[quote=sdrealtor]Nice attempted political thread jack.
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Political thread jack? You’re kidding, right? Whenever you and I get into a discussion lately, you try to get by on bluster and attitude because you have no winning arguments, but to accuse me of a “political thread jack” is a new low in your usage of bluster over content. This entire thread is political. The OP was political. The responses are appropriately political.
[quote=sdrealtor]

I am talking about the economy here not the pandemic [/quote]

The entire thread is about politics. About how worrisome the current political issues are for our future. Political doomsaying.

From the OP:

This general (partisan) direction of Truthiness & losing trust in media institutions worries me more that most ills of the US today, since I have trouble envisioning how it unwinds itself..

You come on this political doomsaying thread and, after I (and others) chimed in on the political doomsaying, you say, “Yup the doomsayers are essentially winless around here.” You don’t give any hint that you’re talking about the economy – here on this thread about political doomsaying where no economic predictions had even been made. Then you accuse me of a political threadjack when I point out, perfectly in line with the original post and with the thread in general, the political doom – specifically doom related to misinformation, as discussed in the OP – that has already happened. By no standard is that a political threadjack. Calling it one is perfectly in line with your tiresome method of bluster over content.

[quote=sdrealtor]
Back on ignore list you go[/quote]

Oh, no! You’re going to ignore me! What shall I ever do without your attention?!

Oh, wait, never mind. If I actually gave a damn, I wouldn’t need to worry. You won’t ignore me. You’re not capable of it.