“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.”
But I never remembered them being fascists championing an insurrection.
US Civil War? Nazi takeover of Germany and pro-Nazi Americans like Charles Lindbergh?
Besides, it's been 2400 years since Socrates' whining. Gotta allow for childhood evil to evolve
GoCubsGo wrote: Wed Dec 20, 2023 6:06 pmHistory repeats itself?
The more things change the more they stay the same?
Starts to make my head hurt after a while.
I think kids have always challenged adult notions of propriety and adults have always shouted at them to, "Get off the damn lawn." I side with the kids . . . other than rap "music"
Vrede too wrote: Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:47 pm
I think kids have always challenged adult notions of propriety and adults have always shouted at them to, "Get off the damn lawn." I side with the kids . . . other than rap "music"
Yeah, but somehow we still seem to turn into our parents.
Eamus Catuli~AC 000000000101010202020303010304 020405....Ahhhh, forget it, it's gonna be a while.
Vrede too wrote: Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:47 pmI think kids have always challenged adult notions of propriety and adults have always shouted at them to, "Get off the damn lawn." I side with the kids . . . other than rap "music"
Yeah, but somehow we still seem to turn into our parents.
From my perspective as a very occasional lurker, every topic is the same and degenerates into "you're an idiot" "no, you're an idiot" in about 3-4 posts or sometimes fewer.
O Really wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:50 amFrom my perspective as a very occasional lurker, every topic is the same and degenerates into "you're an idiot" "no, you're an idiot" in about 3-4 posts or sometimes fewer.
1st reply, this time.
Leaving aside racist transphobic stugatze's grand conspiracy and psychotic formatting, it's not really all that crazy. Candidate Michelle is who many lefties are still openly wishing for, including me, despite her flat out rejection of the idea.
Vrede too wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:22 pm
Leaving aside racist transphobic stugatze's grand conspiracy and psychotic formatting, it's not really all that crazy. Candidate Michelle is who many lefties are still openly wishing for, including me, despite her flat out rejection of the idea.
The idea of Michelle as a candidate isn't crazy in itself, and if she ran I'd surely vote for her. But there are some (way too many) people who can find some nefarious conspiracy to news that the sun came up this morning.
Vrede too wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:22 pm
Leaving aside racist transphobic stugatze's grand conspiracy and psychotic formatting, it's not really all that crazy. Candidate Michelle is who many lefties are still openly wishing for, including me, despite her flat out rejection of the idea.
The idea of Michelle as a candidate isn't crazy in itself, and if she ran I'd surely vote for her. But there are some (way too many) people who can find some nefarious conspiracy to news that the sun came up this morning.
Heck yeah, I'd like to see her make a real platform first, but just winging it, I'd vote for her over Biden.
Ya notice it seems like the posting rate has really gone down, or is it just me?
Honestly haven't spent enough time there to notice, but it wouldn't surprise me.
Life is so much better without them.
I do miss a few, a very few. I’ve always liked Fiddler and Bama, although I’m lost at bama’s undying respect for the broqueadomas double talk magaman.
I assume they never did anything to K-stupid. That seems so wrong.
Trump: “We had the safest border in the history of our country - or at least recorded history. I guess maybe a thousand years ago it was even better.”
I assume they never did anything to K-stupid. That seems so wrong.
Think he just took his ball and went home.
I never really paid attention to the mods there and had I been asked to name them a couple of months ago, Fiddler would be the total in my list, but now after the K-stupid discussion/non-decision I’m amazed that none seeed to understand they have encouraged by failing to have a proper response to k-Stu.
Trump: “We had the safest border in the history of our country - or at least recorded history. I guess maybe a thousand years ago it was even better.”
I assume they never did anything to K-stupid. That seems so wrong.
Think he just took his ball and went home.
I never really paid attention to the mods there and had I been asked to name them a couple of months ago, Fiddler would be the total in my list, but now after the K-stupid discussion/non-decision I’m amazed that none seeed to understand they have encouraged by failing to have a proper response to k-Stu.
I assume they never did anything to K-stupid. That seems so wrong.
Think he just took his ball and went home.
I never really paid attention to the mods there and had I been asked to name them a couple of months ago, Fiddler would be the total in my list, but now after the K-stupid discussion/non-decision I’m amazed that none seeed to understand they have encouraged by failing to have a proper response to k-Stu.
I just don’t understand.
Plus, he’s back. I’ve said that I never noticed moderator designations. K-stupid now shows as Global Moderator.
Has this always been the case or did he get a promotion?
Trump: “We had the safest border in the history of our country - or at least recorded history. I guess maybe a thousand years ago it was even better.”
That little taste of lurking was enough - If I’m caught there in the future, it means that I’ve followed Mom into the Alzheimer’s Zone.
Still, I’m going to miss some of them. Have we invited any of them.
I like Thor and Greg, but they seem to mostly be there to pick on the idiots and would be bored here. I think that Sock would be a good fit and possibly Freon.
Are we happy as we are, or should we recruit?
Trump: “We had the safest border in the history of our country - or at least recorded history. I guess maybe a thousand years ago it was even better.”
I'm happy to welcome new members that are interested in entertaining discussion. I don't really care if they're left- or rightwingers as long as they have more substance than spouting Qshit and faux talking points.
billy.pilgrim wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:56 pm
That little taste of lurking was enough - If I’m caught there in the future, it means that I’ve followed Mom into the Alzheimer’s Zone.
Still, I’m going to miss some of them. Have we invited any of them.
I like Thor and Greg, but they seem to mostly be there to pick on the idiots and would be bored here. I think that Sock would be a good fit and possibly Freon.
Are we happy as we are, or should we recruit?
A few are here, including sok, Limey and Gregg but just not active. I know we are something of an echo chamber but we are reasonable an thoughtful which I view as a major positive. There are many who enjoy and just want a fight.
Life's too short for unneeded drama, I'd much prefer conversation that makes me think, that is severely lacking with that crowd.