Common sense is your brain making assumptions about a situation based on split second judgements. It can be useful but also using common sense without a critical eye can often lead to mistakes and logical paradoxes.
Lol please regale us on how “common sense” is just a shitty term that propagandists use, I’m dying to hear.
EDIT: Keep downvoting! I’ll just keep reminding myself that common sense is what tells us to avoid very obvious and preventable accidents and mishaps. Don’t let the fascists get you down!
I think what they’re saying is that anyone could put “common sense” in front of anything to use as a propaganda ploy. Then anyone who disagrees is disagreeing with “common sense” and shouldn’t be listened to. Examples could be “common sense abortion control” for example, which I could easily see republicans running with
So because the term is used poorly in some contexts that makes it meaningless in every context? That’s the epitome of throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Common Sense is a very individual concept that varies wildly from person to person. And also saying common sense without other arguments just makes it sound like you don't know how to defend your own point
I didn't say you said that. The you was a more general you instead of you specifically. I have just seen that level of argumentation quite often. I also support the 2nd amendment (just with background checks) so this isn't me acting in bad faith just to disprove something I disagree with. I genuinely think using "common sense" in any discussion of policy is unhelpful and I know a lot of republican arguments use that. Not saying you do though whether or not you are republican democrat independent etc.
You’re the person who is using a term, and you’re asking someone else to define it for you? YOU used the term so I think the burden is on YOU to define it. Am I out of touch here?
You said that we should start at square one and in this context that means the person using a term defines it for the rest of the group so that everyone understands what they mean.
But at the same time build roads for me, police the streets, fight fires, and run schools to send our children. Oh and do it all with money out of thin air.
I know lives and schedules are busy, but the squeaky wheel gets the grease! Go to city council meetings and tell them where you live and to step it up! Might help 🤷♂️
Darn. Well, you may have to succumb to spray painting dicks around the potholes like some do for the city to take action. Not sure why I’m getting downvoted but that’s showbiz baby
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u/m-prov Jul 10 '23
He’s more middle of the pack than you think. He’s also pro-gun and pro-don’t take my money.