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Post by Wild Eyed Southern Boy on Jun 18, 2018 12:11:38 GMT -5
talk.baltimoresun.com/topic/288307-discontinuing-talk-forums/
Discontinuing Talk Forums
Talk Admin
By Talk Admin in National/World News, 2 hours ago
After more than two decades of hosting community Talk Forums, The Baltimore Sun is closing the forums effective July 2. The Sun encourages readers to...
0 repliesDo you guys accept prodigal sons & daughters? (Pardon if this this already known)
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Post by kemmer on Jun 18, 2018 23:57:06 GMT -5
We would offer shelter to refugees.
Of course, this board is almost dead-- murdered by folks who couldn't understand the difference between discussing a topic and shouting, "So's your Mama!"
I read your link and saw some names I remember as quality posters from "the old board". (Not that I always agreed with them-- or ever, for a couple-- but still quality posts worth reading.)
SunSpot--back ca 2000, was a marvelous place, highly diverse in several ways-- back when the verb "to troll" was known only to commercial fishermen. For a while, it seemed the Internet really would be a force to bring us ordinary people together to solve extraordinary problems.
So much for dreams, right? *sigh*
But, by all means, tell everyone this board is here... for those who wish to continue the conversation,
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Post by 3000fps on Jun 19, 2018 0:04:12 GMT -5
Does this mean Winston and his sockpuppet will be back?
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Post by rocketwolf on Jun 19, 2018 6:48:09 GMT -5
I never left I just didnt post much because it was down to about 6 people and a couple of those were not worth paying attention to. Here is hoping the old place revives
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Post by organgrinder on Jun 19, 2018 8:15:50 GMT -5
I never left I just didnt post much because it was down to about 6 people and a couple of those were not worth paying attention to. Here is hoping the old place revives Yes, indeed ... anything will be better than the Ranger John/Redleg show.
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Post by Wild Eyed Southern Boy on Jun 19, 2018 9:07:14 GMT -5
I don't post like I used to, I still read when I can. Maybe now that my life has, coincidentally, become somewhat more "simplified" I can come here more often.
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Post by microg on Jun 19, 2018 9:27:08 GMT -5
We would offer shelter to refugees. Of course, this board is almost dead-- murdered by folks who couldn't understand the difference between discussing a topic and shouting, "So's your Mama!" I read your link and saw some names I remember as quality posters from "the old board". (Not that I always agreed with them-- or ever, for a couple-- but still quality posts worth reading.) SunSpot--back ca 2000, was a marvelous place, highly diverse in several ways-- back when the verb "to troll" was known only to commercial fishermen. For a while, it seemed the Internet really would be a force to bring us ordinary people together to solve extraordinary problems. So much for dreams, right? *sigh* But, by all means, tell everyone this board is here... for those who wish to continue the conversation, I was going to build a wall and make the Baltimore Sun pay for it.
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Post by microg on Jun 19, 2018 9:31:12 GMT -5
I never left I just didnt post much because it was down to about 6 people and a couple of those were not worth paying attention to. Here is hoping the old place revives Yes, indeed ... anything will be better than the Ranger John/Redleg show. Different strokes for different folks. We can't learn anything by staying inside our own bubbles. Make a reasoned argument of why your position is correct, avoid the insults, and everyone can learn something.
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Post by microg on Jun 19, 2018 9:35:36 GMT -5
I don't post like I used to, I still read when I can. Maybe now that my life has, coincidentally, become somewhat more "simplified" I can come here more often. Please do. Your posts will be surely welcome.
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Post by organgrinder on Jun 19, 2018 10:04:38 GMT -5
I don't post like I used to, I still read when I can. Maybe now that my life has, coincidentally, become somewhat more "simplified" I can come here more often. Well, you haven't missed much in here, I can assure you, hopefully, without boboblaw and kongo (also boboblaw), the board might be usable again though only God knows for how long, the board 'owner' jumped ship over 3 years ago and Evil Yoda, the only other who could admit new posters, gave up earlier this year.
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Post by justthefax on Jun 21, 2018 17:44:28 GMT -5
Sun Spot banned me long time ago, can't remember why. Maybe this place will see some action.s
JTF
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Post by redleg on Jun 21, 2018 19:55:25 GMT -5
Sun Spot banned me long time ago, can't remember why. Maybe this place will see some action.s JTF Welcome
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Post by 3000fps on Jun 22, 2018 11:14:43 GMT -5
I don't post like I used to, I still read when I can. Maybe now that my life has, coincidentally, become somewhat more "simplified" I can come here more often. Empty nesting is soooooo fewer problems. They visit then leave... life is good when simplified.
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Post by redleg on Jun 23, 2018 21:18:56 GMT -5
I never left I just didnt post much because it was down to about 6 people and a couple of those were not worth paying attention to. Here is hoping the old place revives Yes, indeed ... anything will be better than the Ranger John/Redleg show. Nawww, it will just have more participants.
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Post by Ranger John on Jun 24, 2018 18:26:06 GMT -5
I never left I just didnt post much because it was down to about 6 people and a couple of those were not worth paying attention to. Here is hoping the old place revives Yes, indeed ... anything will be better than the Ranger John/Redleg show. It would be nice to have some lefties who have the ability to explain their position without accusing anyone who disagrees with them of racism/homophobia/whatever new cop-out the ignorant need to make themselves feel superior.
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Post by organgrinder on Jun 25, 2018 7:27:33 GMT -5
Yes, indeed ... anything will be better than the Ranger John/Redleg show. It would be nice to have some lefties who have the ability to explain their position without accusing anyone who disagrees with them of racism/homophobia/whatever new cop-out the ignorant need to make themselves feel superior. Preferably someone who is ok with 'puppets', 'merry marxists' and the like eh, that sort of ability do you mean?
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Post by Ranger John on Jun 25, 2018 7:36:41 GMT -5
It would be nice to have some lefties who have the ability to explain their position without accusing anyone who disagrees with them of racism/homophobia/whatever new cop-out the ignorant need to make themselves feel superior. Preferably someone who is ok with 'puppets', 'merry marxists' and the like eh, that sort of ability do you mean? Nah, I don't need them to be ok with "puppet" or "marxists" either.
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Post by rael on Jun 25, 2018 8:56:17 GMT -5
Just seeing if my posting still works here.
Who is around these parts?
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Post by redleg on Jun 25, 2018 9:47:25 GMT -5
It would be nice to have some lefties who have the ability to explain their position without accusing anyone who disagrees with them of racism/homophobia/whatever new cop-out the ignorant need to make themselves feel superior. Preferably someone who is ok with 'puppets', 'merry marxists' and the like eh, that sort of ability do you mean? How else do you describe the Party of the KKK these days? When they are calling for 'revolution', harassment and stalking of anyone that supports the Administration, and demands the importation of as many illegal Democrats as they can get? Since they have no idea of history, it's ironic that they call themselves "antifa" when they are the very definition of fascism.
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Post by organgrinder on Jun 25, 2018 11:56:25 GMT -5
You know, you really do need to learn how to state your case, clearly, concisely and to the point. Such ramblings as 'the party of the kkk' may well mean something to you, but it is probably considered as a piece of silliness by most, as is your soppy 'puppet' merry 'marxist crap'. Oh, and one last thing, do learn what 'fascism' really is.
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Post by redleg on Jun 27, 2018 11:01:16 GMT -5
You know, you really do need to learn how to state your case, clearly, concisely and to the point. Such ramblings as 'the party of the kkk' may well mean something to you, but it is probably considered as a piece of silliness by most, as is your soppy 'puppet' merry 'marxist crap'. Oh, and one last thing, do learn what 'fascism' really is. I know very well what fascism is. It was first coined by Mussolini's followers. And the current Party of the KKK is the very definition of fascism. Shutting down any speech that they don't agree with, publicly harassing anyone that doesn't bow at their altar, getting people fired for not properly subjugating themselves at the altar of the religion of Marxism, those are all tactics of fascism. As for "puppet", and "merry Marxists", those are extremely accurate descriptions of the persons and parties at issue. Simply listen to the hysteria coming from the Party of the KKK today. And, by the way, "Party of the KKK" is the most accurate description of the party in question. They are the party of slavery, Jim Crow, lynchings, the KKK, and segregation. And they are still the same party they were in 1850. Just listen to them demanding that certain people not be allowed to eat at the lunch counter, not be allowed in "proper" parts of town, not be allowed in "our" schools. They are still the Party of the KKK, they have simply changed targets, to an extent, not tactics or strategies. Their platform is still the same as it was before the Civil War.
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Post by palealeman on Jun 27, 2018 11:51:45 GMT -5
Absolutely right, Commie. As I have pointed out several times, today's party of the KKK is the Republican Party, the party that supports the fake news from Fox and Breitbart, the party still suppressing the vote, the party still pushing segregation and Jim Crow laws. The puppet you mention is Bannon's puppet, our failing president. And the Merry Marxists are the cabinet members and conservative members of Congress leading us into deeper debt and soon a major recession.
And if you really understood facism, you'd realize it's what Bannon was pushing when he was working in the White House, trying to change our government to an authoritarian, totalitarian one. It's what he studied, it's what he learned, it's what he knows.
But you're too caught up in the alt-right talking points and fake news from Fox and Breitbard to understand the truth and reality. Must be using a little too much THC out there in the thin air.
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Post by organgrinder on Jun 27, 2018 16:52:32 GMT -5
You know, you really do need to learn how to state your case, clearly, concisely and to the point. Such ramblings as 'the party of the kkk' may well mean something to you, but it is probably considered as a piece of silliness by most, as is your soppy 'puppet' merry 'marxist crap'. Oh, and one last thing, do learn what 'fascism' really is. "Claptrap, claptrap, claptrap, bullshyte, bullshyte, bullshyte"... As for "puppet", and "merry Marxists", those are extremely accurate descriptions of the persons and parties at issue. Simply listen to the hysteria coming from the Party of the KKK today. And, by the way, "Party of the KKK" ... "Claptrap, claptrap, claptrap, bullshyte, bullshyte, bullshyte"... The only hysteria that I'm hearing is coming from you pal.
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Post by microg on Jun 27, 2018 18:56:07 GMT -5
Just seeing if my posting still works here. Who is around these parts? We hear you loud and clear!
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Post by microg on Jun 27, 2018 19:11:28 GMT -5
In my opinion, it is disingenuous today to associate either party with the KKK. People choose a given political party for a plethora of reasons. Stronger arguments can be made by directly specifying your disagreements with an issue and why, without resorting to associating a given parent group with an undesirable organization. It's as bad as playing the race card.
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