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Jan 26, 2022 23:48:46   #
TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC
 
burkphoto wrote:
Well, so long as a cabinet-level executive runs the Dept. of Commerce, which runs the Census, there will be at least the potential for political interference.

In 2020, C***d made it possible to throw a wrench in the gears. So they did. The Census was late, due to C***d **, so it was rushed. It was ended earlier than was needed to finish it the way it should have been finished.

I would not put much faith in the counts. The Republicans got exactly the kinds of skewed numbers they wanted.

I walked with some of my enumerators through minority neighborhoods as they attempted surveys. Residents in several Hispanic, Asian, and African American communities had no interest in any government surveys, much to their detriment. Self-disenfranchisement due to fears is the equivalent of avoiding the very services they need most. Someone got to those people with disinformation before we showed up. They looked at us in horror.
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That is a sad story indeed.

My experience with the DOD and Intel agencies and their contractors was alway positive and apolitical - they just wanted a technical solution, but a number of the civilian agencies (with the exception of NASA) were rife with politics, often to the detriment of their IT HW/SW design, implementation and administration.

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Jan 27, 2022 01:48:27   #
Real Nikon Lover Loc: Simi Valley, CA
 
burkphoto wrote:
Well, so long as a cabinet-level executive runs the Dept. of Commerce, which runs the Census, there will be at least the potential for political interference.

In 2020, C***d made it possible to throw a wrench in the gears. So they did. The Census was late, due to C***d **, so it was rushed. It was ended earlier than was needed to finish it the way it should have been finished.

I would not put much faith in the counts. The Republicans got exactly the kinds of skewed numbers they wanted.

I walked with some of my enumerators through minority neighborhoods as they attempted surveys. Residents in several Hispanic, Asian, and African American communities had no interest in any government surveys, much to their detriment. Self-disenfranchisement due to fears is the equivalent of avoiding the very services they need most. Someone got to those people with disinformation before we showed up. They looked at us in horror.
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Its not just the minorities that have no interest in gubber mint... its across all communities. The mistrust has been well earned. If you recall, people have been in fear of, detested by or held their distance with "G Men" and "Revenuers" going way back a century. I wouldn't lay the problem on any one party. They are all complicit.

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Jan 27, 2022 06:33:39   #
junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA
 
Longshadow wrote:
I got blocked from the AI thread because of my comment about people in Gubber mint being just the "artificial" part of AI.

Dang, another strike against me. I wonder how many i have now. I know they're counting. I'm not.

Well, if I disappear, you'll know why.

-LS


Hang in there...

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Jan 27, 2022 09:10:06   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
junglejim1949 wrote:
Hang in there...


I am, not worried either.

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Jan 27, 2022 09:35:16   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
In the Attic now and was told I have one "Oh S**t" remaining.

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Jan 27, 2022 12:15:55   #
Real Nikon Lover Loc: Simi Valley, CA
 
What is really interesting to me about this time in history is the people doing all this selective censorship and f*****t type activity have no clue of history and what happens to them when alternate forces take control and bring them down. It will happen. It's all about control and power. Most of it perceived. Little fiefdoms all fall down.

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Jan 27, 2022 12:16:58   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
Real Nikon Lover wrote:
What is really interesting to me about this time in history is the people doing all this selective censorship and f*****t type activity have no clue of history and what happens to them when alternate forces take control and bring them down. It will happen. It's all about control and power. Most of it perceived. Little fiefdoms all fall down.


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