I think people just bring up TDS as a way to completely disregard anything that someone says. Or maybe that's just me projecting, because anytime I see a person claim that someone has TDS I immediately discount anything that they say as intelligent or worthy of engagement. They've already shown that they aren't willing to engage in good faith.
So do I, which is why I put this explanation here. It is especially odd given that Sam Harris is in most respects such a serious person who you'd think would be resistant to this but it might actually be the case that it is his seriousness which made him more susceptible.
Of course I understand that this is not what you meant but I'd suggest giving it a thought nonetheless.
I don’t know or care what your point is because I don’t take any argument that includes mention of or reference to “<something> Derangement Syndrome” seriously.
Just to show where NPR stands it is enlightening to search for:
site:npr.org trump plurality
site:npr.org trump majority
versus
site:npr.org obama plurality
site:npr.org obama majority
Another good one is:
site:npr.org did trump win popular majority
versus
site:npr.org did obama win popular majority
If you don't feel like doing these searches I can summarise the results: when Obama won the popular majority that is what NPR proclaimed in virtual large print with embellishments. When Trump won the popular majority he received a plurality, not a majority vote. When the "democrat" wins NPR is euphoric, when the republican wins they are choleric. They are not a good source for political information due to their strong bias. This seems to be par for the course for 'public service' sources since the same is true for:
- Sveriges Radio (SR) and Sveriges Television (SVT) in Sweden, the national (tax-financed) public service broadcaster
- Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) in the Netherlands, a national (tax-financed) public service broadcaster
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the UK, a national (licensing-fee financed) public service broadcaster
In all cases these organisations have written into their statues that they need to be politically neutral. In all mentioned cases these statues are violated, in some cases (Sweden) they tend to be ignored. This has eroded trust in public service broadcasters and, by implication, the concept of public service.
Yeah he's a prime example of intellectual TDS. Funny that he just kind of transitioned from complaining about christianity to complaining about Trump. It's like it's some feature of his personality.
He sounds so tired all the time. I just opened up his most recent podcast, less than two minutes in Trump comes up.
I think people just bring up TDS as a way to completely disregard anything that someone says. Or maybe that's just me projecting, because anytime I see a person claim that someone has TDS I immediately discount anything that they say as intelligent or worthy of engagement. They've already shown that they aren't willing to engage in good faith.
Hey I just want to let you know that I think this is a really odd thing to be serious about.
So do I, which is why I put this explanation here. It is especially odd given that Sam Harris is in most respects such a serious person who you'd think would be resistant to this but it might actually be the case that it is his seriousness which made him more susceptible.
Of course I understand that this is not what you meant but I'd suggest giving it a thought nonetheless.
I don’t know or care what your point is because I don’t take any argument that includes mention of or reference to “<something> Derangement Syndrome” seriously.
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Trump did not get the majority of the vote, he received a plurality.
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/03/nx-s1-5213810/2024-presidenti...
Just to show where NPR stands it is enlightening to search for:
site:npr.org trump plurality
site:npr.org trump majority
versus
site:npr.org obama plurality
site:npr.org obama majority
Another good one is:
site:npr.org did trump win popular majority
versus
site:npr.org did obama win popular majority
If you don't feel like doing these searches I can summarise the results: when Obama won the popular majority that is what NPR proclaimed in virtual large print with embellishments. When Trump won the popular majority he received a plurality, not a majority vote. When the "democrat" wins NPR is euphoric, when the republican wins they are choleric. They are not a good source for political information due to their strong bias. This seems to be par for the course for 'public service' sources since the same is true for:
- Sveriges Radio (SR) and Sveriges Television (SVT) in Sweden, the national (tax-financed) public service broadcaster
- Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) in the Netherlands, a national (tax-financed) public service broadcaster
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the UK, a national (licensing-fee financed) public service broadcaster
In all cases these organisations have written into their statues that they need to be politically neutral. In all mentioned cases these statues are violated, in some cases (Sweden) they tend to be ignored. This has eroded trust in public service broadcasters and, by implication, the concept of public service.
Yeah he's a prime example of intellectual TDS. Funny that he just kind of transitioned from complaining about christianity to complaining about Trump. It's like it's some feature of his personality.
He sounds so tired all the time. I just opened up his most recent podcast, less than two minutes in Trump comes up.