while worms like you sit on the sidelines smiling about it.
27 minutes ago — Baden

But not you, eh?

Ignore him.

What do you want to see happening next? — frank

More pressure on politicians.

I pointed out a woman died. So, no. She happened to be a Trump supporter. You and NOS think you've achieved something. That's who you are. Live with it.

More pressure on politicians. — Brett

To do what?

So this Baden guy is actually an admin on this site and all he does is insult people who have different views than him? Starting to wonder if I've wasted my time here.

You and NOS think you've achieved something. That's who you are. Live with it. — Baden

I’m really baffled by your attitude. Moderator and administrator?

To do what? — frank

Is this going to go on long?

So this Baden guy is actually an admin on this site and all he does is insult people who have different views than him? Starting to wonder if I've wasted my time here. — Garth

No, that's not all I do. I do call out scumbags from time to time, but mostly I make mildly witty remarks to entertain the folks.

So this Baden guy is actually an admin on this site and all he does is insult people who have different views than him? Starting to wonder if I've wasted my time here. — Garth

They have a double standard. You just have to leave when it starts annoying you.

I’m really baffled by your attitude — Brett

I know. :lol:

So this Baden guy is actually an admin on this site and all he does is insult people who have different views than him? Starting to wonder if I've wasted my time here. — Garth

Well certainly not moderator.

Is this going to go on long? — Brett

apparently not

They have a double standard. — frank

Funny, you just told someone to 'fuck off' and weren't moderated.

I don't even know what NOS stands for.

She was veteran storming the capitol building only to be gunned down by police. It’s tragic.

I don't even know what NOS stands for.

That’s me.

I imagine we want the same things. You want to know what I want from pressure on politicians?: integrity, honesty, true representation, commitment to the welfare of the people. You know those things we support.

Many more people will die from Ohio's new stand your ground because a black person walking up to a white person is inherently threatening.

Though to be fair, Baden, you don’t punish people for disagreeing. And this OP is very heated, so we either enter or stay out if we don’t like it.

Many more people will die from Ohio's new stand your ground because a black person walking up to a white person is inherently threatening.

No, you cannot discern an inherent threat from a man’s skin-color.

But I've been a naughty boy, I know. Thanks for understanding. :kiss:

Ok Mitch's speech was excellent.

One thing is obvious.

The US won't heal, as Joe Biden would want it to.

The polarization will continue, the alienation will continue. The fringes will continue to dominate the scene (at least in the minds of people when thinking of those on the other side). The silent majority will stay silent. Trump has really helped polarization a lot.

And I think this will just slowly continue to erode American's belief in their own system. Demonstrations, protests and denials of election wins will have that effect.

Listened to great current interview from Jonathan Haidt, who in my view made good rational comments. One thing what he mentioned is the obvious generational gap. With older folks and with Biden's generation, domestic politics could be heated, but Americans could unite especially once on the international scene as there was a Cold War going on. However the younger generations have seen only dismal US invasions, hence they don't share that kind of patriotism anymore. And of course no Soviet Union or Marxism-Leninism, hence the left/right divide is seen differently.

Well why shouldn’t you have your opinion? Who wants to sit on the sidelines?

So this Baden guy is actually an admin on this site and all he does is insult people who have different views than him? Starting to wonder if I've wasted my time here. — Garth

He has an Irish temper.

:up:

He has an Irish temper. — praxis

I am really fucking pissed off a woman had to die today to satisfy Trump's ego. In fact, I'm fucking furious. But I'll go drink some whiskey instead of ranting here.

I don’t know why these people were allowed to get in the capitol building, or why they bothered to do so. — NOS4A2

Trump’s zombie hordes didn’t have the attention span for the boring political theatre that Ted Cruz and the other power-grubbing congressmen had planned for today so they spiced things up a bit. They made their own symbolic gesture, one befitting the lame duck prez.

So far, at least one congressmen has withdrawn their opposition to the electoral count and confirming Biden, as a result of the riot.

Trump is a weak man. He can't admit when he's wrong. He just squirms and mealy mouths if someone points to his faults.