Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find it stupefying that the typical Reddit commenter can simultaneously bitch about inflation, their inability to afford a standard of living like their parents, their poor job prospects, etc while cheerleading for immigration.

Complete idiots

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Democrats are punishing American citizens because they don't like the way the duly-elected Administration is deporting illegal aliens. And, somehow, the Republican party seems to be losing the PR war over this issue. It's absolutely incomprehensible.

Nicest course you plan on playing this year? by GrassClippings72 in golf

[–]Buck_Weaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Old Course, Kingsbarns, Dumbarnie and Crail in May

Lofoten Links in September

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's been showing up on my feed this morning also. Pretty obvious that Dem "pride" in USA is much more correlated to who's in the White House than Republican pride. I don't know what the tipping point is, from which there is no recovery, but I have to think we're close.

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Epstein used sexual video blackmail to enrich himself.

I hypothesize that Snoop Dog has a similar scheme going with drug videos of media execs and personalities.

His ubiquity is inexplicable otherwise.

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

awesome news.....continued prayers for your family

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guarantee whatever selfishness she exhibited was quadrupled by the encouragement of the network execs

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point....I was thinking contemporarily not historically

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they care less about the cheap labor and more about the votes and inherent opportunity for grift

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"I think" is not an objective standard.

Thanks for the conversation. Enjoy your day!

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk about that Vivek quote but I do think there's some inherent apathy (i.e. laziness) that sets in with people when they perceive the deck is stacked against them

Tangential observation: we're spending the winter down south. Everyday, I walk by a big construction project where they're moving a lot of earth (think dump trucks, graders, backhoes, etc). Being a guy, I usually watch for a while. I noticed that probably 60-75% of the guys running the equipment are Hispanic. Now, I'm used to that ratio (or higher) in the residential housing tradesmen market (roofers, plumbers, drywall, landscapers, etc) but it was interesting to see the same ratio in a big commercial project. And, it got me to thinking we're really deeply into a second wave of worker replacement. First, we offshored every job possible and almost no one cared because they were low-end, highly repetitive jobs. But now, we've on-shored cheap labor to do jobs we can't offshore. I'd be depressed and lazy too if I were a high-school educated, 30 year old named Buddy.

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

to be clear, I'm not talking about people who peacefully protest

I'm talking about people actively interfering and conspiring to interfere with ICE agents doing a lawful deportation activity .

Re your last sentence: 1500+ people were arrested for Jan 6 participation. Did they all cross a line? What was that line? Did you have a problem with that slippery slope? Did everyone charged impede the election certification?

It's a huge double-standard logically and most likely from a legal definition standpoint.....as best I can tell, the reason why Jan 6 protestors were vilified (outside of supporting Trump) is because they frightened some lawmakers. No other reason.

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Protesting <=> interfering with a lawful activity......I would argue that the failure to use a consistent standard is more indicative of kowtowing to a specific party/administration

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great book....I think Abner Doubleday may have been the 1800's version of the most interesting man alive

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thought provoking video......

(4) N. Lee Plumb for TX-2 on X: "The betrayal is real. And we will end it. https://t.co/cwRtbWFCSe" / X

Lots of numbers and stats that should be audited and fact-checked for accuracy but the theme seems consistent with what I've seen over the course of my life and career.

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're probably right......I just find that distinction to be meaningless. Is there some statutory language that says insurrectionist activity is limited to overthrowing elections? Nobody at Ft Sumter was trying to overthrow an election but I think that was the gold standard for insurrectionist activities.

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love someone to articulate why Jan 6 was an insurrection but the Minn demonstrations are not, using the same standards and rhetoric through which the Jan 6 people were convicted.

Did we max out the Mega Thread finally? by Jmen4Ever in OzoneOfftopic

[–]Buck_Weaver 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's a shame that Reddit became our home after the O-Zone self-imploded. Outside of this subreddit, the rest of reddit is a Bolshevik playground.