Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse

The New Coffee Room

  1. TNCR
  2. General Discussion
  3. More strange and/or foul reactions

More strange and/or foul reactions

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved General Discussion
614 Posts 19 Posters 39.4k Views
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • George KG Offline
    George KG Offline
    George K
    wrote on last edited by George K
    #188

    In 3 ½ weeks we went from "You can't have hateful speech" to "Kill the Jews."

    ETA:

    "Remember 2016-2020 when leftists claimed Nazis were everywhere, under every rock, it was just a matter of time til they were all revealed?

    After the 10/7 attacks in Israel, it turns out they were right."

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

    1 Reply Last reply
    • jon-nycJ Online
      jon-nycJ Online
      jon-nyc
      wrote on last edited by
      #189

      Makes you wonder if/when the MAGA crowd will realize that being anti-Hamas and Iran while being pro-Russia isn’t really a sustainable combination.

      Only non-witches get due process.

      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
      CopperC 1 Reply Last reply
      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

        Makes you wonder if/when the MAGA crowd will realize that being anti-Hamas and Iran while being pro-Russia isn’t really a sustainable combination.

        CopperC Offline
        CopperC Offline
        Copper
        wrote on last edited by
        #190

        @jon-nyc said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

        Makes you wonder if/when the MAGA crowd will realize

        The MAGA crowd is generally very well educated and well informed.

        RenaudaR 1 Reply Last reply
        • HoraceH Offline
          HoraceH Offline
          Horace
          wrote on last edited by
          #191

          "Pro Russia" is a tribal strawman anyway, obviously.

          jon-nycJ 1 Reply Last reply
          • CopperC Copper

            @jon-nyc said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

            Makes you wonder if/when the MAGA crowd will realize

            The MAGA crowd is generally very well educated and well informed.

            RenaudaR Offline
            RenaudaR Offline
            Renauda
            wrote on last edited by Renauda
            #192

            @Copper

            The MAGA crowd is generally occasionally very well educated and well or even somewhat informed.

            FIFY

            Elbows up!

            1 Reply Last reply
            • HoraceH Horace

              "Pro Russia" is a tribal strawman anyway, obviously.

              jon-nycJ Online
              jon-nycJ Online
              jon-nyc
              wrote on last edited by
              #193

              @Horace said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

              "Pro Russia" is a tribal strawman anyway, obviously.

              Ok, replace with “support pro-Russia policies”. The point stands.

              Only non-witches get due process.

              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
              HoraceH 1 Reply Last reply
              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                @Horace said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                "Pro Russia" is a tribal strawman anyway, obviously.

                Ok, replace with “support pro-Russia policies”. The point stands.

                HoraceH Offline
                HoraceH Offline
                Horace
                wrote on last edited by
                #194

                @jon-nyc said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                @Horace said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                "Pro Russia" is a tribal strawman anyway, obviously.

                Ok, replace with “support pro-Russia policies”. The point stands.

                It's not much of a point if the policy is intended to be pro-USA.

                1 Reply Last reply
                • jon-nycJ Online
                  jon-nycJ Online
                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #195

                  That seems nonsensical. But I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt if you’d like to explain. Maybe I’m missing something.

                  Only non-witches get due process.

                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
                  HoraceH 1 Reply Last reply
                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                    That seems nonsensical. But I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt if you’d like to explain. Maybe I’m missing something.

                    HoraceH Offline
                    HoraceH Offline
                    Horace
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #196

                    @jon-nyc said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                    That seems nonsensical. But I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt if you’d like to explain. Maybe I’m missing something.

                    You can be specific about the pro-Russia policies you're referring to. If their intent is to support the usa, with an incidental side effect of being advantageous to Russia as compared to an opposing policy, then a framing that the policy is pro-russia, would be rhetorically disingenuous.

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    • jon-nycJ Online
                      jon-nycJ Online
                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #197

                      I conceded your point and changed ‘being pro-Russia’ with ‘supporting pro-Russia policies’. The former implies motive the latter just effect.

                      Again the point stands.

                      Only non-witches get due process.

                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
                      1 Reply Last reply
                      • HoraceH Offline
                        HoraceH Offline
                        Horace
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #198

                        Your implications serve your technically standing point, but they are not a generally accepted interpretation of how that language works. If a policy drafted by a politician is said to be "pro-something or other", the intent will fairly be inferred. Your point stands, as long as we limit the audience to people who don't make the common assumptions that topple it. Fair enough.

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        • RenaudaR Offline
                          RenaudaR Offline
                          Renauda
                          wrote on last edited by Renauda
                          #199

                          Okay.

                          Policies that serve or play into the interests of (insert name of country) that are detrimental to US ______ interests.

                          Now, move along.

                          Elbows up!

                          HoraceH 1 Reply Last reply
                          • RenaudaR Renauda

                            Okay.

                            Policies that serve or play into the interests of (insert name of country) that are detrimental to US ______ interests.

                            Now, move along.

                            HoraceH Offline
                            HoraceH Offline
                            Horace
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #200
                            This post is deleted!
                            1 Reply Last reply
                            • George KG Offline
                              George KG Offline
                              George K
                              wrote on last edited by George K
                              #201

                              F8u0sQRXoAA1xgH.jpeg

                              Someone commented on the pendant on her neck...

                              F8uyD4fXYAArqyJ.jpeg

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              • taiwan_girlT Offline
                                taiwan_girlT Offline
                                taiwan_girl
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #202

                                Like the lady from Apple, time to update the resume.

                                George KG 1 Reply Last reply
                                • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                                  Like the lady from Apple, time to update the resume.

                                  George KG Offline
                                  George KG Offline
                                  George K
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #203

                                  @taiwan_girl said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                                  the lady from Apple

                                  Is no longer employed there.

                                  How is that pendant any different from wearing a swastika?

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  • Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                    Doctor PhibesD Offline
                                    Doctor Phibes
                                    wrote on last edited by Doctor Phibes
                                    #204

                                    What I don't understand is why they post this stuff. Is it really worth risking your career over an internet post? Are they so oblivious of opinions outside their bubble that they fail to see how offensive this stuff is to a majority of people?

                                    I was only joking

                                    George KG 1 Reply Last reply
                                    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                      What I don't understand is why they post this stuff. Is it really worth risking your career over an internet post? Are they so oblivious of opinions outside their bubble that they fail to see how offensive this stuff is to a majority of people?

                                      George KG Offline
                                      George KG Offline
                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by George K
                                      #205

                                      @Doctor-Phibes said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                                      What I don't understand is why they post this stuff. Is it really worth risking your career over an internet post? Are they so oblivious of opinions outside their bubble that they fail to see how offensive this stuff is to a majority of people?

                                      Exactly. If you look at my FB profile, you'll see a remarkable amount of silliness. NO politics, nothing controversial. I chose my username so that patients would have a hard(er) time finding me, and if they did, there's no "there" there.

                                      The lack of judgment in these cases makes you question their overall judgment.

                                      ETA: Also, when at work, it was rare that we had any kind of discussion bordering on politics. When you spend 5 hours at the OR table doing heart surgery, it's best to just get along, 'cos it won't be the last time you spend 5 hours with that person.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                      • 89th8 Offline
                                        89th8 Offline
                                        89th
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #206

                                        Total side note, I cringe when I hear 'biggest attack on Jews since the holocaust'. Yes, it seems that is absolutely true. But let's be realistic about how it really compares to the Holocaust.

                                        image.png

                                        1 Reply Last reply
                                        • LuFins DadL Offline
                                          LuFins DadL Offline
                                          LuFins Dad
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #207

                                          Except the Holocaust never happened, in these people’s minds. So this is the biggest attack on Jews in 300 years!

                                          The Brad

                                          George KG 1 Reply Last reply
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Login or register to search.
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Recent
                                          • Tags
                                          • Popular
                                          • Users
                                          • Groups