Joe Clements

Business owner, tech observer, Jaguars fan, political analyst, friend of canines and reader of many books. Co-Host Of Record Podcast (

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Conservatives: It’s hostile to my values but it’s (convenient, entertaining or high quality)so I’ll keep giving it money.

Progressives: it’s not actively supporting my values so I’ll engage in strategic, long-term efforts to align it with my belief system.

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After 18 months of production in 15 states, we have a feature length documentary live on Amazon, iTunes and Google Play.
Links at https://t.co/sNrFmbMU58

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@usgeneral25 @braxton_mccoy @JavierGoya7 The worst part is that it’s the Florida legislature that sets its own pay.

They don’t vote to raise it because it looks bad politically.

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@FrankLuntz @Cernovich Goading mentally ill and isolated people into violence and then arresting them is not what most people would prefer law enforcement spend resources on.

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The people most certain they are doing “good” are probably doing evil.

The people concerned they are doing “evil” are probably doing good.

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@CamFAwesome @EdLatimore The entirety of our social and political debate today is about boundaries and where/if they exist.

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@KyleGoetz @Iggy82Sir @FrankLuntz Propaganda works because human minds are wired for narrative and not data.

All leaders and all organizations tell stories about themselves because that’s how fictive kinship is built within the group.

The story matter a lot in human affairs.

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@DrFlipwagon @FrankLuntz Yes, of course, but we often use the noun to represent the thing dedicated to the noun like “religion” or “sports.”

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@RichardFCheney @FrankLuntz I think that question goes to the heart of the narrative issue.

Cleaning up your own mess can be heroic but it can also be tragic.

Also, mRNA tech is going to open its own Pandora’s box at some point. It’s a sort of problem, solution, problem feedback loop.

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@RichardFCheney @TheePill @FrankLuntz Research funding and techniques are probably at the top of tangible differences.

If it came from a lab, the oversight of the biological research space would resemble nuclear research today.

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@DrFlipwagon @FrankLuntz I think the view of the modern world as a competition by institutions to protect their power is common.

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@RichardFCheney @FrankLuntz The implications for ongoing research practices and funding however, are not minor.

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@RichardFCheney @TheePill @FrankLuntz I think you are making a lot of assumptions about my worldview that aren’t true.

For example, I started my professional career as an intern at the UN World Food Programme and then a staffer in the US Senate.

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@KyleGoetz @Iggy82Sir @FrankLuntz I didn’t make an argument from logic. I made an argument from narrative.

The power of narrative far exceeds that of logic so institutions tends to focus on protecting positive narratives.

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@DrFlipwagon @FrankLuntz I haven’t heard about Stuart’s but from last night

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@RichardFCheney @FrankLuntz I’m think origin stories matter a great deal to how we view the world and ourselves.

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The thing you aren’t allowed to question is the thing most likely going off the rails.

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@Cernovich Sponsors, underwriters, crowdfund, etc.

Each costs creative control but allows the content to be produced.