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Post by laterbloomer on Oct 7, 2020 7:48:57 GMT -5
Rationality isn’t subjective. That 6 everyone argues could be viewed as a 9 from a different perspective? Is a 6 when it comes between 5 and 7... Ok. I will define my perspective. Someone who provides a stance for others to view whether they believe it or not presents a rational argument. Someone who calls someone part of the problem is not presenting a rational argument. Actually she presented a very rational explanation of why MT is part of the problem. Tina is voting for Trump, showing that she agrees with him. It is a very rational statement to identify MT as part of the problem.
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Post by happyhoix on Oct 7, 2020 7:54:05 GMT -5
So, what do you tell those folks who think "Why Bother?" I mean. Trump didn't mask up, but you did, per your update post. You always seemed pretty sharp to me, so I'm betting you've got basic hygiene down. What's your message to get people just like you to mask up and socially distance? I tell everyone my experience. And believe it or not, I have had some impact on family members. I have never been anti-mask. I have been petrified of this virus from the beginning. I was mad because my governor wasn’t doing enough of the right things (he shut down all businesses but allowed busses to keep coming in from nYC!). I had one cousin in particular, who was an annoying anti-masker. He and I got into it a few times on FB before I got sick. Once he found out how sick I was, he was calling his sister daily to check up on me. At that moment, it became real to him. I have no seen an anti-mask post from him since. And I’m only 3 years older than him and had no other pre-existing conditions My fiancé is a very private person and asked me not to announce it on FB. He was also quarantined for 3 weeks (or was it four?? I lost track of time!) and doesn’t want people knowing his business. But we are far enough out and I’ve been debating telling my story on FB. The fact that I’m not a Biden supporter gives me credibility in what I’m saying (to those who think this is political). My BIL, also a Trump supporter, was reluctantly dragged to a week long vacation house party with his wife and two other couples last April. Everything went fine. My SIL was one of those outspoken‘it’s my right not to have to wear a mask if I don’t want to’ people so he couldn’t talk her out of going anyway. (He’s in good health but 70) Fast forward to August and one of BILs former coworkers dies of Covid, and BIL freaks out. He lays down the house rules and now suddenly SIL not only wears masks, she avoids visiting her 89 year old mom (SIL works in a school) So yes, I think if you told your story on Facebook it would have a positive impact on some of the anti maskers ( some of them will deny Covid is a problem right up until it kills them, unfortunately. ) So I think you should share and educate some of them.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Oct 7, 2020 7:56:26 GMT -5
Doesn't mean you still aren't part of the problem. Whether you care or not, it's people like you who are responsible for where this country is and where it's headed. WTH? Tina, I am glad you are back. You are at least providing a rationale argument to keep the rest of us honest. Apparently, people who wind up name-calling / attacking others as they cannot discuss things rationally run on both sides of the fence. Thank you. And I’ve learned that a lot of people on this board can only accept you if you agree with them. Luckily I don’t care what they think of me.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Oct 7, 2020 7:59:18 GMT -5
I tell everyone my experience. And believe it or not, I have had some impact on family members. I have never been anti-mask. I have been petrified of this virus from the beginning. I was mad because my governor wasn’t doing enough of the right things (he shut down all businesses but allowed busses to keep coming in from nYC!). I had one cousin in particular, who was an annoying anti-masker. He and I got into it a few times on FB before I got sick. Once he found out how sick I was, he was calling his sister daily to check up on me. At that moment, it became real to him. I have no seen an anti-mask post from him since. And I’m only 3 years older than him and had no other pre-existing conditions My fiancé is a very private person and asked me not to announce it on FB. He was also quarantined for 3 weeks (or was it four?? I lost track of time!) and doesn’t want people knowing his business. But we are far enough out and I’ve been debating telling my story on FB. The fact that I’m not a Biden supporter gives me credibility in what I’m saying (to those who think this is political). My BIL, also a Trump supporter, was reluctantly dragged to a week long vacation house party with his wife and two other couples last April. Everything went fine. My SIL was one of those outspoken‘it’s my right not to have to wear a mask if I don’t want to’ people so he couldn’t talk her out of going anyway. (He’s in good health but 70) Fast forward to August and one of BILs former coworkers dies of Covid, and BIL freaks out. He lays down the house rules and now suddenly SIL not only wears masks, she avoids visiting her 89 year old mom (SIL works in a school) So yes, I think if you told your story on Facebook it would have a positive impact on some of the anti maskers ( some of them will deny Covid is a problem right up until it kills them, unfortunately. ) So I think you should share and educate some of them. That’s exactly the problem. Especially with young people but not only young people. I’m definitely a hypochondriac so I was petrified from the get go. My experience has reinforced my fear of the virus. While I should have some immunity for at least a short period, I’m worried about my youngest and fiancé. We haven’t seen my mom since I got sick because she isn’t following the rules and I’m not putting them at risk. My mom isn’t someone that denies the virus. She is an alcoholic with dementia so she doesn’t understand. And her husband is an idiot.
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Post by mary2029 on Oct 7, 2020 8:03:07 GMT -5
Ok. I will define my perspective. Someone who provides a stance for others to view whether they believe it or not presents a rational argument. Someone who calls someone part of the problem is not presenting a rational argument. Actually she presented a very rational explanation of why MT is part of the problem. Tina is voting for Trump, showing that she agrees with him. It is a very rational statement to identify MT as part of the problem. I understand that, but in Tina's previous post, she stated that she did NOT agree with Trump and that she was voting against Biden. It does not need to devolve into name calling. Tina is allowed her opinion just like everyone else. I feel like I had this same discussion with Flan when buystoys stated that she was voting 3rd party.
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Post by andi9899 on Oct 7, 2020 8:23:02 GMT -5
Doesn't mean you still aren't part of the problem. Whether you care or not, it's people like you who are responsible for where this country is and where it's headed. WTH? Tina, I am glad you are back. You are at least providing a rationale argument to keep the rest of us honest. Apparently, people who wind up name-calling / attacking others as they cannot discuss things rationally run on both sides of the fence. Didn't call anyone any names. Also didn't attack anyone. Show me where I did. I stated that voting for DT is agreeing with what is happening. The guy has fueled so many fires and divided the country like it has never been before. Why does this guy deserve another term? I'd really like to hear your rationale. If you vote for him in November then you are also part of the problem. That statement wasn't exclusive to MT. Voting for him again is doing nothing but giving him your endorsement to further run the country into the ground. It's already going to take years and lots of hard work for the next president (or few of them) to undo everything he's done.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Oct 7, 2020 8:23:36 GMT -5
Actually she presented a very rational explanation of why MT is part of the problem. Tina is voting for Trump, showing that she agrees with him. It is a very rational statement to identify MT as part of the problem. I understand that, but in Tina's previous post, she stated that she did NOT agree with Trump and that she was voting against Biden. It does not need to devolve into name calling. Tina is allowed her opinion just like everyone else. I feel like I had this same discussion with Flan when buystoys stated that she was voting 3rd party. Tina disagrees with Trump ONLY on how he handled the pandemic. If she is voting against Biden, she is voting FOR Trump. She does not see the forest for the trees.
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Post by billisonboard on Oct 7, 2020 8:23:41 GMT -5
Actually she presented a very rational explanation of why MT is part of the problem. Tina is voting for Trump, showing that she agrees with him. It is a very rational statement to identify MT as part of the problem. I understand that, but in Tina's previous post, she stated that she did NOT agree with Trump and that she was voting against Biden. It does not need to devolve into name calling. Tina is allowed her opinion just like everyone else. I feel like I had this same discussion with Flan when buystoys stated that she was voting 3rd party. I went back through postings and could find no names being called. Why does this forum have a "quote" feature if we should just state our opinions and not expect others to comment on them?
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Post by laterbloomer on Oct 7, 2020 8:24:00 GMT -5
Actually she presented a very rational explanation of why MT is part of the problem. Tina is voting for Trump, showing that she agrees with him. It is a very rational statement to identify MT as part of the problem. I understand that, but in Tina's previous post, she stated that she did NOT agree with Trump and that she was voting against Biden. It does not need to devolve into name calling. Tina is allowed her opinion just like everyone else. I feel like I had this same discussion with Flan when buystoys stated that she was voting 3rd party. About Covid. She agrees with him about a lot of other things.
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Post by andi9899 on Oct 7, 2020 8:29:48 GMT -5
Actually she presented a very rational explanation of why MT is part of the problem. Tina is voting for Trump, showing that she agrees with him. It is a very rational statement to identify MT as part of the problem. I understand that, but in Tina's previous post, she stated that she did NOT agree with Trump and that she was voting against Biden. It does not need to devolve into name calling. Tina is allowed her opinion just like everyone else. I feel like I had this same discussion with Flan when buystoys stated that she was voting 3rd party. Read my statement again. Read it in detail. Voting for Trump twice is deliberate. It shows you agree with the direction he's (not)leading this country. People who fail to realize this are definitely why he won the first time. If he should win a second term, that would be on them too. Straight up. If that includes you, "it is what it is".
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Post by andi9899 on Oct 7, 2020 8:30:59 GMT -5
I understand that, but in Tina's previous post, she stated that she did NOT agree with Trump and that she was voting against Biden. It does not need to devolve into name calling. Tina is allowed her opinion just like everyone else. I feel like I had this same discussion with Flan when buystoys stated that she was voting 3rd party. About Covid. She agrees with him about a lot of other things. Absolutely!
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Post by Miss Tequila on Oct 7, 2020 8:31:09 GMT -5
I understand that, but in Tina's previous post, she stated that she did NOT agree with Trump and that she was voting against Biden. It does not need to devolve into name calling. Tina is allowed her opinion just like everyone else. I feel like I had this same discussion with Flan when buystoys stated that she was voting 3rd party. Tina disagrees with Trump ONLY on how he handled the pandemic. If she is voting against Biden, she is voting FOR Trump. She does not see the forest for the trees. Because I don’t agree with your politics I can’t see the forest through the trees?!?!lol.
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Post by laterbloomer on Oct 7, 2020 8:33:42 GMT -5
Tina disagrees with Trump ONLY on how he handled the pandemic. If she is voting against Biden, she is voting FOR Trump. She does not see the forest for the trees. Because I don’t agree with your politics I can’t see the forest through the trees?!?!lol. No you see it. You like it. You vote for it.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Oct 7, 2020 8:34:53 GMT -5
I understand that, but in Tina's previous post, she stated that she did NOT agree with Trump and that she was voting against Biden. It does not need to devolve into name calling. Tina is allowed her opinion just like everyone else. I feel like I had this same discussion with Flan when buystoys stated that she was voting 3rd party. Read my statement again. Read it in detail. Voting for Trump twice is deliberate. It shows you agree with the direction he's (not)leading this country. People who fail to realize this are definitely why he won the first time. If he should win a second term, that would be on them too. Straight up. If that includes you, "it is what it is". Oh yes, I am definitely deliberately placing my for for Trump. I never denied that. the reasons why I’m pushing that button do not matter. I disagree with the platform of the left on most things. Again, really don’t care who hates me because of it or not. You can all have fun going back and forth on my voting choices. I have better things to do in life than argue with randos on the internet. Enjoy making me the topic of conversation :-)
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Post by Miss Tequila on Oct 7, 2020 8:36:23 GMT -5
Because I don’t agree with your politics I can’t see the forest through the trees?!?!lol. No you see it. You like it. You vote for it. I never denied who Im voting for. Considering you are in favor of my country being burned down during the riots, I really don’t care what you think. Anyone cool with rioting and burning down my country shows they hate it. And yes, that is definitely one of the things I’m voting against! Have a great day
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Post by Lizard Queen on Oct 7, 2020 8:45:03 GMT -5
That's funny. I don't remember any burning/rioting happening under Obama, but it sure as hell is happening under Trump.
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Post by laterbloomer on Oct 7, 2020 8:45:48 GMT -5
No you see it. You like it. You vote for it. I never denied who Im voting for. Considering you are in favor of my country being burned down during the riots, I really don’t care what you think. Anyone cool with rioting and burning down my country shows they hate it. And yes, that is definitely one of the things I’m voting against! Have a great day You must care because I wasn't talking to you. You quoted me and jumped in. And I don't want the country burned down. I don't expect people to shut up and accept being murdered like you do.
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Post by andi9899 on Oct 7, 2020 8:47:16 GMT -5
Read my statement again. Read it in detail. Voting for Trump twice is deliberate. It shows you agree with the direction he's (not)leading this country. People who fail to realize this are definitely why he won the first time. If he should win a second term, that would be on them too. Straight up. If that includes you, "it is what it is". Oh yes, I am definitely deliberately placing my for for Trump. I never denied that. the reasons why I’m pushing that button do not matter. I disagree with the platform of the left on most things. Again, really don’t care who hates me because of it or not. You can all have fun going back and forth on my voting choices. I have better things to do in life than argue with randos on the internet. Enjoy making me the topic of conversation :-) Yet you keep coming back trying to defend yourself. Why is that if you don't care? You are Trump's base to a tee. That's why you are voting for him. Just own it. There was a very prolific Trumper that posted here. He's since been banned, so I don't know if I can name names. I disagreed with absolutely everything the guy said and actually had some rather interesting debates with him. However, I respected him. He owned who he was. If I ever met the guy, I'd have bought him dinner and probably debated the whole time. We PMed each other on holidays/birthdays to wish each other well. So the argument that posters here "attack" people who don't agree with them is simply not true. Well, not where I'm concerned anyway.
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Post by laterbloomer on Oct 7, 2020 8:47:48 GMT -5
Ya they do. They are what makes you part of the problem.
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Post by chiver78 on Oct 7, 2020 8:54:02 GMT -5
Oh yes, I am definitely deliberately placing my for for Trump. I never denied that. the reasons why I’m pushing that button do not matter. I disagree with the platform of the left on most things. Again, really don’t care who hates me because of it or not. You can all have fun going back and forth on my voting choices. I have better things to do in life than argue with randos on the internet. Enjoy making me the topic of conversation :-) Yet you keep coming back trying to defend yourself. Why is that if you don't care? You are Trump's base to a tee. That's why you are voting for him. Just own it. There was a very prolific Trumper that posted here. He's since been banned, so I don't know if I can name names. I disagreed with absolutely everything the guy said and actually had some rather interesting debates with him. However, I respected him. He owned who he was. If I ever met the guy, I'd have bought him dinner and probably debated the whole time. We PMed each other on holidays/birthdays to wish each other well. So the argument that posters here "attack" people who don't agree with them is simply not true. Well, not where I'm concerned anyway. I was just thinking that - for someone who so loudly declares that she doesn't GAF, she sure takes up a lot of thread space explaining why she doesn't GAF.
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Post by mary2029 on Oct 7, 2020 8:56:08 GMT -5
WTH? Tina, I am glad you are back. You are at least providing a rationale argument to keep the rest of us honest. Apparently, people who wind up name-calling / attacking others as they cannot discuss things rationally run on both sides of the fence. Didn't call anyone any names. Also didn't attack anyone. Show me where I did. I stated that voting for DT is agreeing with what is happening. The guy has fueled so many fires and divided the country like it has never been before. Why does this guy deserve another term? I'd really like to hear your rationale. If you vote for him in November then you are also part of the problem. That statement wasn't exclusive to MT. Voting for him again is doing nothing but giving him your endorsement to further run the country into the ground. It's already going to take years and lots of hard work for the next president (or few of them) to undo everything he's done. You are part of the problem too. ------ Is that enough of a discussion for you? Apparently, that is deemed rational here. No? What is good for the goose is not good for the gander? Your statements ratcheted up the aggression level of this thread again. Here was the discussion as I saw it: T: "If he winds up not getting worse, I do believe it will solidify that Covid is “like the flu” with trump and a lot of his supporters. I will be the first to admit that I voted against Hillary and will be voting against Biden. But...I have disagreed with trump from the get go on this. No, I do not think we need to shut the country down. But we do need to wear masks and socially distance. And if a fat, 74 year old doesn’t get super sick, no one will. Ugh" <<Tina expressing her opinion on Trump and her beliefs. The "Ugh" appears to me that she is in the gray area and this is not merely a black and white decision for her.>> A: "Not voting for Biden is agreeing with Trump. The people who voted against Hillary, I get that. No one knew the extent of fucked up this country would be under Trump. We all knew he was an awful person, but not this bad. Those who vote for him again agree with the crap he is pulling. Some really bad shit is going to happen if he gets another term. Voting for him makes you part of the problem. I for one always thought you were, this would just confirm it without question." <<Andi expressing her opinion on Trump and her beliefs and then starting stating opinions as fact: 1. "We all knew" 2. X = Y where X is repeat Trump voters and Y is agree with Trump. This is not true as Tina may be an X, she is not a Y (as posted earlier). 3. "Some really bad shit is going to happen..." As far as I know, you cannot predict the future. Will something bad happen? Yes. Will something good happen? Also yes. That is part of life. You've defined, however, that Trump = worse than awful. 4. Ergo, X = worse than awful and Tina = worse than awful. >> T: "It’s cute that you think I care what you think of me!lol. One thing I’ve done is realize it is not worth arguing with random names on the internet. Have a lovely day" <<Tina making snide comment.>> A: "Doesn't mean you still aren't part of the problem. Whether you care or not, it's people like you who are responsible for where this country is and where it's headed. " <<Andi again stating that Tina = worse than awful and Tina will soon be the cause of really bad shit that is going to happen. >> I'm going to ignore the rest of your post as it's not worth it and I need to start working.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Oct 7, 2020 8:58:34 GMT -5
I never denied who Im voting for. Considering you are in favor of my country being burned down during the riots, I really don’t care what you think. Anyone cool with rioting and burning down my country shows they hate it. And yes, that is definitely one of the things I’m voting against! Have a great day You must care because I wasn't talking to you. You quoted me and jumped in. And I don't want the country burned down. I don't expect people to shut up and accept being murdered like you do. Actually, in the post about the riots you were totally in favor of it. Of course it’s easy to be when you live in a different country. People are murdered every day. It sucks but it happens and rioting and burning down the country will not stop murdered from happening. Should I go out and burn down every city where a person is murdered to show I care?? Or am I just supposed to loot stores? I’m Not sure how to start.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Oct 7, 2020 9:03:29 GMT -5
Yet you keep coming back trying to defend yourself. Why is that if you don't care? You are Trump's base to a tee. That's why you are voting for him. Just own it. There was a very prolific Trumper that posted here. He's since been banned, so I don't know if I can name names. I disagreed with absolutely everything the guy said and actually had some rather interesting debates with him. However, I respected him. He owned who he was. If I ever met the guy, I'd have bought him dinner and probably debated the whole time. We PMed each other on holidays/birthdays to wish each other well. So the argument that posters here "attack" people who don't agree with them is simply not true. Well, not where I'm concerned anyway. I was just thinking that - for someone who so loudly declares that she doesn't GAF, she sure takes up a lot of thread space explaining why she doesn't GAF. So we are only supposed to reply to people whose opinion we care about? I can reply but that certainly doesn’t mean I care what the person thinks or that I let them take up any head space. I do find it funny that people were tossing my name around to each other. Talk about taking up head space! Perhaps I reply because I find the entire thing comical. To get that angry over the opinion of someone you don’t know really cracks me up. We know a screen name and that’s it. No one on here knows me and I don’t know them. So know, I don’t care but do love to see people get riled up so easily (from nothing more than who I am voting for). It’s a quirk of mine.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Oct 7, 2020 9:04:44 GMT -5
You must care because I wasn't talking to you. You quoted me and jumped in. And I don't want the country burned down. I don't expect people to shut up and accept being murdered like you do. Actually, in the post about the riots you were totally in favor of it. Of course it’s easy to be when you live in a different country. People are murdered every day. It sucks but it happens and rioting and burning down the country will not stop murdered from happening. Should I go out and burn down every city where a person is murdered to show I care?? Or am I just supposed to loot stores? I’m Not sure how to start. Perhaps if you're the head honcho, you should address the root cause instead of stoking the fire.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Oct 7, 2020 9:11:53 GMT -5
Actually, in the post about the riots you were totally in favor of it. Of course it’s easy to be when you live in a different country. People are murdered every day. It sucks but it happens and rioting and burning down the country will not stop murdered from happening. Should I go out and burn down every city where a person is murdered to show I care?? Or am I just supposed to loot stores? I’m Not sure how to start. Perhaps if you're the head honcho, you should address the root cause instead of stoking the fire. I don’t believe in negotiating with terrorists. I don’t care what the root cause is, once you start rioting and burning down cities, game over. YMMV
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Post by swamp on Oct 7, 2020 9:13:36 GMT -5
IDGAF who Tina is voting for. I think her choice is misguided at best, but meh, not my monkey, not my circus.
I'm glad she's better and her partner and child didn't get COVID.
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Post by andi9899 on Oct 7, 2020 9:21:01 GMT -5
Didn't call anyone any names. Also didn't attack anyone. Show me where I did. I stated that voting for DT is agreeing with what is happening. The guy has fueled so many fires and divided the country like it has never been before. Why does this guy deserve another term? I'd really like to hear your rationale. If you vote for him in November then you are also part of the problem. That statement wasn't exclusive to MT. Voting for him again is doing nothing but giving him your endorsement to further run the country into the ground. It's already going to take years and lots of hard work for the next president (or few of them) to undo everything he's done. You are part of the problem too. ------ Is that enough of a discussion for you? Apparently, that is deemed rational here. No? What is good for the goose is not good for the gander? Your statements ratcheted up the aggression level of this thread again. Here was the discussion as I saw it: T: "If he winds up not getting worse, I do believe it will solidify that Covid is “like the flu” with trump and a lot of his supporters. I will be the first to admit that I voted against Hillary and will be voting against Biden. But...I have disagreed with trump from the get go on this. No, I do not think we need to shut the country down. But we do need to wear masks and socially distance. And if a fat, 74 year old doesn’t get super sick, no one will. Ugh" <<Tina expressing her opinion on Trump and her beliefs. The "Ugh" appears to me that she is in the gray area and this is not merely a black and white decision for her.>> A: "Not voting for Biden is agreeing with Trump. The people who voted against Hillary, I get that. No one knew the extent of fucked up this country would be under Trump. We all knew he was an awful person, but not this bad. Those who vote for him again agree with the crap he is pulling. Some really bad shit is going to happen if he gets another term. Voting for him makes you part of the problem. I for one always thought you were, this would just confirm it without question." <<Andi expressing her opinion on Trump and her beliefs and then starting stating opinions as fact: 1. "We all knew" 2. X = Y where X is repeat Trump voters and Y is agree with Trump. This is not true as Tina may be an X, she is not a Y (as posted earlier). 3. "Some really bad shit is going to happen..." As far as I know, you cannot predict the future. Will something bad happen? Yes. Will something good happen? Also yes. That is part of life. You've defined, however, that Trump = worse than awful. 4. Ergo, X = worse than awful and Tina = worse than awful. >> T: "It’s cute that you think I care what you think of me!lol. One thing I’ve done is realize it is not worth arguing with random names on the internet. Have a lovely day" <<Tina making snide comment.>> A: "Doesn't mean you still aren't part of the problem. Whether you care or not, it's people like you who are responsible for where this country is and where it's headed. " <<Andi again stating that Tina = worse than awful and Tina will soon be the cause of really bad shit that is going to happen. >> I'm going to ignore the rest of your post as it's not worth it and I need to start working. How exactly am I part of the state that our country is in? I really would like to know. I am against everything that DT stands for. I voted against him last time and I will do so again. Why? Because I believe that all human life is valuable regardless of the color of the skin covering it. I believe that all people should get out be proud of who they are regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, etc. I believe that love is love and if two people are of the same sex and want to get married, they should be allowed to. I believe that women should have the same rights as men. I believe that all US citizens should have access to quality healthcare regardless of their economic situation. I believe that women should be in control of their bodies and not the government. I could go on all day. These are things that DT is against. They are also things that MT is against. She just won't own it. She is part of the problem. I want to be part of the solution which is why I will never vote for DT or anyone else like him.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Oct 7, 2020 9:21:14 GMT -5
Perhaps if you're the head honcho, you should address the root cause instead of stoking the fire. I don’t believe in negotiating with terrorists. I don’t care what the root cause is, once you start rioting and burning down cities, game over. YMMV Who said anything about negotiating with terrorists?
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Post by chiver78 on Oct 7, 2020 9:22:10 GMT -5
I was just thinking that - for someone who so loudly declares that she doesn't GAF, she sure takes up a lot of thread space explaining why she doesn't GAF. So we are only supposed to reply to people whose opinion we care about? I can reply but that certainly doesn’t mean I care what the person thinks or that I let them take up any head space. I do find it funny that people were tossing my name around to each other. Talk about taking up head space! Perhaps I reply because I find the entire thing comical. To get that angry over the opinion of someone you don’t know really cracks me up. We know a screen name and that’s it. No one on here knows me and I don’t know them. So know, I don’t care but do love to see people get riled up so easily (from nothing more than who I am voting for). It’s a quirk of mine. reply to whoever you want, but don't claim you don't GAF when clearly it bothers you enough to respond. you could just put her on ignore if you really couldn't GAF what she thinks. but hey, what do I know?
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Post by tallguy on Oct 7, 2020 9:22:12 GMT -5
The worst domestic terrorist we have is in the White House.
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