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Aug 7, 2017 10:52:44 GMT -5
Post by tnthomas on Aug 7, 2017 10:52:44 GMT -5
Take a breather for your sanity's sake. I'm not going anywhere either, even though I've received an oblique attack for being non US from a fairly recent poster. I am determined to be a voice for reason for as long as I can. I try to be a mirror reflecting the image of US back to the Americans. The image, that is, that the rest of the world sees but which the Trump supporters refuse to see. I don't post in haste but read and reread my posts to check the tone and I let a lot of the outrageous posts of others pass through to the keeper. Discerning readers can judge these for themselves. Yes, I will focus my energies elsewhere, I don't take unequal handling well, if I get into "mutual combat" and go to the slammer with everyone else, no problem. I "cleaned out my desk", deleted everything out of my profile. I deleted SF bookmarks off all my computers, and will though it out for the 21 days it takes to either make a good new habit, or to break a bad old habit. running-around-smiley-emoticon <----I love this smilieAnyway, I admire you and the others that post thoughtfully there, and weather the attacks and insults from the low-brows; maybe if life had taken a different direction, I could have had those qualities as well.
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Post by rosa427 on Aug 7, 2017 14:45:51 GMT -5
Sunday night, I was watching CNN, "The Nineties" it featured a segment of the Waco stand off the McVeigh and and the Govt blow back from the far right extremist and tin hat wearers and it just made me realize, why dealing with some of those on that site leads to nothing more than banging heads against the wall. Some of the people from that eras even still blame the Clintons for the deaths of the Dividian compound group. It is pointless to try to reason with cult like mindsets. Maybe I'm as bad as them for labeling, but, to a degree, I believe some do form their reasoning from a cult like worshiping single minded think tank. There speak are mantras, not reason, so, nothing short of deprogramming or a bolt of lightening will help.
I wonder what would happen if everyone who normally disagrees with them starts agreeing, what would happen. Well anyway, after this, I'm going to go find religion and never speak a bad word about another human again, where's my Four Agreement's book.
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Post by tnthomas on Aug 7, 2017 16:23:51 GMT -5
That sounded interesting and inspirational, googled it and learned about the author- Don Miguel Ruiz . The four agreements: 1.Be impeccable with your word. 2.Don't take anything personally. 3.Don't make assumptions. 4.Always do your best. Available on Amazon, book or Kindle download.
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Aug 7, 2017 16:33:07 GMT -5
Post by rosa427 on Aug 7, 2017 16:33:07 GMT -5
That sounded interesting and inspirational, googled it and learned about the author- Don Miguel Ruiz . The four agreements: 1.Be impeccable with your word. 2.Don't take anything personally. 3.Don't make assumptions. 4.Always do your best. Available on Amazon, book or Kindle download. It would be nice if I could revert to the me of older decades ago and put such things back in practice. I wish it wasn't so difficult for me to be as mindful these days, but, my brain keeps resetting to biotch mode when I wake.
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Aug 7, 2017 17:09:14 GMT -5
Post by tnthomas on Aug 7, 2017 17:09:14 GMT -5
Yeah, Mindfulness for me nowadays has changed meaning to be... hyper-vigilant. It seems like somebody's trying to kill me, the older I get!
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Aug 15, 2017 20:04:31 GMT -5
Post by nancynga on Aug 15, 2017 20:04:31 GMT -5
Looks like SF is being invaded by more members of SOC, some of whom were at one time banned. I thought it was a lifetime ban. ???? I wonder what they're up to *this* time.
A couple came over about a year ago and tried to start trouble. They discussed their plan publicly. We lost a few new members who didn't know what was going on (neither did the moderators). They are still carrying a grudge after 1.5 years and talk about it openly every once in awhile. You look like a fool if you try to explain it to anyone. No one would believe it.
I'll tell you folks, I have learned sooooo much about human nature following these two forums. I would never have believed it, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, especially of people over 50. But I think I've learned about all I can stomach. Geesh!!
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Aug 15, 2017 20:13:47 GMT -5
Post by Warrigal on Aug 15, 2017 20:13:47 GMT -5
For the sake of this furriner, please expand SOC. Pretty please.
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Aug 15, 2017 20:28:21 GMT -5
Post by rosa427 on Aug 15, 2017 20:28:21 GMT -5
For the sake of this furriner, please expand SOC. Pretty please. Seniors Only Club, it's the senior forum where a lot of former mostly right wingers and also many banned members landed from SF. SF hasn't anything on them.
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Aug 15, 2017 20:46:19 GMT -5
Post by tnthomas on Aug 15, 2017 20:46:19 GMT -5
Yes, and the main Admin there is an active poster, there is no doubt what his political persuasion is. I've posted maybe 1/2 dozen times, I stay in the "fluff" threads(how's the weather, what did you eat for breakfast, etc.).
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Aug 15, 2017 20:54:36 GMT -5
Post by nancynga on Aug 15, 2017 20:54:36 GMT -5
What gets me is they *regularly* discuss how awful the members of SF are, and how terrible the moderators are (at least, were). So why do they want to join? There is no *good* explanation, imo.
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Post by rosa427 on Aug 15, 2017 21:19:31 GMT -5
What gets me is they *regularly* discuss how awful the members of SF are, and how terrible the moderators are ( at least, were). So why do they want to join? There is no *good* explanation, imo. Because they were mostly mad at one moderator who they felt at one time leaned more to the left; not that the owner has taken a more dictatorship way of running the forum, they feel more comfortable coming back or rejoining. The owner poster that members would be banned if they weren't careful about some of their comments about Trump and so with that, I've decided it's no longer a place I want to participate at. What gives me hope is that Warrigal is the voice of reason over there and can hold things down as she is the. I just don't have that woman's patience, she is a true warrior.
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Aug 15, 2017 21:43:16 GMT -5
Post by sheherezade on Aug 15, 2017 21:43:16 GMT -5
Apparently, things will change at sf now the ban is lifted. Since I received a very angry letter from SB, very recently,I have been very circumspect in what I say. I have been banned from politics since just after xmas, no idea why. If, since then, I have offended people on an ongoing basis, as I was just accused of doing, it
certainly was not intentional, and I don't understand why no one addressed their concerns with me until SB sent me that rant. Since our unfortunate experience with CeeCee/Chrissy, last year when we were ill, philly and I are very wary of being anywhere near her. Now she is back on sf. I don't understand why we all can't just get along, agree to djsagree. End of my rant!
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Aug 15, 2017 22:47:33 GMT -5
Post by nancynga on Aug 15, 2017 22:47:33 GMT -5
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Aug 15, 2017 22:52:56 GMT -5
Post by tnthomas on Aug 15, 2017 22:52:56 GMT -5
It looks like *everyone* was unbanned, even the "lefties." That makes me feel a little better about their decision. Thanks for letting me vent here. :-[ Wow, was there an en-mass banning? I haven't been on SF since Aug. 6th, after Matrix gave me my last negative, and last warning.
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Aug 16, 2017 1:25:43 GMT -5
Post by Warrigal on Aug 16, 2017 1:25:43 GMT -5
I'm a teacher. It is my life's calling to battle against ignorance. People can have very different opinions but I prefer that they are built on twin foundations of truth and reason.
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