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Election stuff
8 November 2012 11:00A few election related links. I'd like to join ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
theferrett in his plea for Republicans to rejoin reality. See also here and here and here on how only listening to a single source of information does not help you, especially when that source repeatedly lies to you. The thing about facts is that they really don't care whether you believe in them or not. I'd really like the Democrats to have an opposition that isn't crazy, but that's just not going to happen as long as said opposition has their heads in the sand. Heck, I'd like there to be a viable opposition to the left of the Democrats, but I know that reality isn't going to support me in that so I'll take what I can get. scaleslea posted a similar sentiment here and minnesattva did here.
In other news, thanks to twitter we can map where the racists are.
Also, Nate Silver facts.
theferrett in his plea for Republicans to rejoin reality. See also here and here and here on how only listening to a single source of information does not help you, especially when that source repeatedly lies to you. The thing about facts is that they really don't care whether you believe in them or not. I'd really like the Democrats to have an opposition that isn't crazy, but that's just not going to happen as long as said opposition has their heads in the sand. Heck, I'd like there to be a viable opposition to the left of the Democrats, but I know that reality isn't going to support me in that so I'll take what I can get. scaleslea posted a similar sentiment here and minnesattva did here.In other news, thanks to twitter we can map where the racists are.
Also, Nate Silver facts.