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Some tips to help you seem like a conservative:

1. Don't vote for Joe Biden
2. Don't complain about Trump 90% of the time when he isn't the President.
3. When Joe Biden is President spend 90% of your time complaining about his terrible polices
4. Don't advocate for border bills that allow 2 million illegals in a year
5. Be for DOGE and government cuts
6. In the months that have 28 days say Bush was a f#cking idiot who cost the country trillions of dollars


Feel free to jot those down on a small notepad you can keep in your back pocket for a reminder.
Keep your tips to yourself. Your opinion on my conservatism is simply bullshit. It’s irrelevant and inconsequential. Everything on your list is either false or dumb.

Your number 5 is especially moronic. There is nothing conservative about what DOGE actually did. Nothing at all. Riling up the emotions of MAGAs with obviously impossible promises and then causing real harm aren’t accomplishments and aren’t conservative.
 
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I keep hearing about all this amorphous “harm” DOGE is causing, seems like most of it is forecasted harm or within really niche corners of society who’s rent seeking days have been brought to an end.

I haven’t felt it tbh. I’d bet the vast majority of Americans haven’t.
 
No one that knows me would ever consider me a liberal. What I criticize is the President’s and MAGA’s stupid, not conservative, policies and culture. You make the same leap that other MAGAs make; I don’t like the President’s ridiculousness and I don’t demonstrate “proper” deference and loyalty to Him, I’m labeled a liberal. It doesn’t matter that I don’t support liberal policies and don’t even consider the idea of joining that party because it really is all about Trump.

You cannot make me a liberal just by calling me a liberal. That’s really dumb. Republicans are not required to agree on every issue or demonstrate blind loyalty to a person I truly believe is a lunatic.

Aloha, find it interesting how Republicans are more likely to label themselves as "conservatives" as compared to Democrats who call themselves "liberals".

In my view, the Republicans have done a much better job of making the various labels associated with Democrats (liberals, socialists, wokes, etc.) as dirty names than the Democrats have in name calling against Republicans.

Heck, even Democrat sounds worse than saying someone is loyal to the Democratic party.

Speaking of loyalty, IMO Republicans do a better job of maintaining loyalty to their party than do the socialist liberals :).
 
Speaking of loyalty, IMO Republicans do a better job of maintaining loyalty to their party than do the socialist liberals :).
Republican caucus is much more diverse and fractious than Democrats.

Democrats have college educated, effete elitists, single women and those who rely on the Federal government for income and personal spending.

Republican Party runs the full spectrum. Which makes it quite a bit more interesting.
 
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Republican caucus is much more diverse and fractious than Democrats.

Democrats have college educated, effete elitists, single women and those who rely on the Federal government for income and personal spending.

Republican Party runs the full spectrum. Which makes it quite a bit more interesting.

Googly, just as you offer a convincing argument that the Republican party has a "full spectum" of members, the Democrats once claimed to be the party of the working man. MAGA now seems to be claiming they represent the working class.

Personally, have my doubts about any party members when they make claims about their party having all within a particular group.
 
Aloha, find it interesting how Republicans are more likely to label themselves as "conservatives" as compared to Democrats who call themselves "liberals".

In my view, the Republicans have done a much better job of making the various labels associated with Democrats (liberals, socialists, wokes, etc.) as dirty names than the Democrats have in name calling against Republicans.

Heck, even Democrat sounds worse than saying someone is loyal to the Democratic party.

Speaking of loyalty, IMO Republicans do a better job of maintaining loyalty to their party than do the socialist liberals :).
A lot of irony in your post, Hoot, considering Aloha claims to be a Republican and he voted for Joe Biden. Also, Democrats have won the popular vote 7 out of the last 9 elections. I hate to push back on your claim that Republicans are more loyal, but the facts seem to say Democrats are actually more loyal.
 
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Republican caucus is much more diverse and fractious than Democrats.

Democrats have college educated, effete elitists, single women and those who rely on the Federal government for income and personal spending.

Republican Party runs the full spectrum. Which makes it quite a bit more interesting.
I agree the Republican Party, now, is much more lively and open about its idealogical differences.

I disagree that it is "much more diverse and fractious."
 
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I agree the Republican Party, now, is much more lively and open about its idealogical differences.

I disagree that it is "much more diverse and fractious."
I mean politically diverse. Don’t much care about how much melanin someone has.

Of course it is more fractious. Republicans attack each other more than they attack Democrats.
 
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A lot of irony in your post, Hoot, considering Aloha claims to be a Republican and he voted for Joe Biden. Also, Democrats have won the popular vote 7 out of the last 9 elections. I hate to push back on your claim that Republicans are more loyal, but the facts seem to say Democrats are actually more loyal.
I think part of the problem is we all try to label each other or fit one another in a neat box. Most of us are more complicated than that.

Take you for instance. I find it interesting you are so conservative as a teacher when you make a relatively low income and the fact teachers in most states rely on some level a pension that is funded by tax payers. Seems you would lean left left on some policies, especially when many Republican policies favor those at many multiples of the average teacher income.

Or is it Bitcoin driving most of your support?

I have 2 retired professors (married couple) who both have 6 figure state pensions. They fly a don't tread on me flag. Somehow the irony is lost on them.
 
I think part of the problem is we all try to label each other or fit one another in a neat box. Most of us are more complicated than that.

Take you for instance. I find it interesting you are so conservative as a teacher when you make a relatively low income and the fact teachers in most states rely on some level a pension that is funded by tax payers. Seems you would lean left left on some policies, especially when many Republican policies favor those at many multiples of the average teacher income.

Or is it Bitcoin driving most of your support?

I have 2 retired professors (married couple) who both have 6 figure state pensions. They fly a don't tread on me flag. Somehow the irony is lost on them.
Do you not see the irony in your own post that starts with the premise that labeling people to put everyone in a neat box is part of the problem, followed by a bunch of labeling?
 
Do you not see the irony in your own post that starts with the premise that labeling people to put everyone in a neat box is part of the problem, followed by a bunch of labeling?
No i agree. Guilty of it too for sure. We all do it. Myself included.

I really think part of it is the fact posting on a forum. It is impersonal and somewhat time consuming. It takes effort to type out a post.

I'll bet if many of us met at a tailgate we'd find out real fast we have a lot more in common than expected.
 
I think part of the problem is we all try to label each other or fit one another in a neat box. Most of us are more complicated than that.

Take you for instance. I find it interesting you are so conservative as a teacher when you make a relatively low income and the fact teachers in most states rely on some level a pension that is funded by tax payers. Seems you would lean left left on some policies, especially when many Republican policies favor those at many multiples of the average teacher income.
I'm for a small Federal Government. I think local governments are better. It's impossible to have an efficient government when they can print the money and I can't escape inflation.

Also, it's much easier to move to an another state than another country. I disagree with Illinois governance, but I don't care because it doesn't affect me. There are more effective mechanisms in place to keep state governments in check. Not the case at the Federal level.
Or is it Bitcoin driving most of your support?
Bitcoin is better money and I'm for a deflationary monetary system that takes money out of the hands of the State. Human innovation should flow to all of us as the price of everything gets driven down to zero. I think the current system causes all sorts of societal problems, that we won't fully understand until it goes away.
 
I'm for a small Federal Government. I think local governments are better. It's impossible to have an efficient government when they can print the money and I can't escape inflation.

Also, it's much easier to move to an another state than another country. I disagree with Illinois governance, but I don't care because it doesn't affect me. There are more effective mechanisms in place to keep state governments in check. Not the case at the Federal level.

Bitcoin is better money and I'm for a deflationary monetary system that takes money out of the hands of the State. Human innovation should flow to all of us as the price of everything gets driven down to zero. I think the current system causes all sorts of societal problems, that we won't fully understand until it goes away.
Thanks for your thoughtful response. You really are one of the good ones on here and the job you do far more important than most can comprehend.
 
Bitcoin is better money and I'm for a deflationary monetary system that takes money out of the hands of the State. Human innovation should flow to all of us as the price of everything gets driven down to zero. I think the current system causes all sorts of societal problems, that we won't fully understand until it goes away.
Have you read this or anything similar? Thoughts?

 
????? You're using hooky as an example??? 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 I have to give him a shot here and there.🤣
I've been made to be an example many times in my life. I'm totally used to it and Ive been called worse.
 
Have you read this or anything similar? Thoughts?

It's above my pay grade, but from my understanding it doesn't seem like much of an issue. They'll be able to update the network and wallets to be quantum proof. The biggest issue seems to be what to do with all lost coins in older wallets. If they're not updated then they'll eventually get hacked and the coins stolen. My personally opinion is do nothing and let them get hacked. I prefer that over a hard fork. It would suck in the short term as the price crashed, but I think it's best over the long term. For example a 100 years from now nobody will care the price crashed for 5 - 10 years as the new coins hit the market.
 
A lot of irony in your post, Hoot, considering Aloha claims to be a Republican and he voted for Joe Biden. Also, Democrats have won the popular vote 7 out of the last 9 elections. I hate to push back on your claim that Republicans are more loyal, but the facts seem to say Democrats are actually more loyal.
In reality I voted against Trump, in Ohio, in 2020. My vote meant nothing election wise because there was no doubt that Trump would win Ohio, but it was for my peace of mind. It is a comfort for me to know I played no part in making Trump President and that I have no part in the MAGA movement and culture.
 
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Some tips to help you seem like a conservative:

1. Don't vote for Joe Biden
2. Don't complain about Trump 90% of the time when he isn't the President.
3. When Joe Biden is President spend 90% of your time complaining about his terrible polices
4. Don't advocate for border bills that allow 2 million illegals in a year
5. Be for DOGE and government cuts
6. In the months that have 28 days say Bush was a f#cking idiot who cost the country trillions of dollars


Feel free to jot those down on a small notepad you can keep in your back pocket for a reminder.
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No i agree. Guilty of it too for sure. We all do it. Myself included.

I really think part of it is the fact posting on a forum. It is impersonal and somewhat time consuming. It takes effort to type out a post.

I'll bet if many of us met at a tailgate we'd find out real fast we have a lot more in common than expected.
Skip long posts and attachments and you can scan and post in two seconds. Skip grammar. I can post 50 times in a day in under ten minutes. It’s nothing to my day.

Disagree about a tailgate. To steal floor’s bastardized there are two groups: punch. Beer. You. Beer. But there are some on here I’d punch. There are some on here I’d have no connection to in life. Bc in life you don’t have friends you don’t like. You don’t have business partners you don’t like. You get rid of em. Here you’re stuck with them
 
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I think the current system causes all sorts of societal problems
Like 3 companies that make $$$ to give us all a credit score, which ruins lives because it is solely subsidized by the banking industry?
Is that a good laymen level example?
My Auto insurance goes up because the big 3 give me a "bad" credit score. Where the EFF is the correlation?
 
In reality I voted against Trump, in Ohio, in 2020. My vote meant nothing election wise because there was no doubt that Trump would win Ohio, but it was for my peace of mind. It is a comfort for me to know I played no part in making Trump President and that I have no part in the MAGA movement and culture.
This is why I call you a liberal by the way. Biden is 100x worse than Trump and the worst President of my lifetime. I couldn't imagine voting for Biden or any Democrat at this point .
 
This is why I call you a liberal by the way. Biden is 100x worse than Trump and the worst President of my lifetime. I couldn't imagine voting for Biden or any Democrat at this point .
I didn’t like him either. You sure didn’t hear me praising Biden during his presidency. Believing Trump is unfit for office, and I sincerely do, in no way means I liked Biden or Democrats.
 
I didn’t like him either. You sure didn’t hear me praising Biden during his presidency. Believing Trump is unfit for office, and I sincerely do, in no way means I liked Biden or Democrats.
The idiocy is posting incessantly that Trump is unfit for office while a conspiracy was underway to conceal the president who literally was unfit. You just look like an emotional dipshit
 
You do know that one can make big $, pay all bills and still have a bad credit score.
Of course you know that.

I don't doubt you, but I don't know how that would work. I can tell you that you can make no money, pay all your bills, and have a score of 800+.
 
I don't doubt you, but I don't know how that would work. I can tell you that you can make no money, pay all your bills, and have a score of 800+.
That also is 100% true. But credit score is only tangential to "paying your bills" or "being a dead beat" poor driver.
 
A lot of irony in your post, Hoot, considering Aloha claims to be a Republican and he voted for Joe Biden. Also, Democrats have won the popular vote 7 out of the last 9 elections. I hate to push back on your claim that Republicans are more loyal, but the facts seem to say Democrats are actually more loyal.
SC, much to my surprise here is an expert who agrees with you about the Democrats being more loyal than the Republicans. Same expert states Republican party is actually more diverse which also come as a surprise for me.

Live and learn.
 
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90 months. Less than 7 1/2 years. Probably 5 with good behavior. I've got maybe 15 to 20 left......
I have a friend that overheard me muttering "If I had killed her, I'd be out by now" after I'd gotten a call from my ex droning on about whatever she decided on that particular day was a travesty in our divorce decree. It's been a running joke between the two of us for the last 15+ years.
 
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