False Equivalency Exposed

"First, the media criticized Harris for not submitting to more interviews. Now that she’s submitted to interview after interview over the last several weeks, the media is criticizing her for not answering questions clearly enough.

“'She keeps answering the question she wants, not the one that was asked,' writes Michael Bender for The New York Times — as if Bender has found in Harris a notably new trait among politicians, as if candidates for office usually answer questions they are asked rather than questions they want to answer.

"She’s 'lawyerly, argumentative and fundamentally defensive,' Bender continues. Hello? What about Donald Trump?

“'She often deflects or sidesteps.' Ditto.

"She 'often responds to unpleasant questions without answering them, questions the very premise of questions she finds unfair and can take it upon herself to reword a query she considers unhelpful.'

"Oh, please. That’s what a smart candidate does."

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Double Standard?

MAGA Lies & Evil Exposed

Click on this link for an expose of the lies of Trump/MAGA from the 2016 election through to the present. This effectively destroys the false equivalency claims of conservatives regarding election denial.

Bipartisanship Debunked

"Today we take a look at the history of bipartisanship and appeasement in the US dating back to before the Civil War and tracking it all the way up to the current negotiations over the infrastructure bill."

Click on the link below to understand the folly of bipartisanship:

The Long Legacy of Making Deals with the Devil

Republicans: False Equivalency Is Magical Thinking

Those who have problems with cause and effect vs correlation, and are resistant to objective evidence, are magical thinkers. Those who accept claims only with sufficient objective evidence are science-based thinkers. (link) It is clear that Republicans as a US political group are strongly leaning toward magical thinking. Once again, their weak defense of the indefensible (the insurrection involving the attack on the US Capitol on January 6th) by using false equivalency/whataboutism is a glaring sign of their magical thinking and moral immaturity. To say it is about time for the Republicans to wake up to reality and change is an understatement.

MAGICAL THINKING IS A BRAIN POISON

The Erroneous Thinking Of Sam Harris

One of the most known personalities in the promotion of atheism and science-based thinking is Sam Harris. I follow him semi-regularly and appreciate his work. However, I can no longer stay silent in the face of his continued bias as represented in this recent podcast. Following are examples of this erroneous thinking:

He supports the Alt Right's “Intellectual Dark Web.” He believes that Islam is the only reason for 9/11, but ignores Israeli terror on the Palestinians. He accepts the discredited racial pseudoscience of Charles Murray. He doesn't accept the reality of systemic racism or unconscious bias. He is not accepting of the full spectrum of evidence regarding police violence. (link) (link) (link) (link) (link) (link) (link) (link) 

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11/27/2020 - UPDATE: This link debunks him regarding his claim that "the police used more deadly force against white people—both in absolute numbers and in terms of their contribution to crime and violence in our society."

12/10/2020 - UPDATE: This link shows his continuing "blind spot."

1/15/2021 - UPDATE: This link focuses on his whataboutism/false equivalency regarding the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th.

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Another Example Of Reality Having A Liberal Bias

"So if we are not actively searching for Democrats among job applicants, why is the ratio of party affiliation so lopsided?

"One reason is the anti-science attitude adopted by many rank and file Republicans and supported by some Republican leaders. For example, a Pew Research Survey in 2013 found that only 43 percent of Republicans believe that humans have evolved over time."

UNC professor: Here’s why most UNC faculty members are Democrats

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article97341242.html#storylink=cpy

A Look At The Question Of Media Bias

Yes, yes and yes:  the US media IS biased toward liberalism.  Now, what does that mean and why?  First of all, lets look at the two major US political parties:  one (the Republican Party) is clearly more anti-science than the other.   Reality is clearly best evaluated by science.  Reality DOES have a liberal bias.  Case made.  Any challengers?