bbb Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Everybody expresses bad behavior from time to time, but God forbid try and and correct it by acting like the nervous white guy (bossman in the chicken suit) who attempts to have skin in the game. That gets labeled as uncool. There in lies the problem. How do you get the feckless (whenever I think of that word, I think of the lyrics posted below) of any color, race, etc... to start taking pride in the nation, their community, and their family? Thats where Colin carry the torch behind his refusing to stand. We will see, or will he take his $$$ & run away? It gets me to think of the song by The Clash (yes, The Clash): Rudy Can't Fail. Read the inspiration behind the lyrics by doing a Google search. Many parts of society (not just AA community, but very predominant)... "Sing, Michael, sing-on the route of the 19 Bus Hear them sayin' How you get a rude and a reckless? Don't you be so crude and a feckless You been drinking brew for breakfast Rudie can't fail So we reply I know that my life make you nervous But I tell you that I can't live in service Like the doctor who was born for a purpose Rudie can't fail I WENT TO THE MARKET TO REALISE MY SOUL 'CAUSE WHAT I NEED I JUST DON'T HAVE FIRST THEY CURSE, THEN THEY PRESS ME TILL I HURT WE SAY RUDIE CAN'T FAIL We hear them sayin' Now first you must cure your temper Then you find a job in the paper You need someone for a saviour Oh, Rudie can't fail We reply Now we get a rude and a reckless We been seen lookin' cool an' a speckless We been drinking brew for breakfast So Rudie can't fail Okay! So where you wanna go today? Hey boss man! You're looking pretty smart In your chicken skin suit You think you're pretty hot In your pork pie hat But...Rudie can't fail Look out, look out... Sky juice!...10 cents a bottle!" You can challenge the status quo, but when do you start taking pride in what kind of society the change has brought about? Where are the stewards taking ownership? This is where I get very conservative after pushing for social change. Pass on the light, become the stewards of your change. I knew I shouldn't have agreed with you on something..........Now I have no idea what you're talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) I knew I shouldn't have agreed with you on something..........Now I have no idea what you're talking about. I really had no idea what you were talking about either @ first. So I tried after looking at your post for its face value and sorta spun it off. I know this stuff is hard to understand, but try. Don't make assumptions about anybody or anything, dig a little deeper. The lyrics I posted above aren't suppose to be take exactly in the words they were written. But look @ them in general on how society balances itself between the status quo and what it needs to achieve progressive change. Now even better 50 years past the context and 30+ years since it was written. Use things in cultural as historical reference. Essayons! Aka... Just try! Peace... Edited September 20, 2016 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 I knew I shouldn't have agreed with you on something..........Now I have no idea what you're talking about. Trying to understand EII's stream-of-unconsciousness posts is not a rabbit hole you want to go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Trying to understand EII's stream-of-unconsciousness posts is not a rabbit hole you want to go down. Wait a minute. Is that where Ed went? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I knew I shouldn't have agreed with you on something..........Now I have no idea what you're talking about. ( for EII as well) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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boyst Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Someone please link he timeline and story frm Charlotte observer Black cop shoots armed man and kills him after refusing to obey. Riots. Looting. I85 shjt down. Trailers robbed. cars damaged. 12 officers injured It'll get worse. NC is a battlegrd state. Dems will flare this up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomato can Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 NFL ratings continue to tumble http://www.forbes.com/sites/brandonkatz/2016/09/19/nfls-sunday-night-football-tumbles-hard-in-ratings-yet-again/#445752571ad5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 You shall obey! Drop your weapon and disarm, by order of the gov't! NFL ratings continue to tumble http://www.forbes.com/sites/brandonkatz/2016/09/19/nfls-sunday-night-football-tumbles-hard-in-ratings-yet-again/#445752571ad5 Nothing like putting Pack v. Vikes together. What could be worse for Sunday night ratings... Pack v. Bills? Just always have a Big Market team on Sunday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Packers are one of the top three most popular teams in the NFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Packers are one of the top three most popular teams in the NFL Smallest market. Biggest fanbase. Sure they are popular and scattered all over the place. Does that mean they tune in? I like the Pack... I am not watching on Sunday Night. Pack has biggest fanbase in league, but smallest market. Somehow that doesn't equate to tuning in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Packers are one of the top three most popular teams in the NFL "small" market teams like the Packers and Steelers seem to do pretty well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Smallest market. Biggest fanbase. Sure they are popular and scattered all over the place. Does that mean they tune in? I like the Pack... I am not watching on Sunday Night. Pack has biggest fanbase in league, but smallest market. Somehow that doesn't equate to tuning in. Your posts. Are like...... In any case, http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tom-blumer/2016/09/21/nfls-rating-dive-continues-poll-shows-players-national-anthem-antics?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=marketing&utm_campaign=nfl-ratings Kap is wonderful for the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Your posts. Are like...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 That's exactly how I'll be imagining him from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Wouldn't you be better off just trying to instead think of this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) That's an insult to the great Frank Gorshin........................you should go with the forgettable Jim Carrey Edited September 22, 2016 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Your posts. Are like...... In any case, http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tom-blumer/2016/09/21/nfls-rating-dive-continues-poll-shows-players-national-anthem-antics?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=marketing&utm_campaign=nfl-ratings Kap is wonderful for the NFL. I'm not a big fan of putting someone on ignore because it's easy to drown out all opposing thoughts, but there are no thoughts -- opposing or otherwise -- from Exiled. There are simply obscure ramblings leading to a long copy/paste of lyrics in which there is the very slight chance of finding a buried point. It's like giving up smoking dope. It's easy to do and it doesn't take long for you to realize it's the truest form of addition by subtraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I'm not a big fan of putting someone on ignore because it's easy to drown out all opposing thoughts, but there are no thoughts -- opposing or otherwise -- from Exiled. There are simply obscure ramblings leading to a long copy/paste of lyrics in which there is the very slight chance of finding a buried point. It's like giving up smoking dope. It's easy to do and it doesn't take long for you to realize it's the truest form of addition by subtraction. He seems if I may steal a phrase from Obama, a likable enough person. I just have no !@#$ing clue what he says..... EVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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