The thing that kills me is that the one incontrovertible truth about the coming election is that voter enthusiasm is going to be a massive, massive factor. For better or worse, people were not enthused enough by HRC to vote for her even in the face of DJT as the potential winner.

Funny that you’re whole thing about Pete is ‘we haven’t listened to anything he has to say but as far as we can tell he’s got nothing to offer!’

The thing that bugs me aboutbit is the author reads like the same hip leftier than thou type who'd be super offended if someone the said the same about say AOC. 

We have the right to have an opinion about the substance of your opinion.

If some slacker-blogger who’s never held a position of real responsibility in her entitled life said so, it’s gotta be true right? Fuck that Rhodes scholar that’s had people’s lives depending on him. Does he know the pressure of blogging????

Oh, now I see. You write for The Intercept, which is a notorious propaganda outlet.

This is the second article you’ve published about Mayor Pete that says the exact same thing. Seems agenda-driven. And I certainly wouldn’t call his record as accomplishing “almost nothing.” 

Seriously! Accomplished almost nothing? Unqualified? This man gave up a promising corporate career to completely turn around an entire city in a few years. He holds public office. Yes, he’s young. But...wow. This is so disrespectful and agist. You’re supposed to appeal and represent a younger demographic, as you do in…

Thanks for telling me that LGBTQ representation doesn’t mean anything Jezebel. Fuck this brand of “feminism”. 

despite the fact that he has accomplished almost nothing.

Hurm. I’ve already given money to Elizabeth Warren, and live in New York so live to see DeBlasio made fun of, but as a top 5 candidate Buttigieg isn’t a joke candidate at this moment, so I was thinking, what are we meant to get from these? I would’ve thought being a veteran was more notable than the Norwegian and…

I attended a rally for Pizzagate believers across the street from the White House

This seems like a weird form of solipsism where everyone else is a plant except for the person making the accusation.

Anna, how do you keep your cool when talking to irrational and potentially dangerous people? Is it something in your personality, religious faith, deep breathing, yoga maybe? (Serious question!)

Definitely. I originally included a line about religion, ideology, conspiracy theories and other kinds of group-think that purport to explain the world. They all leverage the same flawed brain-wiring.

Probably similar to what drives the popularity of religion. People want to feel that there are explanations for everything even when there are none, and will gladly accept wrong ones over nothing.

Humans have a faulty pattern-recognition system, a propensity for ascribing malign agency to the “other,” and an unreasoning respect for authority.

“We can’t call people innocent without an investigation.”

The same people who deny the loss of life at Sandy Hook, spend endless time demanding justice for imaginary children who were in a being held in the Comet Pizza basement, Note: the building has no basement

I want justice for all these families in the worst way but I am scared of Trump and co using their grief and suffering as weapons in 2020. Sorry but this craven scumbag has made it clear that he intends to use law enforcement as a culture issue and nothing gets his and The GOP’s blood boiling like anyone saying…