@polarberry I have stopped watching CNN because they just repeat the same thing over and over and they are so negative. You are right about how they keep bashing Biden. Many of the anchors just keep harping on what is wrong with everything and anything and never point out the positive. I only watch Nicole Wallace, Rachel Maddow and Shepard Smith but not everyday. Shepard Smith on MSNBC does a good job with just giving the news without preaching and taking sides.
I needed to watch late 2020 and early to mid 2021 and when I did I watched Nicole Wallace, Rachel Maddow, and Lawence O'Donnel. I have since stopped watching it but those three plus Chris Hayes and Reid.
Anyway I'm watching MSNBC and gahhh its so bad. Not the commentary just the worry. But I keep on focusing on what has been said here to have hope. But its very frustrating and worrisome.
@jeanne-mayell To be honest after four years of TFG on a national level I think a state like Virginia (or even New Jersey if Citronella manages to win though none of the sites are even suggesting that yet) will survive a single term of this dude. Especially if their legislature remains even semi-Democrat, which it is because of how its organized. So this isn't like a end of the road.
That said its interesting.
I mean its not over yet. There was also predications of various length it would take and also of Terry taking a deep breath and being thankful that he won.
Also I was reading tweets and it seems that even the Youngkin isn't willing to come out and say he won - which means to me his camp knows its not there yet.
Its an interesting situation.
I will say that in NJ the biggest Murphy counties haven't even posted their stuff yet and probably won't for a while.
But yeah, baby steps like I said in other threads.
Also the bipartisan plan and the BBB plan will be voted on by the House this week. There is going to be a vote about voting rights that might move. And things are going well.
Also also (hehe) Younglin seems like a dude that once he starts governing (if he is elected) something will come out and he might have to resign in scandal OR he will find governing is harder then campaigning and thus not be able to build a coalition and thus he won't lead to being able to do anything.
One advantage if Trumpkin wins is that Virginia only allows a governor to serve one term. That would mean only 4 years of who knows what. Virginia’s economy is good now, Trumpkin knows nothing about governing, he has no idea what goes on in education. All he ran on is the economy and CRT (Critical Race Theory) and parental rights. Now mask wearing will not be allowed so we will see whether there will be a spike in covid cases among students. I saw a reporter interviewing a guy about why he voted for Trumpkin and he said he was concerned about CRT. Then when asked if he knew what CRT was, the guy had no idea. He just didn’t want it taught in the elementary schools. My hope is for McCauliff still! But the democrats did quite well in NY and Mass.
I don't get the channel, but I keep checking their headlines like an idiot. Done with that and them.
? How in the hell are people SO bloody stupid!!
Intentional manipulation through the use of fear. We also need to teach our students how to become critical thinkers, not fact spewers. Critical thinking is a skill which needs to be taught beginning in Kindergarten pre-school or even earlier, but certain all the time in school
@baba, there are 3 psychics I have listened to lately whom have excellent track records who appear to have gotten this wrong as well. They each saw Youngkin happy on election night but ultimately felt McAuliffe won days later. Perhaps they mixed Murphy in N.J.for McAuliffe, meaning perhaps they did see the Youngkin win but it is Murphy (the other Democrat running for Governor tonight but in N.J. and also with an M name). Few people have been speaking about the N.J. race and it looks like that one is a true nail bitter. which will be decided "later".
Oh, I know, frustrated rhetorical question lol.
I've just never been able to wrap my head around how incredibly dumb and weak-minded you would have to be to believe the things these idiots believe. It's surreal.
@lovendures I agree! I'm thinking... maybe those of us who have kids (y'all are lucky, kids are some of the most "awesomest" creatures on earth) should, "in having a say in our kids curriculum", insist and demand that critical thinking immediately start being taught in grades k-12.
Demanding having a say in our kids curriculum goes both ways.. ?
Of course, defining critical thinking...this is how I do things. Most peeps I argue with don't have rebuttals...
Critical thinking means making reasoned judgments that are logical and well-thought out. It is a way of thinking in which you don't simply accept all arguments and conclusions you are exposed to but rather have an attitude involving questioning such arguments and conclusions. It requires wanting to see what evidence is involved to support a particular argument or conclusion. People who use critical thinking are the ones who say things such as, 'How do you know that? Is this conclusion based on evidence or gut feelings?' and 'Are there alternative possibilities when given new pieces of information?'
https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-critical-thinking-definition-skills-meaning.html
It may help to define what "evidence" is, what constitutes "evidence" as well.
Interestingly enough, would teaching young children, say 7 or 8 years old how to play chess help out with this?
@polarberry I think we're witnessing one of our predictions that newscasts will separate people into their own echo chambers. Since it seems the majority of news is about fear, unrest, and the bogeyman it may be US that separates from the "mainstream", although I always thought it would be the other way around.