I am ok being cancelled. Fewer phone calls and emails to tend to. My wife has me checking out narrow boat canal living in the UK. Could I really go back to an unconnected life?
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 30, 2020, at 7:21 PM, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I don't really understand the complaints about "cancel culture". If it's > about people shutting down things they don't like then that behavior exists > everywhere, and I'm not sure why some groups think they're justified in using > it as an attack against another group. There's literally no society or > section of society where some behavior or other won't get you "canceled". > Don't believe me? Go to a Three Percenters meeting and tell them the NFA is > compatible with the constitution, and then observe as you are canceled by the > cancel culture. > > I get the idea of not triggering someone's PTSD.....which is what "trigger > warning" was originally about. A "safe space" was supposed to be a place > where you won't be harassed for being black or gay (etc). I first heard both > terms in media that was ridiculing the weakness of people who needed such > things. Whether it's really a weakness to not want to set off a person with > mental problems or to want to be safe isn't as important as the fact that the > terms no longer mean anything except to insult a perceived weakness in > someone else. > > A militia meeting is a "safe space" for Three Percenters and Boogaloos to > fully express their views about the elitist pedophile cabal discretely > implementing communism in the USA. What a bunch of weak-ass babies for > feeling safe in their safe space while not feeling safe to express those > ideas in the general public who would absolutely "cancel" them for being a > bunch of weirdos. I'm a believer in the importance of the second amendment > and I'm a gun owner (and it's one of those evil semi automatic rifles with a > box magazine and a black composite stock), and I would be all about joining a > militia whose purpose was to defend the country and respond to natural > disasters with no weird, political conspiracy BS baked in. Too bad there > isn't one. > > If anyone on the left feels left out of my rant, this next section is for you: > > I've met exactly one person who described themselves as "woke", and she was > the most racist, manipulative lunatic I ever met in my life. Here: > https://youtu.be/-G5eEJTtKUw That video freakin nails it. "Oh we have to > help these poor, stupid persons of color because they're too poor and stupid > to help themselves. I'm so woke AF because I've realized that black people > are poor and stupid." What the woke need to admit is that they've reinvented > the "White Man's Burden". Admit it, grow up, and move on. > > I've also got a half dozen or so Facebook friends who won't shut up about > socialism. I'd bet not a single one of them is a real socialist. I bet not > a single one of them actually knows what the F they're talking about. Just > like these dumb kids: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMxTEZ7JizI&feature=youtu.be who think > socialism means "helping people" or "closing the wealth gap". What a bunch > of goons. Otto Von Bismarck was 100% correct. You need robust social > welfare programs because once the government is "helping people" you've now > shut up 95% of the self described socialists who really just wanted to know > that if they get too old or too sick to work that they'll be ok. The 5% of > remaining true believers then become an irrelevant fringe element which can > now be ignored. > > And yeah by the way: The "silent majority" doesn't secretly agree with > anybody in particular. They actually find both ends of the political > spectrum repulsive and frightening. They're silent for the same reason you > silently walk past a wild eyed street preacher who smells like whiskey and > urine. > > If anyone doesn't feel sufficiently canceled then I'd be happy to rant about > whatever political affiliation you prefer. I don't want to discriminate. > Fight me Steve. > > > > On 7/30/2020 8:14 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >> Good one. >> >> And is “cancelled” the latest version of “dead to me” or “talk to the hand”? >> Is it different from “ghosting”? >> >> I hope the university that compiles an annual list of banished words >> includes “trigger warning”, “safe space”, “cancel culture”, and a bunch more >> that I never actually hear normal people say. Let’s just get rid of all >> those terms that end in “culture” or “lifestyle”. And maybe we could retire >> “Karen” and “my freedoms”. And there are some pandemic related terms I’d >> like to never hear again. Like social distancing and face covering. Isn’t >> social distancing like jumbo shrimp? Can’t we just call them physical >> distancing and masks? Oh, and novel coronavirus. Just call it the >> coronavirus, unless you’re writing a novel about it. And maybe we could >> stop saying “science” when we mean “facts”, it might avoid “triggering” >> people who find “science” elitist and feel you’re talking down to them. >> >> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Sean Heskett >> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 6:45 PM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news >> >> I feel triggered, I think you owe me a beer or else you’ll be canceled. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 4:51 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> While he has not said he is going to chose a black women, he has said >> variations of vetting 4 people and he has 4 black women on his short list. >> So taken together I think it is strong enough to make the joke work.... >> yes??? I am dying up here... >> >> From: ch...@wbmfg.com >> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 4:43 PM >> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news >> >> CNN, no water more pure for the Demos: >> https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/politics/joe-biden-four-black-women-vice-president/index.html >> >> He learned his lesson from Mitt, he is using manila folders. >> >> From: Ken Hohhof >> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 4:31 PM >> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news >> >> I think that may be factually incorrect. He promised to choose a woman. >> Some have pushed him to choose a “woman of color”, but if he announced his >> running mate will be black, I missed that. Two frequently mentioned >> candidates are indeed Kamala Harris and Susan Rice. Amy Klobuchar took her >> name off the list. Also supposedly on the short list is Tammy Duckworth >> who is Asian-American (mother was Thai Chinese), as well as some other black >> and Hispanic candidates. I won’t mention Elizabeth Warren or you guys will >> make Pocahontas jokes. >> >> Supposedly we’ll all find out in about a week. >> >> Maybe he borrowed Mitt Romney’s binders full of women. >> >> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com >> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 5:06 PM >> To: af@af.afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news >> >> He has announced his running mate will be black, so that element is on him, >> not the joke. >> >> If he had said Clair Huxtable, Foxy Brown or Crazy Eyes from Orange is the >> new black would it have been: >> Funnier? Less funny? >> Still racist? >> >> Is it strictly the Aunt Jemima that makes it off limits? >> >> ??? Guess my career pivot to stand up comic is headed into dangerous >> territory. >> >> >> From: ch...@wbmfg.com >> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 3:36 PM >> To: af@af.afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news >> >> I thought it was funny because Biden has not announced a running mate but he >> had announced he was picking a black woman. >> So the whole nation is waiting on him to reveal the name. >> >> So picking a fictional black woman was funny to me because they portray him >> as an older dude that is losing it a bit. >> >> From: Adam Moffett >> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 3:29 PM >> To: af@af.afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news >> >> I didn't want to admit this, but I didn't actually understand it. >> >> I mean I know who Joe biden and Aunt Jemima are. I know Aunt Jemima is >> getting rebranded in the future and that Biden hasn't picked a running >> mate....I'm not sure how all the dots are connected. >> >> On 7/30/2020 5:23 PM, Carl Peterson wrote: >> That first post was pretty tasteless too. That racist syrup tastes like >> crap, In all seriousness though, the pic in the first post is stunningly >> racist and inappropriate. >> >> On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 4:04 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: >> A little late because I’ve been on the road, but I agree with Adam, that was >> tasteless. Don Jr., Eric, Ivanka and Jared are fair game since they’re not >> just family, they’re part of the carnival show. But otherwise, leave the >> wives and kids out of it. >> >> >> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com >> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 3:40 PM >> To: af@af.afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news >> >> I guess I should have rephrased that: >> The last one ended up with everything except for what was rightfully mine. >> There are some minority shareholders suing them for what is rightfully >> theirs too. >> So she may end up with less than she has right now. >> But she got a super sweet deal – all for making the decision to marry >> someone about 40 years older than she was. >> >> From: Bill Prince >> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 2:18 PM >> To: af@af.afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news >> >> AKA The last Starfighter. >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> On 7/30/2020 1:11 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: >> The last one ended up with everything. >> >> From: can...@believewireless.net >> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 1:55 PM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news >> >> Why not just leave? >> >> On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 3:54 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> I lived through a an era of having a business partner that had the sugar >> daddy thing happening. Those wives of his earned what they got. >> >> From: Bill Prince >> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 1:47 PM >> To: af@af.afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news >> >> Rumors I read were that she did not "sign up" for the White House gig, and >> she re-negotiated the pre-nup before she moved from NYC to DC. There is also >> some guarantees she negotiated for the Baron. >> >> IMO, she originally signed up for a sugar daddy, and things have (obviously) >> gotten more complicated. >> >> >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> On 7/30/2020 12:38 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: >> I wonder how he got her to stay, especially after the access hollywood tape >> and the other stuff came out. >> >> From: Adam Moffett >> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 1:34 PM >> To: af@af.afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news >> >> This is not any more classy than people calling Michelle Obama an ape. >> >> If anything Melania is a victim of circumstance. "First Lady" is probably >> not the job she signed up for. >> >> >> >> On 7/30/2020 1:22 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote: >> What's the difference between a Rolls Royce and Melania? >> Not everyone has been inside a Rolls-Royce...sas >> >> On Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 11:07 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> The pimp just does not do anything for me. 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