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John Birch Society to Cosponsor CPAC 2010

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Jaerik12/16/2009 12:01:35 pm PST

re: #94 Locker

Honestly I’m not sure, because our opinions are normally based on perception, that the percentage of the membership matters. Normally it’s the position, behavior or voice of the leadership/spokespeople which affects the overall judgment.

Just a thought.

Right, the determination is definitely going to be subjective and up to the individual in question.

The scientist in me wants to pin down the variables, though, even if it’s impossible to quantify.

I assume whether or not you personally are a member of said group is a big scalar factor in the percentage “trigger point.” For some people, it means there is no trigger point at all - they will invoke No True Scotsman all the way until they are the last person standing.

I also assume that the representative role of the people acting badly is important. If the group has offered the person as representative of their values, and that person does something bad, does that count as a single strike against the group, or is it weighted? If so, by how much? Etc.