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Buckeye_Democrat

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15. I sometimes think TV dramas have caused it too.

Reply to betsuni (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 05:30 PM

May 2020

Detective/police shows where the protagonist just "knows" who did the crime, and it ends with the assumption being true.

Lawyer shows that do the same thing.

Actually, I hope most Americans realize that behaving like a lawyer -- i.e., arguing for your side even when you KNOW it's wrong -- is no way to go through life outside a courtroom.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] betsuni May 2020 OP

SOME americans don't trust experts has ALWAYS been the case, its worse now beachbumbob May 2020 #1

I started noticing this in the eighties. betsuni May 2020 #4

GOP is built on ignorance and the notion that govt (and experts) are evil beachbumbob May 2020 #8

And the funny thing is Proud liberal 80 May 2020 #7

Someone recently posted this quote... Duppers May 2020 #2

Far be it for me to attempt a refinement of herr Nietzche's quote but.... jaxexpat May 2020 #3

Wow, excellent. "Far be it..."? You're too modest! Duppers May 2020 #13

Thanks. I read a book once. jaxexpat May 2020 #14

😂 Duppers May 2020 #17

Two 'experts' keithbvadu2 May 2020 #5

I once worked for a guy who bragged about his "PHD, Public High school Diploma" jaxexpat May 2020 #9

Root is the narcissistic culture that breeds focus on 'me' bucolic_frolic May 2020 #6

The easiest thing for grownups (not adults) to do. ancianita May 2020 #12

Excellent post! Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #16

Good points. 2naSalit May 2020 #19

I think it started with the tobacco scientists or scientists hired to come out with a specific LiberalArkie May 2020 #10

+1 2naSalit May 2020 #18

This is why I love PBS Chainfire May 2020 #11

I sometimes think TV dramas have caused it too. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #15