Think they're conflating your takes with the other poster naming the president who passed the Civil Rights act, and two Civil Rights activists as the reason the Southern states are poor.What was racist? Such a weird take.
Think they're conflating your takes with the other poster naming the president who passed the Civil Rights act, and two Civil Rights activists as the reason the Southern states are poor.What was racist? Such a weird take.
I'm not conflating anything. Appreciate it if you don't speak for me.Think they're conflating your takes with the other poster naming the president who passed the Civil Rights act, and two Civil Rights activists as the reason the Southern states are poor.
I was speaking for myself. Why I said think.I'm not conflating anything. Appreciate it if you don't speak for me.
That particular poster had exactly one post, unless I missed others or he deleted, prior to being called a racist, and I don't see anything even remotely racist about that particular post. But maybe your comment was about other threads or a history of posting etc.Okay 😅
👍Appreciate your blessing. Just so won't be confused anymore, @okclem definitely was calling @gcsoccer16 a racist shitbag.That particular poster had exactly one post, unless I missed others or he deleted, prior to being called a racist, and I don't see anything even remotely racist about that particular post. But maybe your comment was about other threads or a history of posting etc.
I tend to think there are a lot of dog whistles used all the time on this board, but when there isn't one, kind of makes the accusations feel hollow and like the boy who cried racist.
But you do you.
Cool. Knew you had no interest in my blessing (please let this stand as my thoughts on all future statements).👍Appreciate your blessing. Just so won't be confused anymore, @okclem definitely was calling @gcsoccer16 a racist shitbag.
That was when I believed someone tried to shoot Trump.Cool. Knew you had no interest in my blessing (please let this stand as my thoughts on all future statements).
Wasn't long ago you had put aside name calling, but here we are I suppose.
Got you. Feels like the sentiment would be the same, but obviously your choice.That was when I believed someone tried to shoot Trump.
So is the argument here that Democrat run counties in Republican run states are SO bad that they drag the entire state so far down that it appears Republican states have more poverty, crime etc than Democrat run states?If you drill in at the county level, you will find high correlation between blue counties and violence, education and poverty within these red states.
Just like California!So is the argument here that Democrat run counties in Republican run states are SO bad that they drag the entire state so far down that it appears Republican states have more poverty, crime etc than Democrat run states?
It seems like what you’re arguing for is Republican run counties in Democrat run states.
Why would the sentiment still be the same when it was based on the idea that a shitlib took a shot at Trump?Got you. Feels like the sentiment would be the same, but obviously your choice.
I guess, what was your reasoning then? I may have misunderstood your thought process back then.Why would the sentiment still be the same when it was based on the idea that a shitlib took a shot at Trump?
I guess you're saying the rhetoric or temperature wasn't actually high enough for an assassination attempt and you do hate them?I know I've said plenty to a lot of you that I can't take back. I know this will fall on deaf ears for some of you. And I don't blame any of you for that if that's how you feel. But I am genuinely sorry for all the vitriolic things I've said here. This is a wake up call for me, and I hope it is for others here too.
The only thing we can do to help lower the temperature is stop being at each other's throats. My rhetoric here has laid bricks on this road we've gone down. I will do my part, and again I am sorry. I don't hate any of you. I'm sorry.
My reasoning was that it was likely a shitlib who shot at Trump. I didn't really go into my thought process at the time, other than things were getting too hot. And now I'm done justifying my posts to you. 🍻I guess, what was your reasoning then? I may have misunderstood your thought process back then.
No I don't hate anyone. I have no desire to commit violence towards anyone. I strongly dislike them, and I call a spade a spade.I guess you're saying the rhetoric or temperature wasn't actually high enough for an assassination attempt and you do hate them?
K. I just wanted to understand. But that's cool. I lean left, which in Greenville means I'm a flaming liberal and just was trying to understand.My reasoning was that it was likely a shitlib who shot at Trump. I didn't really go into my thought process at the time, other than things were getting too hot. And now I'm done justifying my posts to you. 🍻
Fair enough. Just didn't see anything about his posts in this thread (but did about others). My b. Carry on.No I don't hate anyone. I have no desire to commit violence towards anyone. I strongly dislike them, and I call a spade a spade.
Which is odd considering the most prosperous counties (NYC, LA, SF) are blue counties in blue states.So is the argument here that Democrat run counties in Republican run states are SO bad that they drag the entire state so far down that it appears Republican states have more poverty, crime etc than Democrat run states?
It seems like what you’re arguing for is Republican run counties in Democrat run states.
All good. I have nothing against you andgenerally appreciate your contributions to the board. I just do not need my words translated. I say exactly what I mean at all times. Living in Greenville, like you, I know that isn't the typical experience. I don't mind anyone disagreeing with anything I say, but I'm going to raise the issue any time someone assumes what I meant on my behalf.K. I just wanted to understand. But that's cool. I lean left, which in Greenville means I'm a flaming liberal and just was trying to understand.
Gotta be coincidenceWhich is odd considering the most prosperous counties (NYC, LA, SF) are blue counties in blue states.
Fair enough.All good. I have nothing against you andgenerally appreciate your contributions to the board. I just do not need my words translated. I say exactly what I mean at all times. Living in Greenville, like you, I know that isn't the typical experience. I don't mind anyone disagreeing with anything I say, but I'm going to raise the issue any time someone assumes what I meant on my behalf.
I've said nothing racist. Nothing even close. You don't even know my race.👍Appreciate your blessing. Just so won't be confused anymore, @okclem definitely was calling @gcsoccer16 a racist shitbag.
I’ll admit I got you mixed up with @AugTig who I thought made a racist comment. Happy to delete my posts if you like and please accept my apology.I've said nothing racist. Nothing even close. You don't even know my race.
You get upset because I call out your BS and challenege your often unhinged rhetoric. You and @PrimeIsGettingComfortable randomly and baselessly call me a racist. It's an easy escape when you know you are either losing an argument or simply are incapable of a debate.
I challenge you, yet again, to find one example of me being racist or would you like to do the right thing and just apologize?
Fckin cry about it any more and you'll trans.I've said nothing racist. Nothing even close. You don't even know my race.
You get upset because I call out your BS and challenege your often unhinged rhetoric. You and @PrimeIsGettingComfortable randomly and baselessly call me a racist. It's an easy escape when you know you are either losing an argument or simply are incapable of a debate.
I challenge you, yet again, to find one example of me being racist or would you like to do the right thing and just apologize?
Bingo. They keep everything for themselves. As always, the modern day republican party has never been about anything but greed and racism. And that is it. Everything else is the means to the end.
Literally every republican talking point about the economy is a lie. They always say but it was the republican who fixed it for the next guy. 🤣
I feel sorry for you man. I really do.This is why Trump chose the republican party. What he needed more than anything in 2016 was support from the GOP. The whole grassroots, organic campaign story is a myth. The GOP and right wing dark money spent a TON of cash campaigning in white, rural America.
Trump chose the republican party because he knew they'd play ball. Being a grifter himself, he recognized their entire scam for exactly what it was...get as rich as you can no matter what happens or who gets hurt. That is the central ethos of Reaganomics.
For a couple of decades it was kept somewhat in check, but W ripped the bandaid off, and then Trump won in 2016 because he could make them all wealthier than they ever dreamed. Trump in office created a permission structure for Republicans to be as terrible as is humanly possible.
There has never been any party in this country as un-American as the maga party, and that includes the secessionists. The Confederacy was awful, but they wouldn't have done Vladimir Putin's bidding.
That's not a productive use of your time.I feel sorry for you man. I really do.
They all voted Dem for many decades that resulted in economic oppression and only in recent years woke up and started to vote Rep
No its just you projecting your own racism to them that they are offended by. This is your whole playbook. It has 2 plays in it, gaslight and strawman...Maga mentality - say a bunch of racist stuff then get offended when called a racist.
What the poors need is for racist white leftist to please move to the EU after Daddy Don kicks their collective shit in this election...What the poors need is for venture capitalists to save them. JD Vance saved Appalachia by being on the board of directors for AppHarvest. Good job JD! https://grist.org/agriculture/appharvest-indoor-farming-morehead-kentucky/
Is "recent years" 4 decades? because that's how long the bible belt has been voting red.They all voted Dem for many decades that resulted in economic oppression and only in recent years woke up and started to vote Rep
Shifted to Rep starting back in the 80s and 90s after voting Dem for a couple hundred years...Is "recent years" 4 decades? because that's how long the bible belt has been voting red.
Technically, the bible belt started voting red in 1960 (bc the southern strategy and Nixon courting all the racist whites that were pro-segregation and anti-civil rights), and only went blue again in 1976 with Carter. The Republican and Democratic parties weren't even founded until the 1850s/60s...so no, not a couple hundred years.Shifted to Rep starting back in the 80s and 90s after voting Dem for a couple hundred years...
And when you're daddy don loses, what will you do?What the poors need is for racist white leftist to please move to the EU after Daddy Don kicks their collective shit in this election...