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sourmash MAR 15, 09:22 AM
Nobody was arguing with him enough in the OT.
Patrick MAR 15, 01:29 PM
2.5, you've demonstrated that you can cut and paste. Fine. So what's your point? Was giving you a polite and straightforward response to your previous question not what you were hoping for?


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Originally posted by Patrick:

Generally speaking... yes, I feel political "discussion" in O/T to be a total waste of time. However, I did speak up last month in the threads regarding the trucker protests in Canada, as I felt anyone who actually cared about the topic needed to hear a voice from a non-extremist Canadian forum member.

I couldn't help but notice the large number of American forum members participating in the Canadian trucker protest threads, so I was genuinely curious why there had been absolutely nothing posted by American forum members regarding the "People's Convoy" in their own country.


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2.5 MAR 15, 04:39 PM

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Originally posted by Patrick:

2.5, you've demonstrated that you can cut and paste. Fine. So what's your point? Was giving you a polite and straightforward response to your previous question not what you were hoping for?




It is not so much about the act of cutting and pasting, it is about the words cut and pasted.
My point doesnt seem very disguised, I'd say it is somewhat similar to Hudini's and Sourmash's (above) at this point.
I just don't understand why else you would come into an area you despise and stir pots.
But it is your prerogative.
Patrick MAR 15, 05:05 PM

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Originally posted by 2.5:

I just don't understand why else you would come into an area you despise and stir pots.



I obviously wasted my time giving you an open and honest response. I won't make the same mistake again.
rinselberg MAR 15, 05:32 PM

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Originally posted by 2.5:
It is not so much about the act of cutting and pasting, it is about the words cut and pasted.

My point doesn't seem very disguised, I'd say it is somewhat similar to Hudini's and Sourmash's (above) at this point.

I just don't understand why else you [Patrick] would come into an area you despise and stir pots. But it is your prerogative.


I think Patrick was very clear, when he created this Topic, that Trucker Convoys of this kind are of special interest to him because he's Canadian, and like so many other Canadians, he has just lived through these recent weeks when Trucker Convoys were a real big thing in Canada.

It's only natural that he would be interested in what is, or is not going on with this U.S. version of Trucker Convoy.

This newly inaugurated Politics & Religion area of the forum is a towering lighthouse on a sea of reason, beckoning participants from all corners of the world, even those who are thought to have said that they "despise" the kinds of discussions in this area. It's not something to look askance upon, like an irate and gray-bearded college professor, squinting dourly through the eyepiece of a pince-nez. Nay, it's something to be celebrated with open arms, and a snifter of fine cognac raised in toast.

"The pot you stir may be your own."

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williegoat MAR 15, 05:39 PM

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Originally posted by rinselberg:

fine cognac raised in toast.



Doesn't that make the toast soggy?
2.5 MAR 15, 09:37 PM
Honesty is the best policy, sirs.
blackrams MAR 15, 11:06 PM

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Originally posted by 2.5:

Honesty is the best policy, sirs.


Just in case anyone is interested.
In the spirit of "honesty", I was in error when I said the truckers all went home. Apparently some are still in DC and applied for a permit to protest and that didn't get very far.
In all fairness, they aren't getting much publicity so, their "Protests" obviously isn't gaining much support for dropping mandates already being dropped.

Rams

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Jake_Dragon MAR 19, 02:11 PM
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82-T/A [At Work] MAR 20, 09:55 AM

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Originally posted by Patrick:

Whatever happened to the "People's Convoy" in the US?





I think it's pretty obvious.

The Freedom Convoy in Canada basically fought the battle for us, and largely succeeded.


The People's Convoy had started before Canada caved to the truckers, but by the time the Convoy had made it half-way to D.C., Joe Biden rescinded all Federal COVID mandates. So in truth, there was almost nothing left for them to do.


One of the things you need to know about Joe Biden is how feckless he is. He is terrified of doing something that will make him look bad, and as a result... everything that his administration does is poll-tested. The problem is, the only advisors he has are radical left, that largely only represent 20% of the country. So in an effort to not fail, he ends up failing every single time.

The vast majority of Democrats that voted for Biden, did not /actually/ want most of the things that Joe Biden has been pushing. Most Democrats I spoke with before the election that said they were going to vote for Joe Biden, said they did not support open borders, yet here we are. I could go on, and on...

Never the less.. Joe rescinded all the mandates before the trucker convoy even had the chance. So while you likely made this post to highlight what you saw as a failure of the trucker convoy, the reality is that the Democrats were so weak that they gave up even before the convoy had the chance to protest them. :/

So... now they're just driving around.