supremesaboteur

Joined 9 years ago

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This is my conservative account. I have another account where I express my 'liberal' viewpoints

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Comment · 9 years ago
> late stage capitalism

Much later than the capitalism in most advanced economies ?

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Comment · 9 years ago
Everyone who disagrees with you may not be a Nazi sympathizer
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> The codebase may be ugly but who cares

Code quality matters indirectly here. Wordpress is known for it's massive number of security flaws. If you don't watch for new versions and update regularly ( and who has time for that ? ) consider yourself hacked

Comment · 9 years ago
It was not an anti-diversity "manifesto"
Comment · 9 years ago
Democrats spent a lot more money on these races and were still not able to win. This is clearly a problem for them. The swing in margins can be explained by the fact that the President's party mostly always loses some points
Comment · 9 years ago
This article also has a few problems

> I believe for example if it wasn’t for biases and unequal opportunities, then the higher ranks in science and politics would be dominated by women. Hence, aiming at a 50-50 representation gives men an unfair advantage. I challenge you to provide any evidence to the contrary.

Claim bearers are burdened with proof. Otherwise I can say 'I claim it is not so and if you believe otherwise you provide evidence to the contrary' and we would be a bunch of children shouting nonsense

> I’m not remotely surprised, however, that Damore naturally assumes the differences between typically female and male traits mean that men are more skilled.

He didn't say that

> The biggest problem with Damore’s memo however is that he doesn’t understand what makes a company successful. If a significant fraction of employees think that diversity is important, then it is important. No further justification is needed for this.

No, what makes a company successful is the positive impact it has on employees, customers, the communities it operates in and shareholders

> Biases and unequal opportunities are real. (If you doubt that, you are a problem and should do some reading.)

Why assume your readers can only reach conclusions if they are dumb ? Why not point out the specific readings that you have done ?

> And let us be clear that, yes, such policies mean every once in a while you will not hire the most skilled person for a job. Therefore, a value judgement must be made here, not a logical deduction from data

Value judgements should also be subject to logical deductions

Comment · 9 years ago
If you listen to these types of arguments you would think that the Democrats have figured out how to synthesize healthcare out of thin air and the Republicans are putting a stop to it
Comment · 9 years ago
The Right is not fighting for the rights of corporations. They believe that a free society best protects the rights of the little guy

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