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Originally posted by parabellum:
Am I reading your post correctly?

Mine? Perhaps not, maybe I need more emojis...Been trying to help Oldyooper offsite with a problem he had and its been slow coming.

How am I and others to know this? And what do you think your post looks like to members unaware?

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Originally posted by parabellum:
How am I and others to know this? And what do you think your post looks like to members unaware?

Well...don't know honestly. Wasn't thinking many would take me anymore serious than this thread when I posted it. If some did then my apologies.

He's a new member, someone who as far as I knew hadn't established any relationships as of yet, and you said of him: "Much like toddlers, they randomly shit themselves and have nonsense come out of their mouths."

You're telling me you don't see the problem.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
He's a new member, someone who as far as I knew hadn't established any relationships as of yet, and you said of him: "Much like toddlers, they randomly shit themselves and have nonsense come out of their mouths."

You're telling me you don't see the problem.

I can see how your argument would have weight until you look at his other posts where I've directly attempted to assist him in my free time.

A misunderstanding of my intent with my joke is not something I'm going to give TOO much concern to. Could it be seen as anything other than a joke? Sure...but so could many posts on the forum, if my contribution as a whole, even with THIS member can't be taken into account and sensible assumptions be applied then that's unfortunate.

Sorry it came off other than I intended it.

TL DR and too drunk to even give a WTF.

And that is more coherent than the OP's post.

Old Yooper, here's how I would've posted that article:

HANSON: The Coup – One that We Never Knew – Is Happening
by: 2023-01-05 Source: texasinsider

We're beginning to wake up from a nightmare of a country that we no longer recognize
By Victor Davis Hanson

Did someone or something seize control of the United States?

What happened to the U.S. border? Where did it go? Who erased it? Why and how did 5 million people enter our country illegally? Did Congress secretly repeal our immigration laws? Did President Joe Biden issue an executive order allowing foreign nationals to walk across the border and reside in the United States as they pleased?

Since when did money not have to be paid back? Who insisted that the more dollars the federal government printed, the more prosperity would follow? When did America embrace zero interest? Why do we believe $30 trillion in debt is no big deal?

When did clean-burning, cheap, and abundant natural gas become the equivalent of dirty coal? How did prized natural gas that had granted America's wishes of energy self-sufficiency, reduced pollution, and inexpensive electricity become almost overnight a pariah fuel whose extraction was a war against nature? Which lawmakers, which laws, and which votes of the people declared natural gas development and pipelines near criminal?

Was it not against federal law to swarm the homes of Supreme Court justices, to picket and to intimidate their households in efforts to affect their rulings? How then with impunity did bullies surround the homes of Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, John Roberts, and Clarence Thomas - furious over a court decision on abortion? How could these mobs so easily throng our justices' homes, with placards declaring "Off with their d--s"?

Since when did Americans create a government Ministry of Truth? And on whose orders did the FBI contract private news organizations to censor stories it did not like and writers whom it feared?

How did we wake up one morning to new customs of impeaching a president over a phone call? Of the speaker of the House tearing up the State of the Union address on national television? Of barring congressional members from serving on their assigned congressional committees?

When did we assume the FBI had the right to subvert the campaign of a candidate it disliked? Was it legal suddenly for one presidential candidate to hire a foreign ex-spy to subvert the campaign of her rival?

Was some state or federal law passed that allowed biological males to compete in female sports? Did Congress enact such a law? Did the Supreme Court guarantee that biological male students could shower in gym locker rooms with biological women? Were women ever asked to redefine the very sports they had championed?

When did the government pass a law depriving Americans of their freedom during a pandemic? In America can health officials simply cancel rental contracts or declare loan payments in suspension? How could it become illegal for mom-and-pop stores to sell flowers or shoes during quarantine but not so for Walmart or Target?

Since when did the people decide that 70 percent of voters would not cast their ballots on Election Day? Was this revolutionary change the subject of a national debate, a heated congressional session, or the votes of dozens of state legislatures?

What happened to Election Night returns? Did the fact that Americans created more electronic ballots and computerized tallies make it take so much longer to tabulate the votes?

When did the nation abruptly decide that theft is not a crime, and assault is not a felony? How can thieves walk out with bags of stolen goods, without the wrath of angry shoppers, much less fear of the law?

Was there ever a national debate about the terrifying flight from Afghanistan? Who planned it and why?

What happened to the once-trusted FBI? Why almost overnight did its directors decide to mislead Congress, to deceive judges with concocted tales from fake dossiers and with doctored writs? Did Congress pass a law that our federal leaders in the FBI or CIA could lie with impunity under oath?

Who redefined our military and with whose consent? Who proclaimed that our chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff could call his Chinese Communist counterpart to warn him that America's president was supposedly unstable? Was it always true that retired generals routinely labeled their commander-in-chief as a near Nazi, a Mussolini, an adherent of the tools of Auschwitz?

Were Americans ever asked whether their universities could discriminate against their sons and daughters based on their race? How did it become physically dangerous to speak the truth on campus? Whose idea was it to reboot racial segregation and bias as "theme houses," "safe spaces," and "diversity"? How did that happen in America?

How did a virus cancel the Constitution? Did the lockdowns rob us of our sanity? Or was it the woke hysteria that ignited our collective madness?

We are beginning to wake up from a nightmare of a country we no longer recognize, and from a coup, we never knew.

https://texasinsider.org/artic...e-coup-we-never-knew


Just an FYI - It's expected that posted articles or news stories be accompanied by a link to the original source.

And, in case there's ANY question, there are lots of Victor Davis Hanson fans here, myself included.

Old Yooper…

Poor form on your part for Post #21 for the aforementioned reason.

For my part, welcome aboard and please accept any ribbing that you have received herein in the manner in which it was given…in good humor.

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Originally posted by OttoSig:
He's old...he's a yooper.

I don't know much about yoopers but old people require patience.

Much like toddlers, they randomly shit themselves and have nonsense come out of their mouths.

Well, shit, I sure am glad I ain't old, then

There's nothing wrong with the substance of the post, just its presentation, i.e., lack of attribution.

The man wanted me to call him, but I missed that post. I will call him later today.

Well, when you talk to him, ask him to explain to you what "trolls" are, and what happens to trolls around here.

Without proper credit to the author, it’s plagiarism and only one person is allowed to get away with that.

To the OP, in these type of posts or threads, I post a very brief explanation or opinion, quote the posted article section with quotation marks or use the quote function of the forum, and then post a link using the URL function of the forum.

Well, that was a fire storm I did not see coming.
I will do better. OldYooper.

I stand with VDH


Thanks for posting

Just in case you haven't noticed, the sarcasm can be quite strong here...

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Originally posted by 220-9er:
Without proper credit to the author, it’s plagiarism and only one person is allowed to get away with that.

Oh, cut it out. Do you actually believe that this was wilful plagiarism?

How many times have members posted items such as this without an accompanying link? It happens all the time, so just put your righteous indignation back in the box.

”Good morning Eve”

-Adam

To answer the rhetorical, yes, Leftism seized control. It took 100 years and super-villainy level patience, but finally enough of the population and those in government have been infected with mind rotting Leftism. Now we get to watch everything turn to mierda right before our eyes. Those of us not yet infected or immune from infection can see and track what's happening clear as day. The exponential advance of Leftism is alarming and IMO has reached a level that to remove it will require force in all of its forms.