• purpleworm [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    God forbid someone approach political science from a neutral perspective

    In public opinion polling there is typically a neutral option and a greater portion of people consistently choose that option than identify as socialist so I suppose you also have to be brain dead to think socialism is an option

    Let’s explore that. If I had no position, I cannot “do politics”?

    I guess I’m not so conceited as to believe the only way to participate in politics is to state a position. Maybe I have more political experience than you. What I think is going on though is that I know most people don’t care what I think, they care what they think.

    Many professional political positions require some amount of neutrality and yet I think of those positions as more influential than the dumbass children in this thread.

    https://xcancel.com/aw_wally/status/1983563019599974402#m

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      “Would you eat this 2 week old hoagie I found in the back of my car?” I conducted a survey by randomly approaching people in the street with a 2 week old hoagie in my hand.

      Polls:

      Yes: 3%

      No: 27%

      Did not reply/told me to fuck off/called security/walked away as fast as they can/pepper sprayed me/pretended to be a deaf-mute: 70%

      As you can see, the average person is neither for nor against eating a 2 week old hoagie, but rather a centrist 3rd answer.

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      Many professional political positions require some amount of neutrality and yet I think of those positions as more influential than the dumbass children in this thread.

      Wow, so insightful. And why do you think that is, Twitter user?

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      In public opinion polling there is typically a neutral option and a greater portion of people consistently choose that option than identify as socialist so I suppose you also have to be brain dead to think socialism is an option

      In the Russian civil war purity test we did a few days ago I picked neutral a few times because I had no idea what the question really means. I guess that’s largely how it works in opinion polling too.

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      I … The amount being said with each of these contradictory nothing statements is shocking. People who want things that are literally unspeakable to them is great.

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        The brain capacity needed to form statements that actually mean something would prevent you from wanting to sincerely be a centrist.

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      I’m sorry you got brain melted by the job postings. Truly, I am. But experience = good is one of the biggest traps you can have in a business. If you have 4 years at the torture think tank, you can’t just work at the not-murder initiative because “we didn’t kill the people.”

      If you’re neutral on genocide that says a lot. Neutral because people are annoying you says plenty when there’s a clear right and wrong. MLK had words for the white moderate and they weren’t exactly a letter of recommendation. Your ability to be hired by ghouls is antithetical to being worthy of my respect.