magic number

[Yuri Zhivago]

According to a CNN/ORC poll, 68% of Americans think shutting down the government for even a few days is a bad idea, while 27% think it’s a good idea.

And it appears most Americans would blame congressional Republicans for a shutdown: Sixty-nine percent said they agreed with the statement that the party’s elected officials were acting like “spoiled children.”

crazification factor:

John: Hey, Bush is now at 37% approval. I feel much less like Kevin McCarthy screaming in traffic. But I wonder what his base is –

Tyrone: 27%.

John: … you said that immmediately, and with some authority.

Tyrone: Obama vs. Alan Keyes. Keyes was from out of state, so you can eliminate any established political base; both candidates were black, so you can factor out racism; and Keyes was plainly, obviously, completely crazy. Batshit crazy. Head-trauma crazy. But 27% of the population of Illinois voted for him. They put party identification, personal prejudice, whatever ahead of rational judgement. Hell, even like 5% of Democrats voted for him. That’s crazy behaviour. I think you have to assume a 27% Crazification Factor in any population.

John: Objectively crazy or crazy vis-a-vis my own inertial reference frame for rational behaviour? I mean, are you creating the Theory of Special Crazification or General Crazification?

Tyrone: Hadn’t thought about it. Let’s split the difference. Half just have worldviews which lead them to disagree with what you consider rationality even though they arrive at their positions through rational means, and the other half are the core of the Crazification — either genuinely crazy; or so woefully misinformed about how the world works, the bases for their decision making is so flawed they may as well be crazy.

John: You realize this leads to there being over 30 million crazy people in the US?

Tyrone: Does that seem wrong?

John: … a bit low, actually.

Kung Fu Monkey: Lunch Discussions #145: The Crazification Factor

I wonder if some chap will ever do a doctoral thesis in political science discussing the crazification factor. I mean it makes sense: half the world disagrees with you, and half the world is less-informed or more-crazy than you. If you assume these to be independent, about 25% of the world disagrees and is a relative lunatic. The extra 2% is due to contrarian [Unwelcome language removed]. Thus, we have just mathematically proven the plausibility of the CF.

 

[as seen on tv]

most americans think a balanced budget is a good idea too, and that their taxes are already too high.

thanks for picking and choosing the statistics that support your personal prejudices.

 

[SW48]

I would say the poll is poorly worded and the people taking the poll are not telling the truth.

If asked in a poll if the government should shut down, I would think it would be almost 100% No. Nobody wants the government to shut down.

But with all of the budget problems and stalemate going on in congress that is an option that was exercised.

Two completely different things and a poorly worded poll.

Do you support the shut down in light of all of the budget problems in congress might be a more accurate poll question. Then I could see 27% saying yes.

 

[Yuri Zhivago]

most americans think a balanced budget is a good idea too, and that their taxes are already too high.

thanks for picking and choosing the statistics that support your personal prejudices.

I don't have prejudices.. I like statistic and numbers. They show your world of idiocy and moronism collapsing.
BTW, that their taxers are too high also thinking- the native Amazonian tribes, Martian developers on Moon , Bacteria infesting con brains etc, etc,, what esle is new, who likes to pay taxes? Nobody.
But there is an understanding with thinking part of humanity , that taxes are neccessesary for the modern society to function.
Here, want to try a little experiment? Take $ 100 bills as many as possible, stuff with them you mouth and try to swallow. One of my con aquantances tried and choked , wanna try?