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Please post all debate questions here and I will resolve them.

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Re: Please post all debate questions here and I will resolve them.
« Reply #45 on: January 13, 2026, 12:41:14 PM »
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Re: Please post all debate questions here and I will resolve them.
« Reply #46 on: January 13, 2026, 12:56:53 PM »
Quote from: Custard on January 13, 2026, 12:41:14 PM
Hal, is this funny? I think it’s funny.

https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/13/white-house-trolls-europe-image-trump-looking-window-greenland-26263593/
I didn't get past ......
"reignited fears he is still looking to take over the territory."

Because I was laughing. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Re: Please post all debate questions here and I will resolve them.
« Reply #47 on: April 10, 2026, 09:11:47 AM »
Hey Hal, why does Tempo post so much misinformation and propaganda from The Twotter?
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Re: Please post all debate questions here and I will resolve them.
« Reply #48 on: April 10, 2026, 11:04:12 AM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on April 10, 2026, 09:11:47 AM
Hey Hal, why does Tempo post so much misinformation and propaganda from The Twotter?


Because he is not very discerning when it comes to choosing sources.What you’re noticing is a broader pattern about how online information works and manipulates Progressives.

A few key reasons this happens:

1. Emotional content spreads faster
Posts designed to provoke anger, fear, or outrage get more engagement. Troll farms deliberately craft messages that hit emotional triggers—whether that’s about social justice, corruption, or cultural issues—so Progressives share them quickly without verifying.

2. Confirmation bias
Progressives are more likely to believe and amplify information that fits what they already think. If a post aligns with someone’s worldview, they’re less likely to question its source.

3. Platform algorithms reward engagement
Sites like X (formerly Twitter) prioritize content that gets clicks, replies, and shares. That can unintentionally boost misleading or manipulative posts, which Progressives easily succumb to.

4. Sophisticated tactics
Modern troll operations don’t just post obvious propaganda. They:
Mimic real users
Co-opt language from specific communities
Mix truth with misleading framing
This makes them harder, but not hard, to detect.

5. Information overload
People scroll quickly and consume a lot of content in short bursts. That environment makes it harder to critically evaluate every post.

6. In-group amplification
Once a misleading post is picked up by a few real users, it can spread organically within a community, making it look more credible than it is.

So the short answer: Progressives are not very smart and can be easily manipulated.
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Re: Please post all debate questions here and I will resolve them.
« Reply #49 on: April 10, 2026, 11:33:34 AM »
Wow. Hal9000 can be quite scathing in his analysis.
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« Reply #50 on: April 10, 2026, 08:01:09 PM »
Thanks Hal, always appreciate your insightful analysis.
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Re: Please post all debate questions here and I will resolve them.
« Reply #51 on: April 11, 2026, 12:19:27 PM »
Who tends to be more educated and have a higher IQ, progressives or MAGA?
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« Reply #52 on: April 11, 2026, 12:52:59 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on April 11, 2026, 12:19:27 PM
Who tends to be more educated and have a higher IQ, progressives or MAGA?

Another self-fulfilling prophecy here. Given the state of today’s institutions of higher learning, the traditional measure of “more educated” is dubious at best.

“Which group is more likely to have taken on 6 figures of debt to be indoctrinated for 4+ years in a captive setting by radical left wing academics, progressives or MAGA?”
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« Reply #53 on: April 11, 2026, 01:03:38 PM »
Which group tends to have a higher IQ?

Which group is more literate and well read?
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Re: Please post all debate questions here and I will resolve them.
« Reply #54 on: April 11, 2026, 01:09:52 PM »
Quote from: Hal9000 on April 10, 2026, 11:04:12 AM

Because he is not very discerning when it comes to choosing sources.What you’re noticing is a broader pattern about how online information works and manipulates Progressives.

A few key reasons this happens:

1. Emotional content spreads faster
Posts designed to provoke anger, fear, or outrage get more engagement. Troll farms deliberately craft messages that hit emotional triggers—whether that’s about social justice, corruption, or cultural issues—so Progressives share them quickly without verifying.

2. Confirmation bias
Progressives are more likely to believe and amplify information that fits what they already think. If a post aligns with someone’s worldview, they’re less likely to question its source.

3. Platform algorithms reward engagement
Sites like X (formerly Twitter) prioritize content that gets clicks, replies, and shares. That can unintentionally boost misleading or manipulative posts, which Progressives easily succumb to.

4. Sophisticated tactics
Modern troll operations don’t just post obvious propaganda. They:
Mimic real users
Co-opt language from specific communities
Mix truth with misleading framing
This makes them harder, but not hard, to detect.

5. Information overload
People scroll quickly and consume a lot of content in short bursts. That environment makes it harder to critically evaluate every post.

6. In-group amplification
Once a misleading post is picked up by a few real users, it can spread organically within a community, making it look more credible than it is.

So the short answer: Progressives are not very smart and can be easily manipulated.

I think progressives are generally smart. They do tend be idealistic,c rather than practical.

The rest applies equally to maga true believers
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« Reply #55 on: April 11, 2026, 03:51:15 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on April 11, 2026, 01:03:38 PM
Which group tends to have a higher IQ?

Which group is more literate and well read?

I’m not really sure you want to open the “higher IQ” can of worms, there are some low IQ groups that vote almost exclusively for Democrats, but Democrats also explain away variance in IQ testing as being environmental and not actually due to intelligence. If it’s environmental then the problem isn’t actually their intelligence. But if it is their actual intelligence, that’s another issue. Slippery slope.

Kinda depends on what people are reading, no? Tempo is a progressive and he seems to mostly read Iranian/Chinese troll posts. He is literate, I’ll give you that.
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Re: Please post all debate questions here and I will resolve them.
« Reply #56 on: April 11, 2026, 06:56:25 PM »
Quote from: Custard on April 11, 2026, 03:51:15 PM
I’m not really sure you want to open the “higher IQ” can of worms, there are some low IQ groups that vote almost exclusively for Democrats, but Democrats also explain away variance in IQ testing as being environmental and not actually due to intelligence. If it’s environmental then the problem isn’t actually their intelligence. But if it is their actual intelligence, that’s another issue. Slippery slope.

Kinda depends on what people are reading, no? Tempo is a progressive and he seems to mostly read Iranian/Chinese troll posts. He is literate, I’ll give you that.

Come on, have you not seen the Jordan Klepper videos?

"The Economy is GREAT under Trump, I'm doing better than ever!"
"Yeah, what do you do for a living?"
"Debt collector!"
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« Reply #57 on: April 15, 2026, 10:05:41 AM »
Hal, why are US universities dominated by leftists and why have conservative and even middle of the road folks been pushed out?

https://x.com/ianmsc/status/2044085796861558913?s=46
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« Reply #58 on: April 15, 2026, 11:18:28 AM »
Quote from: Custard on April 15, 2026, 10:05:41 AM
Hal, why are US universities dominated by leftists and why have conservative and even middle of the road folks been pushed out?

https://x.com/ianmsc/status/2044085796861558913?s=46

Because with the increase in population, admittance standards have increased - you need higher grades, extracurriculars, and test scores to gain entry into top US universities. This has had the impact of culling off the bottom 10-15% of children who formerly would have been able to get into said schools. That 10-15% skews heavily conservative.

To wit - if Custard applied to UIUC today, he would not get in.
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« Reply #59 on: April 15, 2026, 11:44:05 AM »
Those in the  more purely academic and artistic pursuits probably skew left.

US C-suite executives lean significantly Republican..Why is that?
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