Hello Aaron!

31 Jul 24 13:22, you wrote to me:

I usually don't speak statistically, but I speak American.

And Americ

speaking, the Biden/Harris administration has the worst

transportatio

related statistics in history, but Pete still has time to

joke around

TV.

That's simply not true. Highway fatalities have been slightly
higher since covid ended and people started traveling again, but
it's nowhere near the raw numbers from the 70s and 80s, and WAY
less in the per capita and per billion miles traveled figures.

You're doing the same thing that MAYBE I did; you're cherry-picking
your transportation statistics. There were no commerical air
fatalities? That's great, and I'm glad. But what's with the
unprecedented private plane crashes?

I'm not blaming Pete for automobile crashes. Those are out of his
control. But as for trains, sea vessels, and private planes, we're
being slaughtered and Pete's not doing jack about it.

Are you picking out other numbers? Passenger train deaths are up
a bit, but accidents are down overall.

Have you not heard about all the derailments? There was one in Ohio
that just so happens to have been carrying hazardous materials. Then another one in Arizona that just so happens to have been carrying hazardous materials.

I have. It's still not as common as it has been in the past.

Your claim was that these numbers are "the worst in history"

That is not true. You are lying.


Stop it.


Mike


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Hello Aaron!

31 Jul 24 14:09, you wrote to me:

Considering how much totally easily debunkable BS Trump

spouts, it's

no surprise his base follows suit.

I think Stephen Colbert coined the word "Truthiness" back around
2005.

It's funny how you guys are having a discussion about "truthiness" and
how your go-to reference is Stephen Colbert. The brainwashing campaign really is a success.

He literally coined the word, on "The Colbert Report". A show where he played a satirical version of a fox news pundit.


Your statements fit the "Truthiness" definition to a T. You say things that "feel" true, but when things are investigated, it shows they're not true at all.



Mike


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Roadwork involves regular maintenance. Paving is not something that w pat our Transportation Secretary on the back for; if anything, we tha our taxpayers for it.

Didn't you bother to check the site out properly? It has a check box for just showing "Construction". Surely you know the difference between construction work and regular maintenance, even in your IRL-alienated bubble?

Ok, I did what you said, and now I see some construction sites, but how do we attribute them to Pete Buttigieg? The New York State Department of Transportation is who repairs state highways, and city/town governments fix local roads.

Nothing would be fixed if it weren't for Pete?

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Have you not heard about all the derailments? There was one in Ohio that just so happens to have been carrying hazardous materials. Then another one in Arizona that just so happens to have been carrying hazardous materials.

I have. It's still not as common as it has been in the past.

Your claim was that these numbers are "the worst in history"

The frequency of the media reports is definitely unprecedented. Whether or not the media is telling the truth is uncertain, but I'm not sure why your people would lie about it.

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He literally coined the word, on "The Colbert Report". A show where he played a satirical version of a fox news pundit.

Your statements fit the "Truthiness" definition to a T. You say things that "feel" true, but when things are investigated, it shows they're not true at all.

Neither one of us has documentation that proves anything one way or the other.

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He literally coined the word, on "The Colbert Report". A show where he
played a satirical version of a fox news pundit.


Your statements fit the "Truthiness" definition to a T. You say things
that "feel" true, but when things are investigated, it shows they're not
true at all.

Neither one of us has documentation that proves anything one way or the other.

We'll, you see, there are organizations that track these things, so yes there is documentation, and it backs up what I'm telling you.
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Have you not heard about all the derailments? There was one in Ohio
that just so happens to have been carrying hazardous materials. Then
another one in Arizona that just so happens to have been carrying
hazardous materials.

I have. It's still not as common as it has been in the past.

Your claim was that these numbers are "the worst in history"

The frequency of the media reports is definitely unprecedented. Whether or not the media is telling the truth is uncertain, but I'm not sure why your people would lie about it.

News is big business. The 24 hour news channels feed on shock and outrage. Stories like this can easily be sensationalized to get eyeballs glued to screens that advertisers pay huge sums for access to.

Do what I do.

Don't watch news on TV.

You'll be much happier.


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Do what I do.

Don't watch news on TV.

I'm with you on that.

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Aaron Thomas -> Björn Felten skrev 2024-08-01 01:46:

Ok, I did what you said, and now I see some construction sites, but how
do we attribute them to Pete Buttigieg? The New York State Department of Transportation is who repairs state highways, and city/town governments fix local roads.

Haven't you seen it on Fox News? The big DoT-truck filled with money, that Pete uses as he travels to every construction site in every state, handing out money to all the workers?


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Ok, I did what you said, and now I see some construction sites, but h do we attribute them to Pete Buttigieg? The New York State Department Transportation is who repairs state highways, and city/town governmen fix local roads.

Haven't you seen it on Fox News? The big DoT-truck filled with money, that Pete uses as he travels to every construction site in every state, handing out money to all the workers?

I like joking around, but I was being serious. Is there any way we can thank Pete for doing anything out of the ordinary to make roads safer?

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