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Posted: May 15 2019 at 09:50

The GOP already targeted net neutrality. Angry

Let's not forget that!

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Posted: May 15 2019 at 14:06

omphaloskepsis wrote:

Why are you guys mansplaining, discussing women's bodies? Men should check their privilege and let the women hash out the abortion debate. You need to backtrack your male privliege like my husband and Beto.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/03/16/white-male-privileged-yes-am-beto-orourke-says-shouldnt-taken-granted

Shove it up your bunghole.

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Posted: May 15 2019 at 14:14

Easy Money wrote:

Did someone just call Snicolette a man?

Definitely not a male.

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Posted: May 15 2019 at 18:19

^ I knew that, on the previous page 'someone' referred to you as "you guys".

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Posted: May 15 2019 at 18:27

Easy Money wrote:

^ I knew that, on the previous page 'someone' referred to you as "you guys".

I know, thought it was cute that you mentioned it. It did look that way Smile

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Posted: May 15 2019 at 21:17

Let's move to retarded Alabama, baby.

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Posted: May 15 2019 at 21:30

reading the last 3 pages...

man, that trump lover is on fire.

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Posted: May 15 2019 at 22:05

Easy Money wrote:

^ I knew that, on the previous page 'someone' referred to you as "you guys".

Oh no. Someone used the generally accepted "guys" to refer to people, but one of them was a woman. Egads! Bring out the firing squad.

I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?

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Posted: May 15 2019 at 22:08

omphaloskepsis wrote:

Easy Money wrote:

Re ompha quote: "Trump appeals to folks with Bachelors of Science but not to Bachelors of Arts"

Do you have any statistics to back this up, sounds kind of made up to me.

Mr. Money, you didn't back any of your original assertations with Stats. You suffer from projection. You transfer your feelings of inadequacy on to others. In other words, you accuse others of faults you yourself display. Case in point- You didn't provide Stats for any of your anti-Trump assertations. Now you accuse me of not providing a stat for one of my counter arguments. I recommend you watch Jordan Peterson videos. Doctor Peterson will explain how you can overcome your "Projection Issues" and take responsibility for your life.

I'll give you one stat. You look up the others. I'm not your personal librarian. This stat is going to be tricky. It will require you to perform math functions. Ready? 71% of all adult Americans Don't have a Degree. 31% of all Trump voters have a degree!

To help your research, Check out what percentage of degreed social workers, English Majors, women's studies, American Indian/Native/Indigenous studies, Dance majors, music, Film , Fashion Design and Drama majors voted for Trump. These are """Liberal Arts Majors""".

Bottom line- If I'm wrong, than a higher percentage of Degreed dancers, actors, musicians, fashion designers and feminists voted for Trump than degreed biologists, engineers, nurses, doctors, and physicists.

So you won't be triggered, I'll provide you with a safe-space, liberal newspaper account, explaining the 71%-31% stat. Simple logic will be required.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/06/05/its-time-to-bust-the-myth-most-trump-voters

PS. This is the last time I hold your hand Easy Money. It's time for you to leave the nest and research your own arguments and stats. Wink

Keep on rocking dude. This place isn't just a place for progressive rock. Sadly, it's mostly filled with "progressives" in the political/social sense as well. Too much left-wing identity politics for me. That's why I'm hardly ever here.

I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?

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Posted: May 15 2019 at 22:19

The Doctor wrote:

Easy Money wrote:

^ I knew that, on the previous page 'someone' referred to you as "you guys".

Oh no. Someone used the generally accepted "guys" to refer to people, but one of them was a woman. Egads! Bring out the firing squad.

I think you missed on the context on this one, but go ahead and be offended if you are the sensitive type,

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Posted: May 15 2019 at 22:24

Re Doctor quote:
"This place isn't just a place for progressive rock. Sadly, it's mostly filled with "progressives" in the political/social sense as well."

You're right, progressive rock plus regressive everything else makes a lot more sense.

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Posted: May 16 2019 at 06:40

Easy Money wrote:

The Doctor wrote:

Easy Money wrote:

^ I knew that, on the previous page 'someone' referred to you as "you guys".

Oh no. Someone used the generally accepted "guys" to refer to people, but one of them was a woman. Egads! Bring out the firing squad.

I think you missed on the context on this one, but go ahead and be offended if you are the sensitive type,

Absolutely no offense taken on my part. Some of my best friends are guys! Wink

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Posted: May 16 2019 at 08:14

^ Apparently he missed the part where you were accused of "mansplanning".

(Oh my!)

Edited by Easy Money - May 16 2019 at 08:15

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Posted: May 16 2019 at 09:57

Takes a lot more than that to offend me. Life is so much easier that way. Smile

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Posted: May 16 2019 at 10:11

^ True that.

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Posted: May 30 2019 at 14:49

2 weeks gone on this thread and no one is supporting our Fearless Leader these days...?

I saw a conservative poll being circulated that asks if 'Bob Mueller was out to 'get Trump'...?'

Yes...because Trump appointed Rosenstein and he appointed Mueller....of course that makes sense then..?

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Posted: May 30 2019 at 14:52

dr wu23 wrote:

2 weeks gone on this thread and no one is supporting our Fearless Leader these days...?

I saw a conservative poll being circulated that asks if 'Bob Mueller was out to 'get Trump'...?'

Yes...because Trump appointed Rosenstein and he appointed Mueller....of course that makes sense then..?

indeed.

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Posted: May 30 2019 at 16:29

I like Trump well enough.

Well, let me qualify that. I think Trump is an egotistical buffoon, and a bit of a clown, and I did not vote for him. In 2016 I thought he was full of hot air and essentially just telling people what they wanted to hear.

After 2+ years into it, I've actually decided to vote for him in 2020.

I agree with several of his policy decisions, and I [mostly] like his trajectory for the country.

I'm happy to explain why, but only if it is amicable. I know a lot of people dislike (hate, even) him, and that's fine. I'm not out to change anyone's mind about him, and when political discussions get heated, I get turned off.

But yeah, unless he goes to prison anytime soon, I'll be voting for him in 2020.

Edited to add: I still think he's a clown, but he doesn't bother me [like he bothers many]. There are things about him I don't like, for sure. But he's gotten enough right (in my opinion) that I'll vote for his re-election.

Edited by ProfPanglos - May 30 2019 at 16:50

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Posted: May 30 2019 at 19:36

ProfPanglos wrote:

But he's gotten enough right (in my opinion)

No takers? I guess amicable it can't be here. )))

So what do you think he's done right?

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Posted: May 30 2019 at 20:22

ProfPanglos wrote:

I like Trump well enough.

After 2+ years into it, I've actually decided to vote for him in 2020.

I agree with several of his policy decisions, and I [mostly] like his trajectory for the country.

But yeah, unless he goes to prison anytime soon, I'll be voting for him in 2020.

I admire your bravery.

So basically if a clown ~ like, literally a clown in full makeup, red nose, orange hair... oh wait, sorry ~ if an actual clown were President and made the same policy decisions Trump has made, you'd be voting for him? Fascinating. I get it.

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