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by Dragline
Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:29 pm
Forum: Friends, Family, Relationships, and Community Questions
Topic: Random Relationship Derailment Thread
Replies: 266
Views: 60053

Re: Random Relationship Derailment Thread

I was not planning on looking in here again for a few months, but some of you pm'ed me about other fora that might provide more of what you are looking for than this one. I've responded to those requests, but am happy to entertain any others privately. Don't bother if you pride yourselves on being k...
by Dragline
Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:04 pm
Forum: Friends, Family, Relationships, and Community Questions
Topic: Random Relationship Derailment Thread
Replies: 266
Views: 60053

Re: Random Relationship Derailment Thread

Beware the Ides of March. You may not like what appears. You know, having left here some time ago, I pop by these boards every few months to see what is going on. Other than the journals, it is invariably the same old stagnant crap. And it stinks like many months or years-old stagnant crap. Ironical...
by Dragline
Fri Aug 25, 2017 9:00 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: Trump - Clown Genius
Replies: 2040
Views: 397794

Re: Trump - Clown Genius

At least George Wallace apologized.

Well, we've confirmed what "Make America Great Again" means. Really old white dudes wishing for the pre "Martin Luther Coon" America of their childhood. Yes sir ree bob!

But no surprises there, eh?
by Dragline
Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:23 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: Free Speech
Replies: 37
Views: 7651

Re: Free Speech

Yes, that is whacky. Sounds like the theme of "Binding Chaos" (H. Marsh), which is a book favored by Anonymous I've read recently. The idea that people can just "get along" in some amorphous way without structure has come up repeatedly since Rousseau and has always ended pretty u...
by Dragline
Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:59 pm
Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
Topic: Does one owe it to their parents to take care of them in old age?
Replies: 134
Views: 32461

Re: Does one owe it to their parents to take care of them in old age?

I shed tears over your post, Sclass. I'm very sorry for all that you have been through and continue to experience.

Both of your parents had low empathy characteristics -- a narcissist and a borderline. It's not your fault.

Wish I could hug you, man.
by Dragline
Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:47 pm
Forum: Money and Investment Questions
Topic: Purchasing tiny apartment + insurance as investment? (Instead of renting for 3 + yrs)
Replies: 15
Views: 3234

Re: Purchasing tiny apartment + insurance as investment? (Instead of renting for 3 + yrs)

If there are a ton of them, why are they so cheap? You need to think of the prospect of selling or renting such thing down the road.
by Dragline
Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:45 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: Free Speech
Replies: 37
Views: 7651

Re: Free Speech

A nice way of saying "Cloudfare can do whatever the fuck it wants as to who it does business with" -- which is true. Duh.

So if you (or StormPepe) don't like it, complain, boycott or picket Cloudfare. THAT is actually your right of free speech in this circumstance.
by Dragline
Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:40 pm
Forum: Money and Investment Questions
Topic: Pre-paying rent as investment?
Replies: 9
Views: 2526

Re: Pre-paying rent as investment?

Unless you are a problem tenant, go for it. But I would not accept that arrangement as your landlord.
by Dragline
Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:37 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: Free Speech
Replies: 37
Views: 7651

Re: Free Speech

There is a gross misapprehension here as to what is the right to free speech, and what is not, which is unfortunately all too uncommon, and I'm sorry, frankly ignorant of the law surrounding this issue. The right to free speech in the United States has meaning only in relation to the government or g...
by Dragline
Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:43 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: White supremacy run amok
Replies: 284
Views: 47518

Re: White supremacy run amok

Perhaps you are privy to more information than everyone else, or you are speculating based on pre-conceived bias and projections of what you want this kid to be. Your hunch may ultimately be proven true, or he may have reacted in a fit of rage after a fight or someone damaging his car. I don't know...
by Dragline
Mon Aug 14, 2017 7:19 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: White supremacy run amok
Replies: 284
Views: 47518

Re: White supremacy run amok

That's why I lean more in support of the efforts of the citizens of Charlottesville and all other good-hearted civilians who took it upon themselves to stand together in protest of the rally and in protection of those most threatened. The streets of their city belong to the people, not to out of st...
by Dragline
Mon Aug 14, 2017 7:10 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: White supremacy run amok
Replies: 284
Views: 47518

Re: White supremacy run amok

it is hard to compare these effects, of course, but brute is actually convinced that the aggregate negative effect of white supremacy is far below the aggregate negative effect of political correctness. nobody has directly died from PC, but brute isn't convinced that 1 death is worse than, say, low...
by Dragline
Sat Aug 12, 2017 11:40 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: White supremacy run amok
Replies: 284
Views: 47518

Re: White supremacy run amok

country doesn't seem divided enough You should be pleased. You want it all to go down in flames, right? You can sit on the sidelines and pretend to be a uninterested umpire until somebody burns your house down and then you wonder why and complain about it being unfair because you weren't involved. ...
by Dragline
Sat Aug 12, 2017 11:26 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: White supremacy run amok
Replies: 284
Views: 47518

Re: White supremacy run amok

People can get crazy in situations like that. It could be that he was over arguing/fight with those people, got punched a few times, and over-reacted in extreme fashion. I'm not defending the guy here at all. It does seem extremely likely that he was there on the side of the white supremacists. I'm...
by Dragline
Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:07 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: White supremacy run amok
Replies: 284
Views: 47518

Re: White supremacy run amok

@C40 The car accelerated into a crowd, rammed them, and then tried to get away in reverse. Watch it reverse course after committing murder. Is this not an act of terrorism and is there any excuse in the world for it? Yes or no. Why does it matter if he felt like a white snowflake or what others were...
by Dragline
Sat Aug 12, 2017 9:41 pm
Forum: Housing and Transportation Questions
Topic: It is worth commuting further for cheaper rent?
Replies: 23
Views: 6817

Re: It is worth commuting further for cheaper rent?

Well, I wish I lived closer to work. Its not really about money at this point, but health. At 13 miles, I can bike there some of the time, but I could probably do most or all of the time if it was more like 5. And the health aspects would probably be worth more than the financial ones. Then again, I...
by Dragline
Sat Aug 12, 2017 9:35 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: We only have 120 Trillion Years Left!
Replies: 15
Views: 3266

Re: We only have 120 Trillion Years Left!

We should say "meh" and move on with our lives. We'll all be dead to this world a lot sooner.

I honestly do not think human minds can actually process this.
by Dragline
Sat Aug 12, 2017 9:26 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: White supremacy run amok
Replies: 284
Views: 47518

Re: White supremacy run amok

@ffj So you support the terrorists. Yes or no. If not, why are you hiding behind this crap of "we just don't know" when the guy who was there with the alt-right, was driving and owned the car, was caught red-handed on the scene, and has been charged with second degree murder? Do you think ...
by Dragline
Sat Aug 12, 2017 8:46 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: White supremacy run amok
Replies: 284
Views: 47518

Re: White supremacy run amok

Well, at least a few people on the right are calling things for what they are -- evil. Does anyone here seriously think differently and what the hell have you been smoking? "On Twitter, Rubio wrote that it was, "Very important for the nation to hear [Trump] describe events in Charlottesvil...
by Dragline
Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:52 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: White supremacy run amok
Replies: 284
Views: 47518

Re: White supremacy run amok

So why isn't the POTUS talking like this? As the local police chief said, this was premeditated violence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lse0nQ0jvQ

Maybe because POTUS is also on the losing side of history with his supporters.