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jonnyboy said:
I think I would qualify as part of "the rest of the country".
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So you consider yourself a pretty representative sample of "the rest of the country?" If you're correct, Trump is likewise correct to assume he's going to be re-elected in a landslide.
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
Seems counterproductive for you to lump us all (white people, I’m assuming) under the same banner. You are making a whole lot of assumptions.....which you have chastised white people for in the past. You have NO idea of what I personally think or what actions I am taking to do my part to make things better. You know what happens when you make assumptions. Don’t lower yourself to white standards you have criticized. You’re better than this. It’s this “holier than thou” attitude that makes people reluctant to get off their couches and out of their basements, because in YOUR eyes we can apparently do absolutely nothing right. Extremely demotivating......if you want respect, understanding and cooperation, you still have to extend the same regardless.

I am very tired of police overreach, and even more appalled by the federal agents agitating for further violence (Which the “protests”..... that aren’t really protests that late at night....are exacerbating). Take the time to read the threads and you’ll find most people here feel that way. Don’t tell us what we do or do not think. You don’t want to hear it from us, so please extend us the same courtesy. I personally am VERY much on your side. Quit trying to make me the enemy. Thank you.
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Why don't you stop calling yourself white?

It's not your heritage. But you don't wanna have that discussion.
 
crandc said:
Is that why it's been a top story on national news, print and broadcast?
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There’s a difference between the media smearing divisive shit in our faces and us taking it seriously.
 
Minstrel said:
So you consider yourself a pretty representative sample of "the rest of the country?" If you're correct, Trump is likewise correct to assume he's going to be re-elected in a landslide.
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All scenarios lead back to Trump. The leftist mind is an interesting flow chart.
 
jonnyboy said:
All scenarios lead back to Trump. The leftist mind is an interesting flow chart.
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That wasn't an anti-Trump post, or a post about Trump at all, but you have a poor record of understanding what you're reading.

And you didn't answer my question, but your eyes probably locked on to "Trump" instantly--and you accuse me (and "leftists") of being Trump-focused. Irony.
 
jonnyboy said:
Nobody outside of Portland is taking Portland seriously. Not even the rest of Oregon.
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Lol. Literally one of the top news stories across the country. Have friends and family texting about WTF is going on in Portland. People are taking it very seriously. At least by people who find it alarming that the feds are in the city throwing people in vans
 
calvin natt said:
Lol. Literally one of the top news stories across the country. Have friends and family texting about WTF is going on in Portland. People are taking it very seriously. At least by people who find it alarming that the feds are in the city throwing people in vans
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I’ve gotten texts from all over too. From the South, California, freaking Germany. People are noticing around the GLOBE. Thank the lord for the video capabilities of cell phones, and thank the lord this isn’t government overreach...
 
None of my dog friends have texted me about this.
 
crandc said:
Oh, sorry. I didn't realize who "us" is. I presume it doesn't include me.
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Oh jeezus I was speaking generally. I wasn’t trying to oppress or exclude whatever groups you may be a part of, I don’t know anything about you.
 
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Minstrel said:
That wasn't an anti-Trump post, or a post about Trump at all, but you have a poor record of understanding what you're reading.

And you didn't answer my question, but your eyes probably locked on to "Trump" instantly--and you accuse me (and "leftists") of being Trump-focused. Irony.
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You arbitrarily brought up Trump in an unrelated discussion, literally, two responses ago. It’s interesting the way you just tried to flip that around on me though. Bold move, haven’t seen that one yet.
 
calvin natt said:
Lol. Literally one of the top news stories across the country. Have friends and family texting about WTF is going on in Portland. People are taking it very seriously. At least by people who find it alarming that the feds are in the city throwing people in vans
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There is a difference between watching dipshits fuck shit up on the news and embarrass an entire city, and actually taking their ambiguous, incoherent message seriously.
 
jonnyboy said:
You arbitrarily brought up Trump in an unrelated discussion
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I brought up Trump as a joke about your weird contention that you're a representative sample for the "rest of the nation." i.e. If you were actually a representative sample, Trump would win in a landslide. But, as I said, you've shown a history of not understanding the posts you're responding to.
 
hoojacks said:
Why would anyone talk about Trump in a thread about the protests in Portland??????? I can't see the connection??????
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I don’t know. Have you tried using more question marks?
 
Minstrel said:
I brought up Trump as a joke about your weird contention that you're a representative sample for the "rest of the nation." i.e. If you were actually a representative sample, Trump would win in a landslide. But, as I said, you've shown a history of not understanding the posts you're responding to.
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Bullshit gets hard to understand at times.

Props on moving the goal posts though.
 
jonnyboy said:
Bullshit gets hard to understand at times.

Props on moving the goal posts though.
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Sure, buddy. You can just admit you misunderstood, as usual. And you still haven't addressed the point of my original post, about casting yourself as a representative sample for the rest of the nation (and your family a representative sample for the rest of Oregon, for that matter).

Talk about trying your best to avoid having to deal with your own bullshit. That was a master class.
 
I love that a dude from Wyoming is claiming to speak for the whole country. Motherfuckers just got the internet last week!
As far as my city is going, last night around 8, the whole FAMS went on a nice walk on at waterfront park and mad a loop on the eastside esplanade to watch the sunset. 10 blks downtown does not make a city.
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THE HCP said:
I love that a dude from Wyoming is claiming to speak for the whole country. Motherfuckers just got the internet last week!
As far as my city is going, last night around 8, the whole FAMS went on a nice walk on at waterfront park and mad a loop on the eastside esplanade to watch the sunset. 10 blks downtown does not make a city.
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Nonetheless, the nation's eyes are on the city...Great pic, BTW.

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/20...-of-portland-protests-and-demonstrations.html
 
Minstrel said:
Sure, buddy. You can just admit you misunderstood, as usual. And you still haven't addressed the point of my original post, about casting yourself as a representative sample for the rest of the nation (and your family a representative sample for the rest of Oregon, for that matter).

Talk about trying your best to avoid having to deal with your own bullshit. That was a master class.
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If I say you won the argument can we stop talking about literally nothing?
 
SlyPokerDog said:
None of my dog friends have texted me about this.
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That's because they need doggie smart phones. You know, phones that have text entry pads that fit their large paws or an understanding of doggie language so dogs don't have to enter text manually but can do it by voice commands. They are aching to tell you their feelings on the subject.

Let me give you some of the comments that I've heard:
Bowser: Arf arf, bow wow;
Rover: Arf bow wow arf arf;
Spot: Ruff, ruff, ruff, bow wow wow, arf;
Daisy: Grrrrrr.
 
jonnyboy said:
If I say you won the argument can we stop talking about literally nothing?
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Does this mean you have nothing to say. Well, why didn't you say so in the first place.
 
THE HCP said:
I love that a dude from Wyoming is claiming to speak for the whole country.
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I love how far out of context you and the crew have pulled my original statement FAMS!

Never claimed I spoke for the whole country, I said I’m PART of the rest of the country, along with plenty of others I know across the country, and in Oregon. The unanimous consensus seems to be that Portland looks like a total shit show right now. I’m glad it’s only 10 blocks downtown and I’m glad you can take a walk and spend time with your family, honestly. But those 10 blocks are making the whole city look real bad, it’s just the truth. It’s unfortunate too because Portland is hands down one of the coolest places in this country and there are really great people there, and I loved growing up out there and wouldn’t trade it for anything. There are absolutely legit causes people are protesting for but all the extra-curricular bullshit is hurting those causes, not helping them. I don’t know of a single person, not even in hick ass Wyoming, that thinks what happened to George Floyd was even remotely acceptable for any reason. But when people see all the burning and looting shit they retract away because they don’t know what groups or causes are actually legit or doing things for a good reason. They just say fuck it and turn off the news. A lot of support from all sides is getting pissed away at the hands of rioters and shitheads.
 
jonnyboy said:
If I say you won the argument can we stop talking about literally nothing?
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There are no winners in this. I'd rather you addressed what I asked you/pointed out to you in the first post that started all...this. But I'm fine with dropping it, if you're that desperate to avoid justifying what you said.
 
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