padraig (u.s.)

a monkey that will go ape
there is at least one episode I can think of where they investigate a Branch Davidian-style cult

I'm sure there's gotta be Ruby Ridge references too but I can't remember them
 

catalog

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i remember watchin git religiously every thursday night for a while but i cant really remember any of it now.
 

padraig (u.s.)

a monkey that will go ape
there's no anti-intellectualism (or anti-elitism) either - Scully is a trained scientist

even spooky Mulder iirc has a PhD in psychology from Oxford or some Ivy - he was originally a Silence of the Lambs-style profiler before going off to investigate weird paranormal bullshit
 

Leo

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As promised:


this is really impressive, craner, kudos. a level of research and analysis worthy of publication in a major media outlet.

in the "elites" section, I'd say she should take some responsibility for her actions. like trump, there's the reoccurring lament of victimhood and grievances, nothing is ever their fault. it's quite a stretch to view someone next in line to be the most powerful person in the world as "set up" for being asked in an interview what newspapers they read. none of couric's question were actual "gotchas", were they?
 
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luka

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What do you mean thanks he's just said your entire thesis is completely wrong and unjustifiable!
 

Leo

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Luka's just stiring the pot, pay not mind. I expressed a viewpoint on one section of a lengthy thesis.
 

craner

Beast of Burden
I know, and I don't disagree. Part of the point of that section was to describe the source of her world-historic sense of grievance and her hatred of the press.
 

Leo

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funny that both schmidt and Wallace are now mainstays on liberal MSNBC. he's been an occasional contributor for awhile but she's a rising star, first given her own daily show and recently moved to a better time slot and expanded to two hours. she's actually fairly insightful. he's smart but a bit over the top in his never trumpism (a cofounder of The Lincoln Project).
 

Woebot

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of all the many dissensus regulars who are no longer around, pretty sure I miss scottdisco the most

a classier and genuinely nicer dude (in online discourse, anyway, never met him irl) you couldn't find

scott's a nice guy. met him once in covent garden.
 

vimothy

yurp
this is really impressive, craner, kudos. a level of research and analysis worthy of publication in a major media outlet.

in the "elites" section, I'd say she should take some responsibility for her actions. like trump, there's the reoccurring lament of victimhood and grievances, nothing is ever their fault. it's quite a stretch to view someone next in line to be the most powerful person in the world as "set up" for being asked in an interview what newspapers they read. none of couric's question were actual "gotchas", were they?
isnt this just a general issue, like ofc you can always say its structural, and then if it's not it's either the good kind of anrhropomorphism or its not
 
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