So, you’d still divide the number of medals won vs the number of athletes qualified. If Hungary is far more superior, then they’d still show more medals per athletes qualified than the US
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Replying to @surf_witch @tcDuetz and
I'm the author of that second tweet that Jeet is citing. There's definitely no Orban worship on my part, but I can definitely understand small countries being miffed at a medal count in absolute numbers since there's no way they can top it, while the US can and gloat about it.
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Replying to @Vetarnias @surf_witch and
I don't even like the Olympics. They're meaningless, and so are medal counts. But if people are going to gloat about medal counts, at least they can do it in a way that's fair. Medals per capita is definitely an imperfect measure. But it's an easy one, and, well, I'm lazy.
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Replying to @Vetarnias @surf_witch and
To get an accurate measure based on athlete contingents, you'd have to include tons of additional data on what sports they're entering (like you can have a full team just for one medal), and athletes taking part in multiple events, and frankly it's just not worth the trouble.
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Replying to @Vetarnias @tcDuetz and
That’s fare, if one doesn’t want to research & apply the data
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Replying to @surf_witch @tcDuetz and
You've already trounced China, isn't that enough? Why do you have to lord it over every small country just because you don't happen to like them at this particular moment? Yglesias-style US nationalism for liberals might not be as toxic as the Fox News type, but it's still toxic
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Replying to @Vetarnias @tcDuetz and
Sigh*** I’m not trying to lord anything over anyone. I was debating the premise of his stats he used. Further, the fallacious nonsense of assuming one is a liberal - Geeesssh


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Replying to @surf_witch @tcDuetz and
It's difficult to gauge from Twitter, and considering I don't have anything to go by... One quick look at your Twitter page, based on your retweets: You're obviously not a Trumper. But you also retweet people like Rick Wilson so I doubt you're quite far to the left either.
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Replying to @Vetarnias @surf_witch and
Given the evidence at hand, either you're a liberal or a Never Trump conservative, but between the two, a liberal would be a safer bet. I don't want to judge people but that's the impression I got.
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Replying to @Vetarnias @tcDuetz and
“I don't want to judge people but ….”, U did
Also, if one isn’t a liberal & one doesn’t support Trump, then “never Trumper” is the only option left? I’m a registered independent, so if that makes me a never Trumper
Lastly, not sure WTH that has to do w/ stats & medals
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If you're not a liberal and don't support Trump you could be Never Trumper or you could be a leftist.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @Vetarnias and
Or, now wait for it ….. I’m an Independent without either of those labels you choose to hoist on others


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