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I don’t like that some have a hard time engaging (whether in politics or other threads) and instead drop out with sarcasm or sniping when they’re challenged. That said, I can’t force someone to take different perspectives seriously or make them have the capacity to engage. So we’ve got to keep on rolling and not take it all too personally.

The blue elephant in the room.

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chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

chyron8472 said:

Frink, I agree with Warbler when he says your hyperbole often comes across as annoying and/or insulting. Just because you don’t give a crap about whether or not that’s true doesn’t mean it isn’t.

Well gee I never saw this coming!

If you didn’t see it coming, maybe you should have. If you did see it coming, maybe you should have done something about it. You don’t exactly go out of your way to be polite to people.

And Warb swearing at you that once does not exhibit a pattern of behavior. You did not get a temp ban for just one incident. You were temp-banned because “attacking another member because something offended you personally […] became a pattern that has affected how other members discuss certain topics.”

http://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1146839

you can also piss off the moderators by acting like a moderator when you aren’t.

lets get back to deciding if we can make fun of Trump for being the most pathetic President human alive or not.

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Trump shouldn’t be called the “most pathetic”, because he’s so narcissistic that being the “most” at something is still worth patting himself on the back for.

TV’s Frink said:

chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.

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chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

chyron8472 said:

Frink, I agree with Warbler when he says your hyperbole often comes across as annoying and/or insulting. Just because you don’t give a crap about whether or not that’s true doesn’t mean it isn’t.

Well gee I never saw this coming!

If you didn’t see it coming, maybe you should have. If you did see it coming, maybe you should have done something about it. You don’t exactly go out of your way to be polite to people.

And Warb swearing at you that once does not exhibit a pattern of behavior. You did not get a temp ban for just one incident. You were temp-banned because “attacking another member because something offended you personally […] became a pattern that has affected how other members discuss certain topics.”

http://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1146839

Well gee I never saw this post coming either!

Nor did I expect you to either ignore or miss the point. You’re full of surprises today!

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chyron8472 said:

Trump shouldn’t be called the “most pathetic”, because he’s so narcissistic that being the “most” at something is still worth patting himself on the back for.

yeah, but let’s let him have that one thing. i mean, we aren’t mean people.

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I prefer thinking of him as “moist pathetic”.

Project Threepio (Star Wars OOT subtitles)

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CatBus said:

I prefer thinking of him as “moist pathetic”.

Yuck, thanks for that.

If you guys would rather read that then look at Handsome Mark Sanchez, I seriously question your common sense.

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You know, it’s a sad day when my post using farts as a (surprisingly apt) metaphor for media bias is more on point than this predictably stupid backbiting some of you engage in on a regular basis. Seriously, don’t you have anything better to do with your time?

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TV’s Frink said:

CatBus said:

I prefer thinking of him as “moist pathetic”.

Yuck, thanks for that.

If you guys would rather read that then look at Handsome Mark Sanchez, I seriously question your common sense.

Me and Mark Sanchez can’t be friends either.

The blue elephant in the room.

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hairy_hen said:

You know, it’s a sad day when my post using farts as a (surprisingly apt) metaphor for media bias is more on point than this predictably stupid backbiting some of you engage in on a regular basis. Seriously, don’t you have anything better to do with your time?

Are you aware Ben Franklin wrote similarly of academia in “A Letter to a Royal Academy”?

The blue elephant in the room.

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I had no idea that this thread was to be used for important things…

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Warbler said:

Ok go fuck yourself then.

I apologize to Frink for this. While I am upset with him, I should not have done this. I apologize to the forum and to the mods as well.

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Well, too bad the thread went the way it went. I’m not really a smart guy when it comes to politics (particularly American politics) and I don’t have a well thought opinion either, so this thread was being very interesting for me to read.

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hairy_hen said:

You know, it’s a sad day when my post using farts as a (surprisingly apt) metaphor for media bias is more on point than this predictably stupid backbiting some of you engage in on a regular basis. Seriously, don’t you have anything better to do with your time?

Beats working.

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Warbler said:

Warbler said:

Ok go fuck yourself then.

I apologize to Frink for this. While I am upset with him, I should not have done this. I apologize to the forum and to the mods as well.

No need, it didn’t bother me at all.

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Collipso said:

Well, too bad the thread went the way it went. I’m not really a smart guy when it comes to politics (particularly American politics) and I don’t have a well thought opinion either, so this thread was being very interesting for me to read.

The thread always goes this way, and then it goes back the other way, then it goes this way again. It’s really not a big deal, or anything new for that matter.

We’ve had far worse.

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It is fascinating to look at the wildly different views on policy and politics between countries. I recently stumbled onto a YouTube channel, “The Right Opinion,” by a British guy who seems to be a solid leftist. He takes an honest and logical look at arguments he may disagree with and admits when there is some validity to a point. His analyses of American issues is interesting because he comes from a different political culture.

The blue elephant in the room.

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TV’s Frink said:

hairy_hen said:

You know, it’s a sad day when my post using farts as a (surprisingly apt) metaphor for media bias is more on point than this predictably stupid backbiting some of you engage in on a regular basis. Seriously, don’t you have anything better to do with your time?

Beats working.

You too, huh?

The blue elephant in the room.

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CatBus said:

Mrebo said:

The Democrats would be a more liberal party if the electorate were more liberal.

IMO the positions of both parties have drifted right to attract donors, which are unfortunately worth quite a bit more than voters.

This. Since “Citizens United”, it’s getting harder to distinguish when a politician is trying to attract voters, and when they are trying to attract funding. You’re right it’s more usually the latter, since that generally leads to the former (sadly).

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Puggo - Jar Jar’s Yoda said:

CatBus said:

Mrebo said:

The Democrats would be a more liberal party if the electorate were more liberal.

IMO the positions of both parties have drifted right to attract donors, which are unfortunately worth quite a bit more than voters.

This. Since “Citizens United”, it’s getting harder to distinguish when a politician is trying to attract voters, and when they are trying to attract funding. You’re right it’s more usually the latter, since that generally leads to the former (sadly).

Hasn’t it always been practically impossible to tell?

The blue elephant in the room.

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dahmage said:

lets get back to deciding if we can make fun of Trump for being the most pathetic President human alive or not.

There is no one exclusive topic here. We aren’t beholden to only talk about one thing.

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TV’s Frink said:

hairy_hen said:

You know, it’s a sad day when my post using farts as a (surprisingly apt) metaphor for media bias is more on point than this predictably stupid backbiting some of you engage in on a regular basis. Seriously, don’t you have anything better to do with your time?

Beats working.

With PDFs?

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yhwx said:

dahmage said:

lets get back to deciding if we can make fun of Trump for being the most pathetic President human alive or not.

There is no one exclusive topic here. We aren’t beholden to only talk about one thing.

[Ric Sanchez pic]

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yhwx said:

TV’s Frink said:

hairy_hen said:

You know, it’s a sad day when my post using farts as a (surprisingly apt) metaphor for media bias is more on point than this predictably stupid backbiting some of you engage in on a regular basis. Seriously, don’t you have anything better to do with your time?

Beats working.

With PDFs?

pff, college student.