Kasz216 said:
MDMAlliance said:
richardhutnik said:
MDMAlliance said:
Politics on the internet seem to always end the same. Almost no one is a qualified politician here, but we act like we are. We give sources, but only sources from one side. I'm starting to wonder the usefulness of debating politics here. |
It is like a SuperNews clip on Twitter. You want to believe the world receives your views and is enlightened by them, but you really don't care what other opinions people have. For myself, I do want a range of opinions, and articles to go with it, so I can improve where I stand.
I am very likely, after this election, to step out even further from political office chat and maybe discuss things of greater practical value.
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Sometimes their sources are complete BS. Sometimes they misinterpret their own sources. For real, a lot of people anywhere seem to not know what they really believe. My parents are that way, and a large percentage of posts I see online involving politics are that way. When evidence is provided that proves a point on the opposing side has validity, it is shot down vehemently. They start acting as if they have all the qualifications to say that your evidence doesn't count.
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To be fair... most people with basic statistical training should be able to shoot down 90% of the proof either side brings to an arguement.
It doesn't take a genius to spot obvious methodology errors.
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I'm talking about evidence like USA is a top oil producer and Russia is the top oil producer, and OPEC's main contributer is Saudi Arabia. This ACTUALLY happened, where someone thought I was making this up.
