Posts by slyhawk16

silentridge3 said:I find myself scrolling through the daily news on Fox, or CNN...

I honestly can't wrap my head around why every single headline seems to revolve around smoking bans and bar owners. Yesterday, it was "someone said something regarding smoking legislation" (which I guess is just vital information to lead with), today it’s "someone responded to that" (as if we all need this urgent update), and tomorrow it'll be "some tavern owner is complaining about something" (so we absolutely have to see it on TV), and it just goes on and on like that forever...

In America, maybe 30% of people smoke, while 70% don't. And there are roughly 20 thousand small business owners in the hospitality sector—not just coffee shops, but everyone
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Just imagine if business for everyone dropped by 30%. Or suppose 30% of the local spots close down, meaning 6 thousand business owners—who are probably doing better financially than most teachers or blue-collar workers, given they likely own property and nice cars—have to lock up for good because those 6 thousand people simply can't attract customers unless they allow smoking
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On the flip side, you have people in America losing their jobs every single day. Furniture factories are crumbling, the textile industry is basically on its knees, and 50 thousand workers in shipyards and steel mills are either nearing the end of the line or are already out on the street...

Why don't Fox or CNN talk about them every day? Why isn't there daily coverage on "what the current situation is in American furniture manufacturing"? What did a factory worker say today, or what kind of tax incentive proposal is being discussed for that specific industry? What is a factory hand complaining about today, or what will the owner be lamenting tomorrow? I don't know, why not?

Is it just because it's easier for these young, talentless reporters (and the same kind of editors they work under) to just wander into a nearby pub, where they can grab a free cup of coffee and interview some bar owner, then whip up a little segment featuring his "tragic story"? All while 100 people from some factory are walking home for the last time—likely without their last six paychecks—and this bar owner, who probably bought beachfront property and a luxury car instead of investing in better ventilation, stands there with a tear in his eye talking about how hard his life has become because of the smoking ban...?

What kind of "News" is this, really? What kind of "Daily Reports"? It's just a cycle of smoking laws, followed by ads for Tom Bradley, then ads for Donald Trump, then updates on Kim Kardashian... and then back to smoking and bar owners, over and over again in a circle...

It’s because Americans are basically sheep, and honestly, they’ve been getting their brains washed by propaganda for almost two decades straight now.

It’s honestly wild to watch—you see these kids in their early twenties nowadays and it’s like they have this singular obsession, right? They can't think about anything else except slathering themselves in Vaseline before they even step foot out the door. It’s all they know!

And when exactly are you planning on becoming parents? I mean, what year are we talking about here, and more importantly, how on earth do you plan to raise kids in this day and age?

These parasites, my dear friends, have dragged this entire country fifty years back into the dark ages! They’ve absolutely gutted this nation, leaving nothing but ruins in their wake.
And now even our neighbors over in the Midwest are laughing at us! It’s honestly getting ridiculous how everyone seems to be looking down their noses at what we're doing lately.

Ryan Vaughn7 said:Fair enough.

YOU'RE LYING!

You went and deleted my thread again,
and then you had the nerve to wipe out the post right here where I called you out on it!

Ryan Vaughn7 said:Alright, so you've basically decided that you're done with having your posts deleted? Is that your final word on the matter?

Trying to bluff me?
Because I’ve also made the choice that I don't want my posts wiped out,
nor any threads if they actually stay on topic!

bluefalcon14 said:Ryan Vaughn7 is deleting my posts from yesterday afternoon... Everything seems fine, I suppose... But is this personal vendetta, some kind of sickness, or something else entirely? Let the institutions of this forum make a judgment... These institutions ought to actually function...

What institutions, American ones?!

This whole thing is just a complete joke of a government; we really need to get organized, people!

They just nuked another one of my threads!

We’ve completely exhausted every institutional mechanism we have for fighting back, people!

he's not the only one, SIMBA-OS thinks he's playing God too.

I'm pretty sure Ryan Vaughn7 just wiped out the entire thread—which was actually relevant and active—without giving a single reason.

The whole thing is starting to look like a complete circus, much like everything else going on in this so-called country.

At this rate, we're going to have to start our own forum where our relatives won't be constantly trying to dictate the rules... It's either that, or deal with whatever else people are talking about..
Statistically speaking, we should let all of this run its course and then decide how to handle those responsible.

Are Tarzan the Shepherd and frozenheron25 actually clones or what!?

I swear, you people are all starting to look like relatives to me.

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Sam Garcia10 says: ... The only real move left after all that was just locking in a fixed exchange rate, which basically meant finally pulling the plug on those artificial job preservation schemes they kept clinging to.

Man, there is just so much going on,
I mean, seriously, just turn on the news and look at the absolute chaos unfolding across the globe right now.

Are you even sure we’re living in the same country, man?

Sam Garcia10 said:That isn't quite right—that figure only accounted for direct losses. It didn't factor in the potential revenue we missed out on—the profits that simply evaporated because of the war.

Then there's the issue of runaway inflation—it completely undermines any attempt at building a foundation for new rules. We’re still dealing with certain types who perfected the art of bleeding their own companies dry back during the old days of the defunct regime.

Are you two guys pulling from the exact same information source?

Roger Bishop22 said:I can totally see how educated you guys are, especially with the way you're drawing those parallels between communism and people leaning left-wing 🤮

Honestly, you can't really expect much from people who treat being an American like it's just some optional hobby they can ignore whenever they feel like putting their hands in their pockets and walking away.

frozenheron25 said:You’re looking at this all wrong. Direct war damages in the US were estimated at $21 billion.
That’s money that should have been borrowed internationally to rebuild everything that was leveled.

No, man, that estimate is just how much those opportunistic types managed to pocket during privatization while actual Americans were out there bleeding on the front lines.
We’re talking massive amounts of cash back in the 90s—money they basically laundered into their own pockets by the end of the decade, all while piling on more foreign debt using those stolen companies as collateral.

And guess what? We’re the ones footing the bill for it!

But I am with you on one thing: that kind of wartime profiteering is disgusting, and that ill-gotten wealth needs to be seized and pumped straight into development to help ease the crisis that hasn't even truly hit this overleveraged nation yet.

mistycyclist5 said:No, you're actually just proving the rule.

Yeah, exceptions just prove the rule, don't they?😂

And honestly, having a degree doesn't mean someone is actually highly educated—it just means they managed to crawl across the finish line and grab a piece of paper.🙂

Dana Reed4 said:

slyhawk16 As it were stated by:
Well, I suppose it is quite easy to see exactly whose interests are being represented here, isn't it?

I suppose, if I were to venture a guess, he probably managed to pull all that together by selling off his old Renault 4, though I imagine combining that with the steady income from those companies you mentioned would certainly help build up such a fund, wouldn't it?

I suppose he must have handed over quite a massive chunk of change in taxes if he’s able to afford those kinds of watches using just his salary, though I guess it really depends on how one calculates their take-home pay after all those deductions.

Well, I suppose there might have been a slight misunderstanding regarding the initial inquiry, as the question was actually centered on the idea of heading off to the front lines, rather than that sort of aimless, left-wing rambling that seems to happen so often lately, I guess.

Well, you certainly did a thorough job laying all those points out there, my dear relative, though I suppose if one were to be truly exhaustive regarding that agreed-upon war, one might also feel compelled to mention the selling of oil to the enemy, if I may say so.
It seems to me, though I could certainly be mistaken, that the entire nation has been systematically plundered, almost everything that was built or developed over the last fifty years appears to have been essentially stolen from the people.

Well, I suppose one might find themselves wondering, if they were inclined to ask such a question, exactly who was responsible for selling that oil, and more importantly, to whom it was being sold? It is a rather complex matter, I guess, and perhaps a bit more convoluted than it first appears on the surface.
Is the state actually being robbed? I suppose one has to wonder exactly when that process began and which specific individuals were responsible for such a thing. I mean, have you ever really looked into the concept of voucher privatization? It’s quite a complex subject, and if you aren't familiar with what that truly implies or the sheer scale of what actually transpired during those years, it is very easy to miss the bigger picture. I guess it’s all about understanding how the pieces fit together.

I would suggest that you perhaps dial back the Democratic Party demagoguery just a little bit, if I may say so, because it is starting to feel somewhat absurd, I suppose. It feels like you’re running out of material, and honestly, maybe you should try coming up with something entirely new? At this point, the quality of these arguments isn't even on par with the old teaching methods in Stowe—though, thinking about it, perhaps they wouldn't even measure up to those newer workshops in Maui. I mean, the instructors there today seem to be far less effective than the ones from back in the day, so it feels like Maui has actually surpassed that old "school for castrating and weakening common sense" we used to hear about in Stowe. Or, if you prefer, perhaps it might be more productive to simply refresh everyone's knowledge through some sort of ad hoc seminar for the Democratic Party youth?

Well, that’s exactly what I’m asking you—why on earth wasn't he out there actually doing something productive?

Dana Reed4 said:

slyhawk16 As it were stated by:
Well, I suppose it is quite easy to see exactly whose interests are being represented here, isn't it?

I suppose, if I were to venture a guess, he probably managed to pull all that together by selling off his old Renault 4, though I imagine combining that with the steady income from those companies you mentioned would certainly help build up such a fund, wouldn't it?

I suppose he must have handed over quite a massive chunk of change in taxes if he’s able to afford those kinds of watches using just his salary, though I guess it really depends on how one calculates their take-home pay after all those deductions.

Well, I suppose there might have been a slight misunderstanding regarding the initial inquiry, as the question was actually centered on the idea of heading off to the front lines, rather than that sort of aimless, left-wing rambling that seems to happen so often lately, I guess.

Well, you certainly did a thorough job laying all those points out there, my dear relative, though I suppose if one were to be truly exhaustive regarding that agreed-upon war, one might also feel compelled to mention the selling of oil to the enemy, if I may say so.
It seems to me, though I could certainly be mistaken, that the entire nation has been systematically plundered, almost everything that was built or developed over the last fifty years appears to have been essentially stolen from the people.

Well, I suppose one might find themselves wondering, if they were inclined to ask such a question, exactly who was responsible for selling that oil, and more importantly, to whom it was being sold? It is a rather complex matter, I guess, and perhaps a bit more convoluted than it first appears on the surface.
Is the state actually being robbed? I suppose one has to wonder exactly when that process began and which specific individuals were responsible for such a thing. I mean, have you ever really looked into the concept of voucher privatization? It’s quite a complex subject, and if you aren't familiar with what that truly implies or the sheer scale of what actually transpired during those years, it is very easy to miss the bigger picture. I guess it’s all about understanding how the pieces fit together.

I would suggest that you perhaps dial back the Democratic Party demagoguery just a little bit, if I may say so, because it is starting to feel somewhat absurd, I suppose. It feels like you’re running out of material, and honestly, maybe you should try coming up with something entirely new? At this point, the quality of these arguments isn't even on par with the old teaching methods in Stowe—though, thinking about it, perhaps they wouldn't even measure up to those newer workshops in Maui. I mean, the instructors there today seem to be far less effective than the ones from back in the day, so it feels like Maui has actually surpassed that old "school for castrating and weakening common sense" we used to hear about in Stowe. Or, if you prefer, perhaps it might be more productive to simply refresh everyone's knowledge through some sort of ad hoc seminar for the Democratic Party youth?

America acting like kin to Mexico.

Dana Reed4 said:So, if I am understanding you correctly, are you suggesting that instead of pursuing a career in politics, George W. Bush should have perhaps headed straight to the front lines of a battlefield?

No, honestly, he should have just found something intelligent to do with his life instead of getting mixed up in politics in the first place.

The whole thread is being incredibly discriminatory, bordering on a blatant attempt to insult one specific political party.

If this isn't enough reason for a moderator to step in and fix this mess, then we’re basically looking at a full-blown protest on December 5th! Seriously!

Dana Reed4 said:Well, you didn't actually address the point or the comment at all, and if I had to guess, you were probably still in preschool while he was busy moving from LAFC to the FBI, then over to the CIA, then maybe even a stint at the White House, and then back to the CIA again... and so on.

Well, it’s pretty obvious who he’s looking out for here.

He probably funded his whole lifestyle by flipping an old Jeep Wagoneer and padding his pockets with those salaries at the agencies you listed.

I bet he had to pay a mountain of taxes if he's actually buying watches like that with his take-home pay.

Sam Garcia10 said:Here is the reality—leftist parties just can't seem to win in major urban hubs like San Francisco, Charleston, San Diego, Indianapolis, Columbus, or Pittsburgh... those areas are essentially strongholds for the American right. Meanwhile, cities like Seattle and Washington, D.C. remain firmly under Democratic control.

One of the most prominent leftist politicians in America is also arguably the biggest populist in the country—and he frequently leans into chauvinism—Damir Kajin. Populism is defined by building a cult around "the people" while hunting for enemies to blame, which is exactly how Kajin operates. Between his rhetoric regarding "New York City" and his comments about how certain regions aren't quite like California, Sinji, or Canada—it borders on chauvinism.

And this is how the Democrats search for enemies too—by targeting "corrupt Republican strongholds," their "200 families," or their "fake defenders." Here is an excellent example of populist rhetoric. Their arguments against political rivals usually boil down to phrases like "200 families," "gerrymandered districts," "a stolen nation," "orchestrated wars," or "international isolation"—all empty slogans. They conveniently—whether by design or accident—ignore the corruption within the leftist parties themselves. Why is that?

You hit the nail on the head there, buddy, but if we're talking about a "rigged war," you might as well add selling off our oil to the enemy to that list.
As for the state being stolen, well, pretty much everything built over the last 50 years has been looted.

You're comparing apples to oranges here.