— X — wrote:

nittany ram wrote:

Glad you’re posting again, X.

I think the lack of tolerance for differing viewpoints goes both ways.

In rightwing circles, if I say we don’t need a border wall, I’m a soft-on-crime libtard.

If I say that much of the money going to the military could be better used elsewhere, I’m a terrorist-loving libtard.

When I point out that 97% of climate scientists and 87% of all scientists in general agree that anthropomorphic climate change is real, I’m part of the libtard conspiracy.

If I say the growing income inequality is the biggest threat to the prosperity of this country, I’m a communist libtard.

Etc, etc.

This is also true. In a perfect world, people would just talk.

I, myself, am Conservative leaning. That doesn’t automatically make me an “ist” or someone with deep-seated “isms”. What’s more, it doesn’t mean I have an “ism” but am unaware of it because of my “privilege”. It only means I have core values that I’d like to see advanced in the Country. Tax reform, border security, a strong military, limited Government intrusion into my life, less regulation, and so on.

Wanna debate me on that? I’m not interested. Debating means there has to be a winner (and there can’t be one in a battle of ideologies). Wanna have a conversation about the contrasting virtues we both hold and whose is superior? Meh. Also subjective in accordance with personal perspectives.

Just talk. Learn something about me, and teach me something about you. Don’t teach me about your political mouthpiece (the person who does your thinking for you), just tell me why you think (a)(b) or (c) is beneficial to the Country in which you live and leave the assigning of motives out of it.

I agree it’s pointless to try to argue ideologies. I would love to just sit and discuss issues with someone on the right sans the heat.

My triggers are Science denialism, income inequality and healthcare. I would love to talk with you about these subjects sometime but not today. Today is about football and the Rams.

What that means is you have to come around here more often so we can talk about this stuff and whatever issues trip your trigger. Don’t be such a stranger. Deal? 😉

PA Ram wrote:

I hope that Donald is really pissed and takes it out on opposing quarterbacks all season long.

Aaron Donald playing with a chip on his shoulder?

“Woe to you of earth and sea, for the Devil sends his beast with wrath…”

— X — wrote:

Talk about the need for border security – you’re a racist.
Talk about the need for a stronger military – you’re an imperialist.
Talk about the decline of morality – you’re a religious zealot (and intolerant)
Dispute the claim that global warming is indisputable – you’re a moron.
Failure to acknowledge income inequality – you’re privileged (horeshit)
You’re white? Holy shit are you evil.
and so on, and so on.

I don’t expect you (or 99% of this board) to acknowledge that the left is destroying Western Civilization. It’s only my opinion based on the way I see things unfolding now (and over the past decade). But I do expect some of you to acknowledge that this whole “White Supremacy” thing is WAYYYYYY overblown, and only became a dangerous threat about 8 months ago. And again, for no other reason than it was suggested and/or conjured. Not because it’s any more prevalent than it was 8 years ago.

Glad you’re posting again, X.

I think the lack of tolerance for differing viewpoints goes both ways.

In rightwing circles, if I say we don’t need a border wall, I’m a soft-on-crime libtard.

If I say that much of the money going to the military could be better used elsewhere, I’m a terrorist-loving libtard.

When I point out that 97% of climate scientists and 87% of all scientists in general agree that anthropomorphic climate change is real, I’m part of the libtard conspiracy.

If I say the growing income inequality is the biggest threat to the prosperity of this country, I’m a communist libtard.

Etc, etc.

Link: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/09/09/aaron-donald-out-at-least-this-week-wont-play-until-hes-ready/

Aaron Donald out at least this week, won’t play until he’s ready
Posted by Michael David Smith on September 9, 2017, 2:40 PM EDT

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Although Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald has ended his holdout and reported to the team, he’s not ready to take the field just yet.

Donald has already been ruled out for Sunday’s opener against the Colts, and a league source tells PFT that the Rams don’t plan to play him until he’s ready.

If that means Donald needs a couple weeks of practice before he’s prepared after spending the entire offseason away from the team, the Rams are ready to have him sit out Weeks 2-3 as well. The Rams are planning to pay him his weekly game checks even if he doesn’t play, as part of the agreement that got him back in the fold.

After opening the season tomorrow against the Colts, the Rams host Washington next Sunday and then play at San Francisco on Thursday, September 21. It’s possible that Donald’s season won’t begin until the Rams travel to Dallas on Sunday, October 1.

The Rams have been assigned three players via NFL waivers system: C JJ Dielman (Cin), C Aaron Narey (Phil) and DT Quinton Jefferson (Sea) pic.twitter.com/X0QOySmeGi

— Joe Curley (@vcsjoecurley) September 3, 2017

Mackeyser wrote:

Said before and will say again: original Antifa? Virtually all of America during WW2 and even before. Mass demonstrations against fascism were happening in the 30s.

Anyone railing on about Antifa who isn’t railing longer and louder against fascism and Neo-Nazis is either a Neo-Nazi or Nazi sympathizer.

I have very little patience for the Whataboutism and equivocation that’s going on with this.

Neo-Nazis and fascists are bad. Unequivocally. End of line.

Agreed, Mac.

One group terrorizes non-white, non-christian minorities for no other reason than they are not white and christian.

The other group terrorizes nobody EXCEPT the group that terrorizes non-white, non-christian minorities.

Yet a large portion of the country (including many Dems) think they are two sides of the same coin.

It seems many also think that stealing a TV from a store during a hurricane should be punishable by death, but it’s quite alright for a store to charge $30 for a six-pack of bottled water.