Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found security flaw in state site

Post by greedo » Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 6:11 PM UTC

otterley wrote: post #115

jfrunyon wrote: post #100

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It absolutely is taught in secondary education in the US. Heck, it's taught during elementary education. But you can't teach someone something unless they're willing to learn it. Post-secondary education doesn't help that.

Young children's brains aren't developed sufficiently to build these skills. Even a lot of high schoolers have difficulty with it. It's largely taught in post-secondary education because by then, the brain has matured enough to handle the cognitive load.

Post by tlogan » Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 6:12 PM UTC

sillysaurusx wrote: post #99

abvdasker wrote: post #47

I'll risk making this a partisan issue and say the anti-intellectual and anti-science bent seems increasingly prevalent among Republicans like Mike Parson and their constituencies. One of the most shocking statistics I've seen recently is the Pew poll which shows that in the space of 2 years Republican attitudes about higher education saw a 20-point swing such that that most Republican voters now believe college is n…

Please don't make this a partisan issue. I live in Missouri. I've voted for Republicans in the past. You're alienating people like me from being on your side. It doesn't matter that you're probably right. It comes across as you posting this to make yourself feel good, and holy moly the sense of superiority from your camp needs a chill pill. Parson is evil. I'll be doing my duty as a citizen and trying to vote him out…

Post by mulmen » Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 6:12 PM UTC

zzzeek wrote: post #218

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Practical answer? Because their vote in the ballot box is exactly as strong as any other voter's. From a pure realpolitik standpoint, alienating voters who can be convinced to do the right thing is just foolishness.

with all due respect there is almost no evidence that republican voters ever "switch sides". it's not a thing. these people aren't voting against their own in any useful numbers no matter what.

Post by sophacles » Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 6:13 PM UTC

t-writescode wrote: post #291

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> and the other party wants to prosecute the man who exposed the world to the dragnet surveillance being conducted by the NSA. I'm pretty sure both parties want that. Any successful system will work to perpetuate itself.

Show me a majority of democratic leaders wanting Ranked Voting, and I have a bridge to sell you, for example. Democrats and Republican leadership *want* the "good v evil" dichotomy of their party versus the other.

Post by GoblinSlayer » Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 6:13 PM UTC

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This divisive rhetoric is what got us here in the first place; a breakdown in civil communication. The blue team mimics the red team in this respect. I wish we could have a more mature dialogue but I wonder if we're past that. Violent communication is normalizing.

> This divisive rhetoric is what got us here in the first place What you're doing is called "pearl clutching", and is not adding in any constructive way to the conversation. The way we got here is intentionally by using divisive rhetoric to ellicit "engagement". Traditionally, this has been used politically by identifying wedge issues with the explicit intention to divide people along belief borders. This has been ac…