Friday, January 9, 2026

Be Careful

 https://x.com/amyswearer/status/2009021137599025524?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://x.com/carney/status/2009235317228757499?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 

These posts and Dan's copy/paste of someone demonstrate a good point.  Just because someone is "an attorney" or has some other credential doesn't mean that they are an absolute authority on one specific topic or incident.  

The best examples of this on a larger scale are the "97% of scientist" global warming letter, and the "9/11 truther" letter that was circulating.  In both cases there was an assumption that simply placing the words "scientist, engineer, or architect"  behind one's name magically confers some elevated level of expertise.   In the case of the "97%" letter, large numbers of the scientists had absolutely zero expertise in anything related to the climate.  Likewise in the 9/11 letter there was no differentiation between a structural engineer and a sanitation engineer.  Let alone the fact that architects have no expertise at all in structural.  

So, just because someone claims to be an "attorney" doesn't automatically qualify them to speak authoritatively on a specific incident.  Especially without access to all of the evidence. 


 https://x.com/jimfergusonuk/status/2009896930051011068?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw


 Well, I guess the mostly non violent destruction of property has begun.  

3 comments:

  1. Of course we all need to remember that when we're dealing with Dan, we're dealing with an absolute moron so common among the progressive left. I don't mean this as a pejorative or insult, but as a statement of fact. I'm not willing to spend time trying to divine where ignorance becomes stupidity becomes evil dishonesty. But Dan represents all that's wrong with the left, especially those who would protest legitimate legal action by this administration for no other reason than who it is at the top of the political food chain, which in this case is Trump. Think of any action taken and if a progressive like Dan thinks Trump did it, then the action is wrong. It's that simple because we're speaking of a simple minded person. OR, one who is evil personified.

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    1. People like Dan who put a lot of stock in credentialism tend to grab on to anything that fits their worldview and has any credential attached, regardless of whether or not the person actually has specific expertise.

      Craig

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  2. Those mobs are Dan's people, whether he wants to claim them as such or not.

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