Azalin Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 6 hours ago, LABillzFan said: The reason the Democrats continue to lose is not because they're too chicken to espouse their true ideology. It's because their true ideology is hypocritical, disingenuous and otherwise laughable. It's because Americans aren't as stupid, lazy and dependent as liberals want them to be. It's because Americans need to feel their life has meaning beyond nutbags like Alexandria and Bernie telling them that the reason their lives suck is because of wealthy, rich, white men. Perhaps if left would stop with the histrionics, stop with the blatant hypocrisy, stopping telling everyone they're a victim, and stop mocking successful individuals, and treat their fellow Americans with respect, they might get more than coastal elites, teachers and teenagers to believe their garbage. Yes to everything above, plus one more point: TODAY'S DEMOCRATS ARE NOT LIBERAL. Once upon a time they might have been, but they no longer champion individual rights, property rights, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, etc, etc, etc. They are socialists. Socialists are not liberals. Disagree? Go to the %$#$ing library and read a goddam %$#$ing book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 4 hours ago, Azalin said: Disagree? Go to the %$#$ing library and read a goddam %$#$ing book. And you'd better hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 4 hours ago, Azalin said: Yes to everything above, plus one more point: TODAY'S DEMOCRATS ARE NOT LIBERAL. Once upon a time they might have been, but they no longer champion individual rights, property rights, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, etc, etc, etc. They are socialists. Socialists are not liberals. Disagree? Go to the %$#$ing library and read a goddam %$#$ing book. While I agree with your sentiment you probably shouldn't post from your Gran Torino. Similarly, local libraries and newspapers will soon be seen only in history books. As you take your dodo bird for its morning walk you might want to ponder this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 2 hours ago, 4merper4mer said: And you'd better hurry. prices solo we must be insane 2 hours ago, 3rdnlng said: While I agree with your sentiment you probably shouldn't post from your Gran Torino. Similarly, local libraries and newspapers will soon be seen only in history books. As you take your dodo bird for its morning walk you might want to ponder this. libraries will always be here unless your bond rating locally is in the gutter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 2 hours ago, 3rdnlng said: While I agree with your sentiment you probably shouldn't post from your Gran Torino. Similarly, local libraries and newspapers will soon be seen only in history books. As you take your dodo bird for its morning walk you might want to ponder this. The way I see it, if terms like 'book' and 'library' become too archaic for use in everyday conversation, then they become metaphors for "get your ass out there and $#%@ing learn something". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 12 minutes ago, Azalin said: The way I see it, if terms like 'book' and 'library' become too archaic for use in everyday conversation, then they become metaphors for "get your ass out there and $#%@ing learn something". Now you're talking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 still the same, you only learn something useful by heavy close reading for hours and hours on end in isolation it's just that distractions from this process are more colourful and exotic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, row_33 said: still the same, you only learn something useful by heavy close reading for hours and hours on end in isolation it's just that distractions from this process are more colourful and exotic There is great truth in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 30 minutes ago, keepthefaith said: There is great truth in that. same as it always was, that chemical engineering stuff isn't going to enter your brain watching pron or arguing about the latest Trump scandal. i wish i adopted a bit more of that book discipline, but accounting wasn't really worthy of that kind of study maybe watching six videos and twitter feeds would help a reading of Finnegan's Wake a little better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 40 minutes ago, row_33 said: still the same, you only learn something useful by heavy close reading for hours and hours on end in isolation it's just that distractions from this process are more colourful and exotic I claim horseshit here. Do you mean to tell me that the kid touching the hot stovetop for the first time didn't learn a very important lesson in less than one second? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 20 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: I claim horseshit here. Do you mean to tell me that the kid touching the hot stovetop for the first time didn't learn a very important lesson in less than one second? i knew a few that touched that stove 20 times i was distracted enough with 30 TV channels and newspapers up to the early 1990s, i don't know what i would have done for school studies with every imaginable whim of needless info at my fingertips like we have now good thing it was just accounting and art history studies, and a few other electives, just had to read the textbook and apply a few hours a week of thinking to get through all that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, row_33 said: i knew a few that touched that stove 20 times i was distracted enough with 30 TV channels and newspapers up to the early 1990s, i don't know what i would have done for school studies with every imaginable whim of needless info at my fingertips like we have now good thing it was just accounting and art history studies, and a few other electives, just had to read the textbook and apply a few hours a week of thinking to get through all that Yes, but enough about Gleeful Gator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 15 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: Yes, but enough about Gleeful Gator. to paraphrase Mark Twain, one of my former cats touched the hot stove, now it won't touch even a cold one back in residence when MTV took paralyzing hold, a few 3rd year engineering students sat in the commons room watching music videos all day i don't think they saw getting the boot as worthwhile then or 30 years down the road either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TakeYouToTasker Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 23 minutes ago, joesixpack said: One of the great failures of the modern state is that it actively supplanted the moral responsibility of helping your neighbor and community involvement with passive assumed altruism at the barrel of a gun. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Yep. Robbin’ Hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 22 hours ago, LABillzFan said: The reason the Democrats continue to lose is not because they're too chicken to espouse their true ideology. It's because their true ideology is hypocritical, disingenuous and otherwise laughable. It's because Americans aren't as stupid, lazy and dependent as liberals want them to be. It's because Americans need to feel their life has meaning beyond nutbags like Alexandria and Bernie telling them that the reason their lives suck is because of wealthy, rich, white men. Perhaps if left would stop with the histrionics, stop with the blatant hypocrisy, stopping telling everyone they're a victim, and stop mocking successful individuals, and treat their fellow Americans with respect, they might get more than coastal elites, teachers and teenagers to believe their garbage. You just used three negative adjectives without providing much rebuttal. It was encouraging to see wages rise slightly, but I think we all know that massive tax cuts, without exception, precipitate a collapse. It's not a matter of if. It's a matter of when. Wealth redistribution (GASP!) and economic equally do not automatically connote victimhood. I think the left is asinine with SOME of the social issues. It's like they've concocted these little rules, put everyone in a box, and decided their roles in the play. The backlash against the PC police was pivotal in Trump's election. Trump was unafraid to voice bigoted garbage the right has covertly believed for many years. I actually respect him for that the same way I respect leftists who are unafraid to speak on some basic core issues. 2 hours ago, Nanker said: Yep. Robbin’ Hood. Robbin Hood was a good guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 59 minutes ago, LSHMEAB said: You just used three negative adjectives without providing much rebuttal. It was encouraging to see wages rise slightly, but I think we all know that massive tax cuts, without exception, precipitate a collapse. It's not a matter of if. It's a matter of when. Wealth redistribution (GASP!) and economic equally do not automatically connote victimhood. I think the left is asinine with SOME of the social issues. It's like they've concocted these little rules, put everyone in a box, and decided their roles in the play. The backlash against the PC police was pivotal in Trump's election. Trump was unafraid to voice bigoted garbage the right has covertly believed for many years. I actually respect him for that the same way I respect leftists who are unafraid to speak on some basic core issues. Robbin Hood was a good guy. Oh, hey, fresh meat... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 34 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Oh, hey, fresh meat... Be careful, I think he's actually Tilapia, a fish raised in benjo ditches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 14 hours ago, LSHMEAB said: Robbin Hood was a good guy. Robin Hood was a myth. It's people like these who are filled with envy, jealousy, greed, and anger that lack morals who want to take money that does not belong to them and give it to other people. That's a Robbin' Hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 14 hours ago, LSHMEAB said: You just used three negative adjectives without providing much rebuttal. It was encouraging to see wages rise slightly, but I think we all know that massive tax cuts, without exception, precipitate a collapse. It's not a matter of if. It's a matter of when. Wealth redistribution (GASP!) and economic equally do not automatically connote victimhood. I think the left is asinine with SOME of the social issues. It's like they've concocted these little rules, put everyone in a box, and decided their roles in the play. The backlash against the PC police was pivotal in Trump's election. Trump was unafraid to voice bigoted garbage the right has covertly believed for many years. I actually respect him for that the same way I respect leftists who are unafraid to speak on some basic core issues. To summarize: tax cuts are bad, Marxism is good, and conservatives are all secret racists. What a refreshingly novel take. Robbin Hood was a good guy. I'm pretty sure you don't understand that story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 16 minutes ago, TakeYouToTasker said: To summarize: tax cuts are bad, Marxism is good, and conservatives are all secret racists. What a refreshingly novel take. I'm pretty sure you don't understand that story. yes, it's crucial that people fully understand the story of Robin Hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share Posted August 2, 2018 14 hours ago, LSHMEAB said: Robbin Hood was a good guy. I'll never, ever forgive him for what he did to Maid Marion. #mycherryisnotforrobbin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 2 hours ago, row_33 said: yes, it's crucial that people fully understand the story of Robin Hood 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 It's nice that the Democrats gave a handicapped person a shot at a political stage, but I think the flame has burned out with "Crazy Eyes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, row_33 said: yes, it's crucial that people fully understand the story of Robin Hood Robin and the SEven Holds is a great movie no doubt. Edited August 2, 2018 by reddogblitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, reddogblitz said: Robin and the SEven Holds is a great movie no doubt. He's being sarcastic. Par for the course for another useless poster who adds zero value. My point about Robin Hood being misunderstood by leftists who look to him as a variety of folk hero, is that he wasn't robbing from the rich. He was robbing from tax collectors and crooked government officials, and returning the money to those whom government was abusing. Edited August 2, 2018 by TakeYouToTasker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, TakeYouToTasker said: He's being sarcastic. Part for the course for another useless poster who adds zero value. My point about Robin Hood being misunderstood by leftists who look to him as a variety of folk hero, is that he wasn't robbing from the rich. He was robbing from tax collectors and crooked government officials, and returning the money to those whom government was abusing. Well...at that point in history, the rich WERE the government more or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Just now, joesixpack said: Well...at that point in history, the rich WERE the government more or less. Correct. And it's really not all that different today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 1 minute ago, TakeYouToTasker said: Correct. And it's really not all that different today. Yes, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Perhaps the above poster was being sarcastic, but I watch Robin and the Seven Hoods at least once a month. Great songs and actual men singing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 44 minutes ago, B-Man said: Perhaps the above poster was being sarcastic, but I watch Robin and the Seven Hoods at least once a month. Great songs and actual men singing them. One of my favorite parts is when gang leader Peter Falk is taking his boys over to his rivals casino to tear it up when they see Robo's gang going the other way to their casino to trash it. "Where's Robo going" "I don't know but he's going to be in for a surprise when they get back". then the other gang "Where's Peter Falk going" "I don't know but he's going to be in for a surprise when they get back". If you haven't seen it, you really should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 1 hour ago, TakeYouToTasker said: He's being sarcastic. Part for the course for another useless poster who adds zero value. My point about Robin Hood being misunderstood by leftists who look to him as a variety of folk hero, is that he wasn't robbing from the rich. He was robbing from tax collectors and crooked government officials, and returning the money to those whom government was abusing. Craziest bit - it wasn't in Nottingham but York! (Per the York tour guide a few months ago) . He was VERY angry that Nottingham "stole" Robin Hood from York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 1 hour ago, TakeYouToTasker said: He's being sarcastic. Part for the course for another useless poster who adds zero value. Same to you pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 13 minutes ago, reddogblitz said: Same to you pal. My wasn't referring to you, I was referring to the person you were responding to. I actually rather enjoy your posts, and find them to be both thoughtful and inquisitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 1 minute ago, TakeYouToTasker said: My wasn't referring to you, I was referring to the person you were responding to. I actually rather enjoy your posts, and find them to be both thoughtful and inquisitive. Ooops, Sorry. Never mind I'm glad you enjoy my posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 34 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: Craziest bit - it wasn't in Nottingham but York! (Per the York tour guide a few months ago) . He was VERY angry that Nottingham "stole" Robin Hood from York. Cultural appropriation?!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 2 hours ago, TakeYouToTasker said: He's being sarcastic. Par for the course for another useless poster who adds zero value. My point about Robin Hood being misunderstood by leftists who look to him as a variety of folk hero, is that he wasn't robbing from the rich. He was robbing from tax collectors and crooked government officials, and returning the money to those whom government was abusing. I really get under your skin, eh? you have a **** hemorrhage every time I post? you stick with your Robin Hood book, condescendingly looking down on us. you big on Archie comics as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 1 hour ago, reddogblitz said: Ooops, Sorry. Never mind I'm glad you enjoy my posts. No appology necessary. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 1 hour ago, row_33 said: I really get under your skin, eh? you have a **** hemorrhage every time I post? you stick with your Robin Hood book, condescendingly looking down on us. you big on Archie comics as well? You, quite specifically, don't get the opportunity to bother me much at all. You'll note that I don't respond to you often anymore. That's because I have you on ignore, along with less than a handful of other useless posters and trolls who bring down the quality of the community, like gatorman/Tiberius. If we're being completely forthright, however, you used to get under my skin. I take strong issue with bright people who are content to behave stupidly, and are intellectually lazy. That's who you are here, and I have no patience or time for people who aspire to be less than the sum of their parts. Do better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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