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by LeoPanthera 1047 days ago
Personally, I am tired of corporations having to pretend that both major US parties are equally valid choices. Neither is perfect, but only one is institutionally corrupt and unethical.

The biggest problem that the US has right now is that if you support one of those parties, you probably think I am talking about the other one right now. Certainly not unique to the US, but it's shocking ~49% of the US has accepted "hurting the other guys is more important than helping me" as a philosophy.
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gcanyon 1047 days ago
Since you come right out and say that everyone believes their side is good and the other side is corrupt, it seems fair to ask: which side are you supporting, and which are you saying is corrupt and unethical? :-)
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TehCorwiz 1047 days ago
Which party prioritizes hurting people?
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gcanyon 1047 days ago
You're not the original poster, but now you've gone and evaded as well. Which side do you think prioritizes hurting people? To be clear, I definitely have a party in mind, but since you started the evasion it seems only fair for you to declare first.
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jstarfish 1047 days ago
Causing harm is a priority of both parties. They differ only in target and vector.

The "good" one doesn't even try to pretend otherwise anymore; neither represents the interests of centrists.

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gcanyon 1047 days ago
> They differ only in target and vector.

I'd love for you to expand on this. I'm seriously interested in your opinion, so please don't pretend it's obvious as a way to evade answering.

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porkbeer 1047 days ago
Neither, they just have different priorities and blindspots in hoe they try to help. While one may be more correct or effective, nobody is trying to make the world worse on purpose.
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gcanyon 1047 days ago
I'm curious about your opinion: you honestly think that neither party is willing to make the world worse for a large number of people, if it will make the world better for a smaller number of people?
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safety1st 1046 days ago
OK. Fight the power, man.

Now back to the issue at hand. This is an LLM advertised as a therapist. Do the statements I quoted look like effective therapy to you?

If for example a kid comes home from school where he was being harassed because other kids found out his parents are Republicans. Are these the answers a competent therapist would give?

If your answer is 'yes,' please stay away from therapy

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