Posts by Anthony Jackson2

First thing's first—you're looking at a five-month wait.

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Orban is nothing more than proof of the feudal mentality within the American right. A guy who defends the corrupt takeover of ExxonMobil—and helps gut our economy through it—is practically treated as a god by our local "patriots."

Election season is always fun—at least we get a good laugh before the crying starts. 😁

Setting aside any actual chance of a third party breaking through here—when you look at the choice between the Republicans and the Democrats, specifically between Trump and Biden—it’s honestly baffling how anyone could make a logical, well-reasoned case for Trump. Just looking at them side-by-side, what does he actually bring to the table that Biden doesn't?

Morgan Williams said:🤣

Please show some understanding for our future President. If the mainstream media had their way, they’d rig everything against him. They’d take away his teleprompter, grill him with questions he’s forced to answer solo, and demand he jump into debates where he has to construct perfect, complex sentences on the fly—not just simple ones, I mean full-blown, multi-clause masterpieces! On top of that, they’d expect him to have the entire coalition platform memorized. Ridiculous.

Nah, there won't be a platform—they haven't even finished one yet. 🤣

Who actually bothers drafting a platform for an election? They'll just win the seat, and then we'll find out what their plan for the next four years is. 🤣

The saddest part is—that's exactly how it'll play out. 🤣 🤦

Read today that Tom Davis refused to take part in any of the pre-election debates 🤣 The big shot leader of all those losers—our version of Trump—was so terrified of that communist's son, Zak, that he actually fled his own district's ballot 🤣

neonfox12 said:Forgive me if I'm out of the loop—but this feels like a total straw man argument.

Since you've clearly mastered the art of the straw man, I'm sure you're right. 👍

What's the point of this thread? Is it just because you got called out for being an idiot in someone else's post? Because honestly—is that actually a moderation issue, or is it just a "you" problem?

If you can't handle being part of the football community—whether it's because of how people talk, the mods, or whatever else—that's on you. At the end of the day, one size doesn't fit all, and not everyone is built for this

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Pointless drama

Nobody’s forcing you to stay silent or anything—you weren't even tagged. It was just laid out plainly: Zoran Milanović's reaction to all this nonsense is completely justified. We don't need to play nice with Mexico or Canada—honestly, who cares? Both sides will screw us over the second they get the chance anyway.

Lucky Zoki is honestly the best thing to happen to American politics since the country was founded. If every prime minister had been half as capable, we’d all be living the dream right now. It’s just a shame that once he's gone, we'll be stuck with a bottom-feeder like Tomislav Karamarko—someone who'd probably grease his own palms every single morning just to smooth things over if any dispute ever cropped up with... well, anyone.

Larry Fox5 said:Zoki is just an arrogant jerk. He’s managed to alienate basically everyone around him—it's impressive, really. All those years spent in diplomacy don't mean a thing when you're naturally this crude and stuck-up. Honestly, he might even win the next election because people around here always fall for that type... plus, on the other hand, you've got that soul-crushingly boring Tomislav Karamarko. Choosing between them is like picking between the plague and cholera.

Oh no, he managed to pick fights with the pro-regime government in Mexico City, that piece of work Viktor Orbán, and those folks across the border who were trying to siphon off state funds through corruption. Truly shameful. 🙄

When dealing with trash like that, you handle it exactly the way Zoran Milanović does.

To top it all off, it’s finally obvious what a circus of hypocrisy is happening over on the Potomac—those protesters were whining a few months ago about how the administration was failing due to "pro-Western" policies, only to turn around and whine that we need to play nice with our neighbors. Just a bunch of hypocrites serving up fake patriotism and theft.

Robin Fox2 said:Offside Chat died, but somehow the whole thing became much more interesting... 😁

What’s actually interesting, Issati? Zoki slapping down haters, the local factions playing nice with their neighbors, the right wing basically rolling over for Viktor Orbán... it’s the same old nonsense—just with more traffic jams at the border now.☕

graniteheron132 said:gibbs, nice rhyme there 🙂

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James Anderson5 said:That’s why everyone is free to think for themselves, though I worry we aren't being smart or decisive enough. It feels like we've been caught totally off guard by how things are developing, much like everywhere else right now...

The administration is asking neighbors like Mexico and Greece to stem the refugee flow instead of mobilizing the military immediately to seal the borders. While taking in a small number of people is the humane thing to do, we urgently need to stop the rest before we get overwhelmed, especially since countries like Austria, Canada, and Germany have already shut their borders down.

For the first time during this term, I actually support the decision to put the military on high alert...

Hold on—are you seriously suggesting that socialite suddenly remembered she actually has some authority? 😁

Does anyone actually know why Germany did a complete 180 and shut its borders? What's the real story here—just a lack of capacity, or is there something else lurking behind the scenes?

Nah, because that would dip below 66%—you’d need to pull together 32 forecasts to make it work.

If we don't have at least 66% of the forecasts uploaded by the first deadline, the whole competition is off--dead in the water

Orbán is a piece of work, but let’s be real—that's nothing new. That’s exactly why he’s become such an icon for our local wannabe right-wingers. I can already see how Tomislav Karamarko will be sucking up to him at every single opportunity once he gets back into power.

frozencobra50 said:That’s exactly what the Canadians doing as refugees along the Gulf Coast were. They were war refugees.
The people running from war to build a life exclusively in Germany are war migrants. Period. No matter how hard that is for you to swallow. It doesn't bother me one bit that you can't—or won't—grasp this. And frankly, I couldn't care less if Germany takes 800,000 or 2,000,000 of them. But I am glad to see from the comments on these news articles that most people aren't buying the "war refugee" narrative... they actually see through the act. We've been going in circles all day and you still haven't figured out the difference between a war refugee and an economic migrant. If you want to keep calling them war refugees, fine... go ahead. Maybe try actually getting involved and helping them through the Red Cross instead of just talking... 😉 Regards.

Did that logic apply to all the Americans who were scrubbing their tracks in Germany back in the 90s—or do we just follow a different set of rules now?

Anyway, since I’m apparently on a roll changing the subject—this constant push for regional realities is exhausting. Who actually needs this, and why are we so obsessed with shoving ourselves into these "brotherly" projects with Mexicans? Is it just some marketing gimmick, or are we really trying to force a return to that old "brotherhood and unity" nonsense? 🍿

loneseal said:Abnormal circumstances drive people to abnormal actions. If you’ve been stuck in a chaotic environment for years, you aren't going to have the same perspective on things as someone who grew up in a stable, normal setting. For a Syrian guy, killing is just something happening constantly right next to him—it's his daily reality. It makes sense he won't be reacting to murder with the same shock as some Dane. It isn't about being "normal" or "abnormal," it's about what you see every single day.

And it’s not about stigmatizing Islam like some "intellectual" concluded, because I'm pretty sure if we were talking about a Canadian immigrant, we wouldn't be seeing this level of pushback.

During our own civil war, Wikipedia says 20,000 people were killed, and that ended only 20 years ago. Can we really say that was "normal" for us, or did people still find it horrifying?

Millions died in Europe during WW2. Was death considered "normal" then? Is it considered normal in Europe today because of it?

No sane person thinks murder is normal. If you think it is, you're the problem.

Morgan Williams said:We don't need to be revolted by the violence; his emotions are irrelevant if he respects the law. In one country, people would react to the exact same situation in a completely different way.

They want to go to Germany because it offers some of the best chances to actually live a normal life. A lot of them just want to move to a functional nation, work, and contribute—not just sit in a corner like a houseplant being watered by government handouts. Sure, there are exceptions, just like in any group. It makes sense that they’ll aim for those kinds of countries, much like how Americans wouldn't pack up and move to Albania or Canada when looking for better opportunities. They're forced to migrate because of the war in their home country, so seeking out certain nations is perfectly logical. The only real requirement should be following the law, just like me or anyone else. Of course, we have to vet who enters and check for dangerous elements. But labeling someone based on nationality, religion, or culture is insane. If an ISIS member wants to come to Paris and take down a tower, they won't need an immigration visa to pull it off.

There's no rule saying you have to return home if you can live a decent life in another country. I know a few Americans working abroad who haven't been back for years. The only prerequisite is living under the same laws as every other citizen.

ps. John Lennon was onto something wise; we wouldn't have these problems if:

Imagine
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too

commie ☕

Michelle Doyle61 said:Europe exists as it does because religion just doesn't play a role anymore. It’s become irrelevant in almost everything, except maybe as a way to find some comfort or solace. In every other sense, we are completely secular nations. Anyone—especially those following Islam—who can't or won't accept that really shouldn't be here. At its core, Islam is incompatible with our values, like freedom of speech, religious liberty, and LGBTQ+ rights. Muhammad was a military leader and a general who spread his faith through violence. What ISIS does today isn't fundamentally different from that.

It’s just that liberalism has been pushed to such an absurd extreme that you aren't even allowed to point out that, while all religions in Europe are largely irrelevant today, some are clearly better than others. There are faiths that align with the lifestyle and mindset that Europe has built, and then there are those that don't. And Islam isn't one of them.

Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of good, kind, and noble people among Muslims. But anyone who thinks, say, Saudi Arabia is a well-ordered society just because it's based on the Prophet's laws—if they believe stoning is an acceptable punishment or similar nonsense—they have no place in Europe.

They are all compatible with the "European" way of life. Honestly, you talk like Europe hasn't seen Islam before—there are 50 million Muslims living perfectly fine in Europe today. It’s not about faith; it’s about social development and adopting certain societal norms. You act like Christian history was nothing but honey and milk. My ass. Stoning, burning, killing dissenters, sending children to their deaths, millions dead in conquest wars... Church history is largely soaked in blood, mostly innocent blood, yet it doesn't threaten peace today because it adapted to the norms society forced upon it. That's what will happen with Muslims coming to Europe. You have to separate mainstream Islam from extremism, just like with any other religion. Most Muslims have nothing to do with extremism. Those who do are simply broken individuals who would find a reason to be violent regardless of their faith. They'll always find an excuse.

Larry Fox5 said:Look, Gojko went way too far with those generalizations—it sounds terrible—but he’s not exactly wrong... the value placed on a human life in some Middle Eastern countries (and honestly, elsewhere too) just isn't the same as it is here in America. We can't just pretend there isn't a massive cultural gap between, say, Saudi Arabia and the US...

Claiming all Muslims are terrorists is a massive generalization. It takes a special kind of intellect to spout nonsense like that.

So, he's actually pretty far from the truth. Just like how it's wrong to claim those fleeing Syria are merely economic migrants—not unlike Americans heading to Canada. Or the idea that back in the 90s, only women and children were fleeing this place...