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    They didn't like my political comments on golf sites and the like.

    Can't say that I blame them.

    I'm 71 and should be chilling, but instead, all of my baby-boomer, 60's kid issues are burning me up.

    The hardest debates are always with other progressive liberals.

    Debate requires stipulation.

    If two people want a similar kind of world, they might reasonably debate the means to get there.
    They may get passionate about their views.

    Today's conservatives and liberals have absolutely nothing to debate.
    They want to live in totally different worlds.
    If you want totally different things, there's nothing to debate.
    It's us and them, not right and wrong. There's no way to conclude whether chocolate or strawberry ice cream is better. You just go for the one that you want.
    We're no longer political opponents; now we're ideological enemies.

    Moderation is for the consumption of adult beverages. Politics are about passion. In a polarized society, the energy is at the poles. Centrism is now irrelevant.

    The male anatomy is not designed to be comfortable straddling a fence.

    But now, it's worse than ever. I don't speak to people who've been friends for forty or fifty years. I have cousins who are dead to me. Five fellow retirees and I have had a standing breakfast date, once a month, since we retired more than a decade ago. Politics have recently broken it up.

    I'm not an Evangelical Christian. I don't believe in salvation by faith alone. That's an excuse to be a bastard in the temporal world.
    People who voted for Trump stuck a rusty dagger in America's liver, and therefore in mine. That's irredeemable. Not for some imaginary afterlife, but for being accepted in decent society right now.

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    Welcome. It's a shame that you have lost decades of friends and relatives over politics.

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    Yes, it is, Controlled. I can't disagree.
    But politics decide how we live.

    We can each make a sincere, honest evaluation of our respective consciences only to discover that our core values are completely incompatible.
    At that point, the basis for a close relationship simply doesn't exist.

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    'Political Tribes', or 'Red Team/Blue Team' mentality. It's no longer about solving problems, it's become a Team Sport. Ever watch the movie 'The Wizard of Oz' and there's a guy at the end that's behind a curtain?
    The Global Elites are 'the guy behind the curtain'. 'Divide and Conquer'. Pit the Potato Heads against each other. Have fun, ... watch it play out RIGHT HERE!

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    Quote Originally Posted by NiftyNiblick View Post
    Yes, it is, Controlled. I can't disagree.
    But politics decide how we live.

    We can each make a sincere, honest evaluation of our respective consciences only to discover that our core values are completely incompatible.
    At that point, the basis for a close relationship simply doesn't exist.
    I like you (so far). I happen to be a libertarian although I'm not in agreement with all their positions. I'm not in agreement with many of the rights' positions. But they are quite tolerant of me here.
    But the left, by and large, seem to me to be completely intolerant of me if I disagree with them on one issue.

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    These are the 'PC Fascists', aloysious. You have to toe the Party Line, any deviation form the PC Handbook will result in severe retribution.
    They DON'T believe in Free Speech, they only believe in THEIR speech.

    As they goose-step through the streets, you can see the grim looks on their faces, they are on a Crusade.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NiftyNiblick View Post
    They didn't like my political comments on golf sites and the like.

    Can't say that I blame them.

    I'm 71 and should be chilling, but instead, all of my baby-boomer, 60's kid issues are burning me up.

    The hardest debates are always with other progressive liberals.

    Debate requires stipulation.

    If two people want a similar kind of world, they might reasonably debate the means to get there.
    They may get passionate about their views.

    Today's conservatives and liberals have absolutely nothing to debate.
    They want to live in totally different worlds.
    If you want totally different things, there's nothing to debate.
    It's us and them, not right and wrong. There's no way to conclude whether chocolate or strawberry ice cream is better. You just go for the one that you want.
    We're no longer political opponents; now we're ideological enemies.

    Moderation is for the consumption of adult beverages. Politics are about passion. In a polarized society, the energy is at the poles. Centrism is now irrelevant.

    The male anatomy is not designed to be comfortable straddling a fence.

    But now, it's worse than ever. I don't speak to people who've been friends for forty or fifty years. I have cousins who are dead to me. Five fellow retirees and I have had a standing breakfast date, once a month, since we retired more than a decade ago. Politics have recently broken it up.

    I'm not an Evangelical Christian. I don't believe in salvation by faith alone. That's an excuse to be a bastard in the temporal world.
    People who voted for Trump stuck a rusty dagger in America's liver, and therefore in mine. That's irredeemable. Not for some imaginary afterlife, but for being accepted in decent society right now.
    at 71 aren't you more a late 40's, 50's kid than a 60's kid?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kacper View Post
    at 71 aren't you more a late 40's, 50's kid than a 60's kid?
    There are several aspects of ShiftyShitlick's legend that seem suspect to me. I wonder what an examination of "his" IP address might reveal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aloysious View Post
    I like you (so far). I happen to be a libertarian although I'm not in agreement with all their positions. I'm not in agreement with many of the rights' positions. But they are quite tolerant of me here.
    But the left, by and large, seem to me to be completely intolerant of me if I disagree with them on one issue.
    I tolerate you just fine. I have to use a bit more air freshener than I prefer, but you're worth it. lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kacper View Post
    at 71 aren't you more a late 40's, 50's kid than a 60's kid?
    If he's 71 he was born in 1947. We Boomers were born between 1946 (when the men came home from WWII) and 1964.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NiftyNiblick View Post
    They didn't like my political comments on golf sites and the like.

    Can't say that I blame them.

    I'm 71 and should be chilling, but instead, all of my baby-boomer, 60's kid issues are burning me up.

    The hardest debates are always with other progressive liberals.

    Debate requires stipulation.

    If two people want a similar kind of world, they might reasonably debate the means to get there.
    They may get passionate about their views.

    Today's conservatives and liberals have absolutely nothing to debate.
    They want to live in totally different worlds.
    If you want totally different things, there's nothing to debate.
    It's us and them, not right and wrong. There's no way to conclude whether chocolate or strawberry ice cream is better. You just go for the one that you want.
    We're no longer political opponents; now we're ideological enemies.

    Moderation is for the consumption of adult beverages. Politics are about passion. In a polarized society, the energy is at the poles. Centrism is now irrelevant.

    The male anatomy is not designed to be comfortable straddling a fence.

    But now, it's worse than ever. I don't speak to people who've been friends for forty or fifty years. I have cousins who are dead to me. Five fellow retirees and I have had a standing breakfast date, once a month, since we retired more than a decade ago. Politics have recently broken it up.

    I'm not an Evangelical Christian. I don't believe in salvation by faith alone. That's an excuse to be a bastard in the temporal world.
    People who voted for Trump stuck a rusty dagger in America's liver, and therefore in mine. That's irredeemable. Not for some imaginary afterlife, but for being accepted in decent society right now.
    Welcome to the board, please read the rules, especially 12b, thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kacper View Post
    at 71 aren't you more a late 40's, 50's kid than a 60's kid?
    He’d have been a teen in the 60’s, our teens years are generally the ones we most identify with. I say I’m a child of the 70’s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasmal View Post
    He’d have been a teen in the 60’s, our teens years are generally the ones we most identify with. I say I’m a child of the 70’s.
    You young whippersnapper, you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ThatOwlWoman View Post
    You young whippersnapper, you.
    I still feel like a young whippersnapper!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasmal View Post
    I still feel like a young whippersnapper!
    Get off my lawn.

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