DUmbass gives "weather report" for DUmp, hilarity ensues

[BattleHymn]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028343248

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 06:02 PM
Star Member Bucky (45,857 posts)

DU Weather Report - a frequency analysis of our conversations

DU-GD Weather Report - a frequency analysis of our conversations

Around 2pm Central Time, Dec 8th--today (3pm Eastern; high noon in Cali) I took a quick survey of the conversations standing on the front page of DU's General Discussion forum. Based on the headlines and substance of those conversations, I tried to do a statistical analysis of what we have been talking about today. I will pretend that this is a typical day on DU.

44.3% (35 threads) about distractions & non-substantive political acrimony from Trump or Trump lieutenants, not addressing policy

19.0% (15 threads) about the GOP/Trump/corporate agenda

. 6.3% (5 threads) about corruption by Trump or incoming Trump officials -- actual scandalous behavior, not just oratorical outrages (which I counted as distractions)

30.4% (24 threads) about other things not directly addressing Trumpian behaviors or words

blah blah blah


Conclusion

Trump's stock in trade (getting people too riled up with his petty antics to focus on his weasely little march to power) is working perfectly at DU. A case in point is the top view-getter among the discussion threads at the time of this survey, "Author Stephen King on Trump's mental state." This is a great example of the celebrity twitter feud that always sees Trump verbally spanked by some liberal icon, only to continue unimpeded in his corruption after the dust settles. It accomplishes mostly nothing, at least in the short run, but serves to drive news about & attention toward actual official wrong-doing out of the public consciousness.

If DUers want to be effective at policy blocking Trump, we have to be more disciplined. Like the rest of Trumpled Over America, we are too easily agitated by the Demander-in-Chief's childish antics. There are not enough discussions & not enough attention paid toward his economic agenda, virtually nothing about the impact of dismantling Obamacare or Paul Ryan's designs on Medicare & Social Security, or the gut punch that their lopsided tax cuts will deliver to the deficit.

Of course, I'm advocating that "Let's just everybody quit rubbernecking at the Yuge traffic accident on the freeway and maybe we'll all start to move forward more quickly." Human nature doesn't work that way. But it would be nice if we, as a community could find a way to start focusing on and fighting the terrible things he's actually gonna do and be less drawn to the Twittering escapades that only produce outrage without offering us a clear course of action.

I am fully open to suggestions about how to do this.

DUAC!  DUAC!

Oh, and some real analysis of this post here:

Emotion   Score
Anger   0.08052
Disgust   0.296072
Fear   0.583389
Joy   0.16928
Sadness   0.274069

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 06:08 PM
Star Member KT2000 (13,295 posts)
2. I like this -

it is a good check on who we are and what grabs our attention. I wish there was an Activist category.

Because the DUmp doesn't already have enough categories. 

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 06:11 PM
Star Member Bucky (45,857 posts)
3. yeah, me too

There needs to be discussions on action. Or at least way to draw people into a networking group if they're interested in standing up to the bullies who, for worser or worse, have taken over the country.

DUAC!  DUAC!!!!!!!!

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 06:14 PM
Star Member Bucky (45,857 posts)
4. Please kick if you found this useful. It's a long read, and thus a fast dropper in GD

Some shameless dead thread horse kicking.

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 06:34 PM
Star Member pangaia (9,358 posts)
6. WOW !! You did this?? Good work.

here's the funny thing.

I could have told anybody this.. well, sort, of,, not with the details and EVIDENCE you did.. but just my gut..
We just sit here whining..., bitching HILLARY WON **** BERNIE, and BERNIE WOULD HAVE WON, Hillary is a loser, blah blah.......and, as you say gawking at the crash on the road.. ME TOO.., well #1 and 3, anyway...

And then we go about our daily business...

But, I have also, started trying to see what small steps I can take.. I email and call my reps.. Schumer and Gillibrand, and Unfortunately Chris 'Asshole" Collins.

I also sign petitions.. eh.. not much eh... give a few $$ here and there.....

While we tend to think DU is this famous nationwide influence, it's really just a bunch of people working with 0's and 1's.... sort of.

But we COULD be something of a force if we wanted to..
I am not good at that, at organizing, and have no experience in PR or politics.. but...there must be MANY here who are...

Anger   0.18523
Disgust   0.111126
Fear   0.046024
Joy   0.021433
Sadness   0.723581

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 06:38 PM
Star Member volstork (1,509 posts)
7. Thank you for this.

Here at DU, we should be better than getting distracted by shiny objects.

Alas, you are not, and you never will be. 

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 07:40 PM
Star Member zippythepinhead (22 posts)
10. Interesting

I think du has been doing a great job. Why else would the site been attacked by a very sophisticated hacker?

Trump owns 3600 websites. His org. has bought many pro Hillary sites and turned them into Hillary hate ones.

I am certain this site is watched 24/7 by trump's agents. I am sure that trump himself has visited us.

One thing for sure is that trump can dish it out but can't take insults. This will be his downfall.

I firmly believed that trump was involved in hacking DU.

As for Stephen King I think it was a great discussion.

I say that this ship is on the right course. Keep up the good work members.

Obvious mole is moling too hard.  Ease off the pedal, bud!  Looks like you need to channel more of one particular feeling into your future posts, as your scores are pretty even across the board:

Anger   0.252898
Disgust   0.245332
Fear   0.165965
Joy   0.151564
Sadness   0.236823

[SVPete]

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 06:38 PM
Star Member volstork (1,509 posts)
7. Thank you for this.

Here at DU, we should be better than getting distracted by shiny objects.

  Trump is so securely dwelling in your heads rent free that he'll be there 10 years after he leaves the White House (which is likely to be on his terms!).

[FunkyZero]

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 06:38 PM
Star Member volstork (1,509 posts)
7. Thank you for this.

Here at DU, we should be better than getting distracted by shiny objects.

Ok, it's not very often that I actually laugh out loud, but that one caught me off guard.

[Happy Fun Ball]

The DU weather report:

After a long, rough year, we will finally start to clear up. The blinding sun of reality should melt any snow left on the ground, though we may see a few snowflakes every so often. Those should quickly fade away. There may still be pockets of healing white light, but mostly concentrated on the west coast and northeast, so you might want to keep those tinfoil hats on for a few weeks longer until the next round of chemtrails, which is scheduled for January 20th.

[Karin]

If DUers want to be effective at policy blocking Trump,

[98ZJUSMC]

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 06:08 PM
Star Member KT2000 (13,295 posts)
2. I like this -

it is a good check on who we are and what grabs our attention. I wish there was an Activist category.

Check not required, infant.

[BattleHymn]

The DU weather report:

After a long, rough year, we will finally start to clear up. The blinding sun of reality should melt any snow left on the ground, though we may see a few snowflakes every so often. Those should quickly fade away. There may still be pockets of healing white light, but mostly concentrated on the west coast and northeast, so you might want to keep those tinfoil hats on for a few weeks longer until the next round of chemtrails, which is scheduled for January 20th.

Nice.