Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on "The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder" channel.

  1.  @trolljones4386  Great take. Exactly.
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  2. @Dr.Vas0  You know he lied about his medical record? I doubt that, unless you have special knowledge about it.
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  3. @Dr.Vas0 That's not evidence he lied about being vaccine injured. That's only a reason not to believe him. It's not evidence of the truth of the opposite at all. Following me around, are we? 😂😂😂
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  4. @Dr.Vas0 Wait. You're British? But . . . You don't know basic logic and you're not an empiricist at all? O-kay. 🤣🤣🤣
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  5. @Dr.Vas0  Let me explain it slowly, and use law as an example. If a witness is revealed to be untruthful in any matter, it is permissible to disbelieve everything they say. It is not, however, logical to believe that the opposite of any of their statements is, or is likely to be, true. "I have good reason to disbelieve X" is not evidence that not-X is true. Not-X is of course possible, and remains to be proven. See?
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  6. He's opposed to mandates. No leftist supports them. Well, there is no real left here.
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  7.  @shadracarthur  Who cares about personalities? Oh yeah, Sam cares.
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  8.  @moety2  Of course we thought about it. Let's see how many Republican Senators have no fear whatsoever of voting down M4A during a pandemic, and having that vote dog them for years -- as Briahna Joy Gray ably explained. That should be fascinating. Looks like you're the one who did not think this through. This is exactly how much "controversial" legislation has gotten passed many times in history. "Controversial" to the political class and the donor class -- but controversial to the people? Not so much. END AGE DISCRIMINATION IN MEDICARE. It's a no-brainer.
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  9.  @moety2  Say. Do you have a stock tip? Including puts, calls, shorts.
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  10.  @moety2  So . . . The DNC impeached Trump knowing nothing would come of it, AND that there would not even be a full array of witnesses testifying under oath in the Senate (which would have been useful to the American public), because . . . ? Whereas during a pandemic and new shutdowns, there is no point in pushing for the healthcare that the rest of the world has . . . ? Anyway, you didn't respond to my comment. Either Republicans vote for M4A, or contemplate having their vote against M4A haunt them in the states where they are vulnerable. Let them vote no this time. That's not a loss, that's a bump in the road.
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  11.  @philesq9595  "Dore's fans are not ideological, educated, or interested in politics. They are hurting . . . and hurt people hurt people." Well, thanks for providing actual progressives with an opportunity to practice on you! (Also, that little story about how "once you were a fan of sorts, but then you realized" is a well-known trope, used extensively in infomercials.) The problem with your story is that some of the very best educated and most astute political actors are in favor of ForceTheVote, in many cases, quite frankly, in spite of Dore's communicative style. The list is amazing: Cornel West, Briahna Joy Gray, Katie Halper, Krystal Ball, Kyle Kulinski, Dylan Ratigan, Ben Norton, Max Blumenthal, and, perhaps one of the finest human beings in all of journalism, Aaron Mate. I've course I've missed many. I know I have. But do you realize the intellectual firepower I've just listed? There is no plausible way to make them out to be pathetic. There isn't all that much plausibility in your innuendo about Jimmy Dore, either, considering who he married. He won life's real prize, the big one. The one that matters. :) My, my. How could you not see that? But Sam Seder thinks he lacks a swimming pool.
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  12.  @moety2  All of this looks implausible now, just like hashtag MeToo looked impossible, until it was real. As of today, UK has nearly double the number of new COVID cases relative to how many it had 14 days ago. There is a new, more contagious strain circulating there. The hope is that it is less lethal (very well could be), the expectation is that the vaccine will still work on it (pretty likely) -- but what if not? You think by next Christmas, we still won't have Medicare minus the AGE discrimination? I sure do. The people PUSHING for it now will soon look like visionaries. FDR used to say, "you have to make me do it." You bet.
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  13.  @philesq9595  Why is your first line ad hominem? I won't bother with people like you. Did you think I posted the rebuttal for you? My goodness. The answer to that is an obvious no. You aren't the intelligentia you seem to think you are.
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  14.  @philesq9595  Um, how shall I put this gently? You are not talking to a monolingual, monocultural American. The way that you are contorting yourself in wild and incessant ad hominem and sheer psychobabble (an attempt, apparently, to . . . get under my skin, or something?) makes me embarrassed for you. You mean you really don't know? This is the best you can do? Jimmy has all kinds of fans. The people I mentioned all watch him regularly, before inviting him on their shows, or coming on his show, of course. I mean, they are hardly stupid. The only kind of fan he usually seems to lack is . . . someone like you. When it comes to comments, too, one never knows who is there simply to provoke. Ad hominem and swearing are a tipoff -- though these days, you can't tell just by that. Some are even false flags. I tend to think Sam Seder is too smart to approve your message. I don't understand why anyone would go to the lengths you do, for a politician. There is no one for whom I would write the bizarre, self-referential invective you just wrote.
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  15.  @philesq9595  What bothers me is when people are unfair, to anyone. Not "feelings." I'm very Kantian about this stuff. Do you know what I mean?
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  16.  @philesq9595  Because the issue is not Dore. That's why. I addressed the real issue in discussions with people interested in substance over messenger. Gray Zone just did a program including Dore as one guest, and they didn't shy away from constructive criticism of all parties turning this issue into ad hominem, as well as of Dore's style of communication. Great, I'm all for it. There are GOOD actors throughout this movement. Do you think objections to ad hominem rest on "feewings?" Fine. I can't persuade you not. If you don't see what it is and why it is fundamentally wrong, I guess I have to rely on Socrates who asserted that you cannot teach morality. It's impossible. Well, to explain what he meant would take too long. Thanks, but I don't celebrate Christmas. Will you "pray for me," LOL? Or, "I wish you peace." And here I thought you knew all the deft means of asserting superiority that would impress a mediocre mind.
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  17.  @philesq9595  Wait. Is all this because I said Jimmy Dore has a wonderful wife? Oh my goodness. Gasp! Okay!!! Sorry.
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  18.  @moety2  I'm saying it's not predictable. Did you really not get that part? It is not predictable because PANDEMIC. Etc.
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  19.  @moety2  You predict it cannot pass. I say it could -- not that it would, necessarily. I think it could. But if it didn't, anyone who voted against it would have to answer for that vote. If you have memory challenges, consult with a professional. Oh. Wait. Maybe you don't have good insurance . . .
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  20.  @moety2  It was a joke. A hypothetical joke, at that. You were pretending you forgot the thread of the argument, and claimed that I "jumped to the opposite conclusion," leaving the door open. For the joke. Inviting it, in fact, by adding "Makes perfect sense lol."
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  21.  @moety2  Or is modal logic the problem here? You can find free books on that online. Sheesh.
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  22.  @moety2  You know what for real? I've got mine. I'm insured. Why should I care? That's the real American credo. The "good job" is all yours.
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  23.  @moety2  I didn't at all, and you know it. Why this righteous indignation, suddenly? It is not amusing. Neither useful nor decorative. But have it your way. If people won't put up a real FIGHT for health care, they will not get it. Not my problem. I've decided to give up on this one. My sole political focus will be to prevent new wars and new slaughters of Third World peoples, here and abroad. That will be the challenge. Health care is not worth the candle.
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  24.  @moety2  Agree with most of para. 2
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  25.  @moety2  How is Pelosi an "ally" if she refuses to put M4A up for a vote during the worst pandemic in over a century? She's an ally of the monied interests. What does she think her job is? Did Pelosi give AOC a committee chair that she wanted and was qualified for? No, that went to one-time Republican Kathleen Rice, who once withheld her vote from Pelosi for Speaker. Need more information?
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  26.  @moety2  The only person with something to lose in this picture is the person to pressure. That's Pelosi. She is NOT an ally. Hence there is no problem with pressuring her. (Hence I put "ally" in quotes. And I made it a question. See it now? Or did you stop reading at the first clause?)
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  27.  @magdelanax2122  So he just duped some of the finest commentators and most astute political minds in the country? Wow.
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  28.  @magdelanax2122  It's not about Dore. Remarkably many people want massive action right now, because they are not naive about the lives of the four bottom quartiles.
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  29.  @SpockCanYouSaveme  Oh he must. Because everyone is an idiot but The Majority Report Read Books. They will Explain Things to the rest of us.
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  30.  @janeryan2709  Yes. TYT engaged in the first, rather cynically, to attract some of Howard Stern's fans, then refused to deal with the second, when they were Dore's employer and could have reprimanded him or fired him. And they only bring it up after their smear of Aaron Mate blew up in their faces. This is very good for women.
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  31. You remind me of Donald Trump. See? Anyone can play that game.
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  32.  @alexheffner3089  Sorry. You remind me of Donald Trump. You exaggerate, you punch down. I'm a woman. I sense these things.
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  33. "This person reminds me of that person." Well, more creative than "Russian blanket." How about this? No one is like Donald Trump, except Donald Trump. Could we agree? And Dore isn't a narcissist at all. He was greatly underprivileged in his life, especially as a child, used to be a bricklayer, and used to believe everyone was smarter than he is. Finding out that that was not true came as a shock to him. He is a jerk at times. His friends, like Aaron Mate, have compassion for that.
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  34. @Dan Aaron Mate just addressed that very issue.
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  35.  @tessa63627  Maybe my post was shadowed?
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  36. He has been attacked while on stage.
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  37.  @mpjstuff  Some kind of biker dude, actually. You poor thing if you get your "information" here. They can't get views without mentioning Jimmy, and now they've taken to going after Lara Logan, who was nearly killed doing real journalism from a hot zone. I guess Trump proved there IS no bottom. I was hoping we had reached it, but no such luck. Yes, someone who cares about the quality of American entertainment went after a standup comic on stage. Do you hear yourself?
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  38.  @mpjstuff  Believe what you want. I'm emigrating before the next presidential election. So have at it.
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  39.  @mpjstuff  Since Dore is so bad, maybe you should ask yourself why he gets the views he does? Other People Bad is not the answer. Even if it is true, it is still not the answer. Can you grasp that? Sleep on it or something. Mull it over. Don't rely on the usual trained reflex. Give it a think.
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  40. ​ @ericstanley5512  That's not their job.
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  41. ​@MotherNature26 Norman Finkelstein characterized Harris perfectly.
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  42. Another adult with a middle school child's voice. Why???
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  43. Jimmy Dore just had Convo Couch election observers on, who told the truth about Nicaragua, the Sandinistas, and the criminal sanctions against Third World peoples, which are acts of war. You guys planning to comment?
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  44. I listen to Le Média, QG (Aude Lancelin), Clémentine Autain, LFI, and countless others, and this is what you found? Angela Davis was at Fête de l'Humanité this year, and that's mostly in English. You should find some real leftists. Just kidding, that's not your job.
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  45.  @veespa_  By the amount of attention Counterpunch is giving him lately? LOL
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  46.  @Mortiis558  Oh I see. Yes, of course. Trump World.
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  47.  @Mortiis558  Good thing we still have a death penalty. /s
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  48.  @Mortiis558  Openly? And while he's actually sick? Aren't there things you don't say out loud? (Not in Trump World.) Just to be clear, I think Rogan is bizarre in his "health" practices and advice. But he follows the advice he advocates, for better or worse. His carnivore obsession is bad for the planet, not to mention for most human beings who eat it. In short, not a fan. That has nothing to do with it.
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  49.  @Mortiis558 That kind of reflexive, vicious jeering is Trumpist. Not you. Discussing what is happening is not Trump World. Trump World hates honest discussion.
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  50. The two women are fine, this is their brand. It's how they make their living. People expected more of Sam, for good reason.
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