Uh-oh: Trump Googled himself, and now he wants Google searches censored/regulated

[Song of storms]

Trump or not, whoever thinks that Google isn't doing what he suggested after their history of controversies, especially as of lately, is a fucking moron.

But please, do go on with your attempt to crap on his reputation. It worked SO WELL during the election! It's not like you alienated literally everyone who doesn't agree with you and your lies. That's why we have a woman as president now...oh wait.


4 more years! 4 more years!

 

[Xzi]

But please, do go on with your attempt to crap on his reputation. It worked SO WELL during the election! It's not like you alienated literally everyone who doesn't agree with you and your lies. That's why we have a woman as president now...oh wait.

Lol, you mean his reputation of bankrupting casinos, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to raw dog pornstars, and welching on all his debts? I think he did a solid job of shitting all over his own reputation before anyone else had a chance.

Both Hillary and Trump were shit candidates. The difference is that nobody formed a cult around Hillary and started pretending she was flawless.

 

[kuwanger]

But please, do go on with your attempt to crap on his reputation. It worked SO WELL during the election!

What I most remember about the election was more the primaries. 10+ Republican jackals were obsessed with the other "real competition" until finally Trump had such a lead, the Republican Party was forced to support a joke Reality TV Star who is antithetical to just about every supposed value of the Republican platform of the last 30 years. You'd think that'd be enough for most Republicans to at some level boycott voting for an incompetent buffoon of a guy that'd make the US look like a laughing stock--and Dan Quayle a genius.

Meanwhile on the Democrat side, we saw the Democrat Party vote in Hillary without really listen to their constituents. Once in that position, Hillary took winning the Presidency to be tantamount to simply strolling into the White House because what really was her competition? So, in the end, the hubris of one woman and the incompetence (but showmanship) of one man got us to where we are today. Oh, that and 10+ Republicans too interested into making a name for themselves than any interest in the common good or working together to achieve a goal.

It's little wonder then that once there was an R by the President's name, they just went lock step into doing his agenda (mostly). It's not that they support Trump. It's that they support the notion of whoever wins, so long as it's a Republican (preferably them), gets to do their agenda. So, how's that Repeal going? Oh, right, Repeal and Replace going?

 

[Deleted User]

I'm just going to say, I hate both sides. I hate Hillary. And I hate Trump. Because they both pose extreme logical ideals leaning way too far left, or way too far right.
medicare for everyone? I can get behind that.
Legalizing marijuana, no I cannot.
Having guns is important,
But having certain restrictions on types of guns is not a terrible idea, especially if it's a military grade weapon that has a high fire rate and is high power, but guns are good, just limit the ones that are truly unnecessary.
Now let me ask everyone's mental state, because let's be honest. Everyone is a bit insane.

 

[Xzi]

I hate Hillary. And I hate Trump. Because they both pose extreme logical ideals leaning way too far left, or way too far right.

Hillary was considered a centrist at best, a corporate bureaucrat, which is the reason a lot of Bernie supporters refused to vote for her. The center has clearly moved to the right if Hillary is suddenly "far left."

Legalizing marijuana, no I cannot.

Well, that one is happening regardless of who is president. The reasons for keeping it illegal were and are completely bogus, so the public's response to the disinformation campaign against weed is 55%+ support for legalization.

 

[KingVamp]

Well, that one is happening regardless of who is president. The reasons for keeping it illegal were and are completely bogus, so the public's response to the disinformation campaign against weed is 55%+ support for legalization.

Seems like better medicare is going the same way. Despite their efforts to mess up or even get rid of Obamacare, the majority seems to want "medicare for all".

 

[Xzi]

Seems like better medicare is going the same way. Despite their efforts to mess up or even get rid of Obamacare, the majority seems to want "medicare for all".

Let's hope, but it's not really going the same way as marijuana legalization until at least a few states actually enact it.

 

[Taleweaver]

The ensuing discussion here is satire at it's very finest.

Google's search algorithm takes your own history as a base for future searches, as well what the general public thinks. It may very well be that in the USA, his popularity is about 50-50, but him constantly taking the piss on the rest of the world ensured that the amount of people disliking him REALLY sways the favor. His popularity in Belgium is at best 1%*, and I assume that's no difference in the majority of the rest of the world. You can say it's pretty unfair, but Trump supporters generally bitch more about how bad the rest of the world understands him than pointing out something good he actually achieved**.


Yet somehow, he says "I don't like google because it shows me arguments why I might be a lousy president", and all of the sudden people that probably can't even name three search engines dislike it as well. Holy Jezus...just use bing if you really want to...

oh, wait...that one also contains sources that indicate that Trump might not be the best president ever. Well...maybe yahoo can... Damn...that one also contains links to those filthy leftist sites. Hmm...sorry, alt right friends: perhaps you better get off the internet. The best way to avoid people with different opinions.




*no joke: I know someone who supports him. To a degree I find it daring, as it takes guts to go against LITERALLY EVERYONE ELSE I know in person.
**okay, on the good side: the guy looks amazing for his age. It's not a criteria I think matters much for a POTUS, but ey...it's a good thing.

the thing is Google can be manipulated to some extent. try to search for "idiot" in google image

Makes sense: just about half the images on the first page show Donald Trump (with Boris Johnson at a second place at around 5% of results).

 

[grey72]

can someone enlighten me as to why the FUCK is the temp turning into reddit

 

[TotalInsanity4]

can someone enlighten me as to why the FUCK is the temp turning into reddit

It has a politics section and suddenly it's Reddit?

Or are you referring to the fact that we have threads that criticize our president?

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It may very well be that in the USA, his popularity is about 50-50

That would be super generous in his favor. Last I heard his approval rating was 36%

 

[grey72]

It has a politics section and suddenly it's Reddit?

Or are you referring to the fact that we have threads that criticize our president?

I suppose I overreacted, but I've read a variation of this exact thread with this exact banter a million times over on Reddit. Just kinda frustrated the argument ends up at the same place every single time. Just wanted to lighten up the mood a bit that's all


Just to clarify, I don't have a horse in this race, American politics is fucked on both sides

 

[DinohScene]

can someone enlighten me as to why the FUCK is the temp turning into reddit

Basically, the political section is to keep political idiots contained into one section so it doesn't spill out all over the board.
It's easier to moderate as well ; )

 

[Shadowfied]

I love how everyone just goes "GOOGLE IS COMPLETELY OBJECTIVE, THEY JUST SCAN FOR CONTENT" just straight out of their ass. They also selectively decide which sites are considered "news". There is absolutely a bias in Google.

 

[JiveTheTurkey]

I'm just going to say, I hate both sides. I hate Hillary. And I hate Trump. Because they both pose extreme logical ideals leaning way too far left, or way too far right.
medicare for everyone? I can get behind that.
Legalizing marijuana, no I cannot.
Having guns is important,
But having certain restrictions on types of guns is not a terrible idea, especially if it's a military grade weapon that has a high fire rate and is high power, but guns are good, just limit the ones that are truly unnecessary.
Now let me ask everyone's mental state, because let's be honest. Everyone is a bit insane.

Yes to certain restrictions, SWAT raided the apartments I used to live in because the downstairs neighbor had a grenade. I also do believe that guns are important because they can protect people from tyranny.

 

[AkikoKumagara]

I love how everyone just goes "GOOGLE IS COMPLETELY OBJECTIVE, THEY JUST SCAN FOR CONTENT" just straight out of their ass. They also selectively decide which sites are considered "news". There is absolutely a bias in Google.

Human intervention is not super common in what comes up in Google searches, unless there's a DMCA request or something (minus torrent sites, which I still don't get why they're targeted for search engine removal).
Most of what you see is where it is in searches because of popularity at the time or based on the user's own search trends. Everyone and everything has a bit of bias, but it's blown out of proportion by people who call everything that's remotely negative about them "fake news". Not saying any names; but you know.

 

[Pleng]

I love how everyone just goes "GOOGLE IS COMPLETELY OBJECTIVE, THEY JUST SCAN FOR CONTENT" just straight out of their ass.

Yea... Except nobody's actually said that...

 

[Shadowfied]

Yea... Except nobody's actually said that...

Check page 1

 

[Fugelmir]

Google is super biased. Remember when they outed that engineer for calling out their oppressive ideological groupthink?

 

[Viri]

Trump needs to start using Duck Duck Go!

 

[Pleng]

Check page 1

One person hinted at the second half of your statement. Kinda. That's hardly everyone. It's like half... So my generalisation (0) is way closer than yours (infinity)