One week from today

[Prometheus]

Dec 31, 2020 11:50:42 GMT ant-mac said:

Dec 31, 2020 2:22:47 GMT Prometheus said:

I said "one of'

I'm sure that most of the protesting was peaceful, but I'm also sure that the media downplayed the more negative goings on because we've gotten to the point where pointing out bad behavior will get you condemned as some sort of "-ist" or "-phobe" should the perpetrators of the bad behavior happen to be members of certain special interest groups.

"Cancel Culture" is real and media outlets and advertisers are more than aware of its potential effects.

I've said many times before that the people saying that we should "have a dialogue" are the ones doing everything they can to ensure that it never happens.

As for being a "nasty drunk"....

The vast majority of my "I'm drunk. Ask me anything" posts were made while I was completely sober. I don't drink more than 2 or 3 beers every few nights (maybe add on a couple fingers of whisky if I'm feeling frisky). Go look at any of my threads. I doubt you'll find tons of grammar or spelling mistakes like you would in a similar thread from CowerPower for example... or some of Jill's rants.

I generally leave the house to go out with friends and have enough booze to actually be drunk. Tonight's a good example. It's New Year's Eve. As much as I like you guys, I won't be here. I'll be out with friends at a pub, drinking, laughing, and singing up a storm and will probably have little interest in this board or any other when I get home.

Jill, like most of her ilk, latched onto the idea of me being a "drunk" because it's a way to marginalize my opinions by denigrating my character... Cancel Culture.

They called me a racist because I said protests - peaceful or not - during a time of pandemic were a bad idea. They know it's a bad idea. But, in order to maintain their social status within the group - and because they had no logical retort - they resorted to denigrating the character of anyone who pointed it out.

Post-modern liberalism... progressivism... whatever... is just as bigoted as the KKK or the Proud Boys or whatever other group they choose to condemn. It's Sociology 101.

And I said, "or so she claims." You know what they say about facts and feelings. 

Oh yeah, I have no doubt that both left-leaning and right-leaning media outlets have their own agendas... and not just in the US. It goes on here in Australia to a lesser degree, although it becomes more noticeable around election time. And traditionally, the biggest offender is Rupert. That prick's everywhere... he's worse than fucking COVID.

Yeah, it's real and I'm fucking sick of it. I understand and support the idea of addressing societal injustices and problems... we've been doing that since we stopped being tree huggers trees moved into Bedrock, although some of us still miss the swinging lifestyle.

However, it now seems less like righting wrongs and more  about evening scores for previous insults or slights, whether they were intentional or not. And while it's all very well to right historical wrongs, I don't see how any of that will be helped by punishing people in the present for the sins of their forebears in the past. By the way, "have a dialogue" is usually code for "shut the fuck up and listen to what I have to say."

Like you, I don't normally drink that much. Two or three beers every week or fortnight, with an occasional HLL thrown in for good measure... but only if I'm in the mood for it. For me, tonight will just be like any other night, although I might actually make the effort to have a drink. However, you know the daily struggle I face with overcoming the inertia of being a lazy fucker...

Of course the protests - peaceful or not - are a bad idea during a highly infectious global pandemic. I have difficulty in understanding why anyone would not be able to grasp a fairly straightforward situation like that. If you remember, I also copped some flack from Queen Jill when I questioned the safety and wisdom of the various peaceful protests in support of #BLM in my own country. COVID-19 simply doesn't care how just or noble someone's cause might be. It'll simply use the opportunity to infect as many new victims as possible and through them, spread to still further victims.

Extremists on both sides - left and right - fuck it up for the more rational and reasonable people who are genuinely trying to make positive progress. It's the moderates in the middle that seem to achieve lasting change. And speaking of the KKK, with their hoods - masks - and their robes - protective coveralls - surely they represent the benchmark that all other protestors should be striving to emulate when attending public events during a global pandemic...?

You can never take too many precautions. 

PS - I'm off to have a HHL... so have a good evening and I'll catch you next year, for 2020 v2.1.

Good morning!

I would have checked in sooner but I've been catching up with messages on my phone. Holidays are a big reminder of how many useless idiots you have in your contact list....

[ant-mac]

Jan 1, 2021 2:32:38 GMT Prometheus said:

Dec 31, 2020 11:50:42 GMT ant-mac said:

And I said, "or so she claims." You know what they say about facts and feelings. 

Oh yeah, I have no doubt that both left-leaning and right-leaning media outlets have their own agendas... and not just in the US. It goes on here in Australia to a lesser degree, although it becomes more noticeable around election time. And traditionally, the biggest offender is Rupert. That prick's everywhere... he's worse than fucking COVID.

Yeah, it's real and I'm fucking sick of it. I understand and support the idea of addressing societal injustices and problems... we've been doing that since we stopped being tree huggers trees moved into Bedrock, although some of us still miss the swinging lifestyle.

However, it now seems less like righting wrongs and more  about evening scores for previous insults or slights, whether they were intentional or not. And while it's all very well to right historical wrongs, I don't see how any of that will be helped by punishing people in the present for the sins of their forebears in the past. By the way, "have a dialogue" is usually code for "shut the fuck up and listen to what I have to say."

Like you, I don't normally drink that much. Two or three beers every week or fortnight, with an occasional HLL thrown in for good measure... but only if I'm in the mood for it. For me, tonight will just be like any other night, although I might actually make the effort to have a drink. However, you know the daily struggle I face with overcoming the inertia of being a lazy fucker...

Of course the protests - peaceful or not - are a bad idea during a highly infectious global pandemic. I have difficulty in understanding why anyone would not be able to grasp a fairly straightforward situation like that. If you remember, I also copped some flack from Queen Jill when I questioned the safety and wisdom of the various peaceful protests in support of #BLM in my own country. COVID-19 simply doesn't care how just or noble someone's cause might be. It'll simply use the opportunity to infect as many new victims as possible and through them, spread to still further victims.

Extremists on both sides - left and right - fuck it up for the more rational and reasonable people who are genuinely trying to make positive progress. It's the moderates in the middle that seem to achieve lasting change. And speaking of the KKK, with their hoods - masks - and their robes - protective coveralls - surely they represent the benchmark that all other protestors should be striving to emulate when attending public events during a global pandemic...?

You can never take too many precautions. 

PS - I'm off to have a HHL... so have a good evening and I'll catch you next year, for 2020 v2.1.

Good morning!

I would have checked in sooner but I've been catching up with messages on my phone. Holidays are a big reminder of how many useless idiots you have in your contact list....

Afternoon... I would've checked in sooner, but I've been sleeping.

I was up late watching films. Seen some enjoyable ones in the last couple of evenings.

I figure if I keep a low profile - do the same as normal - for a week or so, I can avoid the worse of the "holiday spirit".

[Prometheus]

Jan 1, 2021 5:38:11 GMT ant-mac said:

Jan 1, 2021 2:32:38 GMT Prometheus said:

Good morning!

I would have checked in sooner but I've been catching up with messages on my phone. Holidays are a big reminder of how many useless idiots you have in your contact list....

Afternoon... I would've checked in sooner, but I've been sleeping.

I was up late watching films. Seen some enjoyable ones in the last couple of evenings.

I figure if I keep a low profile - do the same as normal - for a week or so, I can avoid the worse of the "holiday spirit".

I've only got a 6 week lull in the holiday action before Spring Festival.

I'm just wondering what it's going to be like this year. I suspect that travel will be severely curtailed and THAT is going to impact the mood of the holiday.