(07-18-2019, 11:38 AM)BLINGMW Wrote:(07-18-2019, 10:21 AM)Apoc Wrote: One comment using the color of your skin and national origin against you and you shut down.
? You lost me. I'm right here in the discussion and thinking about what you guys are saying, not sure how that's shutting down.
Upon reflecting on the way I engaged with you, I've realized it was unnecessarily hostile. For that, I apologize. Ultimately, you're right in that you are trying to better understand it. I think I was annoyed by the basis on your post being just because other people use it in a racist way doesn't make it racist.
On your point about throwing Trump out for someone nicer - I don't think anyone here is advocating that. You can have strong government/economic/social policy AND not be an asshole... contrary to current trends. I think we had both as recently as Obama, even though I didn't agree with all his policies.
If I'm honest, I'd probably vote for Trump over AOC.
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth