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Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by rivergator, Feb 29, 2024.

  1. ncargat1

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    Republi-ban idiots and conspiracy theories are getting out of hand. If Republi-ban really are THIS stupid, we really do need to re-think voting rights in this country.

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    More of those jewish space lasers? smdh......
     
  3. chemgator

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    You think Texas has widespread wildfire problems? Try Canada. They have zombie wildfires. The fires are burning UNDER the snow, fueled by peat and moss. Once the snow melts, the wildfires will rage on.

    As ‘Zombie Fires’ Smolder, Canada Braces for Another Season of Flames

     
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  4. gatorchamps0607

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    Jesus christ everything is a reason to say something bad about the other side or Trump. You cant even simply talk about a wildfire without politics and bashing.

    Have any of you ever fought with family members and then needed something from one of them? FFS, this is why there is division in the country. Anything that associates with Trump or the Republican party in any way is Hitlers hellspawn to you. Half the country and I would say maybe half the world has an opinion that matches yours and the other half doesn't. Billions of people aren't wrong, on both sides. Its simply a matter of lifestyle.

    One side wants to dictate the others lifestyle (the left) and the other just wants to be left alone to do as they please and practice their traditions (the right). However, liberals want to dictate everything and tell everyone how to live. Again, this is the reason for division. Its a tactic or the intolerant.

    I appreciate River however bringing this to the board without commentary or bias. Its a f'n natural disaster, act like you have anything other than political bs on your brain people...
     
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  5. channingcrowderhungry

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    No offense, but you must not be paying close attention if you think this is accurate at all. Weirdly, the left has morphed into the libertarian social party. And the right has rolled back personal freedoms.
     
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  6. channingcrowderhungry

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    Not sure why you find that post funny. One party is banning drag shows, library books, religious displays in the capital, abortion, voting rights, etc. All in the name of just wanting to "be left alone" I guess
     
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  7. gatorchamps0607

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    Affirm my gender... call me by my pronouns.. if you dont, that is hateful and dangerous and you are at minimum the devil and should be held lawfully accountable if not.

    All the right asks for is to not push this stuff on their kids or let minors make decisions that impact the rest of their life before they are able to understand the totallity of what they are doing.

    Ill give you abortion laws and just to let you know, while I disagree with abortion personally, Im pro-choice. However, other than that, you're wrong... its the left that tries to dictate how people live and how people interact with them and society as a hole.
     
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  8. gatorchamps0607

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    Drag shows in front of kids is not something that needs to be a thing. Neither is sexually suggestive books. If you or anyone else thinks so you are simply sick in the head.

    By all means, dress in drag and have a ball. However, stop shoving it down little kids throats. THATS the problem.
     
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  9. channingcrowderhungry

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    You understand your trying to dictate how I live my life and raise my kids? After waxing on about how the right doesn't do that? Please understand what you're doing.
     
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  10. gatorchamps0607

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    I bet none of you take your kids to a burlesque show... or a none nude gentlemans club. Maybe a nice evening at the local go-go dancing spot?

    Nope, never. You probably think twice about Hooters or Twin Peaks. However, lets let our kids watch the drag show... lmfao
     
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  11. gatorchamps0607

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    So because you want your kids to see drag queens dancing and reading sexually suggestive books that means everyone else does? I think you're the one who is misunderstanding what is going on here.

    And by the way, I sincerely hope you dont want your kids to do that... I truly do for your childrens sake. Let them be kids and grow up dude, do them the favor.
     
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  12. gatorchamps0607

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    Sorry for saying dude, didn't want to assume your pronoun or gender. Let me know how I should address you, sire (oops).
     
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  13. channingcrowderhungry

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    How I want to raise my kids isn't your concern. Maybe I want them to shoot squirrels with a .22 maybe I want them to go to church maybe I want them to go to drag shows. ITS NOT YOUR CONCERN. The point is don't bullshit me and tell me the left is trying to dictate how people live while the right is doing things like banning drag shows. It's preposterous.
     
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    The same story was coming from lefty sites regarding the Hawaii fire, it was plot for the rich to drive out the residents.
     
  15. gatorchamps0607

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    Nobody is telling you how to raise YOUR kid. You're trying to expose your kids to drag queen shows and sexually explicit content and thats not MY kids problem. You are trying to dictate what my kid is exposed to by proxy.

    Like I said, if you truly want your kids to watch drag shows and read sexually explicit content (I doubt it, you're basically virtue signaling), do that disturbing stuff on your own time with YOUR children and leave mine out of it. ie out of schools. Its honestly disturbing that there are people who think their kids need to be exposed to that at a young age. Its a wicked world we live in these days...
     
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  16. gatorchamps0607

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    @channingcrowderhungry how about it? When is the next family outing at the burlesque show? Good ole Sunday funday after church and praying to Jesus followed up by some Twin Peaks before you hit the gentlemens club with the kiddos? I mean, its all none nude were talking here. Kinda like drag queens that dress like prostitutes and put on similar shows... for kids.

    Would you ever bring your kids to any of those above?
     
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  17. gatorjo

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    Is someone really exposing your kids to drag queen shows? Does this happen in schools, or something, and I missed it?

    Sounds to me like if your kids are being exposed to drag queen shows, outside of somewhere like a school where other adults take responsibility for them, but you don't want that, then that's just bad parenting. Wouldn't a good parent just not take their kids to a drag show if they opposed?
     
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    You sound pretty hateful about transgenderism. Did you have a bad experience with this, or were you threatened by someone transgender? It seems pretty strange to me.

    My only real experience with transgenderism comes from my job as a public school teacher, where parents told me their child identifies as male but was born female. They told me because it's private and they wanted to make sure he was comfortable. He's a good student and a nice little fellow - very kind to everybody.

    I'm very pleased that I can help provide a safe, comfortable environment for him, as for all my students. Why should I care about such personal matters? You sound like someone in my position should feel threatened, outraged, imposed upon, or even hateful.

    Actually, to be honest, you legitimately sound like you believe that someone in my position should REFUSE to address this child in the way he and their family has chosen. Weren't you talking about dictating vs. being left alone?
     
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  19. gatorchamps0607

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    I didnt bother reading the rest because this is wrong. I take offense to the forcefulness of dictating speech and saying that not affirming someone is hateful and dangerous and some people think that should be punishable by law. If you are polite I will call you what you want, however do not force speech on me or anyone else.

    Besides, the only issue I take with transgender is to not allow anyone to transition until they are 18. You shouldnt be able to make this type of decision until then and I'd say at 18 most arent mature enough to make a life altering decision. Lots of them regret it and for some its too late.
     
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  20. gatorjo

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    Not addressing someone how they prefer IS hateful and wrong. I'm glad you're at least not overtly hateful to people that are polite to you. I'm not the expert on legalities of this though.

    I'm not sure what world you live in - it sounds like some really really impolite people have been forcefully dictating to you what you should call them, and threatening you with legal action should you not?

    I've never really had this happen, but your experience sounds terrible - I'm sorry to hear it. Transgender people seem to definitely be victimizing you. Having been better informed, you are definitely a victim and it's time to speak up!
     
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