tncr is sick
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Everybody grants to themselves the grace that voting for a person is not an implicit endorsement of everything that person does in office, but inevitably the online arguments devolve to implications that other people totally endorse everything their favored politician (or party) does.
@Horace said in tncr is sick:
Everybody grants to themselves the grace that voting for a person is not an implicit endorsement of everything that person does in office, but inevitably the online arguments devolve to implications that other people totally endorse everything their favored politician (or party) does.
I think it’s more about seeing where people lie on the principled - tribal - cult member scale. There are plenty of us here who regularly, even brutally, criticize the people we voted for. And there are some that aren’t made that way.
Only non-witches get due process.
- Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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@Horace said in tncr is sick:
Everybody grants to themselves the grace that voting for a person is not an implicit endorsement of everything that person does in office, but inevitably the online arguments devolve to implications that other people totally endorse everything their favored politician (or party) does.
I think it’s more about seeing where people lie on the principled - tribal - cult member scale. There are plenty of us here who regularly, even brutally, criticize the people we voted for. And there are some that aren’t made that way.
@jon-nyc said in tncr is sick:
@Horace said in tncr is sick:
Everybody grants to themselves the grace that voting for a person is not an implicit endorsement of everything that person does in office, but inevitably the online arguments devolve to implications that other people totally endorse everything their favored politician (or party) does.
I think it’s more about seeing where people lie on the principled - tribal - cult member scale. There are plenty of us here who regularly, even brutally, criticize the people we voted for. And there are some that aren’t made that way.
Hm, it was pretty common last election for people here to avoid even admitting who they voted for. In order to avoid uncomfortable things like that. And it is not true that anybody is as free with their criticisms of their preferred party, as they are with the party they hold in more contempt. Nobody is free from the dopamine hit of relaying an anecdote that confirms their political choices.
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I'm thinking Copper has a worthwhile complaint. Politics, politics, politics. Always, all good in it's place. But in the past we were much more than that. We used to be charming and witty and the kind of people that post interesting articles and talk serious trash about snail mating and movies and "damn those French people".
At one time TNCR was the coolest place in the f---ing universe. Really. Let's go back to that again. We're the same people. We can do better.
A bit of a rant there...
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I'm thinking Copper has a worthwhile complaint. Politics, politics, politics. Always, all good in it's place. But in the past we were much more than that. We used to be charming and witty and the kind of people that post interesting articles and talk serious trash about snail mating and movies and "damn those French people".
At one time TNCR was the coolest place in the f---ing universe. Really. Let's go back to that again. We're the same people. We can do better.
A bit of a rant there...
@Tom-K said in tncr is sick:
I'm thinking Copper has a worthwhile complaint. Politics, politics, politics. Always, all good in it's place. But in the past we were much more than that. We used to be charming and witty and the kind of people that post interesting articles and talk serious trash about snail mating and movies and "damn those French people".
At one time TNCR was the coolest place in the f---ing universe. Really. Let's go back to that again. We're the same people. We can do better.
A bit of a rant there...
I do try to introduce other things. But Trump does seem to suck up all the oxygen everywhere. Personally I’m tired of it already and willing to see where it goes once the PT Barnum wears off. Much of what he says is mere distraction anyway.
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I'm thinking Copper has a worthwhile complaint. Politics, politics, politics. Always, all good in it's place. But in the past we were much more than that. We used to be charming and witty and the kind of people that post interesting articles and talk serious trash about snail mating and movies and "damn those French people".
At one time TNCR was the coolest place in the f---ing universe. Really. Let's go back to that again. We're the same people. We can do better.
A bit of a rant there...
@Tom-K said in tncr is sick:
At one time TNCR was the coolest place in the f---ing universe. Really. Let's go back to that again. We're the same people. We can do better.
Make TNCR Cool Again?
Where should we start?
Abortion? Circumcision? Season for destination?Oh …and we haven’t have a piano/forum party for a while.
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@Tom-K said in tncr is sick:
At one time TNCR was the coolest place in the f---ing universe. Really. Let's go back to that again. We're the same people. We can do better.
Make TNCR Cool Again?
Where should we start?
Abortion? Circumcision? Season for destination?Oh …and we haven’t have a piano/forum party for a while.
@Axtremus said in tncr is sick:
@Tom-K said in tncr is sick:
At one time TNCR was the coolest place in the f---ing universe. Really. Let's go back to that again. We're the same people. We can do better.
Make TNCR Cool Again?
Where should we start?
Abortion? Circumcision? Season for destination?Oh …and we haven’t have a piano/forum party for a while.
Yea. We all know Trump is a POS. But he's the best we have had in a long time. To be honest Ax, your BEST posts were the ones where you posted ten years of dinners you ate before you deleted them. (Or something like that.)
That was about five years ago... what have you been up to?
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OK, so maybe I was a little harsh, I didn't calculate the actual pro/con post counts.
If you would like to demonstrate your hatred, please continue.
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@Axtremus said in tncr is sick:
@Tom-K said in tncr is sick:
At one time TNCR was the coolest place in the f---ing universe. Really. Let's go back to that again. We're the same people. We can do better.
Make TNCR Cool Again?
Where should we start?
Abortion? Circumcision? Season for destination?Oh …and we haven’t have a piano/forum party for a while.
Yea. We all know Trump is a POS. But he's the best we have had in a long time. To be honest Ax, your BEST posts were the ones where you posted ten years of dinners you ate before you deleted them. (Or something like that.)
That was about five years ago... what have you been up to?
@Tom-K said in tncr is sick:
... what have you been up to?
Gained maybe 20 lbs. and added 2 inches to my waistline.
Commensurate increase in cholesterol levels.
Someone totaled my compact hybrid and I replaced it with a gas powered compact.
Replaced a minivan that has given up the ghost with a hybrid SUV.
Oh ... a lot more white hair.You?
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Trump is news. We discuss news. It doesn’t help that he’s prolific with the scandals, corruption, and chaos. If you’re a Trump supporter I can see why reading about it here could get old.
Politics are temporary, relationships are less so, IMO. I’ve seen the discourse here change from Bush to Biden, I know others have seen even more. Folks come and go, read what you want, ignore what you don’t like… I like the wide range of ideas and experiences and values your online friendships far more than temporary political events.
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All good people here. Love you all!
I think I mentioned this when I posted a picture of my childhood home.
This place reminds of the square in front of the temple where people would gather most evenings to drink (mainly tea), smoke, and solve the worlds problems.
People didn't always agree with each other, but at the end of the evening, things were (mostly) smooth and everybody returned the next evening for more of the same. LOL
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@Tom-K said in tncr is sick:
... what have you been up to?
Gained maybe 20 lbs. and added 2 inches to my waistline.
Commensurate increase in cholesterol levels.
Someone totaled my compact hybrid and I replaced it with a gas powered compact.
Replaced a minivan that has given up the ghost with a hybrid SUV.
Oh ... a lot more white hair.You?
@Axtremus said in tncr is sick:
Gained maybe 20 lbs. and added 2 inches to my waistline.
This in turn prompted me to go suite shopping and I was surprised to learn that "pleated pants" are no longer a thing. While I bemoaned the loss of "pleated pants" and researched alternatives, I learnt also that the places that I thought I would get a new suite for no longer expect suites -- slacks and jeans are the norm now.
I have since transitioned from Walmart coutures to Columbia fishing shirts and Costco jeans.
Footwear has largely gone from leather to Sketchers. Still no shoelaces. I even got rid of the Velcro and just go with slip-ins these days.
A pair of cheapo yellow foam sandals that I have been wearing every day in the house for 15 years still refuse to wear out. So at least I still have that constant in my ensemble.
