AFAIK if one makes a threat then he or she will have to deal with the Secret Service. As for Trump and false quotations, There may had been some, but Trump is prolific on making all the world wish that all of them were false.
I think that’s missing the point that Quartz is trying to make, I don’t see how Trump’s less than admirable behavior in a similar situation makes it a good idea for others to follow suit. But maybe I’m missing something.
I think it’s a shame another poster is taking a break because they feel that their views will not get proper attention or fair treatment, I think the content of the board suffers in the long run. And then there isn’t enough content. And then I feel like I have to start posting in order to fill the void. And, believe me, nobody wants that.
Any group of people in any endeavor anywhere, anytime the world over always evolves towards supporting and promoting it’s members. Weeding out the non-members or individuals who do not align with the group’s objectives is simply a natural course of events. In this case, that process normally involves banning. But a few dedicated souls hang in there long-term and/or return for more punishment. Just take it at face value for what it is, not that much unlike any other: A message-board with a bunch of weirdos, many with radical political views.
Big flyin’ freakin’ deal. Illegitimi non carborundum.
What you miss is that the situation is not as usual. A few times of making fake quotes by others pales on what is happening right now with the liar in chief POTUS mouth. And after a year of discussions, I noticed that the examples coming from the left are there all right, but also debunked too in the SDMB.
And they are better things.
You don’t seem to understand how our Republic works.
He’s referring to the Brexit vote, and his “Dopers seem to feel that democracy is fine as long as the vote goes your way; sorry, but either you respect the results of a free democratic vote or you are a wannabe dictator” is a giant strawman he’s built to smear Remainers pointing out the weaknesses in his position. That he has chosen to resurrect this argument in a “here’s my final word, no hitbacks” thread rather than the thread it was already debunked in says quite a lot about how much confidence he has in it.
Nevertheless, sometimes we all need a break from arguing with strangers on the internet. I’ve taken several and they tend to help (although I don’t recall whether I announced any of them in advance), and I applaud anyone choosing to step away from the fray for a spell rather than spiralling down into suicide-by-Mod as so many do.
Without an electoral win, the presidential “popular vote” + $5 will get you a cup of coffee at Philz.
How is the coffee at Philz?
Expensive!!
I only went once, and while I admit that the coffee was exceptionally good, it’s not my kind of vibe. It’s a “we’ll do everything for you because we know better” kind of place, and I like to add my own cream to my own taste. When I tried to tell the barista how much room to leave for cream, she told me: “Oh, we add the cream.”
I regularly take a break when I stay away from any kind of media and get creative.
Happy Holidays!
Ding dong the witch is dead (mostly and politically speaking…though actually wouldn’t keep me up at night).
Enjoy the respite Quartz…from the left’s lite version of Fox.
yeah…:dubious:
Sometimes when I have to go to the bathroom I just hold it in until I don’t have the urge to go any more.
It’s not liberal media sources the OP gets his particular brand of misinformation from, so he’d be a fine one to complain about “willful [sic] promotion of ignorance”.
So why exactly did you feel the need to announce it?
Worried that we might worry about you? (And there have been some posters with health issues who suddenly stopped posting that I have assumed had … events occur.)
Enjoy your break, and come back with pie.
Regards,
Shodan
What do a Timex watch and an elephant have in common?
They come in quartz.
Sorry, that was the first thing I thought when I saw this thread.
I concur. If there’s been a threat of any kind, that’s serious business.