US Politics Thread |OT| SAD TRUMP

[Optimus]

Well, you're also an abrasive asshole on top of everything else unlikable about you (that goes for assimilate as well). You can't be that surprised people wouldn't be opposed to you getting banned.

There are a lot of abrasive assholes in this forum, seagrams being the biggest one that borders on stalker yet, unless I missed it, I've never seen you supporting their ban. So in the end of the day the only real reason you want people silenced is because they're ruining the liberal circlejerk you have here (you is plural again).

[Optimus]

How borean of you to deflect an argument with humor or sarcasm when you're cornered.

[Brehvolution]

Corned beef

[Broseidon]

is optimus getting into cargo cult etoiletism?

[kingv]

I actually enjoy etiolate posts in almost every other topic.

I’m not sure if Optimus and assimilate really even post outside of the stickied threads at all. Though in my view, Optimus is a lot more annoying that assimilate and it’s not even really a contest.

[nachobro]

Eh they just thrive on attention. Just put them on ignore and they'll go away. And even if they don't, you won't have to read their shitty posts anymore.

[agrajag]

Eh they just thrive on attention. Just put them on ignore and they'll go away. And even if they don't, you won't have to read their shitty posts anymore.

Not having Assimilate on ignore in 2018 

[nachobro]

fair enough. i actually have stuff to do and i'm still wasting time here

[Assimilate]

I get not banning etiolate and JayDubya because they’re both actually entertaining and do post in other threads where they don’t bother anybody. Assimilate and Optimus? There’s really nothing to lose by banning them. Endless earnestly awful posts that verge on straight up bigotry for the former and absolute lunacy for the latter. They don’t really trigger anybody so much as it’s baffling to anybody why they’re still around.

If I were to keep it really real. Cream was banned for essentially pulling the same schtick on the other side of the political spectrum just not as extreme. I didn’t care about banning the two reviled chucklefucks but now shit is downright hypocritical. That’s essentially my stance. Now back to a few random snipes and shitty jokes.

For the record, Nintex sucks too but dude is just stupid so I wouldn’t be calling to ban him anytime soon. So it’s not just the “own the libs!!!” idiocy that would make me co-sign banning the dynamic duo.

The best part about posts like these are when you ask for evidence and then none are provided. It's just whining for the sake of whining like a little bitch.

Multiple times i've been called a bigot, and then i say "um, where have i been a bigot" and then nothing is shown but this is typical when you're dealing with whiny little bitches that don't like getting called back out.

Seagream Beaks is the embodiment of this trait. Guy goes around the entire forum calling people stupid, and this and that but then when it is thrown back in his face aggressively, he scuttles and hides.Starts blocking people he clearly can't beak around.

[D3RANG3D]

I get not banning etiolate and JayDubya because they’re both actually entertaining and do post in other threads where they don’t bother anybody. Assimilate and Optimus? There’s really nothing to lose by banning them. Endless earnestly awful posts that verge on straight up bigotry for the former and absolute lunacy for the latter. They don’t really trigger anybody so much as it’s baffling to anybody why they’re still around.

If I were to keep it really real. Cream was banned for essentially pulling the same schtick on the other side of the political spectrum just not as extreme. I didn’t care about banning the two reviled chucklefucks but now shit is downright hypocritical. That’s essentially my stance. Now back to a few random snipes and shitty jokes.

For the record, Nintex sucks too but dude is just stupid so I wouldn’t be calling to ban him anytime soon. So it’s not just the “own the libs!!!” idiocy that would make me co-sign banning the dynamic duo.

The best part about posts like these are when you ask for evidence and then none are provided. It's just whining for the sake of whining like a little bitch.

Multiple times i've been called a bigot, and then i say "um, where have i been a bigot" and then nothing is shown but this is typical when you're dealing with whiny little bitches that don't like getting called back out.

Seagream Beaks is the embodiment of this trait. Guy goes around the entire forum calling people stupid, and this and that but then when it is thrown back in his face aggressively, he scuttles and hides.Starts blocking people he clearly can't beak around.

[CatsCatsCats]

This is dumb. Argue your stupid points or whatever, this is just dumb

[kingv]

I didn’t even know there is ignore. We need darkera theme :-(

[thisismyusername]

Good god, the Dems have been getting creamed since FDR.

I keep telling you fucking ninnyhammers this

DNC scum and their war-mongering cripple will keep losing seats because they lack a true progressive message you white-livered dullards.

...It's almost like a populist candidate that said "I'm here to save your jobs" and another that said "yes, the economy is fucked and your jobs are fucked. Let's try to fix that!" had a more important message than "I'm not a baffoon and willing to further the black guys policies!"

That sniping about the last election aside: Democrats (and Republicans but less so) have been a complete mess since at least the 1950-1960's. And I'm being generous there since 1) I like JFK and 2) Johnson had a big dick that I wish I could go back in time to see just to be a dick historian in our modern times.

is optimus getting into cargo pants cult?

Cargo Pants... </Mac>

Which is kinda downright depressing if you have many sympathies toward the rational voter theory.

Have faith in voters in 199X+, brehs. (Not talking you Nola, I'm talking that theory)

[agrajag]

Making as many empty promises as possible will get you votes, got it.

[Great Rumbler]

Making as many empty promises as possible will get you votes, got it.

Also, hating on Mexicans and A-rabs.

[etiolate]

this thread is the forum's little resetera

echo chamber that gets ready to ban with any disagreement

[agrajag]

this thread is the forum's little resetera

echo chamber that gets ready to ban with any disagreement

Pray tell, how many times have you been banned?

[etiolate]

"get ready"

I think I've had two "ban etiolate" threads, where a bunch of people voted for it! It was so shameful that I think they deleted the thread.

[agrajag]

"get ready"

I think I've had two "ban etiolate" threads, where a bunch of people voted for it! It was so shameful that I think they deleted the thread.

I am once again going to call you out for this false narrative, because you ignored it last time. Both threads were massive backfires. And you have the gall to call other people cowards?

[Great Rumbler]

I think I've had two "ban etiolate" threads, where a bunch of people voted for it! It was so shameful that I think they deleted the thread.

Ironically, the person who made that thread [Himu] is the one who is currently perm'd.

[Assimilate]

Not surprising. We're in a place where a majority of it's members wanted to be accepted at GAF/Reset and when they couldn't be as batshit crazy they flocked to another place to point and laugh at the very same people they wanted acceptance from.

It's not shocking they would want to impose the same type of "ban this guy i don't like him/ban this guy i don't like that he's speaking outside the narrative we have built here" mentality .

[Great Rumbler]

Also, in the Himu thread 55% voted to do nothing with etiolate. And in the Jack thread 65% voted to do nothing.

And neither thread got deleted.

[agrajag]

Also, in the Himu thread 55% voted to do nothing with etiolate. And in the Jack thread 65% voted to do nothing.

And neither thread got deleted.

Not that the tyrannical bore mods are persuaded by the court of public opinion. Youngblood taught you well.

[etiolate]

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=45199.msg2326983#msg2326983

Ah thread is still up. People in there embarrassing themselves.

[Great Rumbler]

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=45199.msg2326983#msg2326983

Ah thread is still up. People in there embarrassing themselves.

First reply nailed it, tbh.

[agrajag]

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=45199.msg2326983#msg2326983

Ah thread is still up. People in there embarrassing themselves.

Yeah, by defending a dishonest shitbag as yourself.

[etiolate]

Dishonest? That's one thing you can't fling at me.

My honesty is what upsets people here.

[agrajag]

this thread is the forum's little resetera

echo chamber that gets ready to ban with any disagreement

Pray tell, how many times have you been banned?

Answer the question, coward. How many times have you been banned?

Know what, you don't need to answer, I'll answer for you. The answer is zero. You've been banned zero times. Which by your logic makes you an agreeable widdle puppy, Etiolate. Because they ban the disagreeable ones here.

[Boredfrom]

Dishonest? That's one thing you can't fling at me.

My honesty is what upsets people here.

Ehh, while you are mostly honest with your opinions when you are confronted with the possibility of being wrong you react in a pretty big defensive way.

[Brehvolution]

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/05/trump-broken-every-populist-campaign-promise-prescription-drugs-infrastructure.html#comments

[CatsCatsCats]

Tfw you’ve been banned more times than etiolate and Optimus combined

[Nola]

"get ready"

I think I've had two "ban etiolate" threads, where a bunch of people voted for it! It was so shameful that I think they deleted the thread.

Ah yes, once again the guy that loves to cry victim and get triggered on a forum of 15  any time anyone pushes back or asks him for receipts on his inane ramblings is lecturing about sensitivity.

[CatsCatsCats]

Dishonest? That's one thing you can't fling at me.

My honesty is what upsets people here.

I think it's more your weirdo defense mechanism of both discrediting whoever posts an opposing opinion and trying to steer the conversation to how they just don't understand your post.

"You're misunderstanding it completely! you can't seem to grasp what I'm saying!" Never works and mostly makes you come off as disingenuous.

Not even trying to hate on you like grams, but shit is tiring to say the least.

I’m going to block you, I’ve tried to explain this to you and you just don’t get it, it’s your fault because if it’s not then it’s my fault and I don’t like that

[curly]

let's ban filler. little bitch would probably enjoy it.

[team filler]

 

[Nintex]

We just all buy a 6-shot revolver and play 6 rounds of Russian roulette.

The ones who don't die are chosen by god to keep posting.

[CatsCatsCats]

Feature request: if only one person likes a post, it should read “Only <user name/probably filler> would like this post”

[Nabbis]

We just all buy a 6-shot revolver and play 6 rounds of Russian roulette.

The ones who don't die are chosen by god to keep posting.

Il have you know that i don't appreciate your cultural appropriation.

[curly]

just ban everybody

but filler first

[Nola]

Dishonest? That's one thing you can't fling at me.

My honesty is what upsets people here.

Ehh, while you are mostly honest with your opinions when you are confronted with the possibility of being wrong you react in a pretty big defensive way.

Nah, he says inflammatory things and then he either responds to any strong criticism of his points by personally attacking you or just runs like a little bitch.

I’m still waiting on those receipts from his last drive-by troll about welfare queens, when he ran away when people confronted him about talking out his ass. Before that he sulked away because mandark started asking questions about Seth Rich(he actually put me on ignore for it) and it triggered him....He’s been perpetually triggered and personally insulting mandark as his reflexive response ever since.

[Nola]

just ban everybody

but filler first

Filler is a site treasure 

[team filler]

 

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/SpeedReads/status/996403282401742848

 

[etiolate]

Dishonest? That's one thing you can't fling at me.

My honesty is what upsets people here.

I think it's more your weirdo defense mechanism of both discrediting whoever posts an opposing opinion and trying to steer the conversation to how they just don't understand your post.

"You're misunderstanding it completely! you can't seem to grasp what I'm saying!" Never works and mostly makes you come off as disingenuous.

Not even trying to hate on you like grams, but shit is tiring to say the least.

Why can it not be that they don't understand?

Because those aren't defense mechanisms as much as frustrations. People come in and half-ass it with me. You cannot half-ass it with me.

"im gonna put in no effort with you"
"then you won't understand the conversation"
"you and your ego!"

fuck that shit

[Nola]

...It's almost like a populist candidate that said "I'm here to save your jobs" and another that said "yes, the economy is fucked and your jobs are fucked. Let's try to fix that!" had a more important message than "I'm not a baffoon and willing to further the black guys policies!"

That sniping about the last election aside: Democrats (and Republicans but less so) have been a complete mess since at least the 1950-1960's. And I'm being generous there since 1) I like JFK and 2) Johnson had a big dick that I wish I could go back in time to see just to be a dick historian in our modern times.

is optimus getting into cargo pants cult?

Cargo Pants... </Mac>

Which is kinda downright depressing if you have many sympathies toward the rational voter theory.

Have faith in voters in 199X+, brehs. (Not talking you Nola, I'm talking that theory)

Don’t worry, I have no naive illusions about the rational voter theory.

The idea that people are cold, calculating, self-interest weighing decision makers isn’t true in most decision-making any more than it is true in voting habits imo.

There are certainly periods in time though where the populist message falls flat, Democrats also know that all to well. People are tribal and in highly tribalized and polarized voting environments, winning elections seems to come down to mobilizing turnout of your side in key areas and lots of factors not always in your control, so in that enviorenment populist candidates make a lot of sense imo. So I get you there.

Not sure about the value judgement on the import of Trump’s message, but it’s also true  the woman that had the more boring message and rhetorical style did get 3 million more votes... though I’m mostly with Benji and a slight bit of Jack on that one. Shit campaign focuses, Comey letter.

[Rufus]

Why can it not be that they don't understand?

Because those aren't defense mechanisms as much as frustrations. People come in and half-ass it with me. You cannot half-ass it with me.

"im gonna put in no effort with you"
"then you won't understand the conversation"
"you and your ego!"

fuck that shit

And if someone doesn't half ass it, you ignore them, write them off as dishonest, or as having misrepresented the arguments. What do?

[etiolate]

Dishonest? That's one thing you can't fling at me.

My honesty is what upsets people here.

I think it's more your weirdo defense mechanism of both discrediting whoever posts an opposing opinion and trying to steer the conversation to how they just don't understand your post.

"You're misunderstanding it completely! you can't seem to grasp what I'm saying!" Never works and mostly makes you come off as disingenuous.

Not even trying to hate on you like grams, but shit is tiring to say the least.

Why can it not be that they don't understand?

Because those aren't defense mechanisms as much as frustrations. People come in and half-ass it with me. You cannot half-ass it with me.

"im gonna put in no effort with you"
"then you won't understand the conversation"
"you and your ego!"

fuck that shit

I'm here and I'm not just shitposting. I'm telling you how I and probably many others truthfully see your posts. In response, why can't it ever be a mistake on your part?

People honestly don't understand the conversation a great deal of the time. If it's not a matter of effort then it's an issue of competence.

But to be fair, I am not even sure which conversation you're referencing with that.

[agrajag]

You're clearly so much more competent than everybody here. How's that Seth Rich thing going?

[etiolate]

Why can it not be that they don't understand?

Because those aren't defense mechanisms as much as frustrations. People come in and half-ass it with me. You cannot half-ass it with me.

"im gonna put in no effort with you"
"then you won't understand the conversation"
"you and your ego!"

fuck that shit

And if someone doesn't half ass it, you ignore them, write them off as dishonest, or as having misrepresented the arguments. What do?

If they're dishonest then they're half-assing it. If I put someone on ignore it's because I've made the effort with them several times only to find out that they's dishonest or incapable and that they don't let go.

[CatsCatsCats]

Dishonest? That's one thing you can't fling at me.

My honesty is what upsets people here.

I think it's more your weirdo defense mechanism of both discrediting whoever posts an opposing opinion and trying to steer the conversation to how they just don't understand your post.

"You're misunderstanding it completely! you can't seem to grasp what I'm saying!" Never works and mostly makes you come off as disingenuous.

Not even trying to hate on you like grams, but shit is tiring to say the least.

Why can it not be that they don't understand?

Because those aren't defense mechanisms as much as frustrations. People come in and half-ass it with me. You cannot half-ass it with me.

"im gonna put in no effort with you"
"then you won't understand the conversation"
"you and your ego!"

fuck that shit

This doesn’t hold up when you ignore people who do put in effort to respond to the low effort posts. To be fair, I can empathize since you usually have a lot of low effort posts throw at you, but to take no responsibility for that when you are openly inflammatory and often times ignore honest attempts at discussion, well that’s why your intellectual honesty has been questioned.

[etiolate]

You're clearly so much more competent than everybody here. How's that Seth Rich thing going?

I said there's a good chance Rich was the leak. There's been no new info since the Hersh tape. It's in the mists until then.

[etiolate]

Who the fuck are you crying for? Nola? He writes big posts that don't understand the fucking point.

Let me put it this way: I post the some ideas and talk the same way many other places on the internet with larger audiences. The reaction to me here is unique. The only constant in this equation is the bore. You guys are fucked up and I don't hide that I see that. This conversation is all about me not because I want it to be, but because you're entire POV revolves around "etiolate is a nono". And you don't understand why its messed up that you approach things that way.

Everyone right now is bored that this is the topic at this time. So go back to posting local polling and tabloid politics.

[Rufus]

If they're dishonest then they're half-assing it.

And you're the sole arbiter of what is and isn't dishonest, making it essentially impossible to critizise anything you say. I'm a lazy person, and thus very much inclined to put in the least amount of effort possible, but I can't fault anyone else doing the same when presented with such a hurdle repeatedly.

[CatsCatsCats]

If you’re replying to me, I’m not crying for anyone. I’m pointing out patterns to your behavior here that are clear and don’t leave one wondering why you get the reactions you do. Are posters here stupid with you often? Certainly. Is that the only thing going on? Certainly not.

[etiolate]

Like I said, the only constant is the bore in this equation and this behavior towards me is years upon years upon years old. I am done pretending that it's about me. I tried that for a while. Then someone told me "you realize they're all fucked up there, right?" That was the end of that.

You're right that I brought up the ban threads, but I was aiming to make a point about how this community has suddenly gotten into banning people or wanting to ban people as soon as something different is said here. I wouldn't have banned cream or cindi (though I think cindi asked for the ban). Certainly wouldn't ban for using the word distinguished mentally-challenged fellow.

[Rufus]

Let me put it this way: I post the some ideas and talk the same way many other places on the internet with larger audiences.

The Jordan Peterson subreddit isn't going to disagree much with you, I don't think. Assumping so, anyway, but you get my point. Also, larger audiences can also mean that your input simply goes ingnored.

And for what it's worth, I see nobody picking apart your post in the NBA or TV threads, though I don't read those particularly carefully.

Side note: do you have as long of a history with people anywhere else? Particularly those large places you talk about? Familiarity breeds contempt.

[CatsCatsCats]

Self reflection never goes out of style, imo, but you do you

[TakingBackSunday]

are we sure etiolet isn't just jordan peterson

[Nola]

You're clearly so much more competent than everybody here. How's that Seth Rich thing going?

I said there's a good chance Rich was the leak. There's been no new info since the Hersh tape. It's in the mists until then.

[etiolate]

I am telling you that I have gone through tons of self-reflection. It's an active process of my life. I actually tried changing approaches and words, but int he end, it's just high school behavior.

You're all caught up in the mob mentality of this forum. Get out of your comfort zones.

I am also bored with this conversation.

Wraith: I've left before. I'm here because as things change and the changes become more apparent, I am curious how the people here deal with it.  Post-irony was one of the topics that people sperged on me in the past for, but it's hard to ignore its existence now or its prevalence. But maybe this forum can? If its hellbent against it because of an association with me? I don't know. I just know that people should have gotten a wake up call and many haven't. It's interesting.