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Post by Marshall on Dec 12, 2019 19:55:56 GMT -5
Yeah, Boris Johnson/Brexit thing is a bad harbinger. ![:'(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cry.png)
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Post by brucemacneill on Dec 12, 2019 19:58:40 GMT -5
One nice thing about this thread is that it's kept all the recent gun violence off the board here. ::rolleyes:: Well, I was going to mention the Second Amendment sanctuary jurisdiction craze (just like sanctuary cites but not enforcing gun laws instead of immigration laws) unfolding here but I was trying to not pile on to delicate liberal sensibilities. But since you mentioned it- it's kind of nuts. Some of these little towns literally get 10,000 people in support and don't have buildings big enough to accomodate them. My county approved it a couple nights ago and pretty much the whole western 2/3s of the state is moving to enact it also. It's hilarious and the talk of everywhere you go. Is that what you were looking for? Over here the northern county voted to be a 2A sanctuary. My county is still talking about it but I think they will go that way. THe northern county, the prosperous one, votes Republican. My county the impoverished one, votes Democrat, but the county officials are more conservative.
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Post by howard lee on Dec 12, 2019 20:54:53 GMT -5
One nice thing about this thread is that it's kept all the recent gun violence off the board here. ::rolleyes::
And we're on Page 7 and no one has invoked Hitler. Yet.
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Post by epaul on Dec 12, 2019 21:00:05 GMT -5
The Gophers are going to a New Year's Day bowl game!
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Post by david on Dec 12, 2019 21:00:18 GMT -5
John, we have previously discussed our differing perceptions based upon the news sources and acquaintances. You seem to be surrounded by or pay attention to liberal media and friends. I seem to be surrounded by conservative media, family and friends. I don't know if your observation that "those who only follow the national press don't even know the players beyond their narrative' is intended to mean that liberal media controls the narrative or that the conservative and liberal media are so dogmatic that the facts are not disclosed. As to liberal vs conservative, the news media does not seem to be controlled by either. According to Forbes, (https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2019/12/11/fox-news-ends-2019-with-highest-rated-prime-time-ratings-ever/#13f3eb303347) the the order of TV News ratings is: Fox 2.5 million viewers MSNBC 1.753 million CNN 972,000 Largest US newspapers in order of circulation: The Wall Street Journal. wsj.com. ... USA Today. usatoday.com. ... Los Angeles Times. latimes.com. ... The New York Times. nytimes.com. ... Houston Chronicle. chron.com. ... Chicago Tribune. chicagotribune.com. ... Tampa Bay Times. tampabay.com. ... Washington Post You forget that around here anyone who watches Fox News is a mouth breathing conspiracy theorist retard. That skews all the statistics. I think that FOX's Sean Hannity and MSNBC's Rachal Maddow are the extremists that, unfortunately, with their dogmatic yellow journalism, make their respective organizations popular. For me, it discredits both organizations and I do not think people who rely on either are seeking more than validation of their political views. I long for the days of Walter Conkrite.
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Post by epaul on Dec 12, 2019 21:02:52 GMT -5
Which is an odd deal, in a way. It will have been a month since they last played. At least they will be rested.
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Post by epaul on Dec 12, 2019 21:04:02 GMT -5
I long for the days of Sandy Stephens, Bobby Bell, and Carl Eller.
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Post by epaul on Dec 12, 2019 21:04:59 GMT -5
Stay on track, David.
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Post by aquaduct on Dec 12, 2019 21:09:05 GMT -5
One nice thing about this thread is that it's kept all the recent gun violence off the board here. ::rolleyes:: And we're on Page 7 and no one has invoked Hitler. Yet.
Haven't you heard? Trump's the second coming of Hitler. He was mentioned in the opening post.
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Post by howard lee on Dec 12, 2019 21:18:32 GMT -5
And we're on Page 7 and no one has invoked Hitler. Yet.
Haven't you heard? Trump's the second coming of Hitler. He was mentioned in the opening post. I wasn't saying he's the Second Coming of Hitler, Peter, but I am sensitive to the insulting Jewish stereotypes he has been known to sling at his Jewish audiences. See my post on Page 2 of this thread. Even if they are intended as "jokes," they are not funny. I'm a first-gen son/grandson/cousin/grand-nephew of (very few) Holocaust survivors, and that shit makes me bristle. He may be ripping apart the status quo in DC to the applause of his supporters, but a little respect for the family of man would go a long way. And I don't mean just the Jewish people.
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Post by david on Dec 12, 2019 21:20:20 GMT -5
Stay away from my damn soapbox! And who chooses a gopher for a mascot? Of all the noble animals that exists they chose an underground rodent/pest.
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Post by aquaduct on Dec 12, 2019 21:27:33 GMT -5
Haven't you heard? Trump's the second coming of Hitler. He was mentioned in the opening post. I wasn't saying he's the Second Coming of Hitler, Peter, but I am sensitive to the insulting Jewish stereotypes he has been known to sling at his Jewish audiences. See my post on Page 2 of this thread. Even if they are intended as "jokes," they are not funny. I'm a first-gen son/grandson/cousin/grand-nephew of (very few) Holocaust survivors, and that shit makes me bristle. He may be ripping apart the status quo in DC to the applause of his supporters, but a little respect for the family of man would go a long way. And I don't mean just the Jewish people. I wasn't referring to that. I was referring to all the comparisons to Hitler in the summer of 2016.
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Post by howard lee on Dec 12, 2019 21:32:29 GMT -5
I wasn't saying he's the Second Coming of Hitler, Peter, but I am sensitive to the insulting Jewish stereotypes he has been known to sling at his Jewish audiences. See my post on Page 2 of this thread. Even if they are intended as "jokes," they are not funny. I'm a first-gen son/grandson/cousin/grand-nephew of (very few) Holocaust survivors, and that shit makes me bristle. He may be ripping apart the status quo in DC to the applause of his supporters, but a little respect for the family of man would go a long way. And I don't mean just the Jewish people. I wasn't referring to that. I was referring to all the comparisons to Hitler in the summer of 2016. I see. I wasn't looking that far back.
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Post by Cornflake on Dec 12, 2019 21:59:24 GMT -5
I don't think I ever compared Trump to Hitler. I compared him to Mussolini. I still do.
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Post by Marshall on Dec 12, 2019 22:04:42 GMT -5
Yeah, Boris Johnson/Brexit thing is a bad harbinger. ![:'(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cry.png) We are no longer in the Post WWII world. Who knows where it's all going. But there's no turning back, no matter how much Joe Biden wants to take us there. **sigh**
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Post by aquaduct on Dec 12, 2019 22:16:15 GMT -5
I don't think I ever compared Trump to Hitler. I compared him to Mussolini. I still do. Major props for creativity at least.
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Post by jdd2 on Dec 12, 2019 22:23:07 GMT -5
... We are no longer in the Post WWII world. Who knows where it's all going. But there's no turning back, no matter how much Joe Biden wants to take us there. ... Wait--Biden wants to turn back the clock make america great again, too?!?
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Post by aquaduct on Dec 12, 2019 22:26:28 GMT -5
I think Joe Biden would just be happy to remember what year it is.
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Post by millring on Dec 13, 2019 6:22:19 GMT -5
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Post by brucemacneill on Dec 13, 2019 9:29:10 GMT -5
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