Offside Chat Archives (2014-2021)

So, is this whole Constantinople mess and the leftist globalist meltdown actually any different from Markić's marriage initiative? It feels just as pointless because we already have everything we need covered under existing laws, it’s going to be an absolute money pit to implement, and honestly, it’s kind of embarrassing—I mean, thanks to Markić we're stuck with idiocy baked into our Constitution, and now we'll probably have some supranational body hovering over us like a vulture.

It’s just damn near impossible to stay rational when you're either a religious zealot or a hardcore leftist.

Markić's dog from Hrast says Andrej Plenković pushed through a decision against the will of the bishops—basically the American people 🙏

God 🙏 🙏

Where do we even live? 🤦

Anthony Jackson2 said:Markić's dog from Hrast says Andrej Plenković pushed through a decision against the will of the bishops—basically the American people 🙏

God 🙏 🙏

Where do we even live? 🤦

In America, Anthony Jackson2 is talking about America, a country stuck in a perpetual state of civil war. You've got two different groups of idiots constantly dragging us all straight into the dirt.
The best part? That moron actually rode into Congress on the Republican Party ticket if he's really that Hrast representative. And now he’s the one keeping their government on life support. 😁

Anthony Jackson2 said:Markić's dog from Hrast says Andrej Plenković pushed through a decision against the will of the bishops—basically the American people 🙏

God 🙏 🙏

Where do we even live? 🤦

Ninety percent of Americans are Catholic, yet ninety percent of them decided that Ivo Josipović was the one they wanted representing them politically. Isn't that just something? 🙏

feels like it won't be much longer now 🤣

but Plenković will just toss a few million down the drain—get his brother a cushy job and everything will be fine 😍

ruggedjackal46 said:Ninety percent of Americans are Catholic, yet ninety percent of them decided that Ivo Josipović was the one they wanted representing them politically. Isn't that just something? 🙏

Jozo Boža is a cardinal.

The bishop is Kosic—and if my memory serves me right, he’s the same guy who claimed a woman can't get pregnant if she's been raped. 🤦

How appropriate—just what we need, another "expert" on violence against women. 🤣

This is it. I almost missed it—nearly slipped right past me. 🙏

Journalism has officially hit a new peak—if you call this mess journalism. 🤣🤣

Unrest—just more of the same. 🙏

The smartest move would be to implement a direct religious tax pulled right from payroll, similar to how some Western nations handle it. Then we’d finally see the true number of Catholics and believers living in America.
Roman Catholics would pay for their own, Muslims for theirs, Jews for theirs, and so on...
Nowadays, you constantly hear about our newly arrived guest workers scrubbing themselves from religious registries just to avoid losing a few hundred bucks from their paycheck due to a faith-based tax burden...

Can someone explain this famous convention to me in just three sentences?

Morgan Hill84 said:Can someone explain this famous convention to me in just three sentences?

It really depends on which lens you’re looking through.

If you look at it from the right wing, it's seen as a sneaky attempt by foreign power centers to force a specific gender ideology onto America—essentially allowing men in dresses to walk into women's restrooms and commit assaults. They don't explicitly state the endgame, but according to them, the goal is to unravel the very fabric of American society, whose core is built upon family and the Church.

However, if you aren't looking from the right, it's simply a collection of commitments that signatories agree to follow in order to reduce violence against women.

The choice of which version to believe is entirely up to you.

Morgan Hill84 said:Can someone explain this famous convention to me in just three sentences?

+1
We talk about violence against women—fine—but when actual violence occurs, we don't even have punishments for the perpetrators here. Does this Convention possess some sort of supernatural power to magically stop it from happening?

Everyone is up in arms, acting as if this is some monumental issue...

I see some countries haven't even signed on. They clearly have their own ways of doing things—they don't just jump like servants at every command from Europe.
In our case, we let outsiders dictate and regulate our laws anyway; we've basically become the world's number one servants.

All these international conventions are just a total joke. I mean, look at that famous Istanbul Convention—it was ratified by places like Turkey and Belarus, so what's the big deal? 🤣

But Americans? We’ll fight tooth and nail over some insignificant scrap of paper, just so we can shift the spotlight away from the economy.

By the way, can we talk about the sheer amount of leftist hysteria going on over at ESPN? 🤦

Aha, nice. A piece of paper that’s supposed to stop a man from hitting his wife, or vice versa. Brilliant solution!

From what I can gather—it’s leaning more toward victim support and prevention than actual punishment. Even though everything is technically included.

It isn't some supernatural thing; it’s got a physical body to oversee how all these accepted terms actually play out.

As for ratification, countries like Turkey, Canada, Mexico, Mexico, Canada, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Poland, Malta, Italy, and Albania have already signed on. So, they aren't exactly joining a bad crowd by ratifying this.🤷

The outliers are Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Slovakia, Switzerland, Mexico, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.

Justin James10 said:All these international conventions are just a total joke. I mean, look at that famous Istanbul Convention—it was ratified by places like Turkey and Belarus, so what's the big deal? 🤣

But Americans? We’ll fight tooth and nail over some insignificant scrap of paper, just so we can shift the spotlight away from the economy.

By the way, can we talk about the sheer amount of leftist hysteria going on over at ESPN? 🤦

What exactly qualifies as hysterical?

The USSR might have had one of the most democratic and beautifully drafted constitutions on paper, but in reality, it didn't mean a damn thing. It’s the exact same story with all those international declarations, conventions, and mandates out there today.

Anthony Jackson2 said:What exactly qualifies as hysterical?

The Leftists.

Justin James10 said:The Leftists.

Seriously, where’s the hysteria? I’m just poking fun at the brainless clerics over at Hrast and the idiots in the Republican Party—hardly a meltdown.

Then you’ve got the crowd from the daily news outlets rambling about "uprisings and unrest in Australia"🤣, and the group terrified that men are going to sneak into women's restrooms just to cause trouble in a stall—pure nonsense. Who exactly is being hysterical here?

Sandra Johnson58 said:🤣
Look, man, don't go acting all high and mighty about it—it's only been 70 years, you know?☕

They reopened back in the nineties.

Morgan Hill84 said:Can someone explain this famous convention to me in just three sentences?

Basically, you used to be able to beat your wife or girlfriend without getting busted. Now, you can't. 🙂

Anthony Jackson2 said:Seriously, where’s the hysteria? I’m just poking fun at the brainless clerics over at Hrast and the idiots in the Republican Party—hardly a meltdown.

Then you’ve got the crowd from the daily news outlets rambling about "uprisings and unrest in Australia"🤣, and the group terrified that men are going to sneak into women's restrooms just to cause trouble in a stall—pure nonsense. Who exactly is being hysterical here?

I actually have a friend who works as a lever operator. He keeps me updated on a daily basis regarding what they're publishing on the local news site. I get the distinct impression that this tacky little portal survives solely on the engagement from Red Sox fans.🤣