• Covid-19 bill

    From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Gregory Deyss on Wed Apr 22 01:28:00 2020
    On 04-21-20 08:24, Gregory Deyss <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Tuesday Briefing <=-


    She is a snake, you as well as others are blind not having the vision
    to see, what she is. It will not take much effort to understand.

    When you do not have any facts, attack the character of the opponent.

    Just
    look at her initiatives and what she tried to stuff into the covid-19 stimulus, ask yourself this question is that relative remotely to the American people suffering due to covid-19, those things are ridiculous.

    What were her initiatives that you are complaining about?

    If you want to know what Biden would do
    joebiden.com/covid19

    Yeah, No Thanks it would be a complete waste of time, because sleepy
    Joe does not have a snowball's chance in hell in beating Trump.

    Ah -- too busy or lazy to look up facts, so you just make them up or
    copy them from the Fox entertainment network.


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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Gregory Deyss on Wed Apr 22 01:36:02 2020
    On 04-21-20 08:24, Gregory Deyss <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Tuesday Briefing <=-

    Did it? He "closed the borders" and yet tens of thousands of people
    came from China to the USA since then.

    You seem to lack the understanding of what a travel ban means.

    I understand -- it seems that you and Trump do not.

    It should be obvious. As this is not a trick question.
    Travel Ban means exactly that. No Travel in to the U.S. from China
    So please do explain how "tens of thousands of people" came from China
    to the USA since then.

    Nearly 40,000 Americans and authorized travelers have come into the U.S.
    from China since President Trump imposed travel restrictions more than
    two months ago, the New York Times reports.

    Why it matters: Trump has suggested that his action to ban foreigners
    from entering the U.S. if they were in China before early February has contributed to lower COVID-19 cases and fatalities in the U.S.

    "I cut off China very early. And if I didn't, we would have a chart that
    you wouldn't believe," Trump said at a briefing on Friday, referring to
    White House models on where the virus has spread in the U.S. and how
    many deaths have occurred. Details: 279 flights from China have arrived
    in the U.S. since Trump's travel restrictions were announced, "and
    screening procedures have been uneven," the Times notes.

    And now, he is banning legitimate immigrants from entering the country.
    Since the USA has more covid-19 infections than the next four countries combined, it is difficult to see what that ban will accomplish. OTOH,
    it might well save the lives of thousands of immigrants.

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
    (1:261/1466)


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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dale Shipp on Wed Apr 22 08:42:23 2020
    Ah -- too busy to look up facts

    You can be assured that I will be responding to this message, after work
    today.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dale Shipp on Wed Apr 22 08:58:05 2020
    On 22 Apr 2020, Dale Shipp said the following...

    On 04-21-20 08:24, Gregory Deyss <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Tuesday Briefing <=-

    Did it? He "closed the borders" and yet tens of thousands of people came from China to the USA since then.

    You seem to lack the understanding of what a travel ban means.

    I understand -- it seems that you and Trump do not.

    It should be obvious. As this is not a trick question.
    Travel Ban means exactly that. No Travel in to the U.S. from China
    So please do explain how "tens of thousands of people" came from
    Chin
    to the USA since then.

    Nearly 40,000 Americans and authorized travelers have come into the U.S. from China since President Trump imposed travel restrictions more than
    two months ago, the New York Times reports.

    Then there is the problem you're taking much as FACT from the Failed NY Times. If they are writing more fake news, and your putting it there as fact what
    does that say about you?
    They have been caught many times writing a story of they need to offer an apology and or a retraction. You unaware of this, because why?

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Gregory Deyss on Thu Apr 23 04:50:09 2020
    On 22 Apr 2020 at 08:58a, Gregory Deyss pondered and said...

    Nearly 40,000 Americans and authorized travelers have come into the from China since President Trump imposed travel restrictions more
    tha
    two months ago, the New York Times reports.

    Then there is the problem you're taking much as FACT from the Failed NY Times. If they are writing more fake news, and your putting it there as fact what does that say about you?

    You can get the data directly form CBP. Shesh. It's not hard.

    They have been caught many times writing a story of they need to offer an apology and or a retraction. You unaware of this, because why?

    If you don't like the NY Times, go directly to primary sources.
    The data is there.

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  • From Janis Kracht@1:261/38 to Dale Shipp on Wed Apr 22 15:40:22 2020
    Hi Dale,

    She is a snake, you as well as others are blind not having the vision
    to see, what she is. It will not take much effort to understand.

    When you do not have any facts, attack the character of the opponent.

    Just
    look at her initiatives and what she tried to stuff into the covid-19
    stimulus, ask yourself this question is that relative remotely to the
    American people suffering due to covid-19, those things are ridiculous.

    What were her initiatives that you are complaining about?

    If you want to know what Biden would do
    joebiden.com/covid19

    Yeah, No Thanks it would be a complete waste of time, because sleepy
    Joe does not have a snowball's chance in hell in beating Trump.

    Ah -- too busy or lazy to look up facts, so you just make them up or
    copy them from the Fox entertainment network.

    +1 :)

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Dale Shipp on Thu Apr 23 00:25:51 2020
    Hello Dale,

    [..]

    And now, he is banning legitimate immigrants from entering the country.
    Since the USA has more covid-19 infections than the next four countries >combined, it is difficult to see what that ban will accomplish. OTOH,
    it might well save the lives of thousands of immigrants.

    Just wait when the second wave hits. And then the third wave.
    Everything in life comes in three. Even the Spanish Flu. Just
    like life/birth/death.

    Spanish Flu - first wave was the smallest, second wave the largest,
    third wave between the first and the third. March 1918 to Summer 1919
    was duration of all three waves, although cases of Spanish Flu did
    continue for 38 years after initial infections.

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Janis Kracht on Thu Apr 23 02:57:16 2020
    Hello Janis,

    She is a snake, you as well as others are blind not having the vision
    to see, what she is. It will not take much effort to understand.

    When you do not have any facts, attack the character of the opponent.

    Just
    look at her initiatives and what she tried to stuff into the covid-19
    stimulus, ask yourself this question is that relative remotely to the
    American people suffering due to covid-19, those things are ridiculous.

    What were her initiatives that you are complaining about?

    If you want to know what Biden would do
    joebiden.com/covid19

    Yeah, No Thanks it would be a complete waste of time, because sleepy
    Joe does not have a snowball's chance in hell in beating Trump.

    Ah -- too busy or lazy to look up facts, so you just make them up or
    copy them from the Fox entertainment network.

    +1 :)

    Dang! You beat me to it!

    --Lee

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Gregory Deyss on Thu Apr 23 00:47:00 2020
    On 04-22-20 08:58, Gregory Deyss <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Travel Ban? <=-

    Nearly 40,000 Americans and authorized travelers have come into the U.S. from China since President Trump imposed travel restrictions more than
    two months ago, the New York Times reports.

    Then there is the problem you're taking much as FACT from the Failed
    NY Times.

    The New York Times is a failed newspaper only in Trump's eyes, because he cannot handle the true facts that they report. They are one of the most prestigious newspapers in the country.

    If they are writing more fake news, and your putting it there
    as fact what does that say about you?

    It says that I can understand facts when I see them. You cannot handle
    the truth.

    They have been caught many times writing a story of they need to offer
    an apology and or a retraction.

    That can happen to any newspaper with integrity to recognize and admit
    when they have made a mistake -- but not in this case.

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
    (1:261/1466)


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Lee Lofaso on Thu Apr 23 09:41:09 2020
    Just wait when the second wave hits. And then the third wave.

    Victorious days for Democrats wanting to trash Trump are on the horizon?

    More deaths will make democrats feel good about their case against Trump?

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Fri Apr 24 05:03:22 2020
    On 23 Apr 2020 at 09:41a, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    Just wait when the second wave hits. And then the third wave.

    Victorious days for Democrats wanting to trash Trump are on the horizon?

    More deaths will make democrats feel good about their case against Trump?

    You right wingers are so morally repugnant. Seriously,
    you have no morals and no conscience.

    Democrats don't want Americans dead. But Trump's
    incompetence has led to breaking _50,000_ American
    dead as of today and you people REFUSE to see it.

    You disgust me.

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  • From Charles Stephenson@1:226/17 to Dan Cross on Thu Apr 23 16:30:36 2020
    Re: Re: Travel Ban?
    By: Dan Cross to Aaron Thomas on Fri Apr 24 2020 05:03 am

    More deaths will make democrats feel good about their case against Trump?

    You right wingers are so morally repugnant. Seriously,
    you have no morals and no conscience.

    Democrats don't want Americans dead. But Trump's
    incompetence has led to breaking _50,000_ American
    dead as of today and you people REFUSE to see it.

    You disgust me.

    I've been following this thread for awhile. Trump makes being a racist 'cool'. These people would thrive and LOVE to live in the time of Nazi Germany. As they say history repeats itself.
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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Aaron Thomas on Fri Apr 24 02:07:51 2020
    Hello Aaron,

    Just wait when the second wave hits. And then the third wave.

    Victorious days for Democrats wanting to trash Trump are on the horizon?

    More deaths will make democrats feel good about their case against Trump?

    I do not wish anybody dead. I do not find any Democrats wishing
    anybody dead. I also do not find most Republicans wishing anybody
    dead (the mayor of Las Vegas and the governor of Georgia are
    exceptions). However, opening the economy seems to be much more
    important to Trump rather than protecting peoples lives.

    --Lee

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Thu Apr 23 20:22:53 2020
    Democrats don't want Americans dead. But Trump's

    Dead Americans are most certainly a democrat's best friend!

    incompetence has led to breaking _50,000_ American

    If you think Hillary would be doing a better job you're crazy! She refused to answer phone calls during the Benghazi attack. More importantly, she's the
    wife of China's BFF. Is the wife of China's BFF going to stop China from
    flying to the states?

    Democrats work for money and republicans work to help others. If your queen would have won in 2016, international travel would have never closed. For
    once, you're "wall" guy came through for you. Your sister AOC thinks people should be able to wander in and out of the USA like migratory birds.

    Do you want Trump to re-open the international travel? Is he an ass for
    closing it?

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Charles Stephenson on Thu Apr 23 20:27:16 2020
    I've been following this thread for awhile. Trump makes being a racist 'cool'. These people would thrive and LOVE to live in the time of Nazi

    Obama makes it cool to be racist towards whites, Biden said he "can't order Dunkin Donuts without having an indian accent," Kamala Harris wants "reparations just for blacks," and Trump reminded Tlaib that it's not nice to incite violence against jews.

    Are you and Dan teenagers? Do you go to the same school?

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Lee Lofaso on Thu Apr 23 20:30:53 2020
    exceptions). However, opening the economy seems to be much more
    important to Trump rather than protecting peoples lives.

    If Trump worked to keep the economy closed, democrats would blame him for destroying the economy.

    If Trump works to open the economy, then democrats would blame him for
    gambling with human lives.

    Trump can't do anything right for people with TDS.

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Charles Stephenson on Fri Apr 24 04:17:01 2020
    Hello Charles,

    More deaths will make democrats feel good about their case against Trump?

    You right wingers are so morally repugnant. Seriously,
    you have no morals and no conscience.

    Democrats don't want Americans dead. But Trump's
    incompetence has led to breaking _50,000_ American
    dead as of today and you people REFUSE to see it.

    You disgust me.

    I've been following this thread for awhile. Trump makes being a racist
    'cool'. These people would thrive and LOVE to live in the time of Nazi Germany. As they say history repeats itself.

    There are two sides to every story. Sometimes more than two sides.

    Hitler gained power through legal means. Told the people exactly
    what he would do. He kept his word.

    He told the people he would get rid of all the political parties.
    Which is exactly what he did once he became Chancellor.

    He told the people he would make Germany great again.
    Which is exactly what he did once he became Chancellor.

    He told the people everything, in a soft and gentle way.
    And the people believed him, and even worshipped him as their
    savior.

    After he became Chancellor, an election was held. His party
    won the vast majority of seats, and Hitler retained his title
    of Chancellor.

    It was not until the end of the war that some of the people
    began to realize their lord and savior was not the man they
    had thought he was.

    Even after the war many of the people questioned those who
    had liberated them as to why they had bombed their cities, schools,
    hospitals, and everything else that mattered.

    There was no shoah, or holocaust. Hitler had asked the world
    to take them in, but the world refused. With no place else to
    go, the Jewish people then found their way to Palestine ...

    --Lee

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  • From Janis Kracht@1:261/38 to Lee Lofaso on Thu Apr 23 22:26:14 2020
    Hi Lee,

    [...]

    Dale Shipp wrote:
    Ah -- too busy or lazy to look up facts, so you just make them up or
    copy them from the Fox entertainment network.

    +1 :)

    Dang! You beat me to it!

    I'm sure you could add another +1. I don't mind :)

    Take care,
    Janis

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Sat Apr 25 02:45:17 2020
    On 23 Apr 2020 at 08:30p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    Trump can't do anything right for people with TDS.

    Incorrect. Trump can't do anything _wrong_ for people
    with TDS. Get it right.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Sat Apr 25 02:43:41 2020
    On 23 Apr 2020 at 08:22p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    Democrats don't want Americans dead. But Trump's

    Dead Americans are most certainly a democrat's best friend!

    You're disgusting.

    incompetence has led to breaking _50,000_ American

    If you think Hillary would be doing a better job you're crazy! She
    refused to answer phone calls during the Benghazi attack. More importantly, she's the wife of China's BFF. Is the wife of China's BFF going to stop China from flying to the states?

    Who said anything about Hillary, other than you?
    She's not president, Trump is. This is on him.

    Democrats work for money and republicans work to help others. If your queen would have won in 2016, international travel would have never closed. For once, you're "wall" guy came through for you. Your sister
    AOC thinks people should be able to wander in and out of the USA like migratory birds.

    Again, Hillary isn't president, Donald Trump is.
    What does AOC have to do with anything?

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Sat Apr 25 02:44:40 2020
    On 23 Apr 2020 at 08:27p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    Are you and Dan teenagers? Do you go to the same school?

    Hypocrites gonna hypocrite.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Sat Apr 25 10:06:06 2020
    Trump can't do anything right for people with TDS.

    Incorrect. Trump can't do anything _wrong_ for people
    with TDS. Get it right.
    No, I told you before, how this works cupcake.

    Trump supporters do not have Trump Derangement Syndrome.

    You're operating from a standpoint that there must be something wrong with
    us, because of support for the President.
    Another word: deplorable was used to describe us, look how that turned out.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dale Shipp on Sun Apr 26 08:36:24 2020
    On 22 Apr 2020, Dale Shipp said the following...

    I said I would respond and I am.
    Oh & btw it's more than 4+ characters / snarky comment from Janis.

    She is a snake, you as well as others are blind not having the
    vision
    to see, what she is. It will not take much effort to understand.

    When you do not have any facts, attack the character of the opponent.

    I stand rock solid with my comments made about Pelosi, she is a snake. I
    didn't attack you, or others, I just said that you're blind if you can not see the points that I was making about Pelosi.

    You want facts, ok try this on - for size and see how it fits.

    Remember this one that you never answered, you probably thought that I forgot about it, I did not.

    Those calls of "Point of Order" were to prevent the Republican members frequent attempts to name the whistleblower -- which would have been against the law.

    Wait a minute now, wasn't the whistleblower suppose to be a secret?
    How did shifty shiff know that the whistleblower's name was about to be
    spoken? His office made the claim, that he had no idea of who the
    whistleblower was....

    GOTCHA! lol
    again

    Just look at her initiatives and what she tried to stuff into the covid-19
    stimulus, ask yourself this question is that relative remotely to the American people suffering due to covid-19, those things are ridiculous

    What were her initiatives that you are complaining about?

    Anything that wouldn't help in any way with the Covid-19.
    There several initiatives: money for Green New Deals, money for the Kennedy Center. Yes, I know the first lady is a member, so was the former first lady Michelle Obama and others are on the board. Does not matter who is on the board
    it's still wrong for Stimulus money that is suppose to support the American people during this pandemic.

    If you want to know what Biden would do
    joebiden.com/covid19
    Yeah, No Thanks it would be a complete waste of time, because sleepy Joe does not have a snowball's chance in hell in beating Trump.

    Ah -- too busy or lazy to look up facts, so you just make them up or
    copy them from the Fox entertainment network.

    Busy yeah I am - It's called work.

    Facts about Joe Biden?
    There are many facts about Joe Biden.
    He has been in politics for nearly 50 years..
    What has he accomplished?

    The gaffs from the guy have convinced me that he is the wrong choice for a Democratic candidate for President.
    He does not know what day it is or what state he is in.
    When talking about the U.S. Constitution - You know, the thing... What?
    He was insulting numerous times to people who have gathered at his events. Calling one women a dog faced pony solider in the state of New Hampshire.
    With a day or two he left for South Carolina without addressing his
    supporters.

    He swore at a automotive plant that he visited as a campaign stop.
    He said - Bullshit your wrong. When a autoworker called him out on the subject of gun rights.

    You want more facts?
    This guy is babbling fool, More facts are waiting and can be talked here, but I don't think any of them are going to be useful or helpful to prove your case that he is the correct choice for President.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Gregory Deyss on Mon Apr 27 11:53:57 2020
    On 25 Apr 2020 at 10:06a, Gregory Deyss pondered and said...

    Trump can't do anything right for people with TDS.

    Incorrect. Trump can't do anything _wrong_ for people
    with TDS. Get it right.

    No, I told you before, how this works cupcake.

    Trump supporters do not have Trump Derangement Syndrome.

    Nope. You have TDS. Another term might be "Stockholm
    Syndrome": it's common among members of cults.

    You're operating from a standpoint that there must be something wrong
    with us, because of support for the President.

    Support what about him? The bleach drinking? Hey,
    how come you stopped talking about hydroxycholorquine?

    Another word: deplorable was used to describe us, look how that turned out.

    Seems pretty accurate. Anti-American, faux patriot fits
    too.

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Gregory Deyss on Mon Apr 27 03:27:00 2020
    On 04-26-20 08:36, Gregory Deyss <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Covid-19 bill <=-

    She is a snake, you as well as others are blind
    not having the vision
    to see, what she is. It will not take much effort to understand.

    You have learned well from Trump -- if you have no argument, use
    derogatory names.

    When you do not have any facts, attack the character of the opponent.

    Those calls of "Point of Order" were to prevent the Republican members frequent attempts to name the whistleblower -- which would have been against the law.

    Wait a minute now, wasn't the whistleblower suppose to be a secret?

    Yes, and that is why Schiff blocked the Republicans from outing his name
    to the public.

    How did shifty shiff know that the whistleblower's name was about to
    be spoken?

    Because the Republicans telegraphed exactly what they were about to do
    -- just to make a stink.

    GOTCHA! lol
    again

    Not at all. Schiff did the right thing.

    Just look at her initiatives and what she tried to stuff into the
    covid-19
    stimulus, ask yourself this question is that relative remotely to the American people suffering due to covid-19, those things are ridiculous

    What were her initiatives that you are complaining about?

    Anything that wouldn't help in any way with the Covid-19.

    There several initiatives: money for Green New Deals, money for the Kennedy Center. Yes, I know the first lady is a member, so was the
    former first lady Michelle Obama and others are on the board. Does not matter who is on the board
    it's still wrong for Stimulus money that is suppose to support the American people during this pandemic.

    Did those minor things get into the final bill? IIRC, they were less
    than 1% of the total cost. What I also remember is that she fought to
    make certain that small business and public health people/facilities got
    a decent share instead of it going to big corporations. Unfortunately,
    some millions of dollars did go to big corporations, e.g. Ruth Chris
    restaurant chain.

    If you want to know what Biden would do
    joebiden.com/covid19
    Yeah, No Thanks it would be a complete waste of time, because sleepy Joe does not have a snowball's chance in hell in beating Trump.

    Ah -- too busy or lazy to look up facts, so you just make them up or
    copy them from the Fox entertainment network.

    Busy yeah I am - It's called work.

    Then you should not talk about what he might or might not do until you
    do find out, instead of speaking from ignorance or pabulum fed to you by
    the Fox News entertainment network.

    Facts about Joe Biden?
    There are many facts about Joe Biden.
    He has been in politics for nearly 50 years..

    I.e. he has a lot more experience and political wisdom than Trump who
    learned from failed real estate deals and a reality show.

    What has he accomplished?

    He has done much for the working person over the years. That is his
    core value.

    The gaffs from the guy have convinced me that he is the wrong choice
    for a Democratic candidate for President.

    Do you have a correct choice for a Democratic candidate for President?

    He swore at a automotive plant that he visited as a campaign stop.
    He said - Bullshit your wrong. When a autoworker called him out on the subject of gun rights.

    I saw that clip, and Biden was right.


    You want more facts?
    This guy is babbling fool,

    There you go again -- cannot mount a reasonable argument based on
    factual statements, so attack the character.

    Dale Shipp
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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dale Shipp on Mon Apr 27 08:21:22 2020
    On 27 Apr 2020, Dale Shipp said the following...

    She is a snake, you as well as others are blind
    not having the vision
    to see, what she is. It will not take much effort to understand.

    You have learned well from Trump -- if you have no argument, use
    derogatory names.

    There was no personal attack upon you, calling her a snake based is my
    opinion which in turn is based on who she is and more importantly her past actions and behaviors.

    How did shifty shiff know that the whistleblower's name was about to be spoken?

    Because the Republicans telegraphed exactly what they were about to do
    -- just to make a stink.

    Telegraphed?
    Oh I see - yeah that's ridiculous you expect me to believe that it was
    like a written script to a TV show, and that these people were merely repeating
    the memorized words. rrright?

    No, Adam Schiff knew all along who the whistleblower was, even though his office denied it, this guy has lied so many times he can not deceiver a lie from the truth.

    The Republicans were the ones trying to get to the bottom and to the truth of these allegations that the Democrats said were true of which was based on
    2nd hand and 3rd hand hearsay.

    I saw that clip, and Biden was right.

    You want more facts?
    This guy is babbling fool,

    There you go again -- cannot mount a reasonable argument based on
    factual statements, so attack the character.

    Speaking of clip.

    Deleting out - what you can't defend- There is no defending stupid.

    Joe Biden when mentioning the U.S.Consititution, "You know the thing".

    Calling a woman in the audience at his campaign event in the
    State of New Hampshire a Dog faced Pony Solider.
    Was he right then also, this man's brain is failing.

    Then away he went via Jet to South Carolina without even thanking his supporters and to the people who worked hard on his visit to the granite state.

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Gregory Deyss on Tue Apr 28 00:13:00 2020
    On 04-27-20 08:21, Gregory Deyss <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Covid-19 bill <=-

    You have learned well from Trump -- if you have no argument, use derogatory names.

    There was no personal attack upon you, calling her a snake based is my opinion which in turn is based on who she is and more importantly her
    past actions and behaviors.

    How did shifty shiff know that the whistleblower's name was about to
    be spoken?

    I did not say that you made a personal attack on me this time, but
    resorted to dinigrating the people you are arguing about as if that
    makes your argument have some merit.

    Because the Republicans telegraphed exactly what they were about to do
    -- just to make a stink.

    Telegraphed?
    Oh I see - yeah that's ridiculous you expect me to believe that it was like a written script to a TV show, and that these people
    were merely repeating
    the memorized words. rrright?

    Did you actually watch the hearing, did you just listen to the Fox News entertainment network about it? They did have a prepared script, and
    said exactly what they were about to do.

    The Republicans were the ones trying to get to the bottom and to the
    truth of these allegations that the Democrats said were true of which
    was based on 2nd hand and 3rd hand hearsay.

    A. they could listen and watch the same testimony as anyone else.
    B. there was testimony from people with direct involvement.

    Dale Shipp
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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dale Shipp on Tue Apr 28 08:14:38 2020
    On 28 Apr 2020, Dale Shipp said the following...

    There was no personal attack upon you, calling her a snake based is

    opinion which in turn is based on who she is and more importantly
    her
    past actions and behaviors.

    How did shifty shiff know that the whistleblower's name was about to be spoken?

    Clearly, he knew even when he said he did not, that would be a lie, Dale.

    I did not say that you made a personal attack on me this time, but resorted to dinigrating the people you are arguing about as if that
    makes your argument have some merit.

    When I do it's out of sheer frustration with folks that get it so completely, wrong, they do not understand because they are opposed and ignorant to what
    is being said. Then these same people go out of their way to twist and to contort as well as take out of context because they have a liberal or a democratic agenda.

    Did you actually watch the hearing, did you just listen to the Fox News entertainment network about it? They did have a prepared script, and
    said exactly what they were about to do.

    Yes is time that I can never get back.
    It is a fine example of how not to conduct fairness with a hearing.
    That was not remotely the way things are to work in America, w/ no counsel
    from the President was allowed. It was a like a Banana-Repuplic court.

    The Republicans were the ones trying to get to the bottom and to the truth of these allegations that the Democrats said were true of
    which
    was based on 2nd hand and 3rd hand hearsay.

    A. they could listen and watch the same testimony as anyone else.
    B. there was testimony from people with direct involvement.

    It was discovered within this process that many people that the Democrats brought forward had no such involvement. Schiff and his band of like-mined democrats were hoping for bombshell testimony to prove their case against the President. As the endgame was to remove from office a dully elected President of the United States.

    They failed at the Impeachment hearings.
    The only thing that the Democrats proved is incompetence.
    Adam wins the Dunce award as well as the deserved title to be known
    evermore as Pencilneck Adam Schiff. Ticonderoga Pencil company should sue.

    The actual Impeachment also failed to bring the verdict that they were
    trying to prove.

    Adam Schiff, Maxine Waters, Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi all belong in Federal Prison for the charge of and the conviction of treason.
    This will never happen, but their professional judgment, should be forever questioned. The people responsible for putting them in office, should now remove them from office at the next election, so that all of us have a
    greater tomorrow.

    This Democratic Party is wasteful with our tax dollars, incompetent in their judgment and arrogant in their thinking, which all equates to being
    obstructive to American progress.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Gregory Deyss on Tue Apr 28 17:37:40 2020
    Adam Schiff, Maxine Waters, Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi all belong
    in Federal Prison for the charge of and the conviction of treason.

    I loved something Trump said during yesterday's Coronavirus briefing:

    He mentioned something like "No president should ever go through what I've
    been through" and he's damn right!

    Certain democrats are trying to ruin this awesome country. To the benefit of the ignorant, at the expense of the responsible.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Apr 29 11:22:04 2020
    On 28 Apr 2020 at 05:37p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    Certain democrats are trying to ruin this awesome country. To the
    benefit of the ignorant, at the expense of the responsible.

    Cool story, bro. Maybe they can be cured with the UV,
    or like, a really strong light.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Aaron Thomas on Tue Apr 28 22:17:45 2020
    I loved something Trump said during yesterday's Coronavirus briefing:

    He mentioned something like "No president should ever go through what
    I've been through" and he's damn right!

    Certain democrats are trying to ruin this awesome country. To the
    benefit of the ignorant, at the expense of the responsible.

    Speaking of ignorant.
    It's totally fine people were eating tide pods long before Covid-19 or before the people who thought that he said it was cool to consume other household cleaners. For those of you who actually believe that, this is why the label
    on a hot beverage says Caution Hot!

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Gregory Deyss on Thu Apr 30 01:05:10 2020
    On 28 Apr 2020 at 10:17p, Gregory Deyss pondered and said...

    I loved something Trump said during yesterday's Coronavirus
    briefing:

    He mentioned something like "No president should ever go through
    what
    I've been through" and he's damn right!

    Certain democrats are trying to ruin this awesome country. To the benefit of the ignorant, at the expense of the responsible.

    Speaking of ignorant.
    It's totally fine people were eating tide pods long before Covid-19 or before the people who thought that he said it was cool to consume other household cleaners. For those of you who actually believe that, this is why the label on a hot beverage says Caution Hot!

    Yeah, no one ever thought that was actually cool.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Gregory Deyss on Wed Apr 29 12:07:01 2020
    household cleaners. For those of you who actually believe that, this is why the label on a hot beverage says Caution Hot!

    Did you see the briefing a few days ago where a reporter asked Trump "Do you have anything to say about 'reports' of people consuming lysol in response to your earlier statement?"

    and Trump said "No. I don't have any comment about that."

    It was hilarious because she said "reports of" <- where the hell are those reports? I haven't heard any "reports," and if I did, I'd be very interested
    to know where those reports were coming from.

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  • From Richard Miles@1:3634/24 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Apr 29 12:57:42 2020
    On 29 Apr 2020, Aaron Thomas said the following...

    It was hilarious because she said "reports of" <- where the hell are
    those reports? I haven't heard any "reports," and if I did, I'd be very interested to know where those reports were coming from.

    https://www.kwch.com/content/news/Kansas-health-officials-see-increase-in-peopl e-misusing-disinfectant-569992881.html

    https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional/men-drink-disinfectants-attempts-stop- coronavirus/uRsz2zLLhpqqOX2SjpEfjL/

    https://www.wcia.com/covid/two-in-illinois-call-poison-control-after-trump-covi d-briefing/

    There are others. That having been said according to several articles I've read, calls to poison centers about people ingesting disinfectant are up since MARCH (prior to Trump's statements) and aren't necessarily related to his statements. Correlation doesn't always equal causation.

    Stupidity doesn't limit itself to particular political leanings.

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  • From Ron Lauzon@1:275/89 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Apr 29 11:31:00 2020
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Gregory Deyss <=-

    Certain democrats are trying to ruin this awesome country. To the
    benefit of the ignorant, at the expense of the responsible.

    Democrats have been trying to ruin this country for a while now.

    The only difference is that they are being more overt about it now and more people are noticing.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Richard Miles on Wed Apr 29 21:49:25 2020

    https://www.kwch.com/content/news/Kansas-health-officials-see-increase-in-

    This one said "people" when talking about who.


    https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional/men-drink-disinfectants-attempts-

    This one also has no specific details.


    https://www.wcia.com/covid/two-in-illinois-call-poison-control-after-trump
    d-briefing/

    Neither does this one.

    These are all propaganda. Where did you find this crap? No offense - I know you're just helping me with this "reports of" statement, but it still doesn't help that reporter's case much.

    Stupidity doesn't limit itself to particular political leanings.

    Are you sure? I think it would take some serious Trump loyalty for an adult
    to drink chemicals on his command. I just doubt that any Democrats are
    chugging it down - unless they want to be able to say "I did it! And it was Trump's fault!" :)

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  • From TIM RICHARDSON@1:123/140 to GREGORY DEYSS on Sat May 2 19:59:00 2020
    On 04-27-20, DALE SHIPP said to GREGORY DEYSS:

    On 04-26-20 08:36, Gregory Deyss <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Covid-19 bill <=-



    She is a snake, you as well as others are blind
    not having the vision
    to see, what she is. It will not take much effort to understand.


    You have learned well from Trump -- if you have no argument, use DS>derogatory names.


    Here's an interesting situation.


    Pelosi has publicly demonstrated what a piece of shit she is.


    When you do not have any facts, attack the character of the opponent.


    In all of American history she has to be the first Speaker of The House to stand behind the president during their State of the Union speech and make a show of tearing it up as he's speaking!


    Those calls of "Point of Order" were to prevent the Republican members frequent attempts to name the whistleblower -- which would have been against the law.


    What a piece of shit she shows herself to be!


    Just look at her initiatives and what she tried to stuff into the
    covid-19
    stimulus, ask yourself this question is that relative remotely to the American people suffering due to covid-19, those things are ridiculous


    What were her initiatives that you are complaining about?


    They tried to push `vote by mail' into one of those bills (if not both of them).


    Anything that wouldn't help in any way with the Covid-19.


    Exactly.


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  • From TIM RICHARDSON@1:123/140 to GREGORY DEYSS on Sat May 2 14:57:00 2020
    On 04-28-20, DALE SHIPP said to GREGORY DEYSS:

    On 04-27-20 08:21, Gregory Deyss <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Covid-19 bill <=-


    Did you actually watch the hearing, did you just listen to the Fox News DS>entertainment network about it? They did have a prepared script, and DS>said exactly what they were about to do.


    The hearing was broadcast on the government affairs channels.


    The leftie democrats hate Fox news almost as bad (if not worse) than they hate the Breitbart web page.


    The Republicans were the ones trying to get to the bottom and to the
    truth of these allegations that the Democrats said were true of which
    was based on 2nd hand and 3rd hand hearsay.


    A. they could listen and watch the same testimony as anyone else.
    B. there was testimony from people with direct involvement.


    All from the leftie slant.

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  • From TIM RICHARDSON@1:123/140 to AARON THOMAS on Sat May 2 19:05:00 2020
    On 04-29-20, AARON THOMAS said to GREGORY DEYSS:


    household cleaners. For those of you who actually believe that, this is
    why the label on a hot beverage says Caution Hot!


    Did you see the briefing a few days ago where a reporter asked Trump "Do AT>you have anything to say about 'reports' of people consuming lysol in AT>response to your earlier statement?"


    and Trump said "No. I don't have any comment about that."


    It was hilarious because she said "reports of" <- where the hell are those AT>reports? I haven't heard any "reports," and if I did, I'd be very AT>interested to know where those reports were coming from.


    I haven't heard any such reports either.


    You gotta remember several of the `media' people who attend those briefings
    are plants by the leftist media to play `gotcha' with Trump.


    Like the asshole woman who `said' a question about the number of coronavirus dead in America being more than the dead in the Vietnam war!


    Back in 2017 about 70,000 Americans died of the flu! In 2018 it was around 80,000!


    Crickets!


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to TIM RICHARDSON on Sun May 3 11:16:34 2020
    I haven't heard any such reports either.

    Somebody in here posted some links that he found, but they were dead-end reports with no meat.

    Like the asshole woman who `said' a question about the number of coronavirus dead in America being more than the dead in the Vietnam war!

    I heard that statement too! I obviously can't always trust what I read
    online, but I think I read 282,000 Americans died in Nam, and 61,000
    Americans died from the Coronavirus. I think the reporter meant to say "More people died from Coronavirus in the WORLD than Americans died in the Vietnam war. It's one of their # manipulation tricks at work, manipulating young, under-developed minds.

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  • From Daniel@1:340/7 to Aaron Thomas on Mon May 4 12:59:00 2020
    Aaron Thomas wrote to TIM RICHARDSON <=-

    I haven't heard any such reports either.

    Somebody in here posted some links that he found, but they were
    dead-end reports with no meat.

    Like the asshole woman who `said' a question about the number of coronavirus dead in America being more than the dead in the Vietnam war!

    I heard that statement too! I obviously can't always trust what I read online, but I think I read 282,000 Americans died in Nam, and 61,000 Americans died from the Coronavirus. I think the reporter meant to say "More people died from Coronavirus in the WORLD than Americans died in
    the Vietnam war. It's one of their # manipulation tricks at work, manipulating young, under-developed minds.

    Their target audience forgot what they ate for lunch yesterday. So they can't expect to remember how this all unfolded. Knowing this, they'll just blame everything on Trump.

    Of course, leave it to the press to revise history to fit their story.

    Daniel Traechin

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  • From Charles Stephenson@1:226/17 to Aaron Thomas on Wed May 6 03:09:46 2020
    Re: Re: Travel Ban?
    By: Aaron Thomas to Charles Stephenson on Thu Apr 23 2020 08:27 pm

    Obama makes it cool to be racist towards whites, Biden said he "can't order Dunkin Donuts without having an indian accent," Kamala Harris wants "reparations just for blacks," and Trump reminded Tlaib that it's not
    nice
    to incite violence against jews.

    Interesting take on Obama. Could you point me to the article or a quote that Obama said 'it's cool to be racist towards whites'? I missed it.
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  • From Charles Stephenson@1:226/17 to Lee Lofaso on Wed May 6 03:11:31 2020
    Re: Travel Ban?
    By: Lee Lofaso to Charles Stephenson on Fri Apr 24 2020 04:17 am

    There are two sides to every story. Sometimes more than two sides.

    Hitler gained power through legal means. Told the people exactly
    what he would do. He kept his word.

    He told the people he would get rid of all the political parties.
    Which is exactly what he did once he became Chancellor.

    He told the people he would make Germany great again.
    Which is exactly what he did once he became Chancellor.


    Sounds a lot like Trump.
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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Charles Stephenson on Wed May 6 10:37:04 2020
    Obama makes it cool to be racist towards whites, Biden said he
    "can't
    Interesting take on Obama. Could you point me to the article or a quote that Obama said 'it's cool to be racist towards whites'? I missed it.

    I said he "makes it cool" but I don't have an actual evidence package ready
    to ship to his attorney.

    Besides, you shouldn't believe everything you read in the news.
    "Fact-checking" is what people want it to be. When someone wants the answer they're looking for, they find it.

    Obama enabled people like his wife to spread racism throughout the USA -
    here's an article from the empirical experts on that:

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/30/politics/michelle-obama-white-flight/index.html

    But racism is child's play. If you want links to news articles that will make Obama crawl into a crevice, I can find those too.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Charles Stephenson on Thu May 7 03:36:01 2020
    On 06 May 2020 at 03:09a, Charles Stephenson pondered and said...

    Re: Re: Travel Ban?
    By: Aaron Thomas to Charles Stephenson on Thu Apr 23 2020 08:27 pm

    Obama makes it cool to be racist towards whites, Biden said he
    "can't
    order Dunkin Donuts without having an indian accent," Kamala Harris "reparations just for blacks," and Trump reminded Tlaib that it's
    not
    to incite violence against jews.

    Interesting take on Obama. Could you point me to the article or a quote that Obama said 'it's cool to be racist towards whites'? I missed it.

    Nah, he can't, because Obama never said that. That's
    projection of his white fragility and sense of insecurity
    and inferiority; his "wages of whiteness" were threatened
    by a black man in a position of power and authority over
    him, but instead of dealing with the cognitive dissonance
    of that and actually growing as a person, he instead lashes
    out childishly.

    Really, it's pathetic.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Wed May 6 21:22:35 2020
    Obama makes it cool to be racist towards whites, Biden said he
    Nah, he can't, because Obama never said that. That's

    You guys are hilarious! You both quoted me saying "makes it cool to be
    racist" and then you're wondering where the footnotes are with references, in MLA format.

    Obama left a lot of handout seekers empty-handed when he left office. When a white man took over, Michelle Obama said she felt like her family was being evicted from the White House - that's racist, selfish, and unproductive for
    her to say; it makes it sound like white people are tyrants who evict blacks from their homes.

    When Trump took office, and started talking about things like "getting people off food stamps," he didn't look very cool to the handout-seekers; thereby making it "cool" to be racist towards whites.

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Gregory Deyss on Fri May 8 01:02:02 2020
    On 04-28-20 08:14, Gregory Deyss <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Covid-19 bill <=-

    Did you actually watch the hearing, did you just listen to the Fox News entertainment network about it? They did have a prepared script, and
    said exactly what they were about to do.

    Yes is time that I can never get back.
    It is a fine example of how not to conduct fairness with a hearing.
    That was not remotely the way things are to work in America, w/ no
    counsel from the President was allowed. It was a like a Banana-Repuplic court.

    You have a FOX news lack of understanding of the procedures that are
    followed in an investigation. What the House did is similar to a
    Grand Jury. There are no defendant counsel allowed there either. Of
    course counsel for the President were allowed at the actual trial.

    The actual Impeachment also failed to bring the verdict that they were trying to prove.

    That was expected. The Republican Senate would not even allow witness testimony. They violated their oath to have a fair trial, having made
    up their mind well before hearing any testimony.

    Adam Schiff, Maxine Waters, Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi all
    belong in Federal Prison for the charge of and the conviction of
    treason.

    Then you do not understand the meaning of the word treason.

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
    (1:261/1466)


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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Sat May 9 05:40:58 2020
    On 06 May 2020 at 09:22p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    You guys are hilarious! You both quoted me saying "makes it cool to be racist" and then you're wondering where the footnotes are with
    references, in MLA format.

    Yeah. You said it, back it up. Your adoration of stereotypes
    is just lame.

    Obama left a lot of handout seekers empty-handed when he left office.
    When a white man took over, Michelle Obama said she felt like her family was being evicted from the White House - that's racist, selfish, and unproductive for her to say; it makes it sound like white people are tyrants who evict blacks from their homes.

    Yeah? Let's see a direct quote where she said that. Citation
    needed. I'm sure we're all waiting with baited breath.

    When Trump took office, and started talking about things like "getting people off food stamps," he didn't look very cool to the
    handout-seekers; thereby making it "cool" to be racist towards whites.

    Uh huh. Is that why the KKK supported Trump?

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  • From TIM RICHARDSON@1:123/140 to AARON THOMAS on Fri May 8 20:55:00 2020
    On 05-03-20, AARON THOMAS said to TIM RICHARDSON:

    I haven't heard any such reports either.

    Somebody in here posted some links that he found, but they were dead-end AT>reports with no meat.

    Like the asshole woman who `said' a question about the number of coronavirus dead in America being more than the dead in the Vietnam war!

    I heard that statement too! I obviously can't always trust what I read AT>online, but I think I read 282,000 Americans died in Nam,


    The number is about 58,000.


    and 61,000 Americans died from the Coronavirus.


    We lose that many almost every year to flu!


    I think the reporter meant to say
    "More people died from Coronavirus in the WORLD than Americans died in the AT>Vietnam war. It's one of their # manipulation tricks at work, manipulating AT>young, under-developed minds.


    Its a scare tactic the lefties use to further their `hate Donald Trump'
    agenda.






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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Charles Stephenson on Sat May 9 07:46:24 2020
    Hitler gained power through legal means. Told the people exactly
    what he would do. He kept his word.

    He told the people he would get rid of all the political parties. Which is exactly what he did once he became Chancellor.

    He told the people he would make Germany great again.
    Which is exactly what he did once he became Chancellor.


    Sounds a lot like Trump.

    It sounds like you want Trump to be like Hitler, so that you and your
    party can use this as a false narrative to springboard more useless
    committees.
    - where once again the bill of rights and due process are again ignored.
    Where it can be heard from Pencilneck squeaking out "Point of Order".
    Been there, Done there. - Got the tee shirt. The Democrats Lost.
    Round 2 could eliminate the Democratic Party forever.

    So what's it going to be?
    If you think your party has enough in the tank, then let's roll.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dale Shipp on Sat May 9 08:25:58 2020
    On 08 May 2020, Dale Shipp said the following...

    Yes is time that I can never get back.
    It is a fine example of how not to conduct fairness with a hearing. That was not remotely the way things are to work in America, w/ no counsel from the President was allowed. It was a like a
    Banana-Repupl
    court.

    You have a FOX news lack of understanding of the procedures that are followed in an investigation. What the House did is similar to a
    Grand Jury. There are no defendant counsel allowed there either. Of course counsel for the President were allowed at the actual trial.

    Yeah but more of what Fox News has been reporting, is now your new reality.
    The deep state is unraveling and disintegrating.
    In the process -it must be beyond panic mode at CNN and MSNBC.

    The actual Impeachment also failed to bring the verdict that they were trying to prove.

    That was expected. The Republican Senate would not even allow witness testimony. They violated their oath to have a fair trial, having made
    up their mind well before hearing any testimony.

    Never should of went that far in the first place.

    You know why THEY; "could of" of made up their minds before hearing any testimony? It's called lack of evidence. What the dems were bringing forth was not worthy of such charges, it was of the democratic mindset that the phone call the President had was faulty and criminal, it was not, which is why the skeem failed, these charges and accusations lacked integrity, there was no constitutional violation and those charges lacked merit to prove such.

    Adam Schiff, Maxine Waters, Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi all belong in Federal Prison for the charge of and the conviction of treason.

    Then you do not understand the meaning of the word treason.

    treason
    ['trez?n]
    NOUN
    the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government. "they were convicted of treason" synonyms: treachery ú lese-majesty ú disloyalty ú betrayal ú faithlessness ú perfidy ú perfidiousness ú duplicity ú infidelity ú sedition ú subversion ú mutiny ú rebellion ú high treason ú Punic faith

    the action of betraying someone or something.
    "doubt is the ultimate treason against faith"

    Mmm seems to fit, but that is the very heart of the matter, isn't?
    You see nothing wrong with what, the Democrats are doing, you find their behavior normal and "THAT" is the "REAL" issue.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Sat May 9 09:21:49 2020
    Yeah? Let's see a direct quote where she said that. Citation
    needed. I'm sure we're all waiting with baited breath.

    Here's an article from one of your favorite sources:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/30/michelle-obama-white-flight-ch icago-yall-were-running-us/

    Uh huh. Is that why the KKK supported Trump?

    If gay people like strawberry cake, and I like strawberry cake too, does that make me gay?

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  • From Charles Stephenson@1:226/17 to Aaron Thomas on Mon May 11 04:37:36 2020
    Re: Re: Travel Ban?
    By: Aaron Thomas to Charles Stephenson on Wed May 06 2020 10:37 am

    Obama makes it cool to be racist towards whites, Biden said he
    "can't
    Interesting take on Obama. Could you point me to the article or a
    quote that Obama said 'it's cool to be racist towards whites'? I
    missed it.

    I said he "makes it cool" but I don't have an actual evidence package ready to ship to his attorney.

    Oh. Ok, NOW you make more sense. ;)

    Besides, you shouldn't believe everything you read in the news. "Fact-checking" is what people want it to be. When someone wants the

    I'll get back to this 'wonderful' quote in a sec.

    Obama enabled people like his wife to spread racism throughout the USA - here's an article from the empirical experts on that:


    https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/30/politics/michelle-obama-white-flight/index.
    html

    Ok, now to kill two birds with one stone. Did you say to me in the same message we shouldn't believe everyhthing we read? <Gosh, I sure do love quotes!>
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  • From Charles Stephenson@1:226/17 to Dan Cross on Mon May 11 04:39:04 2020
    Re: Re: Travel Ban?
    By: Dan Cross to Charles Stephenson on Thu May 07 2020 03:36 am

    Interesting take on Obama. Could you point me to the article or a
    quote that Obama said 'it's cool to be racist towards whites'? I
    missed it.

    Nah, he can't, because Obama never said that. That's
    projection of his white fragility and sense of insecurity
    and inferiority; his "wages of whiteness" were threatened
    by a black man in a position of power and authority over
    him, but instead of dealing with the cognitive dissonance
    of that and actually growing as a person, he instead lashes
    out childishly.

    Totally...totally agree. His reply did nothing but prove my point, and everything he said was a oxymoron. :)
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  • From Charles Stephenson@1:226/17 to Gregory Deyss on Mon May 11 04:42:01 2020
    Re: Re: Travel Ban?
    By: Gregory Deyss to Charles Stephenson on Sat May 09 2020 07:46 am

    Sounds a lot like Trump.

    It sounds like you want Trump to be like Hitler, so that you and your party can use this as a false narrative to springboard more useless committees.

    No, TRUMP wants to sound like Hitler (and any other Dictator). Look at his wonderful BFF list. (Putin to name is fav BFF)

    So what's it going to be?
    If you think your party has enough in the tank, then let's roll.

    Gee, 'my' party?? What party do you think I belong to?


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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Charles Stephenson on Mon May 11 08:10:45 2020
    On 11 May 2020, Charles Stephenson said the following...

    No, TRUMP wants to sound like Hitler (and any other Dictator). Look at
    his wonderful BFF list. (Putin to name is fav BFF)

    So what's it going to be?
    If you think your party has enough in the tank, then let's roll.

    The two strongest nations on the face of the planet, with enough combined firepower to eliminate the Earth, and you don't them being friends, is a good idea?

    I remember the Friends that were invited to Obama's Whitehouse thugs & rap stars like Jay Z and others who's lyrics are troubling and detrimental
    toward women, the media did not bat an eyelash at it.
    Why is that? Would calling him out that be considered racist?

    We who are (The Republican Party) are learning more and more what Obama knew and when he knew it. I have said many times to go after Trump and not have
    your facts in order is not wise.

    CS> Gee, 'my' party?? What party do you think I belong to? CS>

    Talking like you do....
    You're not a Republican, although you could be related to Mitt.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Tue May 12 03:09:08 2020
    On 09 May 2020 at 09:21a, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    Yeah? Let's see a direct quote where she said that. Citation needed. I'm sure we're all waiting with baited breath.

    Here's an article from one of your favorite sources:


    https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/30/michelle-obama-white-flig
    icago-yall-were-running-us/

    Your original "point" (to the extent that there was one)
    was that Michelle Obama said that she felt "evicted" by
    white people after leaving the White House. That article,
    which I read in its entirety, is about white flight from
    the south side of Chicago, where she grew up. If anything,
    it was a call for racial unity.

    So no, that doesn't support your assertion. Care to try
    again?

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Gregory Deyss on Tue May 12 03:15:27 2020
    On 11 May 2020 at 08:10a, Gregory Deyss pondered and said...

    On 11 May 2020, Charles Stephenson said the following...

    No, TRUMP wants to sound like Hitler (and any other Dictator). Look his wonderful BFF list. (Putin to name is fav BFF)

    So what's it going to be?
    If you think your party has enough in the tank, then let's
    roll.

    The two strongest nations on the face of the planet, with enough combined firepower to eliminate the Earth, and you don't them being friends, is a good idea?

    False dichotomy. We can have good relations with Russia
    without licking the boots of their dictator.

    I remember the Friends that were invited to Obama's Whitehouse thugs &
    rap stars like Jay Z and others who's lyrics are troubling and
    detrimental toward women, the media did not bat an eyelash at it.
    Why is that? Would calling him out that be considered racist?

    If I had to chose between spending the day with Jay Z or
    Putin/KJU, I'd pick the former in a heartbeat. Funny how
    you don't mention Kanye's visits to Trump....

    We who are (The Republican Party) are learning more and more what Obama knew and when he knew it. I have said many times to go after Trump and
    not have your facts in order is not wise.

    No you aren't. You're inventing bizarre conspiracy theories
    to distract yourselves from multiple national crises.

    Talking like you do....
    You're not a Republican, although you could be related to Mitt.

    He might be a Republican. A real one, who actually cares
    about his country, rather than one of the hangers-on that's
    taken over that party and turned it into a bizarre cesspool
    of right-wing thuggery.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Tue May 12 07:47:31 2020
    On 12 May 2020, Dan Cross said the following...

    The two strongest nations on the face of the planet, with enough
    comb
    firepower to eliminate the Earth, and you don't them being friends, good idea?

    Has the U.S. removed or reduced any of the sanctions that were placed Russia?

    False dichotomy. We can have good relations with Russia
    without licking the boots of their dictator.

    I do not envision Trump doing this, perhaps you do not understand what the President means when he speaks of America First.

    I remember the Friends that were invited to Obama's Whitehouse thugs rap stars like Jay Z and others who's lyrics are troubling and detrimental toward women, the media did not bat an eyelash at it. Why is that? Would calling him out that be considered racist?

    If I had to chose between spending the day with Jay Z or
    Putin/KJU, I'd pick the former in a heartbeat. Funny how

    It is also funny how your imagination works, as neither of these individuals has been to The White House under the Trump Administration..
    By the way talking about something that has not happened yet that is a conspiracy theory as well.

    We who are (The Republican Party) are learning more and more what
    Oba
    knew and when he knew it. I have said many times to go after Trump
    an
    not have your facts in order is not wise.

    No you aren't. You're inventing bizarre conspiracy theories
    to distract yourselves from multiple national crises.

    Care to name any conspiracies that I have mentioned.

    He might be a Republican. A real one, who actually cares
    about his country, rather than one of the hangers-on that's
    taken over that party and turned it into a bizarre cesspool
    of right-wing thuggery.

    Call it what you will, the deep state which is the real cesspool.
    Those who were involved (All Democrats by the way) will be punished.

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Gregory Deyss on Tue May 12 20:02:12 2020
    Hello Greg,

    The two strongest nations on the face of the planet, with enough
    comb DC> GD> firepower to eliminate the Earth, and you don't them being friends, i DC> GD> good idea?

    Has the U.S. removed or reduced any of the sanctions that were placed
    Russia?

    Has Russia pulled its troops out of Crimea? Nah. Trump told Putin
    he can keep it forever, that he wanted lift sanctions, and invite
    Russia back into the G8. Along with giving the Ukrainian president
    a hard time, making it difficult if not impossible for Ukraine to
    defend itself from aggression.

    False dichotomy. We can have good relations with Russia
    without licking the boots of their dictator.

    I do not envision Trump doing this, perhaps you do not understand what the President means when he speaks of America First.

    Trump is in love with Putin. Maybe he will move to Russia in January,
    after his gig is up in the USA. I mean, with over 33 million Americans
    out of work due to his own incompetence, it might be the only place
    he can find a new job.

    --Lee

    --
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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Gregory Deyss on Wed May 13 08:20:40 2020
    On 12 May 2020 at 07:47a, Gregory Deyss pondered and said...

    False dichotomy. We can have good relations with Russia
    without licking the boots of their dictator.

    I do not envision Trump doing this, perhaps you do not understand what
    the President means when he speaks of America First.

    You're right. It looked like he was strapping on
    kneepads in Helsinki, but he wasn't licking boots.

    It is also funny how your imagination works, as neither of these individuals has been to The White House under the Trump Administration..

    Guffaw. How many meetings has Trump legitimized
    Kim Jong Un with?

    By the way talking about something that has not happened yet that is a conspiracy theory as well.

    Note I said, "spending time with." I know reading
    comprehension isn't your strong suit, so it's ok.

    No you aren't. You're inventing bizarre conspiracy theories
    to distract yourselves from multiple national crises.

    Care to name any conspiracies that I have mentioned.

    Let's start with your next sentence:

    Call it what you will, the deep state which is the real cesspool.

    Uh... "The Deep State" is a conspiracy theory.

    Those who were involved (All Democrats by the way) will be punished.

    LAFFO. Sure.

    Whatever you've got to tell yourself to make it through the
    day, buddy.

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    removed the ridiculous bit about the "Trump train."

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Charles Stephenson on Tue May 12 19:09:42 2020
    Ok, now to kill two birds with one stone. Did you say to me in the same message we shouldn't believe everyhthing we read? <Gosh, I sure do love

    Yes, and you're right!

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Tue May 12 19:17:56 2020
    So no, that doesn't support your assertion. Care to try
    again?

    My mistake. There's been so much putrid garbage flowing from her lips that I liken one racist Obama story to another.

    Here's her bitching about the Trumps taking over:

    https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/422026-michelle-obama-talks-leavin g-the-white-house-on-trumps-inauguration

    I can't find the one where she said "evict" but you should take my word for
    it. I'm a republican; we don't make stuff up to get votes.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Thu May 14 10:51:54 2020
    On 12 May 2020 at 07:17p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    Here's her bitching about the Trumps taking over:


    https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/422026-michelle-obama-talks-l
    g-the-white-house-on-trumps-inauguration

    Ok. I read that and watched the Jimmy Fallon clip.
    She wasn't "bitching about the Trumps [sic] taking
    over". She didn't even mention the first family.
    When asked if she was optimistic about the country
    she said, "yes."

    Try again. Or just save a lot of time and admit
    that your hatred for her comes from your own
    racism.

    I can't find the one where she said "evict" but you should take my word for it. I'm a republican; we don't make stuff up to get votes.

    No. You just outright lie to destroy democracy.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Thu May 14 07:48:45 2020
    On 14 May 2020, Dan Cross said the following...

    On 12 May 2020 at 07:17p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    Here's her bitching about the Trumps taking over:


    https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/422026-michelle-obama-ta
    g-the-white-house-on-trumps-inauguration

    Ok. I read that and watched the Jimmy Fallon clip.
    She wasn't "bitching about the Trumps [sic] taking
    over". She didn't even mention the first family.
    When asked if she was optimistic about the country
    she said, "yes."

    Her"Bye Felicia" comment was not necessary.

    from: https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/bye-felicia/
    The term bye Felicia has been popular in Black culture since the 1990s when
    the film was released, although the original spelling of the name "Felisha"
    has changed to the more common (and, some would point out, more "white") spelling, Felicia.

    Bye Felicia is considered by some to be an example of white culture appropriating black culture, often with little knowledge of the original
    source material. Friday, the film from which the phrase originates, has been
    a popular and beloved cult classic in modern American black culture, though
    the phrase's sudden rise in popularity is several times removed from the
    film. It's important to keep all this context in mind when using or encountering the phrase.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Gregory Deyss on Fri May 15 01:54:35 2020
    On 14 May 2020 at 07:48a, Gregory Deyss pondered and said...

    Ok. I read that and watched the Jimmy Fallon clip.
    She wasn't "bitching about the Trumps [sic] taking
    over". She didn't even mention the first family.
    When asked if she was optimistic about the country
    she said, "yes."

    Her"Bye Felicia" comment was not necessary.

    Maybe, maybe not; I don't think anyone was surprised
    at her relief to have finished her obligations to the
    White House. Regardless, it's not bitching about the
    present First Family, as was suggested.

    from: https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/bye-felicia/

    What's that have to do with anything?

    Tell me again how what she said or did is somehow
    stoking racial tensions?

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Thu May 14 10:25:27 2020
    Tell me again how what she said or did is somehow
    stoking racial tensions?

    You're already stoked racially.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Fri May 15 05:41:56 2020
    On 14 May 2020 at 10:25a, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    Tell me again how what she said or did is somehow
    stoking racial tensions?

    You're already stoked racially.

    In other words, "I don't actually have an argument,
    I just don't like it when strong successful black
    women show me what a loser I actually am."

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Thu May 14 21:38:14 2020
    You're already stoked racially.

    In other words, "I don't actually have an argument,
    I just don't like it when strong successful black
    women show me what a loser I actually am."

    You know you're a typical democrat when you start manipulating blacks, in
    this case Michelle Obama, as a defense mechanism.

    I never said anything about her skin color, but yet you resorted to it. Good job Mr Biden voter.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Fri May 15 14:24:14 2020
    On 14 May 2020 at 09:38p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    You're already stoked racially.

    In other words, "I don't actually have an argument,
    I just don't like it when strong successful black
    women show me what a loser I actually am."

    You know you're a typical democrat when you start manipulating blacks, in this case Michelle Obama, as a defense mechanism.

    I'm not a democrat, and I'm certainly not "manipulating"
    Michelle Obama or anyone else for that matter. Well,
    clearly I'm manipulating you right-wingers, who get
    apoplectic about being called racists.

    But I really don't understand why. I mean, I know that
    you are. You know that you are. Why the charade? Why
    not just admit it?


    I never said anything about her skin color, but yet you resorted to it.

    "You're already stoked racially". Your words.

    Good job Mr Biden voter.

    You must approve of >80,000 American dead if you
    plan on voting for Donald "I take no responsibility"
    Trump again.

    The obvious hatred you feel for your fellow Americans
    is just sad.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Fri May 15 08:12:32 2020
    On 15 May 2020, Dan Cross said the following...

    Tell me again how what she said or did is somehow
    stoking racial tensions?

    Her comment is a well known derogatory slang term within the black community. Someone who was considered to the former first lady should speak like they are from the hood.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Gregory Deyss on Sat May 16 00:54:20 2020
    On 15 May 2020 at 08:12a, Gregory Deyss pondered and said...

    On 15 May 2020, Dan Cross said the following...

    Tell me again how what she said or did is somehow
    stoking racial tensions?

    Her comment is a well known derogatory slang term within the black community.

    Nah, not really. You're choosing to take it in a specific
    way because of your own racism and biases.

    Someone who was considered to the former first lady should
    speak like they are from the hood.

    Not considered; is: I know that's hard for you to accept.
    Get over it, snowflake.

    I just find it funny that you get all up in arms about
    that throw-away joke comment but "Grab 'em by the Pussy"
    is OK. Gotcha.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Fri May 15 18:51:31 2020
    I'm not a democrat, and I'm certainly not "manipulating"
    Michelle Obama or anyone else for that matter. Well,

    I was complaining about Michelle Obama, and you said that I was doing it because I'm racist. That's how you're manipulating blacks; by declaring it "racist" to complain about one of them. Like if I complain about a woman
    you'll manipulate women by calling me "sexist," or if I complain about an illegal, you'll manipulate latinos by calling them "hard workers" or
    something.

    you are. You know that you are. Why the charade? Why
    not just admit it?

    I think you're political party (Democrats) are racist in general.

    "You're already stoked racially". Your words.

    Right. "You're the one who's stoked racially," your stokedness.

    You must approve of >80,000 American dead if you
    plan on voting for Donald "I take no responsibility"
    Trump again.

    Trump's been trying to stop illegal immigrants for years, while you and your friends, the Democrats, bend over backwards to keep the border torn open. Are you angry with my friend Trump for wanting to close the border? Because that's not what you were saying a couple months ago when your party was complaining that they wanted illegals to pass freely like migratory birds.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Fri May 15 18:53:48 2020
    Nah, not really. You're choosing to take it in a specific
    way because of your own racism and biases.

    I'm starting to understand your point; anyone who's not a Democrat is a
    racist. If we all become democrats like you then will that remove the racism from us?

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Aaron Thomas on Sat May 16 13:51:45 2020
    Hello Aaron,

    Nah, not really. You're choosing to take it in a specific
    way because of your own racism and biases.

    I'm starting to understand your point; anyone who's not a Democrat is a >racist. If we all become democrats like you then will that remove the racism >from us?

    George Wallace was a Democrat. In his autobiography, he claimed
    he never said the word "nigger" in public. Even though a member of
    the Ku Klux Klan wrote his public speeches for him.

    David Duke was, and is, a Republican. In his autobiography, he
    claims he never said the word "nigger" in public. Even though the
    former Ku Klux Klansman wrote all his public speeches himself.

    --Lee

    --
    Because not everyone likes licorice

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Sun May 17 04:44:03 2020
    On 15 May 2020 at 06:51p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    I'm not a democrat, and I'm certainly not "manipulating"
    Michelle Obama or anyone else for that matter. Well,

    I was complaining about Michelle Obama, and you said that I was doing it because I'm racist. That's how you're manipulating blacks; by declaring
    it "racist" to complain about one of them. Like if I complain about a woman you'll manipulate women by calling me "sexist," or if I complain about an illegal, you'll manipulate latinos by calling them "hard
    workers" or something.

    Ah, except here's the thing: you have no real reason
    to complain about her. I mean, everything you write
    about her is a deliberate lie. So it begs the question,
    why go out of your way to invent something to be angry
    about? What's the point? You must have some deep
    seated hatred of her to go out of your way and expend
    so much mental energy on someone who you don't know,
    that you aren't related to, and who doesn't know you
    exist (and likely wouldn't care even if she did). So
    what's THAT all about? I'm betting race and gender,
    because you right-wing people follow such predictable
    patterns.

    you are. You know that you are. Why the charade? Why
    not just admit it?

    I think you're political party (Democrats) are racist in general.

    You have pretty poor reading comprehension. I'm not
    a Democrat and I've said that several times. I know
    it's hard for someone like you to accept that there
    can be more than two sides to something as complex as
    politics, but there it is.

    "You're already stoked racially". Your words.

    Right. "You're the one who's stoked racially," your stokedness.

    I just don't understand why you won't admit your racism.
    The president has removed much of the social stigma in
    your circles: what do you gain from trying to hide it?

    You must approve of >80,000 American dead if you
    plan on voting for Donald "I take no responsibility"
    Trump again.

    Trump's been trying to stop illegal immigrants for years, while you and your friends, the Democrats, bend over backwards to keep the border torn open. Are you angry with my friend Trump for wanting to close the
    border? Because that's not what you were saying a couple months ago when your party was complaining that they wanted illegals to pass freely like migratory birds.

    See there you go again lying and attempting to deflect.

    More than 80,000 Americans are dead because of Donald Trump's
    lying and incompetence. What do borders have to do with it?

    And why the continual lies, anyway? I don't know anyone who
    wants "open borders." That's a strawman.

    But it's really sad how much you hate your fellow Americans.
    Seriously.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Sun May 17 04:45:48 2020
    On 15 May 2020 at 06:53p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    Nah, not really. You're choosing to take it in a specific
    way because of your own racism and biases.

    I'm starting to understand your point; anyone who's not a Democrat is a racist. If we all become democrats like you then will that remove the racism from us?

    Well, I'm not a Democrat, and I try hard not to be a racist,
    so I guess your argument breaks down on its assumptions.

    But if would be nice if we were all "democrats" (that is,
    little-D as in, believing in democracy). Too bad you right-wingers
    have decided that authoritarianism and dictatorships are
    a better way to go.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Sat May 16 22:26:05 2020
    Ah, except here's the thing: you have no real reason
    to complain about her. I mean, everything you write

    I have tons.

    You have pretty poor reading comprehension. I'm not

    The only words I'm hearing from you are "Trump sucks!" and "Go Hillary!"

    I just don't understand why you won't admit your racism.

    You want me to be racist, and while all humans with average eyesight can discriminate black from white, I'm a white person who strongly dislikes a few bad characters, not an entire racial group.

    And why the continual lies, anyway? I don't know anyone who
    wants "open borders." That's a strawman.

    You haven't ever listened to your party's primary debates? All the democrats said they're in favor of open borders. Trump's against open borders. He has made efforts to secure the border, but Democrats cry about it and won't allow it. This is why he couldn't close the border sooner to keep the virus out of the USA; Dan Cross's party wanted Covid-19 in the USA, and now Dan Cross's party has Covid-19 all over the USA, even in Hawaii. Thanks Dan Cross's
    party!

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  • From TIM RICHARDSON@1:123/140 to GREGORY DEYSS on Sat May 16 20:12:00 2020
    On 05-09-20, GREGORY DEYSS said to DALE SHIPP:



    You have a FOX news lack of understanding of the procedures that are followed in an investigation. What the House did is similar to a
    Grand Jury. There are no defendant counsel allowed there either. Of
    course counsel for the President were allowed at the actual trial.



    Yeah but more of what Fox News has been reporting, is now your new GD>reality. The deep state is unraveling and disintegrating.
    In the process -it must be beyond panic mode at CNN and MSNBC.


    What you're seeing recently is democrat deep staters squirming on the hook. They're becoming edgy because of the Michael Flynn case. They've tried to disparage Trump and drive his numbers down over the coronavirus, but that didn't work.


    The actual Impeachment also failed to bring the verdict that they
    were trying to prove.


    That was expected. The Republican Senate would not even allow witness testimony.


    There was no need for any. The entire case was a democrat fraud; a put-up job based on lies. Adam Schiff was completely exposed as a liar, his deceit was even further exposed by this acting director of one of the intelligence outfits, he and a lot of others were also exposed as having revealed Michael Flynn's name several times for no other reason than to prevent Flynn from actually starting to work in the job he'd been appointed to. Schiff tried to keep important evidence hidden.


    They violated their oath to have a fair trial, having made
    up their mind well before hearing any testimony.


    They violated nothing! The whole thing was a complete gigantic democrat scam, and it is beginning to unravel.


    Never should of went that far in the first place.


    prove such. Adam Schiff, Maxine Waters, Charles Schumer and Nancy
    Pelosi all belong in Federal Prison for the charge of and the
    conviction of treason.


    Then you do not understand the meaning of the word treason.


    I don't know what plotting to take out a legally elected president even before he's been sworn in is called. But it could be described as `treason' I
    suppose.


    BTW....one of the biggies in on the cabal (James Clapper?) was being interviewed by remote camera a day or so ago. He was asked a tough question that pertained to the attempted coup....and he did a `fade-out'!




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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Mon May 18 01:55:05 2020
    On 16 May 2020 at 10:26p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    Ah, except here's the thing: you have no real reason
    to complain about her. I mean, everything you write

    I have tons.

    Yeah, I'll bet you do.

    You have pretty poor reading comprehension. I'm not

    The only words I'm hearing from you are "Trump sucks!" and "Go Hillary!"

    Like I said: poor reading comprehension.

    I just don't understand why you won't admit your racism.

    You want me to be racist, and while all humans with average eyesight can discriminate black from white, I'm a white person who strongly dislikes
    a few bad characters, not an entire racial group.

    Nah, you're racist. Seriously, why not just admit it?
    Do you think you're going to lose your right-wing friends
    or something?

    And why the continual lies, anyway? I don't know anyone who
    wants "open borders." That's a strawman.

    You haven't ever listened to your party's primary debates? All the

    There you go again talking about "your" party, when I've
    told you clearly the party you are referring to isn't mine.
    Like I said, poor reading comprehension.

    borders. He has made efforts to secure the border, but Democrats cry
    about it and won't allow it. This is why he couldn't close the border

    Really? If he's such a tough-guy and you all think he has
    the authority anyway, why didn't he just do it?

    Also, you all keep talking about how he closed-off China to
    "shut it down" early on, saving untold numbers of lives. Now
    you're saying it's the Democrats fault that he couldn't shut
    the border down to keep it out: well, which is it? You can't
    have it both ways.

    sooner to keep the virus out of the USA; Dan Cross's party wanted
    Covid-19 in the USA, and now Dan Cross's party has Covid-19 all over the USA, even in Hawaii. Thanks Dan Cross's party!

    You really don't understand even the rudiments of viral
    transmission or anything even remotely related, do you?

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Sun May 17 21:17:28 2020
    Yeah, I'll bet you do.

    I could complain about the Obamas all day, but not about the color of their skin.

    Nah, you're racist. Seriously, why not just admit it?

    I'm not a disgraced ex-president, a racist, or a dishonorably discharged private.

    told you clearly the party you are referring to isn't mine.

    I get you now. If i were a democrat I wouldn't accept ownership of the party either.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Mon May 18 13:52:00 2020
    On 17 May 2020 at 09:17p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    I could complain about the Obamas all day, but not about the color of their skin.

    Nah, you couldn't. That's ultimately what it comes back to.
    Seriously, though, why not just admit it? This feigned horror
    to be an acknowledged bigot must be wearing thin.

    Nah, you're racist. Seriously, why not just admit it?

    I'm not a disgraced ex-president, a racist, or a dishonorably discharged private.

    Nah, you never served, clearly never made it to the presidency,
    but are obviously a racist.

    told you clearly the party you are referring to isn't mine.

    I get you now. If i were a democrat I wouldn't accept ownership of the party either.

    You must think I find it vexing that you think you're somehow
    secretly "outing" me as a closet Democrat. Honestly, however,
    I just find it mildly baffling but more amusing at your obvious
    lack of ability to read.

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  • From Paul Lee@1:2320/105 to Dan Cross on Sun May 17 22:18:25 2020
    Re: Re: Travel Ban?
    By: Dan Cross to Aaron Thomas on Sun May 17 2020 04:44:03

    On 15 May 2020 at 06:51p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    I'm not a democrat, and I'm certainly not "manipulating"
    Michelle Obama or anyone else for that matter. Well,

    I was complaining about Michelle Obama, and you said that I was doing because I'm racist. That's how you're manipulating blacks; by
    declaring
    it "racist" to complain about one of them. Like if I complain about a woman you'll manipulate women by calling me "sexist," or if I complain about an illegal, you'll manipulate latinos by calling them "hard workers" or something.

    Ah, except here's the thing: you have no real reason
    to complain about her. I mean, everything you write
    about her is a deliberate lie. So it begs the question,
    why go out of your way to invent something to be angry
    about? What's the point? You must have some deep
    seated hatred of her to go out of your way and expend
    so much mental energy on someone who you don't know,
    that you aren't related to, and who doesn't know you
    exist (and likely wouldn't care even if she did). So
    what's THAT all about? I'm betting race and gender,
    because you right-wing people follow such predictable
    patterns.

    you are. You know that you are. Why the charade? Why
    not just admit it?

    I think you're political party (Democrats) are racist in general.

    You have pretty poor reading comprehension. I'm not
    a Democrat and I've said that several times. I know
    it's hard for someone like you to accept that there
    can be more than two sides to something as complex as
    politics, but there it is.

    "You're already stoked racially". Your words.

    Right. "You're the one who's stoked racially," your stokedness.

    I just don't understand why you won't admit your racism.
    The president has removed much of the social stigma in
    your circles: what do you gain from trying to hide it?

    You must approve of >80,000 American dead if you
    plan on voting for Donald "I take no responsibility"
    Trump again.

    Trump's been trying to stop illegal immigrants for years, while you
    and
    your friends, the Democrats, bend over backwards to keep the border
    tor
    open. Are you angry with my friend Trump for wanting to close the border? Because that's not what you were saying a couple months ago
    whe
    your party was complaining that they wanted illegals to pass freely
    lik
    migratory birds.

    See there you go again lying and attempting to deflect.

    More than 80,000 Americans are dead because of Donald Trump's
    lying and incompetence. What do borders have to do with it?

    And why the continual lies, anyway? I don't know anyone who
    wants "open borders." That's a strawman.

    But it's really sad how much you hate your fellow Americans.
    Seriously.
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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Mon May 18 10:26:04 2020
    Seriously, though, why not just admit it? This feigned horror
    to be an acknowledged bigot must be wearing thin.

    I don't mind if people think I'm racist. I already tried to set you straight
    on that subject, but you're a democrat, and your party never stops attacking those with integrity.

    Nah, you never served, clearly never made it to the presidency,
    but are obviously a racist.

    Let's have the house take a vote on it; they've got nothing better to do; they're democrats.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Tue May 19 02:58:03 2020
    On 18 May 2020 at 10:26a, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    Seriously, though, why not just admit it? This feigned horror
    to be an acknowledged bigot must be wearing thin.

    I don't mind if people think I'm racist. I already tried to set you straight on that subject, but you're a democrat, and your party never stops attacking those with integrity.

    You really can't read.

    But I do find it funny that you think you have integrity.
    Remind me again, though, how many times has Trump been
    sued? Who was walking Pompepo's dog?

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Tue May 19 03:01:54 2020
    On 18 May 2020 at 10:26a, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    Nah, you never served, clearly never made it to the presidency,
    but are obviously a racist.

    Let's have the house take a vote on it; they've got nothing better to do; they're democrats.

    Not all of them, actually, though it's true that a majority
    are. Interestingly, they've passed like 500 bills that the
    Republican Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, has
    refused to bring to a vote. Why precisely is that? Perhaps
    you can explain to us how this Man of Integrity refuses to
    do so? Perhaps you can also explain to us how another Man
    of Integrity, Lindsey Graham, decided it was ok for the Senate
    not to vote on President Obama's last Supreme Court nominee,
    Merrick Garland, a highly respected jurist who is openly
    admired by both conservatives and liberals, but he recently
    said that, should a space open up on the high court this
    year he didn't see any problem bringing President Trump's
    hypothetical nominee up for a vote because the presidency
    and senate are held by the same party?

    Yeah. The ones not doing anything are the Republicans.

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Dan Cross on Mon May 18 19:03:54 2020
    Hello Dan,

    [..]

    I get you now. If i were a democrat I wouldn't accept ownership AT>of the
    party either.

    You must think I find it vexing that you think you're somehow
    secretly "outing" me as a closet Democrat. Honestly, however,
    I just find it mildly baffling but more amusing at your obvious
    lack of ability to read.

    Donald J. Trump is not a registered voter.
    Therefore, he cannot be a member of the Republican Party.

    Once upon a time, he lived in the state of New York.
    And had a real residence, known as Trump Tower, in New York.
    He may even have been a Democrat.
    Once upon a time.
    Then he decided to join the Republican Party.
    Presumably so he could run for President.
    Which he had previously threatened to do as a Democrat.
    Once upon a time.
    Then he decided to run as a Republican.
    But that was when he was a registered voter.

    Since winning the highest office in the land, he got tired
    of having to pay all those high taxes in New York. So he up
    and left, moving to his private club in Florida. But since
    his private club has a rule limiting his stay to 7 days, he
    tried to list it as his residence. Which the state of Florida
    denied, since people do not normally live on golf courses -
    especially those with a boating dock.

    In order to be a member of the Republican Party, one must be
    a registered voter. In order to be a registered voter, one must
    have a place of residence within the state. Since Donald J. Trump
    has no residence in the state of Florida, or anywhere else, he
    cannot be a registered voter, or a member of the Republican Party.

    In order to qualify for being a candidate for president, each
    primary in every state has a rule that only members of the Republican
    Party can compete in the Republican primary. The state of Florida
    is a closed primary state, in which only Republicans are allowed
    to compete with each other.

    Since Donald J. Trump is not qualified to run as a candidate,
    his upcoming nomination as the Republican nominee for president
    will be a sham. And if Donald J. Trump goes on to win a second
    term as president, we can all say with all honesty that he in
    in fact an illegitimate president.

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Dan Cross on Mon May 18 19:04:14 2020
    Hello Dan,

    I'm not a disgraced ex-president, a racist, or a dishonorably discharged
    private.

    Nah, you never served, clearly never made it to the presidency,
    but are obviously a racist.

    Richard Nixon was a disgraced ex-president.
    George Wallace was a racist.
    George W. Bush avoided service in Vietnam by joining the Texas
    Air National Guard (with help from his friends in high places).

    told you clearly the party you are referring to isn't mine.


    I get you now. If i were a democrat I wouldn't accept ownership of the >AT>party either.

    You must think I find it vexing that you think you're somehow
    secretly "outing" me as a closet Democrat. Honestly, however,
    I just find it mildly baffling but more amusing at your obvious
    lack of ability to read.

    Donald J. Trump is not a registered voter in Florida.
    Donald J. Trump is not a registered voter anywhere else, either.
    So what is he? Since he is not a registered voter, what does
    that make him to be?

    I am being serious about this, and not joking.
    Trump did move to Florida.
    Why? Because he did not want to pay taxes as a resident of New York.
    But after he moved to Florida he wanted to build a dock at Mar-a-Lago.
    Problem is, Mar-a-Lago is not a residence, but a private club.
    Which means Donald J. Trump has no official residence.
    Meaning he is not a registered voter.
    Not in New York.
    Not in Florida.
    Not anywhere else.
    But he still is POTUS.
    Even if he cannot vote for himself.

    --Lee

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Mon May 18 20:37:58 2020
    But I do find it funny that you think you have integrity.
    Remind me again, though, how many times has Trump been
    sued? Who was walking Pompepo's dog?

    I'm not Trump or Pompeo - your TDS has you thinking otherwise.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Wed May 20 02:26:22 2020
    On 18 May 2020 at 08:37p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    But I do find it funny that you think you have integrity.
    Remind me again, though, how many times has Trump been
    sued? Who was walking Pompepo's dog?

    I'm not Trump or Pompeo - your TDS has you thinking otherwise.

    Ah: TDS: The delusional belief that President Trump is
    a fit and capable leader, in the face of overwhelming
    evidence to the contrary.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Wed May 20 08:25:47 2020
    I just find it funny that you get all up in arms about
    that throw-away joke comment but "Grab 'em by the Pussy"
    is OK. Gotcha.

    Up at arms, No. I was merely mentioning it, I could care less what Michael does.

    Yeah Trump said that before he was President, but he was elected anyway & he will be re-elected in November.

    Don't give me that shocked talk... Fifty Shades of Grey has sold millions of copies, most of those sales were women...

    So go back downstairs to your parents basement & think about what I have said.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Gregory Deyss on Thu May 21 04:35:44 2020
    On 20 May 2020 at 08:25a, Gregory Deyss pondered and said...

    I just find it funny that you get all up in arms about
    that throw-away joke comment but "Grab 'em by the Pussy"
    is OK. Gotcha.

    Up at arms, No. I was merely mentioning it, I could care less what
    Michael does.

    Uh huh.

    Yeah Trump said that before he was President, but he was elected anyway
    & he will be re-elected in November.

    There's your TDS talking. The vast majority of Americans
    have unmasked your false idol and seen that the emperor is
    very much without clothes. Only those who hate this country
    and its citizens and despise our Constitution would continue
    to support this fool. I guess you hate our country and
    Constitution, and like most right-wingers, want nothing more
    than to trample on the rule of law.

    Don't give me that shocked talk... Fifty Shades of Grey has sold
    millions of copies, most of those sales were women...

    I take it you're a fan?

    So go back downstairs to your parents basement & think about what I have said.

    How cute. I own my own home (two, actually). Unlike yours,
    mine do not have wheels.

    It's interesting, though: did you know that a) blue states
    subsidize red states, and b) the majority of those on the
    public dole are right-wingers in red states?

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Gregory Deyss on Thu May 21 00:47:05 2020
    Hello Greg,

    I just find it funny that you get all up in arms about
    that throw-away joke comment but "Grab 'em by the Pussy"
    is OK. Gotcha.

    Up at arms, No. I was merely mentioning it, I could care less what Michael
    does.

    A self-admitted sexual predator deserves no praise from anybody.

    Yeah Trump said that before he was President, but he was elected anyway & he
    will be re-elected in November.

    Almost three million more Americans voted for his opponent,
    who had received no help from Vladimir Putin or Russia. Of
    course, the current occupant of the White House is merely
    an orange stain on the carpet that will be removed by the
    next president. Which all will celebrate this coming January.

    Poll: Biden holds 11-point lead over Trump

    Source: The Hill

    Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Trump by double
    digits in the race for the White House, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday.

    The poll shows Biden with an 11-point advantage over Trump in a
    national head-to-head match-up. Fifty percent of those surveyed said
    they currently plan on voting for the former vice president, while 39
    percent said they would vote for Trump.

    "What does the 11 point Biden lead tell us? At best for Team Trump,
    it says voter confidence in President Trump is shaky,†Tim Malloy, a
    polling analyst at Quinnipiac University, said. “At worst for them,
    as coronavirus cases rise, Trump's judgement is questioned — and
    November looms.â€

    The poll is the latest evidence that Trump’s handling of the
    coronavirus pandemic has put his reelection in jeopardy ahead of
    November. At the same time, the president’s strongest argument for
    another term — a strong economy — has largely disintegrated as the
    outbreak has caused businesses to shutter and the unemployment rate
    to skyrocket.

    Read more:

    https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/498779-poll-biden-holds-11-point -lead-over-trump

    Don't give me that shocked talk...

    The president's glaring incompetence is showing ...

    92,000+ dead. Another four years and we will all be dead.
    Time to bring this show to a close. Now. Before it is too late.

    Fifty Shades of Grey has sold millions of
    copies, most of those sales were women...

    Nobody is buying "The Art of the Deal".

    So go back downstairs to your parents basement & think about what I have
    said.

    Joe Biden with an 11-point lead. And he is just getting warmed up.
    Just you wait until he gets out of his cellar and starts playing
    hardball. Real hardball. Oh what fun it will be on November 3.
    And even more fun on January 20. What a day for all to celebrate!

    --Lee

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Wed May 20 19:55:15 2020
    How cute. I own my own home (two, actually). Unlike yours,
    mine do not have wheels.

    At least two of us have suspected that you're about 15. It's ok, you will
    learn more about the world as you get older. There's no shame in being a kid.

    But how can you live in a world where people have a different opinion on stuff like the president's performance?

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Fri May 22 01:26:21 2020
    On 20 May 2020 at 07:55p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    How cute. I own my own home (two, actually). Unlike yours,
    mine do not have wheels.

    At least two of us have suspected that you're about 15. It's ok, you will learn more about the world as you get older. There's no shame in being a kid.

    That's hilarious. The "appeal to age" argument. You remind me
    very much of the Lords of Fidonet who liked to exert their authority
    over kids back in the 90s.

    But how can you live in a world where people have a different opinion on stuff like the president's performance?

    Oh, that's easy. It's fine to have different opinions about things
    that are objectively factual. But when one side of the political
    divide insists on burying its head in the sand and ignoring facts,
    then there's no longer a debate or mere "difference of opinion."
    With someone as dangerous as Trump, who's objectively incompetent,
    and who is actively killing tens of thousands of Americans through
    his ignorance and indifference, we cannot simply "agree to disagree."

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Aaron Thomas on Thu May 21 21:09:06 2020
    Hello Aaron,

    How cute. I own my own home (two, actually). Unlike yours,
    mine do not have wheels.

    At least two of us have suspected that you're about 15. It's ok, you will
    learn more about the world as you get older. There's no shame in being a
    kid.

    But how can you live in a world where people have a different opinion on
    stuff like the president's performance?

    Apparently quite easily.

    New Zealand deaths due to coronavirus - 21
    United States deaths due to coronavirus - 94,000+

    --Lee

    --
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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Thu May 21 18:51:45 2020
    divide insists on burying its head in the sand and ignoring facts,

    Trump's a pretty good president for me. I don't see how any of the deaths are his fault.

    I also don't see any Russian collusion with Trump's campaign, and I don't see him taking advantage of the Ukrainian president.

    Presidents will do stuff that annoy people. Just because we support Trump
    now, doesn't mean he can't piss us off further down the road. But we don't
    want that to happen; we want him to succeed and score more victories for the USA. If he fails, then oh well! He would need to complete a lot of
    terrible failures between now & November to convince me to go Jobama.

    Conservative voters don't hate Democrats; we want them to succeed too, when it's in the best interest of the USA. We don't give a crap about any other country until after our people are accommodated first.

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Aaron Thomas on Fri May 22 02:21:00 2020
    On 05-21-20 18:51, Aaron Thomas <=-
    spoke to Dan Cross about Re: Travel Ban? <=-

    Trump's a pretty good president for me. I don't see how any of the
    deaths are his fault.

    Then you have not been paying attention. His failure to take COVID
    seriously in the beginning cost tens of thousands of people's life.

    I also don't see any Russian collusion with Trump's campaign, and I
    don't see him taking advantage of the Ukrainian president.

    Then you did not pay attention. The intelligence community warned early
    on, and the US Senate recently reported their conclusion that Russia did interfer with the 2016 election to the benefit of Trump.

    Presidents will do stuff that annoy people. Just because we support
    Trump now, doesn't mean he can't piss us off further down the road. But

    He cannot help that -- it is his nature.

    we don't want that to happen; we want him to succeed and score more victories for the USA. If he fails, then oh well! He would need to complete a lot of terrible failures between now & November to convince
    me to go Jobama.

    How about another 100,000 people dead?

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
    (1:261/1466)


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dale Shipp on Fri May 22 23:14:21 2020
    Then you have not been paying attention. His failure to take COVID seriously in the beginning cost tens of thousands of people's life.

    He could have prepared for it better, but how did he do worse than any other world leader?

    on, and the US Senate recently reported their conclusion that Russia did interfer with the 2016 election to the benefit of Trump.

    But how is that Trump's fault?

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Aaron Thomas on Sat May 23 20:56:40 2020
    Hello Aaron,

    Then you have not been paying attention. His failure to take COVID >DS>seriously in the beginning cost tens of thousands of people's life.

    He could have prepared for it better, but how did he do worse than any other
    world leader?

    New Zealand has lost only 21 people due to COVID-19.
    The US has lost almost 100,000 people due to COVID-19.

    I do not believe either Kiwis or Americans have been drinking
    bleach as a means of preventing COVID-19. Or taking anti-malarial
    drugs. So it must be some other reason why more Americans are
    dying of COVID-19 than anybody else in the world.

    on, and the US Senate recently reported their conclusion that Russia did
    interfer with the 2016 election to the benefit of Trump.

    But how is that Trump's fault?

    collusion - n : secret agreement or cooperation for an illegal or
    deceitful purpose.

    treason - n : the attempt of attempting to overthrow the government
    of one's country or of assisting its enemies in war.

    --Lee

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Lee Lofaso on Sat May 23 19:57:42 2020
    New Zealand has lost only 21 people due to COVID-19.
    The US has lost almost 100,000 people due to COVID-19.

    But isn't New Zealand like the size of Rhode Island?

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to Aaron Thomas on Sat May 23 20:17:26 2020
    Re: Re: Travel Ban?
    By: Aaron Thomas to Lee Lofaso on Sat May 23 2020 19:57:42


    New Zealand has lost only 21 people due to COVID-19.
    The US has lost almost 100,000 people due to COVID-19.

    But isn't New Zealand like the size of Rhode Island?

    physical land mass or map boundaries don't matter, really... population density and interaction, on the other hand, do matter...


    but in answer to your question...

    new zealand land mass: 103483 miles^2
    new zealand population: 4.8 million (May 2020)

    rhode island land mass: 1212 miles^2
    rhode island population: 1.06 million (2020)



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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Aaron Thomas on Sun May 24 01:01:00 2020
    On 05-22-20 23:14, Aaron Thomas <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Travel Ban? <=-

    Then you have not been paying attention. His failure to take COVID seriously in the beginning cost tens of thousands of people's life.

    He could have prepared for it better, but how did he do worse than any other world leader?

    I'm glad that you admitted he could have done better, instead of
    promising that it would go away like a miracle. There are many ways to
    measure how the USA did versus other countries. By number of reported infections with COVID and number of deaths because of COVID, the USA
    outranks every other country.

    Recent studies say that if "stay at home" recommendations had been made
    as little as a week or two earlier then tens of thousands of people
    would not have died.

    His leadership has been severely lacking. He pushes things to the
    states with the result of anarchy. He suppresses the considered opinions
    of scientists with expertise in the relevant field. He popularizes the
    use of untested dangerous and ineffective medicines.


    The first of those statistics depends on how much testing has done and
    is thus suspect to some degree. For example, if only people with
    symptoms are tested, then the rate of infections will be a lot higher.
    If all people are tested, the rate of infections in that population will
    be lower.

    The number of deaths is a hard statistic that can hardly be argued
    against. The population of the USA is larger than some other major
    countries, and so I think that the percentage of deaths per 100K
    population is a good figure to focus on.

    Looking at that measure that the USA has done better (so far) than some
    other major countries (e.g. Italy, GB, Spain) (see the chart below). It
    has done worse than other countries, e.g. Canada.

    [from a study by John Hopkins]
    Country Confirmed Deaths death Deaths/100k pop.
    /case
    San Marino 661 41 6.2% 121.36
    Belgium 56,511 9,212 16.3% 80.65
    Andorra 762 51 6.7% 66.23
    Spain 234,824 28,628 12.2% 61.27
    United Kingdom 255,544 36,475 14.3% 54.86
    Italy 228,658 32,616 14.3% 53.97
    France 182,015 28,218 15.5% 42.12
    Sweden 32,809 3,925 12.0% 38.54
    Netherlands 45,088 5,807 12.9% 33.70
    Ireland 24,506 1,592 6.5% 32.80
    USA 1,600,937 95,979 6.0% 29.34
    Switzerland 30,707 1,903 6.2% 22.34
    Luxembourg 3,981 109 2.7% 17.94
    Ecuador 35,828 3,056 8.5% 17.89
    Canada 83,947 6,360 7.6% 17.16
    Portugal 30,200 1,289 4.3% 12.54
    Monaco 97 4 4.1% 10.34
    Peru 111,698 3,244 2.9% 10.14
    Brazil 330,890 21,048 6.4% 10.05
    Germany 179,710 8,228 4.6% 9.92
    Denmark 11,428 561 4.9% 9.68
    Iran 131,652 7,300 5.5% 8.92
    Austria 16,436 635 3.9% 7.18
    Panama 10,267 295 2.9% 7.06
    Moldova 6,847 237 3.5% 6.68
    Romania 17,712 1,166 6.6% 5.99
    Finland 6,537 306 4.7% 5.55
    Mexico 62,527 6,989 11.2% 5.54
    North Macedonia 1,921 112 5.8% 5.38
    Turkey 154,500 4,276 2.8% 5.19
    Slovenia 1,468 106 7.2% 5.13
    Hungary 3,678 476 12.9% 4.87
    Estonia 1,807 64 3.5% 4.85
    Norway 8,332 235 2.8% 4.42
    Dominica 13,989 456 3.3% 4.29
    Bosnia 2,372 141 5.9% 4.24
    Sao Tome 251 8 3.2% 3.79
    Serbia 11,024 237 2.1% 3.39
    Chile 61,857 630 1.0% 3.36
    Kuwait 19,564 138 0.7% 3.34
    Israel 16,690 279 1.7% 3.14
    Antigua/Barbuda 25 3 12.0% 3.12
    Czechia 8,813 312 3.5% 2.94
    Iceland 1,803 10 0.6% 2.83
    Poland 20,619 982 4.8% 2.59
    Armenia 5,928 74 1.2% 2.51
    UAE 27,892 241 0.9% 2.50
    Barbados 90 7 7.8% 2.44
    Croatia 2,243 99 4.4% 2.42
    Russia 326,448 3,249 1.0% 2.25
    Lithuania 1,604 61 3.8% 2.19
    Bolivia 5,579 230 4.1% 2.03
    Belarus 34,303 190 0.6% 2.00
    Bulgaria 2,372 125 5.3% 1.78
    Honduras 3,477 167 4.8% 1.74
    Greece 2,874 169 5.9% 1.58
    Kosovo 1,004 29 2.9% 1.57
    Montenegro 324 9 2.8% 1.45
    Cyprus 927 17 1.8% 1.43
    Algeria 7,918 582 7.4% 1.38
    Colombia 19,131 682 3.6% 1.37
    Ukraine 20,148 588 2.9% 1.32
    Guyana 127 10 7.9% 1.28
    Malta 600 6 1.0% 1.24
    Latvia 1,030 22 2.1% 1.14
    Saudi Arabia 67,719 364 0.5% 1.08
    Albania 981 31 3.2% 1.08
    Djibouti 2,270 10 0.4% 1.04
    Argentina 10,649 433 4.1% 0.97
    Equa. Guinea 960 11 1.1% 0.84
    Philippines 13,597 857 6.3% 0.80
    Mauritius 332 10 3.0% 0.79
    Maldives 1,274 4 0.3% 0.78
    Bahrain 8,414 12 0.1% 0.76
    Egypt 15,786 707 4.5% 0.72
    Cuba 1,916 81 4.2% 0.71
    Oman 6,794 34 0.5% 0.70
    South Africa 20,125 397 2.0% 0.69
    Qatar 40,481 19 0.0% 0.68
    Japan 16,513 796 4.8% 0.63
    Cameroon 4,400 159 3.6% 0.63
    Uruguay 753 20 2.7% 0.58
    Trinidad/Tobago 116 8 6.9% 0.58
    Gabon 1,728 12 0.7% 0.57
    Afghanistan 9,216 205 2.2% 0.55
    Morocco 7,332 197 2.7% 0.55
    Cabo Verde 362 3 0.8% 0.55
    Korea, South 11,165 266 2.4% 0.52
    El Salvador 1,725 33 1.9% 0.51
    Slovakia 1,503 28 1.9% 0.51
    Indonesia 20,796 1,326 6.4% 0.50
    Pakistan 50,694 1,067 2.1% 0.50
    Sierra Leone 606 38 6.3% 0.50
    Liberia 249 24 9.6% 0.50
    Tajikistan 2,551 44 1.7% 0.48
    Azerbaijan 3,855 46 1.2% 0.46
    New Zealand 1,504 21 1.4% 0.43
    Somalia 1,594 61 3.8% 0.41
    Tunisia 1,048 47 4.5% 0.41
    Singapore 30,426 23 0.1% 0.41
    Australia 7,099 101 1.4% 0.40
    Iraq 3,964 147 3.7% 0.38
    Lebanon 1,086 26 2.4% 0.38
    Chad 611 58 9.5% 0.37
    Malaysia 7,137 115 1.6% 0.36
    China 84,081 4,638 5.5% 0.33
    Sudan 3,378 137 4.1% 0.33
    Mali 969 62 6.4% 0.32
    Georgia 723 12 1.7% 0.32
    Guinea-Bissau 1,114 6 0.5% 0.32
    Jamaica 544 9 1.7% 0.31
    Congo 469 16 3.4% 0.31
    Guatemala 2,743 51 1.9% 0.30
    India 124,794 3,726 3.0% 0.28
    Bangladesh 30,205 432 1.4% 0.27
    Niger 937 60 6.4% 0.27
    Burkina Faso 814 52 6.4% 0.26
    Nicaragua 279 17 6.1% 0.26
    Haiti 812 25 3.1% 0.22
    Kyrgyzstan 1,350 14 1.0% 0.22
    Senegal 2,909 33 1.1% 0.21
    Costa Rica 911 10 1.1% 0.20
    Kazakhstan 7,919 35 0.4% 0.19
    Paraguay 838 11 1.3% 0.16
    Guinea 3,067 19 0.6% 0.15
    Togo 363 12 3.3% 0.15
    Mauritania 200 6 3.0% 0.14
    Cote d'Ivoire 2,341 29 1.2% 0.12
    Nigeria 7,261 221 3.0% 0.11
    Kenya 1,161 50 4.3% 0.10
    Ghana 6,486 31 0.5% 0.10
    Jordan 700 9 1.3% 0.09
    Thailand 3,037 56 1.8% 0.08
    Congo 1,945 63 3.2% 0.07
    South Sudan 563 6 1.1% 0.05
    Tanzania 509 21 4.1% 0.04
    Uzbekistan 3,028 13 0.4% 0.04
    Sri Lanka 1,068 9 0.8% 0.04
    Zambia 920 7 0.8% 0.04
    Libya 72 3 4.2% 0.04
    Venezuela 944 10 1.1% 0.03
    Taiwan* 441 7 1.6% 0.03
    Zimbabwe 51 4 7.8% 0.03
    Benin 135 3 2.2% 0.03
    Malawi 82 3 3.7% 0.02
    Nepal 516 3 0.6% 0.01
    Angola 60 3 5.0% 0.01
    Ethiopia 433 5 1.2% 0.00


    on, and the US Senate recently reported their conclusion that Russia did interfer with the 2016 election to the benefit of Trump.

    But how is that Trump's fault?

    I cannot say that it is Trump's fault that the Russians interfered to
    help him get elected. OTOH, his denial of that fact contributes to the lackluster preparadeness to insure that it does not happen again.

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Lee Lofaso on Sun May 24 09:40:00 2020
    On 21 May 2020, Lee Lofaso said the following...

    Almost three million more Americans voted for his opponent,

    Many of those Americans (U.S. Citizens) didn't have a pulse, many more
    were not even American (U.S. Citizens).

    who had received no help from Vladimir Putin or Russia. Of
    course, the current occupant of the White House is merely
    an orange stain on the carpet that will be removed by the
    next president. Which all will celebrate this coming January.

    Poll: Biden holds 11-point lead over Trump

    Polls eh? You go ahead and believe those polls - It will be Dajavu 4 u.

    After Biden's latest gaff of what was incredibly RACIST as well as insulting. Those Polls that you mentioned are now meaningless.
    "Your not Black enough" said Joe Biden -strongly insinuating that if an African-American votes for Trump instead of him that they are considered not black enough.

    "What does the 11 point Biden lead tell us? At best for Team Trump,
    it says voter confidence in President Trump is shaky,†Tim Malloy, a polling analyst at Quinnipiac University, said. “At worst for them,
    as coronavirus cases rise, Trump's judgement is questioned — and November looms.â€

    When you want to use other peoples words from the Internet...
    - clean it up html does not paste well in ascii environment.

    92,000+ dead. Another four years and we will all be dead.
    Time to bring this show to a close. Now. Before it is too late.

    The people who die each year due to the flu, why is that never mentioned and put up in lights on broadway as you and others have done & as it would seem like to point out..

    I know the reason why you are trying to prove your silly narrative as you try to continue to make this about Trump.

    When and not if Trump is re-elected, you will then understand that what I am describing here was silly and no effect on the Presidents re election.

    Nobody is buying "The Art of the Deal".

    It was already a National Best Seller, naturally I own a copy as well.

    Joe Biden with an 11-point lead. And he is just getting warmed up.

    Sleepy Joe is now Sleepy Racist Joe.

    Just you wait until he gets out of his cellar and starts playing
    hardball. Real hardball.

    Hardball? You have NO idea of what you're even talking about..
    Trump will completely destroy Biden in every category. As the Democratic Party plans for the next months - I can tell you in advance whatever they are planning it will not work. Just gonna have to wait.

    Waiting on the Presidential Debates:)
    They are going to be EPIC! Watching Biden crumble & fall to the floor as dust.

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  • From Gerhard Strangar@2:240/2188.575 to Lee Lofaso on Sun May 24 17:38:29 2020
    Am 23 May 20 20:56:40 schrob Lee Lofaso an Aaron Thomas zum Thema
    <Travel Ban?>

    I do not believe either Kiwis or Americans have been drinking
    bleach as a means of preventing COVID-19.

    Why not? The stereotype of a U.S. citizen is a fat idiot with a cowboy hat.
    But maybe some numbers can help your imagination: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6916e1.htm
    "The daily number of calls to poison centers increased sharply at the beginning of March 2020 for exposures to both cleaners and disinfectants (Figure)."

    Looking at the picture, you can see an almost 100% increase in "exposure" to cleaners and disinfectants. And look what it says in "Case 1":

    "An adult woman heard on the news to clean all recently purchased groceries before consuming them. She filled a sink with a mixture of 10% bleach solution, vinegar, and hot water, and soaked her produce. While cleaning her other groceries, she noted a noxious smell described as 'chlorine' in her kitchen."

    Did she go to school at all? Apparently she skipped chemistry, history and cooking. But reading? I'm sure the bleach bottle says "do not mix with other products".



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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to mark lewis on Sun May 24 19:32:53 2020
    Hello mark,

    New Zealand has lost only 21 people due to COVID-19.
    The US has lost almost 100,000 people due to COVID-19.

    But isn't New Zealand like the size of Rhode Island?

    physical land mass or map boundaries don't matter, really... population
    density and interaction, on the other hand, do matter...

    Macao - 45 cases, 45 recovered, 0 new cases

    Funny that. 0 deaths. Absolutely none.

    32.9 square kilometers in size.
    676,100 population.
    20,550 people per square kilometer.
    0 deaths.

    Maybe we should all move to Macao.

    but in answer to your question...

    new zealand land mass: 103483 miles^2
    new zealand population: 4.8 million (May 2020)

    21 deaths.

    rhode island land mass: 1212 miles^2
    rhode island population: 1.06 million (2020)

    I could look it up, but the US as a whole has 98,000+ deaths.
    Since many folks move around from place to place, it is impossible
    to put an exact number as to how many have died in each state.

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Aaron Thomas on Sun May 24 19:33:25 2020
    Hello Aaron,

    New Zealand has lost only 21 people due to COVID-19.
    The US has lost almost 100,000 people due to COVID-19.

    But isn't New Zealand like the size of Rhode Island?

    It is not the size of the land mass that matters.
    For example, globally the average population density
    is 25 people per square kilometer.

    The US has a population density of 36.
    New Zealand has a population density of 18.

    Greenland has a population density of 0.2 per square kilometer,
    making it the least dense place on Earth (other than Antarctica).

    Now compare those places with Macao, Monaco, Singapore, Hong
    Kong, and Gibraltar. Lots and lots of people on very little land.

    Some folks might object, claiming that Macao and Hong Kong are
    part of China, Monaco is a principality and not even a city much
    less a state, and that Gibraltar is just a rock. But Singapore
    is a state, even though it is a city, and has population density
    of nearly 8,000 people per square kilometer, more than 200 times
    as dense as the US, and 2000 times as dense as Australia.

    And if you don't think those places qualify as countries, there
    is always Bangladesh, which has a population density of 1,252 people
    per square kilometer, which is almost three times as dense as India.

    So. There you go. Be thankful you live in the USA, which has
    a population density of what qualifies as rural in comparison
    with those places.

    --Lee

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dale Shipp on Sun May 24 15:08:23 2020
    Recent studies say that if "stay at home" recommendations had been made
    as little as a week or two earlier then tens of thousands of people
    would not have died.

    He could have tried to make it mandatory that all Americans don't leave their property unless going to the hospital, then arrange for food/medicine to be delivered. Also, he could have shut down all international travel
    immediately. Even now, he could/should demand all Americans to get tested & quarantined if positive.

    Does that sound like stuff Democrats will let him get away with?

    Does that sound like stuff that Hillary would do if she were president?

    I know this isn't a Hillary thread, but she's the person the Democrats
    trusted to handle stuff like this.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Gregory Deyss on Sun May 24 15:09:42 2020
    Waiting on the Presidential Debates:)
    They are going to be EPIC! Watching Biden crumble & fall to the floor as

    I recommend not trying to eat or drink anything while watching that :)

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Gerhard Strangar on Mon May 25 04:40:10 2020
    Hello Gerhard,

    I do not believe either Kiwis or Americans have been drinking
    bleach as a means of preventing COVID-19.

    Why not? The stereotype of a U.S. citizen is a fat idiot with a cowboy hat. >But maybe some numbers can help your imagination: >https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6916e1.htm
    "The daily number of calls to poison centers increased sharply at the
    beginning of March 2020 for exposures to both cleaners and disinfectants (Figure)."

    Oh, come now. Americans can't be all that stupid.

    Looking at the picture, you can see an almost 100% increase in "exposure" to
    cleaners and disinfectants. And look what it says in "Case 1":

    "An adult woman heard on the news to clean all recently purchased groceries
    before consuming them. She filled a sink with a mixture of 10% bleach solution, vinegar, and hot water, and soaked her produce. While cleaning
    her other groceries, she noted a noxious smell described as 'chlorine' in
    her kitchen."

    Did she go to school at all? Apparently she skipped chemistry, history and
    cooking. But reading? I'm sure the bleach bottle says "do not mix with
    other products".

    Okay. I was wrong. There are exceptions. In this case, she deserves
    an honorable mention for a Darwin Award. Not a winner, as one has to
    actually die by one's own stupidity ...

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Gregory Deyss on Mon May 25 04:40:35 2020
    Hello Greg,

    Almost three million more Americans voted for his opponent,

    Many of those Americans (U.S. Citizens) didn't have a pulse, many more
    were not even American (U.S. Citizens).

    Where's your evidence? You do realize non-citizens who have died
    cannot be given a proper burial. At least not in this country.
    You see, their bodies have to be cremated, then sent to whatever
    country of origin they came from. And then, their next of kin,
    if any can be found, is sent the bill. Assuming they can be found.

    In any event, Mayor Daley is dead and no longer counts votes
    of the dead for anybody. So unless a dead Kennedy comes out of
    the grave, along with another Daley to take the helm as mayor
    of Chicago, your golden boy should be safe from dead people.

    who had received no help from Vladimir Putin or Russia. Of
    course, the current occupant of the White House is merely
    an orange stain on the carpet that will be removed by the
    next president. Which all will celebrate this coming January.
    Poll: Biden holds 11-point lead over Trump

    Polls eh? You go ahead and believe those polls - It will be Dajavu 4 u.

    Unless he paints his face orange, his numbers will continue to rise.

    After Biden's latest gaff of what was incredibly RACIST as well as
    insulting.
    Those Polls that you mentioned are now meaningless.
    "Your not Black enough" said Joe Biden -strongly insinuating that if an >African-American votes for Trump instead of him that they are considered not >black enough.

    What he said was in jest. And do remember who he was talking to.
    Charlamagne tha God. Most people understood exactly what Joe Biden
    meant. Calling Charlamagne tha God a `nothingburger' really made my
    day, as well as most others.

    "What does the 11 point Biden lead tell us? At best for Team Trump,
    it says voter confidence in President Trump is shaky,?€ Tim Malloy, a >LL>polling analyst at Quinnipiac University, said. ?€œAt worst for them, >LL>as coronavirus cases rise, Trump's judgement is questioned ?€” and >LL>November looms.?€

    When you want to use other peoples words from the Internet... - clean it up
    html does not paste well in ascii environment.

    Sometimes it is better to copy-and-paste and not worry about
    the details. Especially when I have other more important things
    to do.

    92,000+ dead. Another four years and we will all be dead.
    Time to bring this show to a close. Now. Before it is too late.

    The people who die each year due to the flu, why is that never mentioned and >put up in lights on broadway as you and others have done & as it would seem >like to point out..

    This is a public health crisis, not a mild wave of the seasonal flu.

    I know the reason why you are trying to prove your silly narrative as you
    try
    to continue to make this about Trump.

    Trump is incompetent, having no plan at all to deal with this crisis.

    When and not if Trump is re-elected, you will then understand that what I am >describing here was silly and no effect on the Presidents re election.

    "Trump is a big fat loser who hasn't seen his dick since 1988."
    ~ James Carville

    I couldn't have said it better myself.

    Nobody is buying "The Art of the Deal".

    It was already a National Best Seller, naturally I own a copy as well.

    Nobody seems to buying any of it these days.
    Except the hopelessly deluded who are probably brain-dead anyway.

    Joe Biden with an 11-point lead. And he is just getting warmed up.

    Sleepy Joe is now Sleepy Racist Joe.

    Do you know why Trump wears orange make-up? It is his own version of
    blackface. Fortunately, Joe Biden never bought any of it, in any shade,
    always showing himself in his own true colors.

    Just you wait until he gets out of his cellar and starts playing >LL>hardball. Real hardball.

    Hardball? You have NO idea of what you're even talking about..

    I am not the candidate.

    Trump will completely destroy Biden in every category. As the Democratic
    Party plans for the next months - I can tell you in advance whatever they
    are
    planning it will not work. Just gonna have to wait.

    James Carville is not worried. And neither am I. The one thing we
    both agree on is it is all over for Trump & Co.

    Waiting on the Presidential Debates:) They are going to be EPIC! Watching
    Biden crumble & fall to the floor as dust.

    "I have a gut, and my gut tells me more sometimes than anybody else's
    brain can ever tell me." ~Donald John Trump

    What could go wrong?

    --Lee

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Aaron Thomas on Mon May 25 01:47:00 2020
    On 05-24-20 15:08, Aaron Thomas <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Travel Ban? <=-


    Recent studies say that if "stay at home" recommendations had been made
    as little as a week or two earlier then tens of thousands of people
    would not have died.

    He could have tried to make it mandatory that all Americans don't
    leave their property unless going to the hospital, then arrange for food/medicine to be delivered.

    He would not have had to make it mandatory. It would have helped if he
    had simply recommended that people stay at home except for essential
    services. Instead, he is now telling people to open up, damn the
    consequences to their and other's health.

    My state governor did institute a stay at home "sugestion in mid March
    and then a stay at home order with teeth on March 30. The result was a
    much better record with respect to deaths than other states with early infections who stayed more open.

    Also, he could have shut down all
    international travel immediately.

    Didn't he eventually do that in essence, albeit after the disease was
    already here.

    Even now, he could/should demand all
    Americans to get tested & quarantined if positive.

    That would be great --- why doesn't he do that? Instead he had
    downplayed testing because "if you test more people, you get bad numbers
    of infected people".

    Does that sound like stuff Democrats will let him get away with?

    It sounds like stuff the Democrats have been asking for.

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dale Shipp on Mon May 25 08:13:04 2020
    He would not have had to make it mandatory. It would have helped if he

    As a huge Trump supporter, I'll say that he was weak on his corona virus response. But to his credit, he's still making good on his campaign promises. That's what sets him apart from the last few presidents in office. And I
    can't imagine Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden doing any better than Trump's weak response.

    I can't help but to suspect that Joe Biden wants to cash in on China's scheme to sell us medical supplies amid the outbreak.

    Didn't he eventually do that in essence, albeit after the disease was already here.

    Unfortunately, I think either Trump or whoever calls these shots, has screwed that up too. As far as I know, international travel is still open and
    allowed, except for a few specific countries like China, UK, and Brazil. We obviously can't stop illegal international travel, but my buddies aren't stopping legal international travel either, despite having a good reason to
    do so.

    So we've still got people coming from many parts of the world coming to NY to snap photos of the statue of liberty, and we've got stubborn Americans who think they're immune to the virus, taking trips to Cancun, or wherever else they wanna go.

    Does the president have the power to shut it all down? Or would that necessitate a house vote?

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  • From Gerhard Strangar@2:240/2188.575 to Lee Lofaso on Mon May 25 08:55:05 2020
    Am 25 May 20 04:40:10 schrob Lee Lofaso an Gerhard Strangar zum Thema
    <Travel Ban?>

    Oh, come now. Americans can't be all that stupid.

    I don't know if they are. But I don't know any other country where the instruction manual of a microwave oven needs to say that you cannot dry pets in it. I don't know any other country where you have to label coffee cups saying that it's hot - and then get sued because the letters were too small - and even lose that lawsuit. If a country's jurisdiction requires you to make manuals for complete idiots, what do you expect other places in the world to think about this country?



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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Gerhard Strangar on Tue May 26 18:17:13 2020
    Hello Gerhard,

    Oh, come now. Americans can't be all that stupid.

    I don't know if they are. But I don't know any other country where the
    instruction manual of a microwave oven needs to say that you cannot dry
    pets in it. I don't know any other country where you have to label coffee cups saying that it's hot - and then get sued because the letters were too small - and even lose that lawsuit. If a country's jurisdiction requires
    you to make manuals for complete idiots, what do you expect other places in the world to think about this country?

    The US has more lawyers than the rest of the world combined.
    The US also has more idiots than the rest of the world combined.
    Put the two together and what do you have? Idiots suing idiots.
    The perfect combination for lawyers to make a mint.

    --Lee

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Wed May 27 03:59:31 2020
    On 21 May 2020 at 06:51p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    divide insists on burying its head in the sand and ignoring facts,

    Trump's a pretty good president for me.

    Really? What precisely has he done for you? Be specific.

    I don't see how any of the
    deaths are his fault.

    Of course you don't. Because you don't care about your fellow
    Americans.

    I also don't see any Russian collusion with Trump's campaign, and I
    don't see him taking advantage of the Ukrainian president.

    Of course you don't. Because you are willfully ignorant.

    Presidents will do stuff that annoy people. Just because we support Trump now, doesn't mean he can't piss us off further down the road. But we
    don't want that to happen; we want him to succeed and score more
    victories for the USA. If he fails, then oh well! He would need to complete a lot of terrible failures between now & November to convince
    me to go Jobama.

    What "victories" has he scored, precisely? Again, be specific.

    Conservative voters don't hate Democrats; we want them to succeed too, when it's in the best interest of the USA. We don't give a crap about
    any other country until after our people are accommodated first.

    You're right: conservatives don't have Democrats, at least not
    real conservatives. Unfortunately, you don't see many of them
    anymore. What you see now are uninformed right-wingers riding
    the Trump brand of nationalism. It's sad, really. Oh, by the
    way, you shouldn't use the word "we" when talking about
    conservatives, since you aren't one if you support Trump.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Dale Shipp on Wed May 27 04:04:09 2020
    On 22 May 2020 at 02:21a, Dale Shipp pondered and said...

    we don't want that to happen; we want him to succeed and score more victories for the USA. If he fails, then oh well! He would need to complete a lot of terrible failures between now & November to
    convinc
    me to go Jobama.

    How about another 100,000 people dead?

    They don't care. They're so deep into the koolaid that
    they'll never accept what a failure Trump is.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Wed May 27 04:06:36 2020
    On 22 May 2020 at 11:14p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    on, and the US Senate recently reported their conclusion that Russia interfer with the 2016 election to the benefit of Trump.

    But how is that Trump's fault?

    To be fair? It's not. But what's Trump doing to prevent it
    from happening again? Does he even acknowledge that it happened?

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Tue May 26 17:55:45 2020
    way, you shouldn't use the word "we" when talking about
    conservatives, since you aren't one if you support Trump.

    I've heard this before; people don't know what is meant by conservative vs liberal. I took World Politics 101, and the course taught me that
    conservatives don't want to waste money, and they put the USA first, while liberals do want to waste money, and they want to be governed by
    international law.

    I used to be a college kid. I wanted to see limits on greenhouse gases, and I wanted to be friends with all the nice Islamic people. But then I graduated & got a feel for the real world and noticed that the USA is wasting tons of
    money on crap like the WHO, losing tons of money on crap like the Paris
    Accord, opening itself up for attacks by foreign extremists, and letting
    career politicians fool weak-minded people with propaganda.

    According to what I learned in Dan Cross Liberal University, I'm in favor of conservative values, putting the USA first, and voting to erase the mistakes
    of people like Bill Clinton, George W, and Obama. (I know that George W might not be Dan Cross material, but you can have em.)

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  • From Gerhard Strangar@2:240/2188.575 to Lee Lofaso on Wed May 27 09:38:23 2020
    Am 26 May 20 18:17:13 schrob Lee Lofaso an Gerhard Strangar zum Thema
    <Travel Ban?>

    The US has more lawyers than the rest of the world combined.

    https://www.statista.com/statistics/740222/number-of-lawyers-us/
    "in 2019, there were 1.35 million lawyers in the U.S."

    https://www.statista.com/statistics/224787/number-of-lawyers-in-china/
    "In 2018, there were around 423,758 lawyers in China."

    https://www.legallyindia.com/the-bench-and-the-bar/rti-reveals-number-of-lawyer s-india-20130218-3448
    "In 2011 there were 1.3 million lawyers in India, [...]"

    However, India seems to have some problems counting professions, I found statements that up to 45% of the lawyers might be fake, so let's just assume 0.72 million.

    https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/justica/numero-advogados-brasil-oab/
    "Por que h  tantos advogados no Brasil: sÆo mais de 1 milhÆo"
    (Why there are so many lawyers in Brazil: there are more than 1 million)

    0.42 + 0.72 + 1 > 1.35

    The US also has more idiots than the rest of the world combined.

    I cannot falsify that, though. ;-)



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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Thu May 28 01:49:32 2020
    On 26 May 2020 at 05:55p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    way, you shouldn't use the word "we" when talking about conservatives, since you aren't one if you support Trump.

    I've heard this before; people don't know what is meant by conservative
    vs liberal. I took World Politics 101, and the course taught me that conservatives don't want to waste money, and they put the USA first,
    while liberals do want to waste money, and they want to be governed by international law.

    Wow, your "World Politics 101" professor wasn't very good.

    What you're describing is nationalism.

    Classically, a Liberal is someone who believes in the
    perfectibility of humans: that is, that we can be greater
    than that that are.

    A conservative, by contrast, is one who believes that we
    are fundamentally corruptible and must be placed into a rigid
    structure to curb our baser instincts, for our own good.

    Liberals favor freedom and work for the common good.
    Conservatives favor structure and limiting the individual
    for the common good.

    This has morphed, of course; now, Liberals are still about
    freedom, but also about using the state as an apparatus to
    support that as well as provide for general equity.
    Generally, liberals want to see society evolve to be more
    inclusive and egalitarian. They do not feel fettered by
    the confines of tradition as a motivator, or adherence to
    a rigid social structure.

    Conservatives are about limiting the role of the state, and
    slowing the rate of social change. They see tradition as
    the model for future growth, favoring individual discovery
    of better ways of being by working within the confines of
    a existing, strongly proscribed social order.

    There is much to be admired in this _true_ conservative
    ideal. Certainly, being careful and introspective with
    sweeping social change is, on its face, laudable. Limiting
    the role of government in lives is useful as an aspiration,
    as well.

    Unfortunately, classic conservatism has been usurped by
    right-wing forces that favor authoritarianism and want to
    halt, not just slow, social change. Liberals have long
    recognized that the fundamental problem with the conservative
    approach is that, very often, there's just not all that much
    that's good in those rigid social structures and traditions:
    too often, they exist to maintain a status quo in which one
    group dominates another to the enrichment of the former and
    great detriment (including, yes, loss of freedom) of the
    latter. True conservatives can recognize this and discuss it
    rationally and acknowledge that, yes, these corrupted traditions
    should be discarded wholesale: the right-wing, however, sees
    them as an opportunity to gain power and enrich itself.

    So ... that's what you really are: a right-winger, not a
    conservative. Don't believe me? Well, you support Trump:
    remember that one of his campaign planks was to pump a
    trillion dollars into the economy to build up our infrastructure?
    Since when is government funding on such a massive scale a
    conservative ideal? And that's just One example.

    I used to be a college kid. I wanted to see limits on greenhouse gases, and I wanted to be friends with all the nice Islamic people. But then I graduated & got a feel for the real world and noticed that the USA is wasting tons of money on crap like the WHO, losing tons of money on crap like the Paris Accord, opening itself up for attacks by foreign extremists, and letting career politicians fool weak-minded people with propaganda.

    Seems like you're the one who's weak minded and bought the
    propaganda. When I see extremism in this country, I mostly
    see its own citizens, particularly the right-wingers. Who
    shows up to rallies with guns and all tac'ed out like some
    third-rate SPECOPS wannabes, or maybe just a bunch of
    never-served losers doing military cosplay with ARs? These
    are the same people who "prep" by buying a bunch of cheap
    Baofeng UV-5r HTs and stuffing them into Pelican cases, but
    who have no idea to maintain them after they break the first
    time they drop them. What a bunch of posers.

    It's funny that you think we "lost" a bunch of money to the
    Paris Accord. How so? Seems to be that there were 4x as
    many people working in clean energy (solar etc) when Trump
    came into office as were working in coal, but what'd he double
    down on? We _could_ have opened new markets and become the
    world's leader on something that is clearly going to be hot:
    instead, under our "conservative" leadership, we went in for
    something that was already getting its ass kicked in the market
    on its own lack of merits. Really smart. We just handed that
    market to China while we cling to our dying assets.

    The WHO was giving us an inside look into COVID-19 early this
    year via its backchannels; we should have gotten ready, instead
    Trump ignored it and downplayed it while he golfed, tweeted,
    and held rallies. He's so dumb he even retweeted a picture
    of himself fiddling, alluding to Nero fiddling as Rome burned.
    But that's what you get when you elect a president who doesn't
    read and doesn't listen to actual experts.

    And I noticed you again ignored my question: what has Trump
    done for you, specifically, that's so great? What are his major accomplishments as you see them?

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Aaron Thomas on Wed May 27 17:39:33 2020
    Hello Aaron,

    way, you shouldn't use the word "we" when talking about
    conservatives, since you aren't one if you support Trump.

    I've heard this before; people don't know what is meant by conservative vs >liberal. I took World Politics 101, and the course taught me that >conservatives don't want to waste money, and they put the USA first, while >liberals do want to waste money, and they want to be governed by >international law.

    FDR was a fiscal conservative, saving America from itself - both
    the economy and the nation. Trump is not a conservative of any kind,
    but an absolute disaster - both for the economy and for the nation.

    I used to be a college kid.

    So was I. Once upon a time. But I have since grown up and learned
    to live in the real world, where actions do have consequences.

    I wanted to see limits on greenhouse gases, and I wanted to be friends with
    all the nice Islamic people.

    While I am still hopeful to see limits on greenhouse gases, I do
    have friends with very nice Muslims - both here in the US and around
    the world.

    But then I graduated & got a feel for the real world and noticed that the
    USA is wasting tons of money on crap like the WHO,

    We cannot save the world by ourselves even if we wanted to.
    That is why it is best to encourage others to join us, including
    contributing to organizations such as WHO to do that.

    losing tons of money on crap like the Paris Accord,

    Without air to breathe, and land to live on, we will become extinct.

    opening itself up for attacks by foreign extremists,

    We are doing that just fine without any help from anybody else.

    and letting career politicians fool weak-minded people with propaganda.

    Americans want change they can believe in. And Americans will get
    what they want this coming January. Not just hope, but real change.

    According to what I learned in Dan Cross Liberal University, I'm in favor of
    conservative values, putting the USA first, and voting to erase the
    mistakes of people like Bill Clinton, George W, and Obama.

    Bill Clinton did not have sex with that woman, Ms. Lewinski!
    George W. Bush never kissed a guy he didn't like!
    Barack Obama is a family man with a lovely wife and two beautiful
    daughters, who never had to pay for sex a day in his life!

    (I know that George W might not be Dan Cross material, but you can have em.)

    Jeb claimed him first.

    --Lee

    --
    I think they bought a Jeep

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Dan Cross on Wed May 27 21:49:16 2020
    Hello Dan,

    way, you shouldn't use the word "we" when talking about >AT>DC>conservatives, since you aren't one if you support Trump.
    I've heard this before; people don't know what is meant by
    conservative
    vs liberal. I took World Politics 101, and the course taught me that >AT>conservatives don't want to waste money, and they put the USA first, >AT>while liberals do want to waste money, and they want to be governed by >AT>international law.

    Wow, your "World Politics 101" professor wasn't very good.

    What you're describing is nationalism.

    White nationalism.

    "I am a nationalist." ~Donald J. Trump

    The term "nationalist" today is a dog whistle, a term meaning
    white nationalist used freely by those affiliated with groups such
    as the KKK. These are the kinds of people who comprise his "base".

    Classically, a Liberal is someone who believes in the
    perfectibility of humans: that is, that we can be greater
    than that that are.

    The term means different things at different times in different
    parts of the world. In Europe, the term Liberal means "conservative"
    or "libertarian" - not anything like what the US version would be.

    A conservative, by contrast, is one who believes that we
    are fundamentally corruptible and must be placed into a rigid
    structure to curb our baser instincts, for our own good.

    FDR was a fiscal conservative. The first thing he did in office
    was declare a bank holiday - a period of 10 days in which he closed
    all the banks, restructured the banking industry, and allowed only
    those banks that were solvent to re-open. One-third of all banks
    remained shut permanently. It was his economic policies that got
    us out of the great depression in the 1930s. And it is the same
    type of policies that this country needs today.

    Liberals favor freedom and work for the common good.
    Conservatives favor structure and limiting the individual
    for the common good.

    There are no conservatives in the US today. What we have is
    some wild version of libertarianism. If one can call it that.
    Trump is not a conservative of any kind. An isolationist, yes.
    But not a conservative.

    This has morphed, of course; now, Liberals are still about
    freedom, but also about using the state as an apparatus to
    support that as well as provide for general equity.
    Generally, liberals want to see society evolve to be more
    inclusive and egalitarian. They do not feel fettered by
    the confines of tradition as a motivator, or adherence to
    a rigid social structure.

    Labels do not define a group, as liberals in one place mean
    something totally different than liberals in another place.
    Your definition is not a one-size-fits-all.

    Conservatives are about limiting the role of the state, and
    slowing the rate of social change. They see tradition as
    the model for future growth, favoring individual discovery
    of better ways of being by working within the confines of
    a existing, strongly proscribed social order.

    Again, your definition is not a on-size-fits-all.
    Not for liberalism. Not for conservatism.

    There is much to be admired in this _true_ conservative
    ideal. Certainly, being careful and introspective with
    sweeping social change is, on its face, laudable. Limiting
    the role of government in lives is useful as an aspiration,
    as well.

    If you want to talk about political economy, start talking sense.

    Unfortunately, classic conservatism has been usurped by
    right-wing forces that favor authoritarianism and want to
    halt, not just slow, social change. Liberals have long
    recognized that the fundamental problem with the conservative
    approach is that, very often, there's just not all that much
    that's good in those rigid social structures and traditions:
    too often, they exist to maintain a status quo in which one
    group dominates another to the enrichment of the former and
    great detriment (including, yes, loss of freedom) of the
    latter. True conservatives can recognize this and discuss it
    rationally and acknowledge that, yes, these corrupted traditions
    should be discarded wholesale: the right-wing, however, sees
    them as an opportunity to gain power and enrich itself.

    What you are describing is a grifter. Has nothing to do
    with ideology, or liberalism/conservatism.

    So ... that's what you really are: a right-winger, not a
    conservative. Don't believe me? Well, you support Trump:
    remember that one of his campaign planks was to pump a
    trillion dollars into the economy to build up our infrastructure?
    Since when is government funding on such a massive scale a
    conservative ideal? And that's just One example.

    Grifters come in all shapes and sizes. They are all after
    the same thing. Doesn't matter if they call themselves a liberal
    or a conservative. Or some other thing. A grifter is a grifter
    is a grifter.

    I used to be a college kid. I wanted to see limits on greenhouse gases, >AT>and I wanted to be friends with all the nice Islamic people. But then I >AT>graduated & got a feel for the real world and noticed that the USA is >AT>wasting tons of money on crap like the WHO, losing tons of money on crap >AT>like the Paris Accord, opening itself up for attacks by foreign >AT>extremists, and letting career politicians fool weak-minded people with >AT>propaganda.

    Seems like you're the one who's weak minded and bought the
    propaganda. When I see extremism in this country, I mostly
    see its own citizens, particularly the right-wingers. Who
    shows up to rallies with guns and all tac'ed out like some
    third-rate SPECOPS wannabes, or maybe just a bunch of
    never-served losers doing military cosplay with ARs? These
    are the same people who "prep" by buying a bunch of cheap
    Baofeng UV-5r HTs and stuffing them into Pelican cases, but
    who have no idea to maintain them after they break the first
    time they drop them. What a bunch of posers.

    The Louisiana legislature just passed a law allowing people
    to bring their guns to church. Does that mean that all state
    legislators are extremists? Even though two-thirds of them
    in The Pelican State are Republicans, that does not make it so.

    It's funny that you think we "lost" a bunch of money to the
    Paris Accord. How so? Seems to be that there were 4x as
    many people working in clean energy (solar etc) when Trump
    came into office as were working in coal, but what'd he double
    down on? We _could_ have opened new markets and become the
    world's leader on something that is clearly going to be hot:
    instead, under our "conservative" leadership, we went in for
    something that was already getting its ass kicked in the market
    on its own lack of merits. Really smart. We just handed that
    market to China while we cling to our dying assets.

    The Dutch have windmills. And dikes. Louisiana has oil. And levees.
    Louisiana legislators went to the Netherlands to learn how to build
    dikes. And presumably also how to build windmills. But nobody could
    figure out how the Dutch drilled for oil. So the idea was scratched
    and all the legislators went back home. This was during the Blanco administration.

    The WHO was giving us an inside look into COVID-19 early this
    year via its backchannels; we should have gotten ready, instead
    Trump ignored it and downplayed it while he golfed, tweeted,
    and held rallies. He's so dumb he even retweeted a picture
    of himself fiddling, alluding to Nero fiddling as Rome burned.
    But that's what you get when you elect a president who doesn't
    read and doesn't listen to actual experts.

    Bill Gates warned us, in 2015, about what would happen in a pandemic.
    He also said the US had time to prepare, and prevent it from being the
    disaster we all know it has become. This was when Barack Obama was
    president. While the Obama administration did have a team in place in
    order to deal with such a crisis, it was underfunded. And then, in
    2018, the Trump administration did away with it, and refused to replace
    it with anything else. Not only that, but the Trump administration
    gutted the funding for the CDC, leaving us incapable of dealing with
    this current public health crisis.

    And I noticed you again ignored my question: what has Trump
    done for you, specifically, that's so great? What are his major >accomplishments as you see them?

    He proved governing while black is not a crime.

    --Lee

    --
    The more you play with it the harder it gets

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Gerhard Strangar on Wed May 27 21:49:29 2020
    Hello Gerhard,

    The US has more lawyers than the rest of the world combined.

    https://www.statista.com/statistics/740222/number-of-lawyers-us/
    "in 2019, there were 1.35 million lawyers in the U.S."

    https://www.statista.com/statistics/224787/number-of-lawyers-in-china/
    "In 2018, there were around 423,758 lawyers in China."

    https://www.legallyindia.com/the-bench-and-the-bar/rti-reveals-number-of-lawye rs-india-20130218-3448
    "In 2011 there were 1.3 million lawyers in India, [...]"

    However, India seems to have some problems counting professions, I found
    statements that up to 45% of the lawyers might be fake, so let's just
    assume 0.72 million.

    https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/justica/numero-advogados-brasil-oab/
    "Por que h  tantos advogados no Brasil: s?o mais de 1 milh?o"
    (Why there are so many lawyers in Brazil: there are more than 1 million)

    0.42 + 0.72 + 1 > 1.35

    I will rephrase my comment to make it easier for all to understand -

    70% of all lawyers reside in the US.

    That should account for everybody, regardless of where they are from.

    The US also has more idiots than the rest of the world combined.

    I cannot falsify that, though. ;-)

    See there? Our president never lies. We are #1.

    --Lee

    --
    As Good As It Looks

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  • From Gerhard Strangar@2:240/2188.575 to Lee Lofaso on Thu May 28 08:25:20 2020
    Am 27 May 20 21:49:29 schrob Lee Lofaso an Gerhard Strangar zum Thema
    <Travel Ban?>

    The US has more lawyers than the rest of the world combined.
    0.42 + 0.72 + 1 > 1.35
    70% of all lawyers reside in the US.

    0.42 + 0.72 + 1 > 1.35
    2.14 outside > 1.35 inside



    Tschoe mit Oe
    Gerhard
    ---
    * Origin: (2:240/2188.575)
  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Gerhard Strangar on Thu May 28 20:26:30 2020
    Hello Gerhard,

    The US has more lawyers than the rest of the world combined.
    0.42 + 0.72 + 1 > 1.35
    70% of all lawyers reside in the US.

    0.42 + 0.72 + 1 > 1.35
    2.14 outside > 1.35 inside

    Residence is not the same as citizenship.

    Just because a lawyer resides in the US does not mean
    he/she is a citizen. A citizen means a person who legally
    belongs to a country, while a resident is a person who is
    legally living in a particular locality.

    I knew a fellow from Pakistan who was a lawyer in Miami.
    He never bothered becoming a citizen in the US, even though
    he brother was a US citizen. Unfortunately, the people he
    represented were not the finest characters in the world, and
    he died at a relatively young age. But that is Miami vice,
    something far better suited for Don Johnson & Co.

    --Lee

    --
    If it's not an iPhone, it's not an iPhone

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Thu May 28 17:36:55 2020
    Wow, your "World Politics 101" professor wasn't very good.

    What you're describing is nationalism.

    Are you sure you're not trying to learn everything from Wikipedia while I'm going by college textbook?

    And I noticed you again ignored my question: what has Trump
    done for you, specifically, that's so great? What are his major accomplishments as you see them?

    I appreciate everything Trump has done as does. He's signed numerous
    executive orders that I approve of. One of my favorites is the expansion of border enforcement including the hiring of 5000 additional agents (Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements.)

    Trump is fulfilling a mission ordered by God. It's easy for you to show a
    photo of him with his hand on some chick's ass and to say "Is that what you call fulfilling a mission ordered by God?" But why would you want to bury the truth? You don't have to be a Democrat for life, or an Adam Schiff supporter for life. Why commit to that? I'm not a Republican for life, just a Trump supporter for life. There are terrible Republicans holding offices but
    Trump's not one of them.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Lee Lofaso on Thu May 28 17:43:13 2020
    mistakes of people like Bill Clinton, George W, and Obama.

    Bill Clinton did not have sex with that woman, Ms. Lewinski!
    George W. Bush never kissed a guy he didn't like!
    Barack Obama is a family man with a lovely wife and two beautiful daughters, who never had to pay for sex a day in his life!

    But I thought we were talking more about politics and less about sexual gratification?

    I didn't vote against Bill for his Lewinski scandal. I didn't vote against George W for being a homo, and I didn't vote against Obama for being a
    cheater, and I won't vote against Trump for being a cheater.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Lee Lofaso on Thu May 28 17:46:07 2020
    White nationalism.

    If I'm a white nationalist, I didn't learn it at the university.

    The term "nationalist" today is a dog whistle, a term meaning
    white nationalist used freely by those affiliated with groups such

    I'm not a white nationalist, but I'm an American national.

    What's a black nationalist?

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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Aaron Thomas on Fri May 29 00:22:47 2020
    On 28 May 20 17:36:55, Aaron Thomas said the following to Dan Cross:

    I appreciate everything Trump has done as does. He's signed numerous executive orders that I approve of. One of my favorites is the expansion
    of
    border enforcement including the hiring of 5000 additional agents (Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements.)

    I really wish Trump would just lay off Twitter completely and
    find a decentralized platform instead of advocating expansion of the Communications Decency Act with that social-media order. I thought it was really unnecessary and bad-timing.

    Maybe nobody will care too much with the MN riots and Biden gaffes but one of the best things about conservative voices getting censored, is that it really festers itself on re-tweets, Youtube complaints and lesser-known news outlets getting some traction by covering this disturbing trend.

    Trump has it within him to really expose the level of deep-nested
    corruption of the mass media but effectively shot himself in the foot here. If he is in fact worth 2 billion to Twitter, he could screw them overnight by orchestrating his own "walk away" movement.

    Nick

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  • From Gerhard Strangar@2:240/2188.575 to Lee Lofaso on Fri May 29 08:30:53 2020
    Am 28 May 20 20:26:30 schrob Lee Lofaso an Gerhard Strangar zum Thema
    <Travel Ban?>

    The US has more lawyers than the rest of the world combined.
    0.42 + 0.72 + 1 > 1.35
    70% of all lawyers reside in the US.
    0.42 + 0.72 + 1 > 1.35
    2.14 outside > 1.35 inside
    Residence is not the same as citizenship.

    My sources don't say anything about citizenship, they just counted the total number of lawyers. You claimed that U.S. citizens sued each other a lot. Do they hire foreign lawyers for that? Do you think there are at least twice as much lawyers working with a green card than U.S. citizens? Or do you think most lawyers are illegal immigrants?
    Moreover, that's just three countries on the left hand side of the inequation. And while I used big ones, that's not even half the population on this planet.



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    Gerhard
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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Fri May 29 23:16:10 2020
    On 28 May 2020 at 05:36p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    Wow, your "World Politics 101" professor wasn't very good.

    What you're describing is nationalism.

    Are you sure you're not trying to learn everything from Wikipedia while I'm going by college textbook?

    Uh huh. What text book?

    And I noticed you again ignored my question: what has Trump
    done for you, specifically, that's so great? What are his major accomplishments as you see them?

    I appreciate everything Trump has done as does. He's signed numerous executive orders that I approve of. One of my favorites is the expansion of border enforcement including the hiring of 5000 additional agents (Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements.)

    Hilarious. He ordered hiring of 5,000 additional agents, but
    how many have _actually been hired_? The numbers I see are less
    than 200.

    I order you to give me a billion dollars. Now I'm a billionaire!

    Trump is fulfilling a mission ordered by God. It's easy for you to show a

    You're joking, right?

    photo of him with his hand on some chick's ass and to say "Is that what you call fulfilling a mission ordered by God?" But why would you want to bury the truth? You don't have to be a Democrat for life, or an Adam Schiff supporter for life. Why commit to that? I'm not a Republican for life, just a Trump supporter for life. There are terrible Republicans holding offices but Trump's not one of them.

    Well, this explains a few things: you obviously don't understand
    that, in this country, we separate church and state.

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Gerhard Strangar on Fri May 29 20:37:31 2020
    Hello Gerhard,

    The US has more lawyers than the rest of the world combined.
    0.42 + 0.72 + 1 > 1.35
    70% of all lawyers reside in the US.
    0.42 + 0.72 + 1 > 1.35
    2.14 outside > 1.35 inside
    Residence is not the same as citizenship.

    My sources don't say anything about citizenship, they just counted the total
    number of lawyers.

    Lawyers are like doctors, conducting their practice in residence.

    You claimed that U.S. citizens sued each other a lot.

    This is what I wrote -

    The US has more lawyers than the rest of the world combined.
    The US also has more idiots than the rest of the world combined.
    Put the two together and what do you have? Idiots suing idiots.
    The perfect combination for lawyers to make a mint.

    I never mentioned "US citizens". I did mention the US having
    "more idiots than the rest of the world combined" - which will
    be difficult to refute given the history of the Darwin Awards.

    It can be deduced that given a population of 330 million people
    that US citizens sue each other a lot. Nobody in his/her right
    mind will dispute that. But lawyers will never limit themselves
    to US citizens suing US citizens. After all, there is money to
    be made.

    Israel has 1 lawyer per 139 people. That makes Israel having
    the most lawyers per capita. Uruguay comes in second, with 1 lawyer
    per 140 people. The US is far behind those two heavyweights.

    I know of no study that compares the number of idiots per capita
    for each country. So your guess is as good as mine. The best I can
    do is inform you that the US is the most lititigous country in the
    world. Not only do idiots sue idiots, but everybody sues everybody.
    I mean, that is what lawyers are there for. They provide a service
    for people.

    What is a citizen? Does it even matter? Idiots sue other idiots.
    Some are citizens, some are not. I am not even sure idiots realize
    what the difference is, or if there is a difference. An idiot is
    an idiot is an idiot.

    Do they hire foreign lawyers for that?

    I knew a lawyer from Pakistan. He was hired by lots of folks
    not from the US. But he was an idiot, and never quite made it
    back home ...

    Lawyers in this country are from all over. Some of them work for
    large corporations, making more than you or me can ever imagine.
    Not all lawyers are in private practice, but most do go where the
    money is.

    Do you think there are at least twice as much lawyers working with a green
    card than U.S. citizens?

    Who said anything about a green card? Do realize there is 1 lawyer
    for every 22 people in Washington DC, but very few who are employed
    as lawyers. Remember that the next time you hire a taxi driver to
    take you somewhere in that city.

    Or do you think most lawyers are illegal immigrants?

    Only in California, where one doesn't even have to go to school
    to become a lawyer. What they do is stock fruits and vegetables
    for practicing lawyers, making them a resident in training. To
    become a full-fledged resident one must pass a test, which can
    be taken as many times as necessary ...

    Moreover, that's just three countries on the left hand side of the
    inequation.

    Doesn't matter. 70% of the entire world is a lot of lawyers.

    And while I used big ones, that's not even half the population on this
    planet.

    The US is the land of plenty, and can never have an excess of lawyers.

    --Lee

    --
    I think they bought a Jeep

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  • From Dennis Katsonis@3:712/620 to Aaron Thomas on Fri May 29 18:44:00 2020
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Dan Cross <=-

    Wow, your "World Politics 101" professor wasn't very good.

    What you're describing is nationalism.

    Are you sure you're not trying to learn everything from Wikipedia while I'm going by college textbook?

    And I noticed you again ignored my question: what has Trump
    done for you, specifically, that's so great? What are his major accomplishments as you see them?

    I appreciate everything Trump has done as does. He's signed numerous executive orders that I approve of. One of my favorites is the
    expansion of border enforcement including the hiring of 5000 additional agents (Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements.)

    Trump is fulfilling a mission ordered by God. It's easy for you to show
    a photo of him with his hand on some chick's ass and to say "Is that
    what you call fulfilling a mission ordered by God?" But why would you
    want to bury the truth? You don't have to be a Democrat for life, or an Adam Schiff supporter for life. Why commit to that? I'm not a
    Republican for life, just a Trump supporter for life. There are
    terrible Republicans holding offices but Trump's not one of them.

    I just want to pipe in and say there is a lot about Trump that is detestable.

    BUT, enforcing the borders is something that needs to be done, and something so
    few are willing to do. Europe needs to follow this example. Don't believe the
    hype that Trump is seen as a joke by the rest of the world. That is the media lying. There are many in Australia, many, who think we need some more "Trumpism" here.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dennis Katsonis on Fri May 29 23:17:41 2020
    rest of the world. That is the media lying. There are many in
    Australia, many, who think we need some more "Trumpism" here.

    Protect your own country first; your own people. When it becomes convenient
    to do so, help other countries.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Lee Lofaso on Sat May 30 09:34:54 2020
    On 25 May 2020, Lee Lofaso said the following...

    Where's your evidence? You do realize non-citizens who have died
    cannot be given a proper burial. At least not in this country.
    You see, their bodies have to be cremated, then sent to whatever
    country of origin they came from. And then, their next of kin,
    if any can be found, is sent the bill. Assuming they can be found.

    Evidence is not required, when it's already been proven as fact.
    Bodies that can not be given a proper burial, this is due to the COVID-19, in my personal opinion I think people are carrying this a little to far, blaming everything on COVID-19.

    Retailers are closing earlier then they have ever before.
    Can't get onions on my Egg McMuffin at McDonald's so they blame COVID-19
    Can't freely walk down the isle any more, they are only one way - with arrows. Can't try on clothes or shoes at Target, not sure about Wal*Mart could be the same there, this makes no sense. Covid-19 is respiratory in nature.
    It does not cause laziness - so do don't be closing early.
    There is no danger of bi-directional walkways down supermarket isles.
    We are all wearing masks - me included. When shopping.

    What he said was in jest. And do remember who he was talking to. Charlamagne tha God. Most people understood exactly what Joe Biden
    meant. Calling Charlamagne tha God a `nothingburger' really made my
    day, as well as most others.

    I see why you would want to call it a `nothingburger' but this will stick & will gain traction.

    Joe Biden with an 11-point lead. And he is just getting warmed up.

    Again with your polls, what is the source of your poll, and it is biased to make the masses believe in something that is not remotely true.

    James Carville is not worried. And neither am I. The one thing we
    both agree on is it is all over for Trump & Co.

    You're cousin James Carville may not live long enough to see the election.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Gerhard Strangar on Sat May 30 09:49:02 2020
    On 25 May 2020, Gerhard Strangar said the following...

    Am 25 May 20 04:40:10 schrob Lee Lofaso an Gerhard Strangar zum Thema <Travel Ban?>

    Oh, come now. Americans can't be all that stupid.
    I don't know any other country where the instruction manual of a
    microwave
    I don't know any other country where you have to label coffee cups

    You're painting with a rather large brush there Gerhard, people who do the things that your talking about are called opportunists and they are not exclusive to my nation.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Sat May 30 09:56:40 2020
    On 27 May 2020, Dan Cross said the following...

    I also don't see any Russian collusion with Trump's campaign, and I don't see him taking advantage of the Ukrainian president.

    Of course you don't. Because you are willfully ignorant.

    Nonsense it is you who is willfully ignorant or uninformed.
    The Ukrainian President also said it was a good call and there was no
    pressure. These were his words. So try again Skippy.

    You're right: conservatives don't have Democrats, at least not
    real conservatives. Unfortunately, you don't see many of them
    anymore. What you see now are uninformed right-wingers riding
    the Trump brand of nationalism. It's sad, really. Oh, by the
    way, you shouldn't use the word "we" when talking about
    conservatives, since you aren't one if you support Trump.

    Yeah we understand and if African-American votes for Trump and not Biden,
    then they "ain't black enough." said Joe Biden.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Dale Shipp on Sat May 30 10:14:02 2020
    On 25 May 2020, Dale Shipp said the following...

    It sounds like stuff the Democrats have been asking for.

    Yeah like the second stimulus bill, why is all the PORK in there, pet
    projects w/ democratic initiatives that does nothing to be supportive as it relates to Covid-19.

    Some of their ideas are great but others should be stricken and should of
    never been even considered. I see why though, it's ammunition against Trump so they can point the finger at Trump as they will suggest that the President is against these good ideas, when in reality it has more to do with the nonsense that was snuck in between the pages of rational clear thinking.

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Aaron Thomas on Sat May 30 20:39:02 2020
    Hello Aaron,

    rest of the world. That is the media lying. There are many in >DK>Australia, many, who think we need some more "Trumpism" here.

    Protect your own country first; your own people. When it becomes convenient
    to do so, help other countries.

    Tweeting messages inciting violence is not what a president
    should be doing, and can be viewed as a criminal act. Twitter
    should have suspended his account, at a minimum.

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Dennis Katsonis on Sat May 30 20:39:08 2020
    Hello Dennis,

    Trump is fulfilling a mission ordered by God. ...

    [..]

    I just want to pipe in and say there is a lot about Trump that is
    detestable.

    Be careful. Hillary Clinton called him The Deplorable One.
    He got even by calling her The Nasty Woman. You really do not
    want to make the same mistake.

    BUT, enforcing the borders is something that needs to be done, and something
    so few are willing to do. Europe needs to follow this example. Don't believe the hype that Trump is seen as a joke by the rest of the world.
    That is the media lying. There are many in Australia, many, who think we need some more "Trumpism" here.

    Lemme see if I got this right.

    Four years ago Trump promised to Make America Great Again.
    Four years later what do we have?
    - Pandemic
    - Recession
    - Mass Unemployment
    - Riots
    How is he doing? Great, according to his base.

    Now you are telling me Australians want to Make Australia Great Again.
    I do pray for you.

    --Lee

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Lee Lofaso on Sat May 30 19:51:40 2020
    Tweeting messages inciting violence is not what a president
    should be doing, and can be viewed as a criminal act. Twitter
    should have suspended his account, at a minimum.

    Trump's not a weak person who's going to be like "Please stop the rioting -
    I'm asking you politely - I'll even toss you some handouts if you stop now."

    He's a strong person who is like "Cut it out or get shot."

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Lee Lofaso on Sat May 30 20:02:39 2020
    - Pandemic
    - Recession
    - Mass Unemployment

    These three things were made in a Chinese laboratory.

    - Riots

    And this one was made by a network of despicable Democratic mayors in the USA.

    Every city with rioting and/or looting (looting - not "surviving") happens to be a Democrat controlled city. That's convenient!

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  • From Dennis Katsonis@3:712/620 to Aaron Thomas on Sat May 30 19:05:00 2020
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Dennis Katsonis <=-

    rest of the world. That is the media lying. There are many in
    Australia, many, who think we need some more "Trumpism" here.

    Protect your own country first; your own people. When it becomes convenient to do so, help other countries.

    You think many people would understand that. But for some, that doesn't please
    their own internal desire to see themselves as good global citizens.


    ... Dennis Katsonis
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  • From Gerhard Strangar@2:240/2188.575 to Gregory Deyss on Sun May 31 13:21:52 2020
    Am 30 May 20 09:49:02 schrob Gregory Deyss an Gerhard Strangar zum Thema
    <Re: Travel Ban?>

    You're painting with a rather large brush there Gerhard,

    Yet still, you fail to see the big picture.

    people who do
    the things that your talking about are called opportunists and they are not exclusive to my nation.

    I'm talking about courts ruling that you have to assume people are stupid. In Germany, you have to assume that coffee is hot and cats are not to be microwaved. There's no way you could win a lawsuit by pretending you didn't know that. You might win a bed in a mental home instead.



    Tschoe mit Oe
    Gerhard
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  • From Richard Falken@1:103/705 to Ron Lauzon on Sun May 31 12:25:02 2020
    Re: Re: Travel Ban?
    By: Ron Lauzon to Dennis Katsonis on Sun May 31 2020 10:37 am

    Dennis Katsonis wrote to Aaron Thomas <=-

    BUT, enforcing the borders is something that needs to be done, and something so few are willing to do. Europe needs to follow this example. Don't believe the hype that Trump is seen as a joke by the rest of the world. That is the media lying. There are many in Australia, many, who think we need some more "Trumpism" here.

    We're already starting to see this in Europe. The EU is having a very
    tough
    time as countries start enforcing their borders.


    ... There are no bugs, only unrecognized features.

    Barely related:

    Spanish government has signed for giving a monthly pay to underdogs for the fact they exist, starting at 460 eur and going up depending on family size and such.

    The Spanish government is using posters writen in arabic to promote this pay. So you can guess who the target audience is.
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  • From Ron Lauzon@1:275/89 to Nick Andre on Sun May 31 10:36:00 2020
    Nick Andre wrote to Aaron Thomas <=-

    I really wish Trump would just lay off Twitter completely and
    find a decentralized platform instead of advocating expansion of the Communications Decency Act with that social-media order. I thought it
    was really unnecessary and bad-timing.

    It's called the "Chicken and egg" problem.

    People go to Twitter because that's where the audience is.
    The audience goes to Twitter because that's where the people they want to hear are.

    Maybe nobody will care too much with the MN riots and Biden gaffes but
    one of the best things about conservative voices getting censored, is
    that it really festers itself on re-tweets, Youtube complaints and lesser-known news outlets getting some traction by covering this disturbing trend.

    Trump has it within him to really expose the level of deep-nested corruption of the mass media but effectively shot himself in the foot here. If he is in fact worth 2 billion to Twitter, he could screw them overnight by orchestrating his own "walk away" movement.

    I think he sees much more value in letting Twitter "hang themselves".

    He's already baited Twitter into being the publisher that they are. Now the Executive Order is signed to have the FCC evaluate and remove Section 230 protections from Twitter.

    Hopefully we will see a flood of law suites (justified or not, it makes no difference) shortly after that and Twitter collapses in a pile of unpaid legal bills.

    That will send a strong message to the other sites that have Section 230 protections to clean up their act.

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  • From Ron Lauzon@1:275/89 to Dennis Katsonis on Sun May 31 10:37:00 2020
    Dennis Katsonis wrote to Aaron Thomas <=-

    BUT, enforcing the borders is something that needs to be done, and something so few are willing to do. Europe needs to follow this
    example. Don't believe the hype that Trump is seen as a joke by the
    rest of the world. That is the media lying. There are many in
    Australia, many, who think we need some more "Trumpism" here.

    We're already starting to see this in Europe. The EU is having a very tough time as countries start enforcing their borders.


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  • From Ron Lauzon@1:275/89 to Aaron Thomas on Sun May 31 10:39:00 2020
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Dennis Katsonis <=-

    Protect your own country first; your own people. When it becomes convenient to do so, help other countries.

    I think most people have that priority:
    1. Self.
    2. Family.
    3. Extended family.
    4. Neighborhood.
    5. City.
    6. State.
    7. Country.
    8. Other country.

    Unless, of course, the person is a leftie. In which case, the priority is:
    1. Other country. With someone else's money, of course.
    2. Self.


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  • From Ron Lauzon@1:275/89 to Lee Lofaso on Sun May 31 10:52:00 2020
    Lee Lofaso wrote to Dennis Katsonis <=-

    Lemme see if I got this right.

    Four years ago Trump promised to Make America Great Again.

    Which he did. Of course, you can't see that, so there's no point in relisting all the things that Trump did.

    Four years later what do we have?
    - Pandemic

    Caused by the Chinese, spread by the Chinese, made worse by the Chinese controlled WHO and left-wing run CDC.

    Oh, I should make clear that the Dems are the allies of the Chinese.

    - Recession

    Caused by the governors shutting down the economy and by the DEMOCRAT governors
    keeping their states locked down.

    - Mass Unemployment

    See "- Recession"

    - Riots

    Last information I had was that 80% of the people participating in the riots were from out of state and that the riots were organized. Let's see... Who organizes riots? People like Antifa (aka the new KKK - the Democrat terrorist group).

    How is he doing? Great, according to his base.

    Actually, according to most people (well, the ones who actually worked - as opposed to the useless Lefties who sit around in the parent's basement - you know, like you).

    Business owners (especially minority ones) have said that the last couple of years were the best years that they've ever had.
    And now, a bunch of white, Antifa thugs step in a trash the businesses that they spent years putting together.
    Or here in Michigan, the moron governor keeping business shutdown to the point where many aren't going to reopen - many of which were minority owned.

    Only a complete idiot can't see who is ruining this country and who is trying to make it great. And this will be remembered at election day. I hope you've found a good shrink (are they allowed to work now?) to help you with your TDS. Otherwise, you're going to have another rough 4 years.


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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Gregory Deyss on Sun May 31 01:53:00 2020
    On 05-30-20 10:14, Gregory Deyss <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Travel Ban? <=-

    It sounds like stuff the Democrats have been asking for.

    Yeah like the second stimulus bill, why is all the PORK in there, pet projects w/ democratic initiatives that does nothing to be supportive
    as it relates to Covid-19.

    What was proposed and passed that you are objecting to?

    Be specific -- broad brush objections say nothing.

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
    (1:261/1466)


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  • From Dennis Katsonis@3:712/620 to Lee Lofaso on Sun May 31 15:17:00 2020
    Lee Lofaso wrote to Dennis Katsonis <=-

    Hello Dennis,

    Trump is fulfilling a mission ordered by God. ...

    [..]

    I just want to pipe in and say there is a lot about Trump that is
    detestable.

    Be careful. Hillary Clinton called him The Deplorable One.
    He got even by calling her The Nasty Woman. You really do not
    want to make the same mistake.

    BUT, enforcing the borders is something that needs to be done, and something
    so few are willing to do. Europe needs to follow this example. Don't believe the hype that Trump is seen as a joke by the rest of the world.
    That is the media lying. There are many in Australia, many, who think we need some more "Trumpism" here.

    Lemme see if I got this right.

    Four years ago Trump promised to Make America Great Again.
    Four years later what do we have?
    - Pandemic
    - Recession
    - Mass Unemployment
    - Riots
    How is he doing? Great, according to his base.

    Now you are telling me Australians want to Make Australia Great Again.
    I do pray for you.

    --Lee

    We have the pandemic and "recession" here too, and I recall riots under Obama,
    Bush and Clinton. We also have unaffordable housing and wealth inequality. don't think Trump is good, but the status quo isn't working. They need some fear put into them.

    Our ruling elite are failing us, and the media does lie and manipulate. Trump isn't the problem, just the symptom. I dislike Trump, but damn, someone needs to stand against Silicon Valley, the MSM and China.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Gregory Deyss on Tue Jun 2 13:59:56 2020
    On 30 May 2020 at 09:56a, Gregory Deyss pondered and said...

    Yeah we understand and if African-American votes for Trump and not Biden, then they "ain't black enough." said Joe Biden.

    Trump is sinking. He's hiding in the bunker because he's
    a feckless moral and physical coward who can't address the
    nation in a meaningful way.

    Good luck in November. You idiots wanted what amounts to
    a civil war: Limbaugh even called it the other day. Well,
    be careful what you wish for.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Ron Lauzon on Tue Jun 2 14:02:02 2020
    On 31 May 2020 at 10:39a, Ron Lauzon pondered and said...

    I think most people have that priority:
    1. Self.
    2. Family.

    Why am I not surprised that you put yourself before
    even family? Right-wingers don't even value their
    children before themselves. It's an ideology rooted
    in cruelty and moral decay.

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  • From Janis Kracht@1:261/38 to Dan Cross on Mon Jun 1 23:35:00 2020
    On 31 May 2020 at 10:39a, Ron Lauzon pondered and said...

    I think most people have that priority:
    1. Self.
    2. Family.

    Why am I not surprised that you put yourself before
    even family? Right-wingers don't even value their
    children before themselves. It's an ideology rooted
    in cruelty and moral decay.

    Indeed. The sicko-fearless-leader-who-hid-in-the-bunker-while-the-nati on-exploded doesn't care about anyone but himself.

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  • From Charles Pierson@2:240/1120.976 to Dan Cross on Tue Jun 2 01:54:09 2020
    Hello, Dan Cross.
    On 6/2/20 2:02 PM you wrote:

    On 31 May 2020 at 10:39a, Ron Lauzon pondered and said...
    I think most people have that priority: 1. Self. 2. Family.
    Why am I not surprised that you put yourself before even family? Right-wingers don't even value their children before themselves.
    It's an ideology rooted in cruelty and moral decay.

    I don't think it's entirely fair to lump all right-wingers together like that any more than it is to do so with left-wingers.
    I'm new here, or at least I've not been around Fido for several years,and I'm interjecting my opinion in the middle of a conversation I don't currently have access to the beginning of, so I might be off base a bit.
    But as someone who more or less is more right than left, I don't see my views as being based in "cruelty and decay" as you put it. It's based on a belief in individual liberty.


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  • From Richard Falken@1:103/705 to Charles Pierson on Tue Jun 2 02:46:47 2020
    Re: Re: Travel Ban?
    By: Charles Pierson to Dan Cross on Tue Jun 02 2020 01:54 am

    I'm new here, or at least I've not been around Fido for several years,and
    I'
    interjecting my opinion in the middle of a conversation I don't currently
    ha
    access to the beginning of, so I might be off base a bit.

    Hello, and Welcome.

    Piece of advice here. Follow the conversations for a while before you post. Otherwise you risk feeding the local trolls, which are plenty in the Politics subs.

    Have a nice day!
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  • From Ron Lauzon@1:275/89 to Richard Falken on Tue Jun 2 10:42:00 2020
    Richard Falken wrote to Ron Lauzon <=-

    Spanish government has signed for giving a monthly pay to underdogs for the fact they exist, starting at 460 eur and going up depending on
    family size and such.

    The Spanish government is using posters writen in arabic to promote
    this pay. So you can guess who the target audience is.

    Maybe too much to hope that this is a ploy to locate these people so they can be deported.


    ... My boss is tempermental. 50% temper and 50% mental.
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  • From Ron Lauzon@1:275/89 to Dan Cross on Tue Jun 2 10:51:00 2020
    Dan Cross wrote to Ron Lauzon <=-

    Why am I not surprised that you put yourself before
    even family? Right-wingers don't even value their
    children before themselves. It's an ideology rooted
    in cruelty and moral decay.

    So, tell me.... When you go in for your colonoscopy do you have to go through the full procedure? Or does the doctor just ask you to describe what you see?


    When you fly on an airplane and they go through the safety equipment, they tell
    you that if the masks drop and you have a child, you must put your mask on first. Why? Because you can't get the mask on your child if you are passed out.

    I cannot provide for my family if I am incapacitated, as any 5 year old knows.

    But seeing how you are still living in your parent's basement and they are providing for you, you probably wouldn't know much about that.


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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Ron Lauzon on Wed Jun 3 06:04:47 2020
    On 02 Jun 2020 at 10:51a, Ron Lauzon pondered and said...

    So, tell me.... When you go in for your colonoscopy do you have to go through the full procedure? Or does the doctor just ask you to describe what you see?

    You speak like a man of experience, but why are you so
    interested in my ass?

    When you fly on an airplane and they go through the safety equipment,
    they tell you that if the masks drop and you have a child, you must put your mask on first. Why? Because you can't get the mask on your child
    if you are passed out.

    But that's different. That's taking care of yourself so
    that you can effectively care for someone else; by doing
    so, you're still putting care for that person (your child)
    above yourself. I know the difference may be hard for
    you to grasp.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Ron Lauzon on Tue Jun 2 14:17:23 2020
    I cannot provide for my family if I am incapacitated, as any 5 year old knows.

    You're trying to reason with a liberal abortion rights activist

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Jun 3 07:43:58 2020
    On 02 Jun 2020 at 02:17p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    I cannot provide for my family if I am incapacitated, as any 5 year knows.

    You're trying to reason with a liberal abortion rights activist

    You support a guy who was has admitted to raw-dogging
    a porn star months after his last child was born. Spare
    me your faux morality: you're a hypocrite of the highest
    order.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:267/150 to Dan Cross on Tue Jun 2 19:59:59 2020
    You support a guy who was has admitted to raw-dogging
    a porn star months after his last child was born. Spare

    How does that hurt anyone outside of his family?

    Does CNN have you thinking that Joe Biden's sexual assault on Tara Reade is
    no biggie compared to Trump cheating on his wife with a willing participant?

    Joe Biden's not done yet - not until he's sexually assaulted America.

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  • From Daniel@1:340/7 to Charles Pierson on Wed Jun 3 10:08:00 2020
    Charles Pierson wrote to Dan Cross <=-

    Hello, Dan Cross.
    On 6/2/20 2:02 PM you wrote:

    On 31 May 2020 at 10:39a, Ron Lauzon pondered and said...
    I think most people have that priority: 1. Self. 2. Family.
    Why am I not surprised that you put yourself before even family? Right-wingers don't even value their children before themselves.
    It's an ideology rooted in cruelty and moral decay.

    I don't think it's entirely fair to lump all right-wingers together
    like that any more than it is to do so with left-wingers. I'm new here,
    or at least I've not been around Fido for several years,and I'm interjecting my opinion in the middle of a conversation I don't
    currently have access to the beginning of, so I might be off base a
    bit. But as someone who more or less is more right than left, I don't
    see my views as being based in "cruelty and decay" as you put it. It's based on a belief in individual liberty.

    You're speaking the truth for most conservatives. At least, this is true for most conservatives I know. But above all, most classical liberals I know see it
    teh same way. The problem is the nuveau fascist extreme who are screwing it up for everyone.

    Currently, these 'insightful' leftist extreme rioters are committing horrors only seen in movies. I know zero individuals who would do such acts in their wildest dreams. I don't care their political afiliation.

    By the way, welcome to BBS Land. You are welcome here.

    Daniel Traechin

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  • From Daniel@1:340/7 to Richard Falken on Wed Jun 3 10:08:00 2020
    Richard Falken wrote to Charles Pierson <=-

    Re: Re: Travel Ban?
    By: Charles Pierson to Dan Cross on Tue Jun 02 2020 01:54 am

    I'm new here, or at least I've not been around Fido for several years,and
    I'
    interjecting my opinion in the middle of a conversation I don't currently
    ha
    access to the beginning of, so I might be off base a bit.

    Hello, and Welcome.

    Piece of advice here. Follow the conversations for a while before you post. Otherwise you risk feeding the local trolls, which are plenty in
    the Politics subs.

    This is truth.

    Daniel Traechin

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Aaron Thomas on Thu Jun 4 05:28:21 2020
    On 02 Jun 2020 at 07:59p, Aaron Thomas pondered and said...

    You support a guy who was has admitted to raw-dogging
    a porn star months after his last child was born. Spare

    How does that hurt anyone outside of his family?

    It doesn't. But don't sit there and act like you
    are some sort of paragon of morality if you support
    him.

    Does CNN have you thinking that Joe Biden's sexual assault on Tara Reade is no biggie compared to Trump cheating on his wife with a willing participant?

    Tara Reade deserves to be heard and her story judged
    on its merits without bias for or against Biden. So
    far, the story hasn't held up to scrutiny, but that's
    been mostly in the press. Go ahead and do an investigation:
    if he's found guilty, then I won't support him. It's
    really not hard.

    On the other hand, there are two dozen credible complaints
    of sexual assault against Donald Trump: why don't you apply
    the same standard to him?

    Joe Biden's not done yet - not until he's sexually assaulted America.

    That's one of the dumbest things I've read today, and I
    was just reading Trump's tweets.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Daniel on Thu Jun 4 05:32:42 2020
    On 03 Jun 2020 at 10:08a, Daniel pondered and said...

    You're speaking the truth for most conservatives. At least, this is true for most conservatives I know. But above all, most classical liberals I know see it teh same way. The problem is the nuveau fascist extreme who are screwing it up for everyone.

    There's a difference between "right-wingers" and "conservatives".
    Sadly, it's hard to find conservatives these days.

    Currently, these 'insightful' leftist extreme rioters are committing horrors only seen in movies. I know zero individuals who would do such acts in their wildest dreams. I don't care their political afiliation.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html

    Yeah, that's only in movies.

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Charles Pierson on Wed Jun 3 22:10:40 2020
    Hello Charles,

    I don't think it's entirely fair to lump all right-wingers together like
    that any more than it is to do so with left-wingers. I'm new here, or at least I've not been around Fido for several years,and I'm interjecting my opinion in the middle of a conversation I don't currently have access to
    the beginning of, so I might be off base a bit. But as someone who more or less is more right than left, I don't see my views as being based in
    "cruelty and decay" as you put it. It's based on a belief in individual liberty.

    "The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty."
    ~ Abraham Lincoln

    What is liberty? What is your definition? Do you even have
    a definition? Or even an idea of what liberty is, or might be?

    Is liberty the right to do something that you ought to do?
    Is liberty the right to do what one deserves, with restrictions?
    Is liberty something else altogether?

    Please. What is *your* definition. There is no right or wrong answer.
    Maybe mostly right. Or mostly wrong. But nothing a clockwork orange.

    So, let's have it.

    Liberty, according to Charles.

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Ron Lauzon on Wed Jun 3 22:10:46 2020
    Hello Ron,

    Why am I not surprised that you put yourself before
    even family? Right-wingers don't even value their
    children before themselves. It's an ideology rooted
    in cruelty and moral decay.

    So, tell me.... When you go in for your colonoscopy do you have to go
    through the full procedure? Or does the doctor just ask you to describe
    what you see?

    Gerbils. That is all you need to know. For details, just ask
    Rush Limbaugh. He devoted an entire show on what some people do
    or did with gerbils. But better hurry up, as his time is limited.

    When you fly on an airplane and they go through the safety equipment, they
    tell you that if the masks drop and you have a child, you must put your
    mask on first. Why? Because you can't get the mask on your child if you
    are passed out.

    Really? I'll bet the hijackers on 9/11 told all the passengers
    to put on their masks. And then the hijackers turned on the gas.
    As a result, none of the passengers knew what hit them.

    I cannot provide for my family if I am incapacitated, as any 5 year old
    knows.

    They find out one way or another.

    But seeing how you are still living in your parent's basement and they are
    providing for you, you probably wouldn't know much about that.

    Donald Trump was holed up in the basement of the White House
    as nonviolent protests were being held a block away. He did not
    want to be seen as being "weak" so he ordered active military
    to disperse the protesters (mostly women and children, along
    with clergy). The president's illegal order was complied with
    by troops firing rubber bullets, pepper spray, and teargas into
    the crowd. Then the orange stain made his appearance, bible in
    hand, to have his photo-op in front of a church of which he was
    not invited, and then to a Catholic shrine of which he was not
    invited.

    I wonder what those children are going to tell their friends
    about what the president did to them? I wonder what the parents
    of those children are going to tell other parents about what
    the president did? I wonder what the clergy is going to tell
    their congregations what the president did?

    All of this was caught on camera, for the entire world to see.

    The actions of our brave president who is scared shitless of
    his own shadow. So scared he has to order active military to
    fire on children.

    Time for the military to refuse such illegal orders.
    Never should have complied with them in the first place.

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Jun 3 22:18:13 2020
    Hello Aaron,

    I cannot provide for my family if I am incapacitated, as any 5 year old >RL>knows.

    You're trying to reason with a liberal abortion rights activist

    Her body, her choice.

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Dan Cross on Wed Jun 3 22:18:25 2020
    Hello Dan,

    I cannot provide for my family if I am incapacitated, as any 5
    year o AT> RL> knows.
    You're trying to reason with a liberal abortion rights activist

    You support a guy who was has admitted to raw-dogging
    a porn star months after his last child was born. Spare
    me your faux morality: you're a hypocrite of the highest
    order.

    Mercedes-Benz refused to renew its current contract for naming
    rights for the Louisiana Superdome. As a result, the bidding has
    been opened for others.

    Stripchat (a porn site) has made a bona fide offer of $15 million
    for those naming rights. I can just see it now. Drew Brees playing
    quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, while cheerleaders recruited
    from Bourbon Street are dancing on the sidelines, all on national
    television with Donald Trump in attendance for every game ...

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Jun 3 22:18:44 2020
    Hello Aaron,

    You support a guy who was has admitted to raw-dogging
    a porn star months after his last child was born. Spare

    How does that hurt anyone outside of his family?

    He has set a very poor example for everybody in the US, and
    the rest of the world. What he did in the past is bad enough,
    but he continues acting in a childish and immature way even
    today. Some would even call it criminal.

    Does CNN have you thinking that Joe Biden's sexual assault on Tara Reade is
    no biggie compared to Trump cheating on his wife with a willing
    participant?

    No network has made that claim. Not even CNN. The claim by
    Tara Reade remains unsupported and unsubstantiated, none of
    her various accounts having been deemed credible. Even her
    lawyer bugged out having been disclosed as being a Russian
    asset.

    Of course, we all know who and what Donald Trump is, as he
    even admitted it himself. A self-admitted sexual predator who
    has never been faithful to any of his wives (past or present).

    Joe Biden's not done yet - not until he's sexually assaulted America.

    Chastity belts will be the next big thing. You do realize
    that coronavirus can be spread by sexual contact, and could
    be classified as being an STD.

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Daniel on Wed Jun 3 22:18:49 2020
    Hello Daniel,

    On 31 May 2020 at 10:39a, Ron Lauzon pondered and said...

    I think most people have that priority: 1. Self. 2. Family.

    Why am I not surprised that you put yourself before even family? >DC>Right-wingers don't even value their children before themselves.
    It's an ideology rooted in cruelty and moral decay.

    I don't think it's entirely fair to lump all right-wingers together >CP>like that any more than it is to do so with left-wingers. I'm new here, >CP>or at least I've not been around Fido for several years,and I'm >CP>interjecting my opinion in the middle of a conversation I don't >CP>currently have access to the beginning of, so I might be off base a >CP>bit. But as someone who more or less is more right than left, I don't >CP>see my views as being based in "cruelty and decay" as you put it. It's >CP>based on a belief in individual liberty.

    You're speaking the truth for most conservatives.

    Truth? What is truth? Not even Jesus could answer that question.
    So please tell.

    "What is truth?" ~Pontius Pilate to Jesus

    Jesus was left speechless. Totally speechless. Not able to say
    a single word. How about you? What do you have to say about that?
    Or about anything else?

    At least, this is true for most conservatives I know.

    Really? Was Jesus a conservative? What values did he/she have?

    "I am the way, the truth, and the life." ~Jesus

    Only Jesus can (or could have) define himself/herself.
    His/her own actions spoke so much louder than words.
    But how many bothered to look, or listen, to anything
    he said or did? Certainly not those who call themselves
    "conservatives".

    But above all, most classical liberals I know see it teh same way.

    Really? Was Jesus a liberal? What values did he/she have?

    The problem is the nuveau fascist extreme who are screwing it up for
    everyone.

    Oh. I get it now. Jesus was a fascist. Just like Il Duce.
    Spoke fluent Latin with Roman soldiers as he/she was pegged
    on a tree.

    Currently, these 'insightful' leftist extreme rioters are committing horrors
    only seen in movies. I know zero individuals who would do such acts in
    their wildest dreams. I don't care their political afiliation.

    Well, we know what they did to Jesus ...

    By the way, welcome to BBS Land. You are welcome here.

    No more hammer and nails, please ...

    Daniel Traechin

    DT.
    I should have known.
    Handle for the other DT (Donald Trump).
    I have been trolled ...

    --Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:221/360 to Daniel on Wed Jun 3 22:18:54 2020
    Hello Daniel,

    I'm new here, or at least I've not been around Fido for several years,and
    I'
    interjecting my opinion in the middle of a conversation I don't currently
    ha
    access to the beginning of, so I might be off base a bit.

    Hello, and Welcome.

    Piece of advice here. Follow the conversations for a while before you >RF>post. Otherwise you risk feeding the local trolls, which are plenty in >RF>the Politics subs.

    This is truth.

    Daniel Traechin

    Ignorance, bias, and genuine disssent are not trolling.

    Although truth be known at times they may appear similar
    due to the disingenuous nature of some trolls.

    Thanks for playing, Mr. Troll.

    --Lee

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  • From Charles Pierson@2:240/1120.976 to Lee Lofaso on Wed Jun 3 17:41:25 2020
    Hello, Lee Lofaso.
    On 6/3/20 10:10 PM you wrote:

    Hello Charles,

    "The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty." ~ Abraham Lincoln What is liberty? What is your definition? Do you
    even have a definition? Or even an idea of what liberty is, or
    might be? Is liberty the right to do something that you ought to
    do? Is liberty the right to do what one deserves, with
    restrictions? Is liberty something else altogether?

    That's a very good question.
    From Oxford Languages:
    noun:ÿliberty

    1.

    the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.

    This, I think is a good start.
    Along with that definition, I would add that "free from oppressive restrictions" in society is not the same as free to do whatever you want. You can't kill someone just because. Neither would me walking up to you and punching you in the face be an example of liberty.
    Liberty of behavior, which those examples above are not, would be, for example the often used example here in the USA of the bakers who declined to make a wedding cake for a homosexual couple because their religious views didn't agree with the homosexual lifestyle. Another example of liberty of behavior would be for those who disagree with the bakers to boycott the bakers shop and give their business elsewhere to someone who doesn't hold that view.
    For that matter, being able to have a relationship with whomever you wish, regardless of gender or ethnic background without government denying you such pursuit is liberty.

    Does this adequately answer your question?









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  • From Charles Pierson@2:240/1120.976 to Daniel on Wed Jun 3 21:18:21 2020
    Hello, Daniel.
    On 6/3/20 10:08 AM you wrote:


    You're speaking the truth for most conservatives. At least, this is
    true for most conservatives I know. But above all, most classical
    liberals I know see it teh same way. The problem is the nuveau
    fascist extreme who are screwing it up for everyone.

    I find that outliers in most groups can tend to be louder than the main.

    Currently, these 'insightful' leftist extreme rioters are
    committing horrors only seen in movies. I know zero individuals who
    would do such acts in their wildest dreams. I don't care their
    political afiliation.

    To be fair, I doubt all of the looters and rioters are leftist. Opportunists of all persuasions are getting in on it I'm sure.

    By the way, welcome to BBS Land. You are welcome here.

    Kind of nice to be back.




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  • From Daniel@1:340/7 to Charles Pierson on Thu Jun 4 05:58:00 2020
    Charles Pierson wrote to Daniel <=-

    Hello, Daniel.
    On 6/3/20 10:08 AM you wrote:


    You're speaking the truth for most conservatives. At least, this is
    true for most conservatives I know. But above all, most classical
    liberals I know see it teh same way. The problem is the nuveau
    fascist extreme who are screwing it up for everyone.

    I find that outliers in most groups can tend to be louder than the
    main.

    Currently, these 'insightful' leftist extreme rioters are
    committing horrors only seen in movies. I know zero individuals who
    would do such acts in their wildest dreams. I don't care their
    political afiliation.

    To be fair, I doubt all of the looters and rioters are leftist. Opportunists of all persuasions are getting in on it I'm sure.

    Oh, I'm sure people of all stripes are taking part but I only hear one theme out there so you'd have to listen really hard for others.

    By the way, welcome to BBS Land. You are welcome here.

    Kind of nice to be back.

    I took a long pause too.

    Daniel Traechin

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  • From Daniel@1:340/7 to Dan Cross on Thu Jun 4 06:06:00 2020
    Dan Cross wrote to Daniel <=-

    On 03 Jun 2020 at 10:08a, Daniel pondered and said...

    You're speaking the truth for most conservatives. At least, this is true for most conservatives I know. But above all, most classical liberals I know see it teh same way. The problem is the nuveau fascist extreme who are screwing it up for everyone.

    There's a difference between "right-wingers" and "conservatives".
    Sadly, it's hard to find conservatives these days.

    You probably aren't looking hard enough or your personal definition of conservative doesn't exist. But I doubt you'd look very hard anyway.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html

    Really? The New York Times?

    Yeah, that's only in movies.

    I was talking about the riots. But I'm sure you're not in support of the destruction and pillaging. Stay safe.

    Daniel Traechin
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  • From Ron Lauzon@1:275/89 to Dan Cross on Thu Jun 4 08:45:00 2020
    Dan Cross wrote to Ron Lauzon <=-

    But that's different. That's taking care of yourself so
    that you can effectively care for someone else; by doing
    so, you're still putting care for that person (your child)
    above yourself. I know the difference may be hard for
    you to grasp.

    Only because Leftie "logic" isn't.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Daniel on Fri Jun 5 06:14:20 2020
    On 04 Jun 2020 at 06:06a, Daniel pondered and said...


    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html

    Really? The New York Times?

    It's just a convenient link to the video, guy.

    I was talking about the riots. But I'm sure you're not in support of the destruction and pillaging. Stay safe.

    The "riots" are due to an extreme minority of people.
    The vast, vast majority are peacefully protesting.

    https://thehill.com/homenews/news/501039-park-police-investigating-officers-inv olved-in-attack-on-australian-reporters

    There you go. The Hill is right of center. That's
    what happened to Australian reporters so that Trump
    could have his little photo-op.

    There's a difference between "right-wingers" and "conservatives". Sadly, it's hard to find conservatives these days.

    You probably aren't looking hard enough or your personal definition of conservative doesn't exist. But I doubt you'd look very hard anyway.

    All of the CINOs have been able to usurp the definition to
    be, basically, right-wingers.

    That's too bad. I don't understand why these people hate
    American freedom and the Constitution this badly.

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Ron Lauzon on Fri Jun 5 06:14:56 2020
    On 04 Jun 2020 at 08:45a, Ron Lauzon pondered and said...

    Dan Cross wrote to Ron Lauzon <=-

    But that's different. That's taking care of yourself so
    that you can effectively care for someone else; by doing
    so, you're still putting care for that person (your child)
    above yourself. I know the difference may be hard for
    you to grasp.

    Only because Leftie "logic" isn't.

    No, you said it as clear as day: you value yourself
    over your family. That's really twisted.

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  • From Daniel@1:340/7 to Dan Cross on Thu Jun 4 22:08:00 2020
    Dan Cross wrote to Daniel <=-

    On 04 Jun 2020 at 06:06a, Daniel pondered and said...


    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html

    Really? The New York Times?

    It's just a convenient link to the video, guy.

    I was just ticked off at the insinuation that the riots don't matter.

    I was talking about the riots. But I'm sure you're not in support of the destruction and pillaging. Stay safe.

    The "riots" are due to an extreme minority of people.
    The vast, vast majority are peacefully protesting.

    The narrative that the riots are mostly peaceful is part of a misinformation campaign by the press. Placing quotes around the word riots shows you don't question it. The left has turned into what they hate and don't even realize it.

    I hope that changes.

    While many of the people have been arrested, the cities released them without bail the same evening so they returned to cause mayhem. And if you believe the riots are a small group of people, consider the mass damage these people managed to do. Take a look at all the looting that has been occuring in NYC. I read 900 people were arrested and quickly released in NYC alone. This is not an
    extreme minority. You'd like to think it's mostly peaceful but some of these large cities are saying that their police force is overwhelmed and asking for military assistance. Peaceful protests don't lose control.

    My city, Sacramento, has had over fifty small businesses destroyed the last week and it's considered relatively peaceful. in my town, most of the
    protests, during the day, are peaceful. It's only after dark that the looting occurs. But if you listen to the press, it's only a few. Ridiculous.

    https://thehill.com/homenews/news/501039-park-police-investigating-offic ers-inv
    olved-in-attack-on-australian-reporters

    There you go. The Hill is right of center. That's
    what happened to Australian reporters so that Trump
    could have his little photo-op.

    I pay little attention to press sources regardless of political slant. I prefer
    to view raw feeds without a voiceover explaining what I'm supposed to see.

    Can't help it with the Trump hate. That church was burned down by this very small group of rioters. It was meant to be symbolic but who cares right? You hate Trump and will criticize every little move.

    There's a difference between "right-wingers" and "conservatives". Sadly, it's hard to find conservatives these days.

    You probably aren't looking hard enough or your personal definition of conservative doesn't exist. But I doubt you'd look very hard anyway.

    All of the CINOs have been able to usurp the definition to
    be, basically, right-wingers.

    I had to look up CINO. Christian In Name Only. Yeah, I'm not really sure what that means. I'm not a Christian at all but I know many people who identify as christian who don't attend church. Is this the community you speak of?

    That's too bad. I don't understand why these people hate
    American freedom and the Constitution this badly.

    Who matches this description?

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Daniel on Sat Jun 6 13:50:26 2020
    On 04 Jun 2020 at 10:08p, Daniel pondered and said...

    It's just a convenient link to the video, guy.

    I was just ticked off at the insinuation that the riots don't matter.

    Yeah, those are _actually_ a really small part of
    what's happening.

    The "riots" are due to an extreme minority of people.
    The vast, vast majority are peacefully protesting.

    The narrative that the riots are mostly peaceful is part of a misinformation campaign by the press. Placing quotes around the word
    riots shows you don't question it. The left has turned into what they
    hate and don't even realize it.

    What nonsense. Have you been there? Have you seen what's
    happening?

    Riots by definition aren't peaceful, but what's _actually_
    happening is that, in the vast, vast majority of cases, it's
    people who are out peacefully protesting, as is their right
    under the Constitution.

    Trying to paint _all_ protesters with the "riot" brush is
    at best misleading and more likely deliberate.

    I've been to protests and seen the vast bulk of people
    behaving peacefully and with good intent. A small number
    sometimes turn up to cause trouble. Yet all the attention
    is heaped on the relatively small number of trouble
    makers.

    I hope that changes.

    I hope you people on the right wake up and start respecting
    the rights of the citizenry.

    While many of the people have been arrested, the cities released them without bail the same evening so they returned to cause mayhem. And if
    you believe the riots are a small group of people, consider the mass damage these people managed to do. Take a look at all the looting that
    has been occuring in NYC. I read 900 people were arrested and quickly released in NYC alone. This is not an extreme minority. You'd like to think it's mostly peaceful but some of these large cities are saying
    that their police force is overwhelmed and asking for military
    assistance. Peaceful protests don't lose control.

    The way the NYPD usually works is that, _if_ a protest gets
    out of hand, they corral a large number of people into an
    enclosed space, take them into custody, and then process them:
    the vast bulk are never charged and released immediately.
    This is simply more efficient than trying to pick the
    perpetrators out in-situ.

    I've heard this old saw of "the police feel overwhelmed" many
    times, and I call shenanigans. The military doesn't exist to
    cater to the fantasies of right-wing would-be authoritarians.

    Even Pat Robertson told Trump he's gone too far cracking down
    on protesters, and now the Generals are coming out and rebuking
    him publicly. It sure took Mattis long enough, though.

    So what's it going to be: everyone else is wrong and Trump is
    right, or the much more likely explanation that Trump's an
    idiot?

    My city, Sacramento, has had over fifty small businesses destroyed the last week and it's considered relatively peaceful. in my town, most of
    the protests, during the day, are peaceful. It's only after dark that
    the looting occurs. But if you listen to the press, it's only a few. Ridiculous.

    Is it, though?

    https://www.facebook.com/AmericasPoliceProblem/videos/334147027232246/

    I pay little attention to press sources regardless of political slant. I prefer to view raw feeds without a voiceover explaining what I'm
    supposed to see.

    https://twitter.com/arjunsethi81/status/1268966167177289728 https://twitter.com/i/status/1269045893015224320

    How much more do you want?

    Can't help it with the Trump hate. That church was burned down by this very small group of rioters. It was meant to be symbolic but who cares right? You hate Trump and will criticize every little move.

    No church was burned down. Cite a source if you don't
    believe me.

    Trump, on the other hand, cleared peaceful protesters violently
    so that he could stage a photo-op. The pastor of the church is
    outraged; pretty sure the pastor would know if the church was
    vandalized by fire.

    "Every little move" is what you right-wing people don't get.
    It's not little when he does these things; it's a gross violation
    of his office and the Constitution, and it's a violation of the
    rights of the citizenry in direct opposition to his sworn oath.

    Now we have police officers from the Bureau of Prisons who
    aren't wearing identifying insignia and refuse to identify
    themselves in DC: basically, a secret police.

    I just want to understand why you people hate the Constitution
    and the freedoms of this country so much.

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  • From Daniel@1:340/7 to Dan Cross on Sat Jun 6 12:23:00 2020
    Dan Cross wrote to Daniel <=-

    On 04 Jun 2020 at 10:08p, Daniel pondered and said...

    It's just a convenient link to the video, guy.

    I was just ticked off at the insinuation that the riots don't matter.

    Yeah, those are _actually_ a really small part of
    what's happening.

    Believe whatever you want. I won't attempt to talk reason with you. I really hope you don't learn the hard way.

    I spent yesterday helping with the cleanup while the national guard was down the street. I have a number of friends who own businesses that were ravaged. I'll be spending the weekend doing the same thing.

    I'm sure it was all in my mind though. You can keep watching your cesspress coverage now. Don't mind me.

    The "riots" are due to an extreme minority of people.
    The vast, vast majority are peacefully protesting.

    The narrative that the riots are mostly peaceful is part of a misinformation campaign by the press. Placing quotes around the word
    riots shows you don't question it. The left has turned into what they
    hate and don't even realize it.

    What nonsense. Have you been there? Have you seen what's
    happening?

    Are you asking if I've been to every city? No. Have you?

    Riots by definition aren't peaceful, but what's _actually_
    happening is that, in the vast, vast majority of cases, it's
    people who are out peacefully protesting, as is their right
    under the Constitution.

    I'm all for protesting. It's part of what makes this country great. It's quite unfortunate that you believe everything your press tells you. Blinded.

    Trying to paint _all_ protesters with the "riot" brush is
    at best misleading and more likely deliberate.

    I'm not, youre putting words in my mouth. I'm talking about the rioters. The damage being done isn't at the hand of a few. It is widespread and thorough.

    Repeating a false claim doesn't make it any more true.

    I've been to protests and seen the vast bulk of people
    behaving peacefully and with good intent. A small number
    sometimes turn up to cause trouble. Yet all the attention
    is heaped on the relatively small number of trouble
    makers.

    I'm glad you've been to protests and delighted that you are safe. What exactly are you protesting?

    I hope that changes.

    I hope you people on the right wake up and start respecting
    the rights of the citizenry.

    You're being ignorant. We're angry about the rioting, looting, killing and how it is being largely ignored and minimized. You're talking as if nothing seriously wrong is occuring. You think that what's happening in the present day
    is largely peaceful. Your experience is peaceful thankfully, but the damage speaks a different story.

    The left has been protesting ever since the unelectable Hillary lost in 2016. If we were mad about anything it was the lies, ignorance, and hypocracy of leftist demands.

    What I'd like to see, primarily, is classical liberals disowning the far left movement because they have wrecked your party.

    While many of the people have been arrested, the cities released them without bail the same evening so they returned to cause mayhem. And if
    you believe the riots are a small group of people, consider the mass damage these people managed to do. Take a look at all the looting that
    has been occuring in NYC. I read 900 people were arrested and quickly released in NYC alone. This is not an extreme minority. You'd like to think it's mostly peaceful but some of these large cities are saying
    that their police force is overwhelmed and asking for military
    assistance. Peaceful protests don't lose control.

    The way the NYPD usually works is that, _if_ a protest gets
    out of hand, they corral a large number of people into an
    enclosed space, take them into custody, and then process them:
    the vast bulk are never charged and released immediately.
    This is simply more efficient than trying to pick the
    perpetrators out in-situ.

    Many of the perps arrested for rioting were released.

    I've heard this old saw of "the police feel overwhelmed" many
    times, and I call shenanigans. The military doesn't exist to
    cater to the fantasies of right-wing would-be authoritarians.

    By every accout, NYC has lost complete control of the streets over, by your repeated exaggeration, a few people.

    Even Pat Robertson told Trump he's gone too far cracking down
    on protesters, and now the Generals are coming out and rebuking
    him publicly. It sure took Mattis long enough, though.

    So what's it going to be: everyone else is wrong and Trump is
    right, or the much more likely explanation that Trump's an
    idiot?

    I have been quite critical of Trump for his emotional tweets this last week. But, the problem with the stanc eof the left is they have a view that the president is the only person responsible for what happens in the coutry. They ignore the fact that there's many layers of government elected below him responsible for their areas. The coutnry is intensely complex and, yet, when problems occur they never seem to blame their officials for the failings unless, of course, the president is a democrat.

    My city, Sacramento, has had over fifty small businesses destroyed the last week and it's considered relatively peaceful. in my town, most of
    the protests, during the day, are peaceful. It's only after dark that
    the looting occurs. But if you listen to the press, it's only a few. Ridiculous.

    Is it, though?

    Things have changed, at least in Sacramento. The groups attempted to create mayhem in some of our suburban areas but were obviously unaware that they are strong second amendment areas. It was short lived. Curfews were imposed only after the rioting caused serious problems. Newsom also lives nearby. While we dislike his politics, the organizations behind this mess are allied with him. He, nor his Aunt, wont let them shit where he eats.

    Listen, I don't care what you believe, have at it. What happened to Floyd was travesty for many reasons:

    1. He was brutally murdered so casually, in the light of day, and surrouded by witnesses.
    2. The police department attempted to qwell dissent with the cliche 'the officer was fired and the situation is under investigation,'
    3. They arrested the officer four days later only after being pressured by elected officials. Meanwhile, they utilized excessive police assets to protect him during those days.
    4. The murderer has had many reports of abuse in the past and never lost his job or faced charges.
    5. Institutional corruption in face of the coroner's autopsy report stating that he died from something other than asphyxia. They followed it with 'blood tests' knowing that these test can drag on, they hoped people would forget. Why
    wouldn't they? The press' audience has a very short memory span. They've learned to rely on it.
    6. More than a week passed for charges to be set for the other officers who simply stood there as if nothing was wrong. They even helped with the murder. 7. Not one witness felt compelled to pull the officer off Floyd. They just yelled while recording the video.
    8, Floyd's own family pleaded, on national tv, for people to quit rioting and looting. Their words fell on deaf ears.
    8. The second amendment exists particularly for this sort of situation.

    I've been outraged in the past from police corruption. One situation involved gentleman in Fresno, California who posted often on police corruption. One day he reported about a van parked across the street from his house with the door open and an officer pointing surveillance gear at his house. This sort of harassment spooked him and it was reported on social media with fears that his life was in danger. He was later found charred after his house was set on fire.
    It was reported that he was stabbed multiple times but the autopsy report was unclear if it was the fire or the wounds that killed him. Attempted coverup of a law enforcement led murder.

    Another story involved a retired CIA agent who was pursued by police. He had been working as a consultant for the CIA and was transporting top secret material. Fearing that the chain of custody of his assets were in jeapardy. he called his contact at the CIA to have them call the police off. After he pulled
    over, he got out of his car as ordered. He reached in his back pocket to show his credentials and they shot him. They casually stood over him as he bled out and only called the medics after he expired. People would argue that they felt he was pulling a weapon but he was wearing slacks and a button up shirt. Back pockets aren't typical holster locations and it would've been obvious he was unarmed. It was cold blooded murder.

    There are many stories but that's two.

    If you've been protesting, as you claim, I hope you are doing so for institutional reform of law enforcement and reinforced citizen protection from police brutality. If this is true, I'm completely behind you.

    Stay safe,

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  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Daniel on Sun Jun 7 14:23:29 2020
    On 06 Jun 2020 at 12:23p, Daniel pondered and said...

    Believe whatever you want. I won't attempt to talk reason with you. I really hope you don't learn the hard way.

    I think you have no idea what reason is.

    I spent yesterday helping with the cleanup while the national guard was down the street. I have a number of friends who own businesses that were ravaged. I'll be spending the weekend doing the same thing.

    Source or it's just another right-wing lie.

    I'm sure it was all in my mind though. You can keep watching your cesspress coverage now. Don't mind me.

    I see you have no sources. Just another right-wing liar.

    Are you asking if I've been to every city? No. Have you?

    Undoubtedly more than you.

    I'm all for protesting. It's part of what makes this country great. It's quite unfortunate that you believe everything your press tells you. Blinded.

    Nah, you're not. You hate the Constitution and Bill of
    Rights, just like all right-wingers.

    Trying to paint _all_ protesters with the "riot" brush is
    at best misleading and more likely deliberate.

    I'm not, youre putting words in my mouth. I'm talking about the rioters. The damage being done isn't at the hand of a few. It is widespread and thorough.

    Yeah, that's where you break down. It really is in a few.

    Cite a credible source, or you're just another right-wing liar.

    Repeating a false claim doesn't make it any more true.

    Have you heard Fox News?

    I'm glad you've been to protests and delighted that you are safe. What exactly are you protesting?

    Me, personally? This was against a KKK rally in NYC. The
    klan came out, with like 20 people, and several thousand
    showed up to the counter-protest.

    Now days, I think it's important to acknowledge that Black
    Lives really do matter. Historically, this hasn't been the
    case; we have systemic policies that keep that community
    from achieving equality. But right now I'm most concerned
    about the police violence. The police are out of control,
    drunk on their own power, and see themselves as separate
    from the rest of the populace. They even refer to other
    people as "civilians", even though they themselves are
    civilians. It's disgusting. Limited immunity and police
    unions have got to go.
    I hope you people on the right wake up and start respecting
    the rights of the citizenry.

    You're being ignorant. We're angry about the rioting, looting, killing
    and how it is being largely ignored and minimized. You're talking as if nothing seriously wrong is occuring. You think that what's happening in the present day is largely peaceful. Your experience is peaceful thankfully, but the damage speaks a different story.

    Nah. You're lying. You are the one who is ignorant, my
    friend, fed on a steady diet of Fox and right-wing talking
    heads. Wake up.

    The left has been protesting ever since the unelectable Hillary lost in 2016. If we were mad about anything it was the lies, ignorance, and hypocracy of leftist demands.

    Sounds like the right-wing during the Obama administration.
    But you never saw him gassing his own people for a photo op
    or praising dictators like King Jong Un.

    Lies and hypocrisy, indeed. The right-wing simply lies so
    they can indulge in their disgusting believe system of bigotry
    and hate. What a bunch of sad, pathetic individuals.

    What I'd like to see, primarily, is classical liberals disowning the far left movement because they have wrecked your party.

    When you say, "your party" what party do you think I belong
    to? Speaking of ignorance and all of that.

    Many of the perps arrested for rioting were released.

    Citation or it's just another of your right-wing lies.

    By every accout, NYC has lost complete control of the streets over, by your repeated exaggeration, a few people.

    Liar.

    I have been quite critical of Trump for his emotional tweets this last week. But, the problem with the stanc eof the left is they have a view that the president is the only person responsible for what happens in
    the coutry. They ignore the fact that there's many layers of government elected below him responsible for their areas. The coutnry is intensely complex and, yet, when problems occur they never seem to blame their officials for the failings unless, of course, the president is a
    democrat.

    Lies. The utter failure to hold Trump accountable in any way
    is transparent to all, regardless of political leaning. You
    can try to distort that truth, but that's why you'll lose in
    November, if Trump doesn't concoct some kind of fake emergency
    to simply seize power. But here's the litmus test: if he does
    so, will you go along with him?

    Things have changed, at least in Sacramento. The groups attempted to create mayhem in some of our suburban areas but were obviously unaware that they are strong second amendment areas. It was short lived. Curfews were imposed only after the rioting caused serious problems. Newsom also lives nearby. While we dislike his politics, the organizations behind
    this mess are allied with him. He, nor his Aunt, wont let them shit
    where he eats.

    Oh, citation on your "strong second amendment" sections BS.
    You really are a little liar, aren't you?

    Listen, I don't care what you believe, have at it. What happened to
    Floyd was a travesty for many reasons:

    Bwhaha. Your wall of text in response to me says otherwise.

    8. The second amendment exists particularly for this sort of situation.

    No, it doesn't. That's the masturbatious fantasy of the NRA
    and other non-hackers who talk a good game about guns and
    fetishize them, but have never heard a shot fired in anger.

    There are many stories but that's two.

    You sound like you may have a screw loose and are at
    a minimum susceptible to conspiracy theories and right-wing
    propaganda.

    If you've been protesting, as you claim, I hope you are doing so for institutional reform of law enforcement and reinforced citizen
    protection from police brutality. If this is true, I'm completely behind you.

    Well, we can agree on that.

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