leaningright (11-20-2018), PoliTalker (11-19-2018)
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"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
-(Midcan5)
"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
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"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
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"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
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leaningright (11-20-2018), PoliTalker (11-19-2018)
Fentoine Lum (11-20-2018)
Hello Threedee,
Incorrect assumption. I ban people who make conversations unpleasant. I don't know if you've noticed, but people don't mouth off at me. If they do, they only do it once, and then they are banned from future threads. And if they suddenly decide later that they want to have a civil debate with me they find out it is too late for that; and they simply serve as fair warning to others who might be tempted to mouth off at me. I mean what I say.
But thanks for giving me a chance to get on my civil discourse soapbox again. That's a never-ending need.
Also, it doesn't really matter who wins a climate debate here. I've debated that against some really smart people who make a very good case for no connection between industrial activity and global warming. People who will absolutely BURY you with links and even entire books you're supposed to read. And you know what? I am not a scientist. I am not going to win a science debate against one. What I am is wise. I am wise enough to know that when so many different sources of the major media and governments all over the world say this is happening then I listen. When I take vacations and I see the corral reefs dying in front of my eyes it makes me sad. And hurricanes turning into cat 5 overnight, wiping a city clean off the map and killing people makes me sad. And wildfires so intense people can't even get away before being burned alive? That makes me sad too.
Wisdom always says: prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Hoping for the best is not a good plan of action in case you happen to be wrong.
Go with the wise approach, then you've got it covered, no matter who is right.
Sometimes a little wisdom overrides reams of scientific debate.
This is one of those times.
Intense fires and stronger hurricanes are some of the same exact things they said was going to happen when the effects of global warming begin.
And it's only going to get worse in coming years.
We've got to do everything we can. So I am listening to the experts. I don't want to be the generation that knew, and could have done something, but blew it off because they thought it would cost too much money. Especially when a lot of the solutions actually make money and provide jobs. I heard there's already more green jobs than coal jobs right now. Very cool. And I don't mind reducing my footprint. Saves me money to reduce, reuse and recycle.
What we ought to do is take all those coal miners and send them to solar panel installation school.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
Hello Threedee,
Lots of things, but the first one to come to mind is: I would make an exception to the nuclear regulations which prevent the building of a traveling wave reactor in the USA. Bill Gates is a visionary, but his newest vision is so far advanced our regulations held him back; so he had to go to communist China where change can happen faster. That's where the first one is being built. This is a reactor that a) can't melt down, and b) uses the spent fuel from all previous reactors as fuel. Just think about those two ideas for a while.
That's like having your freaking cake and eating it too, as far as affordable clean energy goes.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
Hello domer76,
Too funny. I forgot he even exists. He was one of the very first ones to mouth off to me when I showed up here. Imagine that. A brand new poster shows up, looking for some good political discussions, and one of the regulars says something rude to the noob. Is it any wonder that most entries on the member list have just a handful of posts? How else can that be explained besides people showed up looking for political debate, found out how nasty the board is, and left.
I think the board would be better if he quit, and all those people who got run off stayed and contributed to the discussions.
The banned/Ignored should know that not only are they banned from my threads and on my Ignore List, I don't bother to read a word they write. So even if somebody else quotes them, as soon as I see who is being quoted, I just move on to the next comment. Sometimes I can scroll through a long flame war real quick. If there is nothing of substance to a thread I just move on until I find interesting discussion. There's so much activity here I don't have to worry about having all the political discussions I have time for. There's way MORE than I could ever keep up with. So I don't have to worry about having enough people to talk to. I have to be cold about it. I have no qualms about putting anybody on Permanent Ignore. When somebody deserves it, that's where they go. I don't do it lightly. I do it when it is appropriate, and that has to be up to me. Just as it should be for everyone who wants to have a refined posting experience here. Use the tools and it gets a lot better. You don't have to wallow in the gutter day in and day out.
Each of us has the power to decide how we want to come across here. If we choose to be respectful then most will be happy to respond in kind. If we choose to be offensive, then that is not usually well received. We can't help the people who have issues. But we can choose to keep our distance from them. They can make all the copy cat threads they want, say whatever they want about somebody behind their back, even try to make a whole thread just about it. Doesn't matter. I don't care. And I decide what I read. As far as I am concerned, they might as well be talking to a brick wall. I am not going to read a single word of it, and that is my choice. If they want to waste their time that is their choice.
There is a perfectly good life to be had without internet trolls.
Aggressive use of the Ignore feature is like having a can of Troll-B-Gone spray.
And it really works.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
Hello Controlled Opposition,
Yeah, wait till that is over.
Doesn't matter who is right. The safe move is the wise move. There is no proving there is no threat. We gotta play it safe with our only planet. Even if there is only a chance we caused this. Because we don't want to risk getting it wrong.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
-(Midcan5)
"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
-(Ib1yysguy)
"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
-(apple0154 )
"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
-(Desh)
PoliTalker (11-20-2018)
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
Prosecutors: Neo-Nazis planned to attack synagogues, power plants
http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-...s-power-plants
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
-(Midcan5)
"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
-(Ib1yysguy)
"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
-(apple0154 )
"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
-(Desh)
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
-(Midcan5)
"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
-(Ib1yysguy)
"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
-(apple0154 )
"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
-(Desh)
Hello 3D,
You understand I am only pro-nuclear on this one type of reactor design. It's genius. It makes sense to me. I go with what is logical, (which is why I constantly find myself on the left,) but this time it points to this. I have no problem advocating for what makes sense. I did not know the European left is pro nuclear. That is interesting. I think if Bill Gates gets this thing up and running and it delvers as promised, we need to start building them here. We've got lots of spent fuel to use. It just makes too much sense.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
-(Midcan5)
"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
-(Ib1yysguy)
"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
-(apple0154 )
"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
-(Desh)
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
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