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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh One Who Knocks View Post
    No no, don't take it like that because that's not how I meant it, and if it came off that way, I'm sorry. I know what you were trying to do, I was just saying that for me, I feel like i'm the one beating the dead horse so to speak, not you or anyone else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RBP View Post
    I was never offended by the Trump thread, I was fucking annoyed by the Trump thread. I'm not offended by screaming feminists either, but man are they fucking annoying while making themselves look like lunatics.
    MY VAGINA HAS FEELINGS!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal-9000 View Post
    eg I've had a lifetime of people bashing Canadians. I've been told I'm too polite, too passive, too kind, too dim witted, I live in igloos, I don't understand technology, I'm someone always following America's lead with no real identity of my own...and yet when someone here takes a shot at Canadians or my current leader, I laugh along with them.
    I also was never "offended" by anything in that thread, annoyed sometimes when it was deliberate lies and misrepresentations being posted.

    I think the biggest difference is although you have endured a lifetime of people bashing Canada, you are not currently overwhelmed by it. Every hour, every day, every radio station, news channel, TV show, social media, work, with my friends, family etc, etc. It's all Trump did this, Trump did that. Much of which (not all) is bullshit. EVERY word that comes out of his mouth is twisted around by the media and turned into an attack piece. Most TV stations have not reported one single positive thing he has said or done in more two years. What used to be called news is now nothing more than a reality TV show only concerned about stampeding to better ratings, regardless of who they trample in the process. (Look into the current story of the Kid and the Native American, perfect example).

    So long story short, I feel it's not so much us feeling personally attacked, it's more just totally fed up with it all in general. So forgive me (us) if we can get a bit touchy on the subject from time to time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal-9000 View Post
    You bring up good points Goof. About the type of exchanges between people here and the feeling of being insulted. Which brings up an observation I believe is really important.

    "... our laws and customs are far removed from the US, so what gives me the right to tell them they're right or wrong?"

    When someone posts a funny picture of Trump or a more serious stat about alleged dishonest statements or decisions he's made, that post is directed at Trump, not at members here. No one is saying Lance or Pony has done anything wrong.

    I know some will say - When you insult our leader, you insult us... but that's a large disconnect between two ideas and not really true. The post is actually critiquing the leader's choices or actions, not the people who live in America. Yeah they voted for Trump, but they didn't make him impose trade sanctions on milk or steel ffs (oops)

    eg I've had a lifetime of people bashing Canadians. I've been told I'm too polite, too passive, too kind, too dim witted, I live in igloos, I don't understand technology, I'm someone always following America's lead with no real identity of my own...and yet when someone here takes a shot at Canadians or my current leader, I laugh along with them.

    Yes we've established that Monk piled on in that thread and didn't exercise tact in terms of a filter when posting Trumpisms. I think we should also remember that he didn't create the graphics, stats or news reports. He did what all of us have done. He used something from the internet that already existed. And I have yet to see one of his posts attack Americans in general.

    I think when we discuss Monk 'piling on' with never ending insults against Trump, it's also important to realize - When I post something about Trump, it's not a stat about something Lance did.

    The main point i was trying to make is that Monk knows fine well that all those Trump posts annoy our US friends here....... so why do it? What can you possibly gain from it?

    Ive posted Trump memes that i find funny, but i dont go out of my way to source anti-Trump stuff on a daily basis whereas it seems to be an unhealthy obsession with Monk. Be interesting to find out what percentage of his posts in the past year have related to Trump and the US if im being honest.........

    We've all had fall-outs here, we've all done/said/typed things that piss people off in the extreme........ overall though most arguments can be put to bed when us adults realise we're only hurting our friends here, apologise and/or change our tact, and ultimately that's what this place is all about - friendship.

    The Trump stuff doesnt really bother me much tbh although i do find it quite boring and tedious, its the same shit, different day. I do however see how much it annoys and affects our US bretherin, and as such i dont really say much on the subject, ie, i self-police myself because i don't want to hurt the feelings of my friends.


    Truth is i know more about some of you guys than a lot of my real life friends, we're all in contact here on a regular basis and we share many details of our lives with each other regularly....... and i love that we can do that in relative safety from prying eyes.

    Take yourself for instance Hal, i know what you've been going through these last few years and i can only imagine how tough it's been for you at times. I sent you quite a few emails while you were away from here just to check up on you as any friend should, and i hope our little chats helped in a small way



    Anyway, im starting to ramble now - im sure you all get the gist of what im saying

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    Next time you Aussies complain about the heat consider this. -22F is -30C and I've just enjoyed over two weeks of that and worse at night.

    A person can walk two miles in under 30 minutes. Yes 40C will make you sweaty and uncomfortable, but you won't die spending an hour in it



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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal-9000 View Post
    Next time you Aussies complain about the heat consider this. -22F is -30C and I've just enjoyed over two weeks of that and worse at night.

    A person can walk two miles in under 30 minutes. Yes 40C will make you sweaty and uncomfortable, but you won't die spending an hour in it


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