Posts Made By: James Brown

Originally Posted by Brian McFarland

Yeah, I'm considering switching careers to be a full-time internet troll on an obscure astronomy forum, but I don't know what the pay is. How much are you pulling in with this gig?

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

It's unanimous!
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/media/sarah-palin-new-york-times-verdict/index.html

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

 Now go practice your rage on your road trip up I-25. 

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

"Fact check: Strong majority of Canadians oppose convoy protests, poll after poll finds"
"Batya Ungar-Sargon, deputy opinion editor of Newsweek, tweeted on Monday: "Don't let the fact that the mainstream media is hiding this fool you: Canadians support the Freedom Convoy."
"In fact, poll after poll -- including the very poll Ungar-Sargon was referencing -- has shown that most Canadians oppose the protests and support both vaccination mandates and various restrictions intended to limit the spread of the virus. The polling figures suggest it is Fox's cheerleading for the protests that is out of touch with the views of a significant majority of the Canadian public."
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/politics/fact-check-canadian-protests-polls-trudeau-support-oppose-truckers-mandates/index.html

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

James, look at it this way......perhaps if you dont like what someone has to say, hitting NEXT might be a better choice than whining about it. It would certainly be better for your blood pressure

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

LOL.....you must have forgotten, I READ this forum. Saying Rich isnt an effective troller is akin to a frog calling something ugly. 

Originally Posted by James Brown

Hi Greg:

I personally admit that I am an arrogant jerk sometimes.  Jim

Originally Posted by James Brown

Hi Greg:

I can not think of many instances where Rich roasted me or one of my liberal buddies on any political issue. 

Jim

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Hi Jim,
As noted in the link, 2/3 of those polled strongly disagree with the trucker protestors and their stand on the mandates. A similar majority favor military action to remove the truckers and their fellow protesters. And the opposition to the truckers is clearly demonstrated in multiple polls. So I disagree with your impressions of Canadian politics.
That said, I generally agree with your take on the American side of the border but I think a lot of it is due to the constant flood of misinformation from right wing media sources on a daily basis. It's that propaganda that is responsible for what we're experiencing here and not some sort of class struggle. That and the success of the GOP to push through voter suppression laws in 19 states based upon the big lie of election fraud pushed by Trump and his ilk. In Texas, for example, 40% of absentee ballots are being rejected because of the pitfalls in place by the GOP. Voters, who already had to prove themselves with voter ID in order to register to vote in the first place, have to go through it all over again if they happen to vote by absentee ballot and many of those fail to see an added absentee voter ID number under a flap in the ballot that they have to add to the ballot when they send it in. These sort of "gotcha" rules and steps are being placed though-out GOP controlled states with the end result being voter access IS being thwarted. The bottom line: our democracy is being thwarted and is in peril and it's not classed oriented; it's orchestrated by the GOP...   

Originally Posted by James Brown

This is an interesting point.  Often, I might agree with the point Rich is trying to make.  The situation in Canada for example.  Rich and I are both fairly libertarian and think it is crummy that the supposedly liberal government is cracking down on the truckers just because they are a minority viewpoint bucking the establishment.  Rich so effectively obscures any legit point he might have with venom directed at his supposed nemesis, that any points of agreement and nuanced disagreement are totally obscured.  Rich never roasts anyone on the merits.  He often bullies, blusters and dodges long enough to be the last man standing.