Being centrist is particularly dangerous these days. On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 8:21 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> <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> <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. Now the hooker on the other > hand... > > > > *From:* Jaime Solorza > > *Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2020 10:25 AM > > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news > > > > I have tons more > > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 10:23 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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