confirmation bias given that I haven't made claims or provided sources.

Kyto113 · 2020-12-31T21:48:33+00:00

Also, if you do read the science, why is it that all of your submissions are either memes or conspiracy sites like bitchute or thenewamericanvagabond.

it shouldn't be that hard to find reputable scientific sources that support your views...

Kyto113 · 2020-12-31T21:27:04+00:00

Lol, you do actually Post quite a few reputable and quality sources. But nothing you post in those sources is controversial, I don't think people are not reading them.

On the other hand, your controversial material is backed up by random Twitter threads. Or best yet, the idea that a TV show included a fantasy tower that microwaved people being evidence that 5G was bad for you. It's laughable the disparity in critical attention that you spend on things that you agree with versus things that you don't.

Kyto113 · 2020-12-31T21:17:59+00:00

Lol, disagreeing with mainstream understanding is part of your definition of critical thinking...

So in your world one cannot accept the mainstream story while being rational... Sounds unbiased

Kyto113 · 2020-12-31T21:17:09+00:00

The site is an excellent example of failures of critical thinking. Just the other day I saw a thread full of people accepting as fact a meme that was easily identifiable as misinformation with three seconds of googling.

Kyto113 · 2020-12-31T21:10:03+00:00

Lol imagine living in a world where you're afraid of factories and plastic bags but Nazis are something you idolize...

Also, Nazis were socialist only in name.

Kyto113 · 2020-12-31T20:59:37+00:00

Garbage because you disagree with them? They're not perfect, but they tend to do a pretty darn good job of utilizing facts. If your reason for disagreeing with the fact checkers is the kind of sources that are posted on this site, you're not executing critical thinking properly.

"Critical thinking" according to this site:

Fact checkers utilizing evidence to back up positions

"Mainstream media bias, liberal agenda"

Random screencap of graphic without attribution or context

"This proves my point entirely!"

Kyto113 · 2020-12-31T20:53:52+00:00

Except what most people think is "critical thinking" is actually just confirmation bias or plain old contrarianism.

Look at the sites that are shared on this forum. There's absolutely no critical analysis of anything that agrees with the preconceptions of this site's userbase. in fact, one of the main reasons I'm on this site is to get fodder for my critical thinking class

Kyto113 · 2020-12-31T19:23:49+00:00

Capitalism hoorah!

When bread waits in line but millions don't have money to buy it...

Kyto113 · 2020-12-31T19:20:45+00:00

How many of y'all have actually read the scientific publications?

Trusting random memes on saidit seems a step lower than trusting news sources lol.

Kyto113 · 2020-12-27T17:54:21+00:00

It's a reality... But I guess you'd prefer another president who lives in lala land.

Kyto113 · 2020-12-27T17:53:26+00:00

Lol it changes it from racist to realistic...

Kyto113 · 2020-12-27T17:52:59+00:00

The entire quote is predicated on the antecedent of the conditional. It completely changes the meaning of the sentence to omit it.

Kyto113 · 2020-12-26T20:43:17+00:00

So you cut the first part of the sentence, The part that gives context to the claim and completely reverses the meaning... Wow.

You do know you can't omit The antecedent of a conditional and still preserve the meaning right?

Kyto113 · 2020-12-26T20:42:46+00:00

His point is that addressing racial issues in this country is going to be more important in the future. If we don't do anything about racism, it'll tear the country apart as the demographics switch to be less and less white.

This is made very clear by the first part of his sentence that OP conveniently deleted

Kyto113 · 2020-12-26T20:40:33+00:00

It wasn't even misspoken, OP only quoted the second half of the sentence to make it look bad:

"If we cannot make significant progress on racial equity, this country is doomed. It's doomed not just because of African Americans, but because by 2040, this country is going to be minority white European. You hear me? ... And you guys are going to have to starting working more with Hispanics."

Kyto113 · 2020-12-26T20:39:53+00:00

I'm sure you just accidentally forgot to include the first part of his quote:

"If we cannot make significant progress on racial equity, this country is doomed. It's doomed not just because of African Americans, but because by 2040, this country is going to be minority white European. You hear me? ... And you guys are going to have to starting working more with Hispanics."

He's saying if we don't get our act together on racial issues the country is doomed because it's only going to get more diverse...

No way you excluded that part in order to make him look bad, you wouldn't be that much of an asshole

Kyto113 · 2020-12-26T14:45:40+00:00

This is either extremely outdated or just blatantly lying...

https://apnews.com/article/us-coronavirus-deaths-top-3-million-e2bc856b6ec45563b84ee2e87ae8d5e7

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm

Kyto113 · 2020-11-24T16:51:53+00:00

So here's the thing, there's a difference between having healthy skepticism and being a conspiracy theorist.

We all should recognize that we are often lied to and sometimes conspiracies turn out to be true.

But conspiratorial thinking centers on a few cognitive mistakes, primarily unfair comparison of theories. The official story will be put through the ringer, and held to the highest evidentiary standard. The conspiracy theory will be given an extremely lax evidentiary standard. Often, holes or falsehoods in the official story will be sufficient evidence for the conspiracy theory.

And you see it all the time, a single wacko doctor that confirms the conspiracy theory is believed 100%. Thousands of doctors confirming the official story are dismissed in favor of the one. It's an evidentiary double standard.

So I totally agree that we aren't being told the whole story about covid. Hell, a great example is that in March we were told that masks didn't work for the express purpose of preserving stock for medical professionals. But to go from that to claiming that it's all a hoax, it's all about control, or that it's just the flu, is entirely unjustifiable.

Kyto113 · 2020-11-24T14:04:21+00:00

Of course it is. Our hospitals are not full of critically ill patients. We aren't running out of beds. It's all just a big spooky conspiracy. Get out of your basement and actually visit an ER.

As a side note, did you know one of the key predictors of believing in conspiracy theories is diminishmental capacity? (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0963721417718261)

Kyto113 · 2020-11-24T14:02:47+00:00

Do me a favor, take a trip to your local ER and tell me it's faked.

Kyto113 · 2020-11-24T13:18:47+00:00

Why can't people understand that it's not just about lethality... You fuckers have clearly not seen the strain on our medical system (even from those who survive)

Kyto113 · 2020-11-21T19:35:58+00:00

Lol to be terrified of modern medicine. Y'all aren't free thinkers, you're stuck in the 13th century...

Kyto113 · 2020-11-14T21:19:03+00:00

The 18th century wants its biology back...

Kyto113 · 2020-11-13T14:58:40+00:00

Imagine being afraid of life saving medicine... Y'all sure share a lot with the jihadis killing doctors in the middle east...

Kyto113 · 2020-11-08T13:57:35+00:00

What a stupid premise. Neither are "right". They are both pointing at tendencies and flaws in human nature.

And just a reminder something big happened between the publication of brave New world and 1984 that explains the shift in perspective...

Kyto113 · 2020-10-29T18:52:09+00:00

Because only mentally ill young people would experiment with their looks...

And of course it follows (not that I'm making an argument here, so saying it follows is not really here nor there- maybe better to say my judgment is based on things you've said). You view large changes in appearance as a sign of mental illness, which indicates a lack of adventurousness on your part. It's kind of sad if you've never grown tired of your old look and wanted to try something radically different.

Hence why you sound like a bore.

Kyto113 · 2020-10-29T18:07:38+00:00

Lol. You think there needs to be a deep psychological event to prompt someone to change their hairstyle? You must be a fun person

Kyto113 · 2020-10-29T15:10:49+00:00

Lol. Women with a shaved head make you shit the bed out of fear of communists...

And no, I'm not a gender freak (hate the gender bs actually, gender critical is why I'm here in the first place). I'm just a sane person

Kyto113 · 2020-10-29T14:30:47+00:00

Lol half these people just got a shorter haircut. But yes this is a serious problem... Ffs the autism is strong on this site

Kyto113 · 2020-10-29T14:25:21+00:00

Guys I figured it out, people with glasses tend to adjust their glasses with one hand! The conspiracy we never expected!

Kyto113 · 2020-10-03T12:51:52+00:00

It's super problematic when women speak up for themselves...

Kyto113 · 2020-09-19T13:29:38+00:00

As bad as the article is, it's not all that wrong (at least about a core point). We need to stop equating sex with chromosomes. Sex is much better linked to gamete production, or development towards gamete production. It's much more precise to say that production of a large gamete defines being female than XX chromosomes.

Kyto113 · 2020-09-19T13:12:48+00:00

Even if Republicans lose the Senate majority in the election, they have the ability to confirm and appoint a justice before they leave office in January.

Kyto113 · 2020-08-22T21:31:53+00:00

While China is rapidly advancing in its technology, they do not have anywhere near the same tech. The actual technological capabilities of their military is pretty limited. It will be decades before they catch up by any reasonable estimation.

That said, I wouldn't want to see a war between the two countries.

Kyto113 · 2020-08-22T13:02:36+00:00

Lol no. The information is present online. Actually learning from that information is a different matter entirely.

You also have to realize that learning is a skill that must be taught. A lot of what goes on in early education is teaching kids how to learn. If you can go online and learn a new subject from nothing but an online source, it's because of the education you received.

That's not to say our education system is perfect, but it's not something that can be replaced easily with something like online resources.

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