Faun
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I have no problem with it here or on sites like this. This site doesn't really reach that many readers. But I agree with sites like Twitter and Facebook squashing conspiracy nonsense since they reach tens of millions of readers.Well, I'm fairly OK with the nutjobbery we see on this venue....virtually all of it from Rightfield, tho not all-----stuff like 'Flynn did nothing wrong cause he's not in jail'; 'Don Trump did nothing wrong 'cause he's not in jail'; ANTIFA or BLM or Gay Oathkeepers pulled off the Capitol MAGAriot; yadda, yadda, yadda. I could go on and on.
It is, at times, a source of great humor.
Kinda like the old MAD Magazine.
More importantly, for society, it is a marker on how deep and how intransigent whackaloon nuttery is in the fringie end of Rightfield politics. The acronym 'RWNJ' has existed in American culture for a long time. With reason.
It is an acknowledgment that there is an element of uber-conservative beliefs that is seemingly immune to logic, fact, or alternative views and opinions. Melissa Carone of Rudy Guiliani fame is a great example of inhabitants of the fringie Right. There are some posters here who are also great examples.....but no need to ID any particular avatar.
And without doubt, that looniness we see here is a marker on the educational level, thoughtfulness, probity, and unwillingness to venture outside a chosen news 'silo'.
So, in the end ----Yes! better thinkers need to challenge the whackaloons. If for no other reason, than exercise. Like going to a driving range.
But, we need not lose our sense of humor about their posted beliefs. After all, they serve us all as great examples of a bad example. If we --and the mods -- can wink at the overused f-bombs from the undereducated....well then, there is some snicker-worthy stuff being offered here. For free.
IMHO
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Indeed, poster Cowboy, indeed.
That violation of norms by Don Trump will be a lasting indictment on his judgment.
Perhaps, the most defining....in my eyes....lack of judgement, even tho he was no longer President, was his recent comments about ID'g the Babbit shooter from the stage--- in front of thousands---- in his recent Sarasota rally (after he had teased them several days earlier with an email "Who Shot Ashley Babbit"?)
Even I, a fairly un-shockable old man, was surprised that a former President of the United States of America, a leader of such stature and responsibility, would so publicly spark animosity towards a duly authorized officer of the law.
And casually, but unquestionably, put that man's life, and his family's lives, in danger.
So he could get an applause line.
It was the height (depth?) of irresponsibility.