Re: UNH Hockey: Treading Water or Trending Upward
I have to ask you, Dan … who is it you're speaking to when you respond like you do above, or in other posts? You realize what you're doing is the walking, talking definition of grandstanding, no?? Or do you lack even that modicum of self-awareness???
Me? I'm speaking with you, right here. I'm not posting links to websites or webpages with directions for you to go speak to folks who would upset your left-leaning talking points. And you still haven't even attempted to provide any real answers to the simple questions I've outlined for you. You just dodge questions and smear any disagreeing sources. You lack intellectual curiosity.
For what it's worth … I was a registered Independent until after W's first term. I also voted on more than one occasion for a D governor (Lynch) because he was the last D who seemed genuinely open to making bipartisan government work locally. He was also a frequent attendee at UNH home games on the QT, and I'd go shake his hand if I saw him there. His like are missed, and badly needed.
Now, back to Google bias. Try this experiment. Enter "Sergey Brin after 2016 election" into YouTube search (owned by Google), and tell me how far you have to go down - past a lot of totally unrelated items BTW - until you get to this on-point item, which is pretty self-explanatory on the issue of clear bias, coming straight from the mouth of a (whining) immigrant-turned-billionaire, and the echo chamber of sycophants surrounding him at Google:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRf9UxsM-NE
He says while grandstanding...
Sigh. I just can't resist this level of hypocrisy and projection. You've created quite a little fantasy USCHO persona for yourself, Chuck. The difference between us has always been that while you're so desperate in your attempts to frame how you want everyone here to view you, I've never cared one iota what you think of me or what I post. Do I revel in you, Chuck Murray, so open minded, so tough minded and so eager to ask the right questions being unwilling to take this debate to the appropriate and existing threads (on this very website) because of dissenting opinions? You bet I do. Once again, your actions run contrary to everything you claim to be...
Its laughable for you to accuse anyone of dodging or misdirecting arguments at anytime, but to do so while tucking your tail between your legs and running from my on topic post and instead creating a lane to argue your honor in internet debate is a complete chef's kiss. If you'd like me to be more intellectually curious in this conversation than feel free to post something even the least bit intellectually stimulating or intellectually honest.
Sorry to 'smear' your last source by pointing out that it completely fabricated the quote the entire article centered around. Post something honest and maybe we can take you seriously. Your sources have been partisan and embarrassing which is why I haven't been the only one to 'smear' them. BTW, are you capable of grasping the hypocrisy in the subtle liberal bias you perceive in a search engine, while solely citing links from websites founded specifically (as in, their mission statement) to promote right-wing talking points (Brietbart's own chairman called it 'the platform for the alt-right')? Or do you lack even that modicum of self-awareness?
Brin's a liberal. He doesn't like Trump and he donates to liberal causes. Everyone knows this. Is your problem money in politics? If so, I'm all ears (How AOC of you). Now that your mischaracterization of the NW study has blown up in your face, your evidence for what you perceive as unethical use of his organization is your (and Brietbart's) opinion of a lecture he gave? Maybe its actually your bias, not his, that leads to your opinion of Google. His search engine isn't tea-party centric. It focuses on major outlets (which you're biased against) and not the alt-right, intentionally misleading blogs you prefer. So he's unethical and out to get you like everyone else. Somebody's whining, that much is certain...
Your question is facile, flawed and entirely disingenuous. Its not really worthy of response, but since you won't shut up about it I'll address it. Do you really think your China/India take is some deep thinking gotcha counter point? Boy, we've come a long way from striving to be the example of a 'shining city on a hill' to the 'but, but, but that country is worse' defense...
The US should work to combat climate change regardless of what is happening in China/India (though give China credit for being honest enough to admit there's a problem). We should re-join the international community in searching for global solutions. We should work to encourage and aid the worst offenders in cleaning up their industrial communities and in their implementation of environmental initiatives. We should be leading on this issue in general and certainly leading by example. Its really that simple, but thank you for raising such a stimulating question that was in no way a pitiful attempt at what-aboutism...
No one cares who's hand you shook ten years ago. You're a walking, talking member of the party now. I'd respect you more if you owned it, but you can't even admit it to yourself which says it all (you're really an independent, turned off by the lack of bipartisanship from the...checks notes...democrats, lol, sure)...
Finally, with the season resuming today and the boring and predictable nature of all of your arguments (but mostly to get a little grandstanding in) - we should probably all move on (at least out of this thread). Your final, forthcoming PR efforts notwithstanding...