tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post555098666766915818..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Reducing Police ViolenceAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-82618822159030267032020-06-08T14:19:14.974-04:002020-06-08T14:19:14.974-04:00My first thought on #4 was (akin to AVI's comm...My first thought on #4 was (akin to AVI's comment in the original post) if Samuel Sinyangwe has ever heard of Fox Butterfield. Deevshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03929505847502292412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-4292840109678338792020-06-08T12:59:28.418-04:002020-06-08T12:59:28.418-04:00As I keep saying, I despise, detest, and distrust ...As I keep saying, I despise, detest, and distrust the NYT. And the WaPoo, CNN, the alphabet networks. I don't watch the TV news; I don't need the stomach acid.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-69487203345161427462020-06-07T22:37:25.904-04:002020-06-07T22:37:25.904-04:00What and his ilk don't realize, apparently, is...What and his ilk don't realize, apparently, is that any talent for observation and insight that they may offer to the reader is completely liquidated when they show themselves to be this blind. I really think that nearly all of our Fourth Estate suffers from this lack of self-introspection. They don't realize how low the public's esteem is now. Then you see them despairing when another small corner of the industry folds out of business failure, wailing as if it were some important cultural symbol that is passing. But: They're just not that important anymore and for the public, the only tragedy is that they could have been, and should have been.Aggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089648434324058300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-25797165370265300522020-06-07T19:03:22.590-04:002020-06-07T19:03:22.590-04:00@ Aggie, as above I noticed the same thing. He ac...@ Aggie, as above I noticed the same thing. He acknowledges that implicit bias has little explanatory power, but can't step back from other bias.<br /><br />I am listening to a podcast at present that is talking about no longer having allegiance to Caesar when we sign on to following Jesus. My first thought was - "yes, but I think you have mostly just chosen a different Caesar."<br /><br />We all do this, and we need to be aware of it.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-24326623918766992192020-06-07T17:30:09.344-04:002020-06-07T17:30:09.344-04:00Mr. "Based-On-Facts-And-Data" shoots imp...Mr. "Based-On-Facts-And-Data" shoots implicit bias training down, and then goes on to demonstrate full-bore implicit bias by saying that his list of reforms can only start when the current president is voted out, completely ignoring facts and data indicating progress under the current DOJ. OK, then. <br /><br />Has anybody ever considered extending the handgun waiting period to include Twitter?Aggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089648434324058300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-2451724615246036902020-06-07T16:44:18.999-04:002020-06-07T16:44:18.999-04:00I have no patience with someone trying to 'blo...I have no patience with someone trying to 'blog' on twitter. Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771075314473811594noreply@blogger.com