Random Political Comments

[Headhunter]

This is why primary sources are so valuable. Newspapers, journals, telegrams. We can pretty definitively see exactly what people were thinking within the context of when they lived.

Right, but we'll never truly understand it the way they did. We're watching a movie where we know the spoiler, they lived in the actually movie not knowing what would happen next. Entirely different perspectives and all need to be respected.

Not 100% but there is enough information to fill in the blanks with a high level of confidence. “We only know what we’re told” is not correct.

I disagree with that. You can't just fill in the blanks, too much ideology is involved. Only knowing what we're told is very true to a certain extent.

It is not, you just have to do the work.

[Jason]

Oh, I'm just saying we've all been guilty of that on HMF at one time or another except you. Not necessarily in this particular situation.

Sure, but we are not at war with China. We were at war with Japan. It was a scary time and it's hard to speculate on a political climate we didn't live through. We only know what we're told, we never lived it. The vast majority of details disappear over time.

i just don't see what it serves positively, from your position, to harp on china. and i hope you're not doing it anywhere that has a larger scope than hmf.

It serves nothing positively to wish Trump would've done something differently here as opposed to what he did here, etc... Covid-19 is not a positive thing, but we can stray away from the fact that they, and the WHO are the only parties responsible for every death that occurs.

[Headhunter]

Oh, I'm just saying we've all been guilty of that on HMF at one time or another except you. Not necessarily in this particular situation.

Sure, but we are not at war with China. We were at war with Japan. It was a scary time and it's hard to speculate on a political climate we didn't live through. We only know what we're told, we never lived it. The vast majority of details disappear over time.

i just don't see what it serves positively, from your position, to harp on china. and i hope you're not doing it anywhere that has a larger scope than hmf.

There is undoubtedly going to be an effect on how Asian-Americans are treated. No doubt. Rhetoric is a powerful tool and must be exercised with the greatest caution.

[Jason]

This is why primary sources are so valuable. Newspapers, journals, telegrams. We can pretty definitively see exactly what people were thinking within the context of when they lived.

Right, but we'll never truly understand it the way they did. We're watching a movie where we know the spoiler, they lived in the actually movie not knowing what would happen next. Entirely different perspectives and all need to be respected.

Not 100% but there is enough information to fill in the blanks with a high level of confidence. “We only know what we’re told” is not correct.

I disagree with that. You can't just fill in the blanks, too much ideology is involved. Only knowing what we're told is very true to a certain extent.

It is not, you just have to do the work.

Sure, but what happens when something in documented history is found that contradicts itself? We will never have true knowledge of eras we never lived in.

[showa58taro]

Still think there’s insufficient outrage over Wisconsin data. The spike following the election is exactly evidence of why relaxing things now is dumb as fuck.

[Jason]

Oh, I'm just saying we've all been guilty of that on HMF at one time or another except you. Not necessarily in this particular situation.

Sure, but we are not at war with China. We were at war with Japan. It was a scary time and it's hard to speculate on a political climate we didn't live through. We only know what we're told, we never lived it. The vast majority of details disappear over time.

i just don't see what it serves positively, from your position, to harp on china. and i hope you're not doing it anywhere that has a larger scope than hmf.

There is undoubtedly going to be an effect on how Asian-Americans are treated. No doubt. Rhetoric is a powerful tool and must be exercised with the greatest caution.

Anyone that gets mad at Chinese people in America and not the Communist Party of China and the cronies in the WHO are retarded.

Pretty sure we finally have some common ground, here.

[showa58taro]

Oh, I'm just saying we've all been guilty of that on HMF at one time or another except you. Not necessarily in this particular situation.

Sure, but we are not at war with China. We were at war with Japan. It was a scary time and it's hard to speculate on a political climate we didn't live through. We only know what we're told, we never lived it. The vast majority of details disappear over time.

i just don't see what it serves positively, from your position, to harp on china. and i hope you're not doing it anywhere that has a larger scope than hmf.

It serves nothing positively to wish Trump would've done something differently here as opposed to what he did here, etc... Covid-19 is not a positive thing, but we can stray away from the fact that they, and the WHO are the only parties responsible for every death that occurs.

It serves as a reminder of what needs doing since we aren’t there yet.

[Jason]

Still think there’s insufficient outrage over Wisconsin data. The spike following the election is exactly evidence of why relaxing things now is dumb as fuck.

Since we're going with option 2, it would be wise to continue the quarantine for at least the remainder of the month, perhaps the first of May, and hope the data trends downward.

[Headhunter]

Oh, I'm just saying we've all been guilty of that on HMF at one time or another except you. Not necessarily in this particular situation.

Sure, but we are not at war with China. We were at war with Japan. It was a scary time and it's hard to speculate on a political climate we didn't live through. We only know what we're told, we never lived it. The vast majority of details disappear over time.

i just don't see what it serves positively, from your position, to harp on china. and i hope you're not doing it anywhere that has a larger scope than hmf.

There is undoubtedly going to be an effect on how Asian-Americans are treated. No doubt. Rhetoric is a powerful tool and must be exercised with the greatest caution.

Anyone that gets mad at Chinese people in America and not the Communist Party of China and the cronies in the WHO are retarded.

Pretty sure we finally have some common ground, here.

Of course. It can’t be downplayed though, it’s a real effect. This is why you can’t just be fast and loose with the rhetoric.

My mom’s co-worker experienced this first hand before things starting shutting down.

[Headhunter]

This is why primary sources are so valuable. Newspapers, journals, telegrams. We can pretty definitively see exactly what people were thinking within the context of when they lived.

Right, but we'll never truly understand it the way they did. We're watching a movie where we know the spoiler, they lived in the actually movie not knowing what would happen next. Entirely different perspectives and all need to be respected.

Not 100% but there is enough information to fill in the blanks with a high level of confidence. “We only know what we’re told” is not correct.

I disagree with that. You can't just fill in the blanks, too much ideology is involved. Only knowing what we're told is very true to a certain extent.

It is not, you just have to do the work.

Sure, but what happens when something in documented history is found that contradicts itself? We will never have true knowledge of eras we never lived in.

Example. Sounds like you’re talking about historical analysis, not historical record.

[Jason]

Oh, I'm just saying we've all been guilty of that on HMF at one time or another except you. Not necessarily in this particular situation.

Sure, but we are not at war with China. We were at war with Japan. It was a scary time and it's hard to speculate on a political climate we didn't live through. We only know what we're told, we never lived it. The vast majority of details disappear over time.

i just don't see what it serves positively, from your position, to harp on china. and i hope you're not doing it anywhere that has a larger scope than hmf.

It serves nothing positively to wish Trump would've done something differently here as opposed to what he did here, etc... Covid-19 is not a positive thing, but we can stray away from the fact that they, and the WHO are the only parties responsible for every death that occurs.

It serves as a reminder of what needs doing since we aren’t there yet.

And things are being done. We've gained more knowledge about this virus through the Coronavirus task force than we have in any other preventative measure across the world. Cases are trending downward, and the gross overestimation of the virus was a fear-mongering tactic. It is a good thing Trump stuck to his guns.

[Jason]

This is why primary sources are so valuable. Newspapers, journals, telegrams. We can pretty definitively see exactly what people were thinking within the context of when they lived.

Right, but we'll never truly understand it the way they did. We're watching a movie where we know the spoiler, they lived in the actually movie not knowing what would happen next. Entirely different perspectives and all need to be respected.

Not 100% but there is enough information to fill in the blanks with a high level of confidence. “We only know what we’re told” is not correct.

I disagree with that. You can't just fill in the blanks, too much ideology is involved. Only knowing what we're told is very true to a certain extent.

It is not, you just have to do the work.

Sure, but what happens when something in documented history is found that contradicts itself? We will never have true knowledge of eras we never lived in.

Example. Sounds like you’re talking about historical analysis, not historical record.

I'm just throwing out hypotheticals here. What if a historical document is found that contradicts the entirety of a historical record?

[Headhunter]

Speaking of fast and loose rhetoric, what positive purpose do Trump’s “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!”, “LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” etc. tweets serve?

[Jason]

Speaking of fast and loose rhetoric, what positive purpose do Trump’s “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!”, “LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” etc. tweets serve?

You can't allow McDonald's to be open but shut down sales of seeds and items to grow your own crops.

[Jason]

I gotta go.

[Headhunter]

This is why primary sources are so valuable. Newspapers, journals, telegrams. We can pretty definitively see exactly what people were thinking within the context of when they lived.

Right, but we'll never truly understand it the way they did. We're watching a movie where we know the spoiler, they lived in the actually movie not knowing what would happen next. Entirely different perspectives and all need to be respected.

Not 100% but there is enough information to fill in the blanks with a high level of confidence. “We only know what we’re told” is not correct.

I disagree with that. You can't just fill in the blanks, too much ideology is involved. Only knowing what we're told is very true to a certain extent.

It is not, you just have to do the work.

Sure, but what happens when something in documented history is found that contradicts itself? We will never have true knowledge of eras we never lived in.

Example. Sounds like you’re talking about historical analysis, not historical record.

I'm just throwing out hypotheticals here. What if a historical document is found that contradicts the entirety of a historical record?

Depends on the availability of other documents covering the same period. Anything in the past century, that’s never going to be a problem. Bullshit is easily fazed out. There is too much information available. The further back you go, the less documentation is available to cross-examine. It’s all logical and scientific in nature. Anything from WW2 isn’t going to be a problem, particularly here.

[Headhunter]

Speaking of fast and loose rhetoric, what positive purpose do Trump’s “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!”, “LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” etc. tweets serve?

You can't allow McDonald's to be open but shut down sales of seeds and items to grow your own crops.

“Trump wants us to take our state back! Let’s march!”

Fast and loose rhetoric endangering people’s lives. Another great example: “Try it, what have you got to lose?” with hydroxychloroquine.

[zombie]

Oh, I'm just saying we've all been guilty of that on HMF at one time or another except you. Not necessarily in this particular situation.

Sure, but we are not at war with China. We were at war with Japan. It was a scary time and it's hard to speculate on a political climate we didn't live through. We only know what we're told, we never lived it. The vast majority of details disappear over time.

i just don't see what it serves positively, from your position, to harp on china. and i hope you're not doing it anywhere that has a larger scope than hmf.

There is undoubtedly going to be an effect on how Asian-Americans are treated. No doubt. Rhetoric is a powerful tool and must be exercised with the greatest caution.

Anyone that gets mad at Chinese people in America and not the Communist Party of China and the cronies in the WHO are retarded.

Pretty sure we finally have some common ground, here.

just don't be the reason that they show themselves to be retarded. and shoot it down, if you see/hear the rhetoric being floated. that's the best you can do.

[showa58taro]

Still think there’s insufficient outrage over Wisconsin data. The spike following the election is exactly evidence of why relaxing things now is dumb as fuck.

Since we're going with option 2, it would be wise to continue the quarantine for at least the remainder of the month, perhaps the first of May, and hope the data trends downward.

Wisconsin proves an interesting study on specifically breaking option 2 as you put it, because they forced everyone out to vote in person, and hence the fact that the resultant upwards trend in cases after a 7-10 day incubation period should be very worrying. Puts the May target even less likely as acceptable.

[Jmac Attack]

No wonder Jason can't sleep. This is a total gang rape now. Head went turncoat, Foo M.I.A, I never really helped for shit, but protected my right brothers. Now he has to fight you guys off from filling all holes. We gotta stop this.

Nah....we going for the Houston 500 record baby!

Man... the jokes fall flat in here.

I don't believe I know what you're referencing. :p

Group watch? Lmao

Is it a movie?

Hahahaha.....I thought you knew and was just fucking with me. Google it lol

Is it a band? I google Houston 500 and get nothing that seems to be relevant...

OMG........you are being serious! Thats awesome. Look on Pornhub lol.

lol. For fuck's sake. :p I think I get it now, I don't think I have to look it up. lol.

Tee hee.