03-24-2018, 05:07 AM
These marches may even prompt some whacked out kid to do something stupid.
There's a far greater chance the marches today will prompt someone, somewhere to say something stupid.
If you believe the marches will have no effect on policy and society, why bother commenting on it? Don't you then run the risk of creating your very own "leilanidude effect" on the event? It's like the Streisand Effect*, but for conservatives, so they don't get worked up when compared to Barbra.
* Steisand Effect - the unintended consequence of calling even more attention to information by trying to remove or discredit it
If you want to combine the dual pleasures of insanity and social acceptance, religion is your only choice. - Last Aphorisms
There's a far greater chance the marches today will prompt someone, somewhere to say something stupid.
If you believe the marches will have no effect on policy and society, why bother commenting on it? Don't you then run the risk of creating your very own "leilanidude effect" on the event? It's like the Streisand Effect*, but for conservatives, so they don't get worked up when compared to Barbra.
* Steisand Effect - the unintended consequence of calling even more attention to information by trying to remove or discredit it
If you want to combine the dual pleasures of insanity and social acceptance, religion is your only choice. - Last Aphorisms
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves