Posts by hollowdriver18

Douglas Kern said:especially that one all the way on the right 🤣🤣🤣 perfect moment for the reporter

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I mean, give me a break. Müller has that ridiculous gypsy look going on. 🤣 Even if he wasn't limping around, even if the late Yves Saint Laurent personally hand-picked every millimeter of his clothes, surroundings, and oxygen for the rest of his life, there's still no avoiding it. You just can't miss it. 🤣 🤣🙏🙏

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here it is 🤣

Adam Nguyen8, don't get mad, but I'm not going to engage with you on this thread regarding "those" topics

Adam Nguyen8 said:What’s the deal with the bolded text?

It's just a joke... making everything look extra loud. Totally fine.🙂

Here you go... couldn't have picked a more perfect example of what I'm talking about.😳☕

Thanks, Adam Nguyen8.😳

Emily Kim67 said:A problematic user is just that: a problematic user. Not a problematic American, or someone from Canada, or a Muslim. What kind of logic—let alone justice—is there in punishing a user more strictly just because of their nationality, religion, or background?

That’s not what I meant... why are you being like this?
I’m talking about the trolls.
I can smell them coming from miles away, and it’s always the same old nonsense.
It’s like how some crew at a soccer game manages to ruin everything in two plays, preventing everyone else from actually having fun without all the unnecessary drama.🤷

And why cut them off? Clearly, these topics interest them. When they cross the line of decency, or whatever, just give them a red card. We haven't had those constant chat wars over old political divides or tribalism for a long time, so why should we just "deport" them from the conversation?

Because it stops us from dealing with stuff that actually matters.
You have no idea how often discussions get trashed because of that "us vs. them" mentality.
And while huge groups of people are getting hooked by all kinds of virtual—and potentially dangerous—bait, corporations are out there robbing us blind without a second thought.😁

So yeah... it’s starting to feel like we’re being intentionally poisoned with these topics. It feels like it might even be in the interest of many "regular Americans" to keep the masses distracted with these never-ending, outdated arguments.

Maybe the fact that they talk so much means the matter isn't settled yet.

Fine, then let them go argue about history and historical topics instead.🙂

"We'll" get them back too, maybe even harder and longer. They lost their footing, and now they're trying to strike back.

Give me a break.🤣

Yeah, sure... every other bar we walk into plays nothing but old-school folk music now. It wasn't always like this.

That's called foreign policy.

See, I actually think that's where the catch is.🙂

To us, it's foreign policy, but to them, it's still very much domestic.😁

Whatever. We can't really avoid it; we're stuck with it.
Look, I’m all for being market-driven. If we can make trade profitable for both sides and base our entire relationship on those economic fundamentals, then I’m in.

As for everything else? Honestly, if you ask me, we’re much better off focusing on broader foreign policy matters out there in the world rather than getting boggeduk in this.😁

Besides... it’s not like we have hordes of villains swarming us here, right?😳

Well... this actually gives some people a little hope, I guess 🙂

But we aren't out of the woods yet 😳

The insults and labels listed above have basically become the new norm... it's just...
I mean... how is this even possible? 🤷

Not too long ago, there was a thread here where a bunch of us showed up to point out that decent political discussion was becoming impossible

Can we at least start brutally cracking down on stuff like this? I don't know... maybe so people finally learn how to actually have a dialogue instead of having their own weird subculture forced on them in digital spaces

Meanwhile, some of us get flagged just for saying "damn" 🙂

Do you see how idiotic that is?
Someone once suggested an official "Idiot Card" institution, and honestly, they were onto something 😳

I vividly remember that whole situation regarding Chicago and how those same types of people were insulting us then, too. And why? Just because we were pointing out blatant criminal activity—not just locally, but on a national level
And for months, people were being shamed while the same nonsense repeated itself. On the other side, they just insulted us, threw the same labels around, and started calling for blood and all that crap
Just think about the chaos that was happening before you decided to moderate things a bit more strictly; by then, most of us were already completely fed up

I don't get it. Weren't there enough examples and pleas for basic common sense to make you realize that this thing is alive? It’s unclear to me why you still allow this behavior to be forced upon us in online spaces when it has nothing to do with our culture 🤷

And as for the biased way topics are set up to keep me from speaking...

Elizabeth Davis said:With mind control? How else would it work? 🤣

To be more specific, I was thinking about Longlegs, Wire, and Quarantine, but even those leave me questioning a few details. ☕

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Emily Kim67 said:I didn't miss them; I just don't see how your suggestion is actually doable unless we just ban everyone from neighboring countries.
How, though? What’s the actual mechanism for filtering out the specific people you're talking about?

I guess the mods know which users are "problematic" enough🤷
instead of just cutting off the constant trash talk regarding historical factions and political extremists right at the start.🤷

What's even the point of this endless cycle of rehashing old grievances?🤷

Why are we still letting these endless arguments from Canada spill over into our space?🤷

What does any of that have to do with us? Honestly, who cares.🤷

So... I noticed the thread starter got banned mid-sentence. Is 😬? Honestly, I wasn't looking to see this topic shut down because it’s actually pretty important to me.

I'll throw out an example I saw recently.

PilotInstructor said:The Church isn't going to war for anyone. Believers won't let some pathetic, consumerist small-timers dictate how they live. If my freedom has to be conditioned by the blood of traitorous, despotic fellow citizens, then so be it.👍 👍

You're twisting words and playing dirty. Get it through your head: we live in a democracy where the majority opinion matters.
When you talk about "education regarding Church funding," you're just pushing your own version of the truth. That's not happening, nor will it be presented, because the world hasn't gone to hell just yet—so immoral despots and murderers like you and your kind don't get a say.👍👍

This post somehow went unpunished for a few days. Here's the link.

Look, this borders on politics, and I know most people wouldn't care, but this specific post is significant.

The term "immoral despots and murderers" is being used to describe the establishment and those who defend it.

Seriously... do you all realize what this guy just said, or even the implications of posts like this?

Can you take a step back and see where this kind of mindset—let's call it mental darkness—actually comes from?

Don't you see how these types of people provide the perfect cover for those professional opportunists mentioned above? It's all a distraction.

Honestly, I can't wrap my head around how posts like this still fly today, or how you can't see that this is exactly the kind of thing we don't need in our daily lives anymore.🤷But hey, whatever.🤷

Emily Kim67 said:I don't get it... are you saying they should be banned from Reddit?

Yeah... that’s exactly what I’m getting at. 🙄
But I'm sure you aren't the only one who read it that way, which is kind of the whole issue here.

You clearly missed some pretty vital points later in my post, like this part:

why are you letting them keep spreading their garbage here? 😕

I've been watching these professional trolls poison the well for too long, making it impossible for us to actually focus on what matters.
That's why I'm speaking up. 🙂

I've watched for far too long as these ruthless groups run the political scene, poisoning kids with all sorts of horror stories.

Yeah... I think we tolerate way too much dangerous nonsense. It's about time someone drew a line in the sand so we can deal with our own massive problems.

The reason is simple: because too much of this stuff is tolerated—from politics down to the government, there's a level of chaos that isn't going away anytime soon.

(And it's not just politics... there's plenty of material everywhere.)

Regardless of the good intentions people have been trying to project lately.

Mind if I jump in here and expand on this a bit?
I’m genuinely curious about how things actually work around here. 🙂

Here’s my question:
Why does the administration still tolerate this constant, frantic rehashing of old wars? We have an endless influx of Americans and people from Canada flooding the site with their religious debates 😳 and all this extra noise that prevents the rest of us from focusing on what actually matters in our own struggling, neglected corner of the internet.

Look, I don't want to deal with this back at home. 😕
So why are you letting them dump all their drama right here on our turf? 😕
Don't they have their own forums? Their own economy, media, sports teams, or even just their own culture? 😳

There was even a near-religious crusade breaking out on the religion threads once upon a time... honestly, I don't quite get the logic behind the forum's political stance.

Anyway, I figured I'd ask how things stand. Hope I'm not overstepping. 🙂

Alright, thanks for the reply

By the way, I don't find Nadan particularly charming... not even close 😢
I don't read The New York Times
My bad


PS: I’m noticing an increasing lack of basic logic among the conservatives lately. Please make sure that gets noted in the official record ☕

Here we go again with the Mexicans and the Royalists

dustypuma5, I thought I'd share something personal with you 😳

In the first round of the presidential election, I actually voted for Pervez Musharraf. Now, does knowing that make my input any more relevant to your line of thinking?

Come on, give me an answer.

northerntiger said:Nah, there's just too much noise from aggressive types who don't understand what a real debate looks like. It’s that classic case of the loudmouths driving away the reasonable people. Any time a thread touches on the American Civil War or anything involving the former South, it turns into this chaotic shouting match. It scares off anyone actually worth listening to, leaving nothing behind but the bottom feeders.

Exactly. 🙂

You just can't have a decent conversation anymore.
I had a similar experience recently over on Reddit.
You get blindsided by some Republican zealot who doesn't even grasp the basics of the issue they're yelling about (which is almost always the case), and at that point, you just walk away.

@ Ryan Vaughn7, that last post of yours was great—it actually leaves a tiny bit of hope for a better tomorrow. 😳

Oh boy

redmarlin3 got a little lost 😳 actually, let's be real, she's completely lost 😳☕

this is honestly hilarious 🤣

briskpuma23 said:I don't have a problem with ads, but this is just terrible.

I'd suggest you change the site name from forum.com to ruralvillage.com.

Thanks.

☕

restlesssurfer97 said:That ad was actually pretty sick, honestly I feel like I've already played just about every single game out there.

Alex Cook said:Are they actually any good?🙂.

Taylor Gonzalez79 said:Do they have Pipa Mania? 🙂🙂

restlesssurfer97 said:They’re honestly such a vibe

Everything you could ever want is right there

but if I had to pick my top three favorites, it’d definitely be a hot boss, the block demolition craze, and card towers

:vriiiiiiiiiiist: 🤣🤣

silverpuma542 said:Exactly. So why are his posts disappearing on the Alternative board when he's just sharing his perspective? If they won't allow him to speak over there, he can certainly say it here.

Medicine is an incredibly complex field. When people are seriously ill, they often reach a point of pure desperation, grabbing onto any straw someone offers them—even if that person is acting completely unethically. Think about it: if someone spends a year and a half refusing breast cancer treatment and then starts advising others to skip their treatments too, what's stopping me from sliding into those desperate people's DMs? I could offer them a "therapy" that I charge a fortune for, while making absolutely zero guarantees that it actually works. And honestly? I know a dead person can't sue me. But hey, if a miracle does happen, I'll have the perfect marketing story to lure in the next victim.


If "alternative medicine" actually worked, we would simply call it "medicine."
That's why using that specific phrase is so problematic; we should be talking about alternatives to medicine, not "alternative medicine" as a standalone category. It's the same deal with "alternative treatment"—it's really just various alternatives to standard treatment. The very term "alternative medicine," which people toss around so casually, gives folks a false sense of security by implying, "Well, it's still medicine, right?" It isn't.

Oh, give me a break. Where do you get the right to talk like this? 😕

Do you actually have any concrete experience that justifies this tone? 🤷

Look, I consider myself a reasonably intelligent person with some life experience under my belt, and lo and behold, 😲 when I was dealing with some pretty nasty health issues, the only thing that actually helped me was a branch of "alternative" practices based on ancient Chinese medicine.

So what? Where does that leave us? 🙂

Admins... you're being a bit hypocritical, letting this kind of nitpicking slide. 🤷

I'm reading mellowraven22's response regarding Parsifal and the issues with those latest theories on natural sciences.

And this time, I completely agree with him. ☕

Yet, on the other hand, you allow these attacks on PDF, who hasn't even been properly established yet... and who has spent years being a total dumpster fire of liars. 🤷

Anyway... maybe you guys should try agreeing on something for once. 🤷

You know damn well you should've grabbed Perm unless you wanted to be left behind a million times over

But hey, that's on you🙂

It’s just brilliant. Someone who’s spent years ruthlessly tearing pedophiles apart suddenly has issues with people using "inappropriate language."

I know how toxic the Chat can get. ☕

All I'll add is that all this sudden outrage over stupidity (🙄🤣) is nothing compared to the absolute filth you either created or helped build on Astra.

You should be ashamed.