mimima
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Post by mimima on Sept 24, 2021 3:53:44 GMT
Is the ability to concentrate on both/and instead of either/or a casualty of the current societal rifts?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2021 5:08:39 GMT
Is the ability to concentrate on both and instead of either or a casualty of the current societal rifts? No. A consequence of religious "right/wrong", "good/evil" thinking. It doesn't do well w/o a clear dichotomy. Either/or is much more comfortable. Both/and is scary stuff. You might have to reason things out for yourself.
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Post by paigewh on Sept 24, 2021 5:11:15 GMT
I never post on political threads, but masking/vaccinating kids doesn't just prevent their deaths. It prevents them from SPREADING COVID to others. You don't think that many of the COVID deaths were spread to adults by unvaccinated kids? Look at the big picture. And I ditto what everyone else said ... One child's death is too many in either case.
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mimima
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Post by mimima on Sept 24, 2021 10:32:59 GMT
Is the ability to concentrate on both and instead of either or a casualty of the current societal rifts? No. A consequence of religious "right/wrong", "good/evil" thinking. It doesn't do well w/o a clear dichotomy. Either/or is much more comfortable. Both/and is scary stuff. You might have to reason things out for yourself. Very good point. (I edited and added / after you quoted me - just want to be clear on that:) )
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Post by peano on Sept 24, 2021 11:37:17 GMT
Is the ability to concentrate on both and instead of either or a casualty of the current societal rifts? No. A consequence of religious "right/wrong", "good/evil" thinking. It doesn't do well w/o a clear dichotomy. Either/or is much more comfortable. Both/and is scary stuff. You might have to reason things out for yourself. My brother comes from a religious background which does not embrace the “right/wrong” “good/evil” thinking” and for what it’s worth, is not a religious person. Yet he continues to post silly memes lacking any sort of logical sense such as the line of thought Lefty is trying to sell us. I know you like to pin religion as the root of all the evils in the world, and it makes me wonder if you aren’t just reacting to events in your own life. Your last sentence really is getting more at the heart of what’s going on with these people, and it may intersect with religious upbringing and practices, it may not.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2021 12:16:38 GMT
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Post by MichyM on Sept 24, 2021 16:12:34 GMT
There's nothing like taking a massive shit on this board and then walking away for others to smell it and play with it. Next time, just keep your shit to yourself. Or if everyone just ignored it she might get bored of doing it possibly? I tried to sit on my hands, I really did 😁 And this is why I use the “mute” button so liberally.
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Post by gar on Sept 24, 2021 16:49:38 GMT
Or if everyone just ignored it she might get bored of doing it possibly? I tried to sit on my hands, I really did 😁 And this is why I use the “mute” button so liberally. It’s not easy is it! 😁
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Post by smasonnc on Sept 25, 2021 13:33:42 GMT
Do we know that she’s even a she and not a teenage boy looking to stir some $h*t because he’s bored with Minecraft.
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Post by OntarioScrapper on Sept 25, 2021 14:07:42 GMT
You certainly can care about more than one issue that affects the youth negatively, especially when it involves death. You can help bring awareness to others about the issues and be active in striving to a goal to bring down deaths rates for both.
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Post by OntarioScrapper on Sept 25, 2021 14:08:18 GMT
Do we know that she’s even a she and not a teenage boy looking to stir some $h*t because he’s bored with Minecraft. Um, my kids never tire of Minecraft.
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AmeliaBloomer
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Jun 26, 2014 5:01:45 GMT
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Sept 25, 2021 14:32:12 GMT
Ah, we’ve been remembered. Cue Sally Fields.
Despite the arch and paternalistic attitude that often accompanied the Great Age of Chicago Concern (which crescendoed 2008-16 and inexplicably all but disappeared after that*), we are aware of the gun violence problem - as are all other municipalities with as-bad-or-worse stats - and have public sector, community and church programs that address awareness and mitigation (mostly gang-related).
We also have programs that address awareness and mitigation of Covid, including vaccines. As far as I know, both groups coexist and even support each other.
(*Well, except for that one late night very early in the Trump presidency when the president seemingly randomly exclamation-mark-tweeted about sending the National Guard to Chicago. Everybody was very puzzled until it was uncovered that Bill O’Reilly had made the same suggestion on his FOX News show that night.)
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Post by femalebusiness on Sept 25, 2021 14:59:40 GMT
Do we know that she’s even a she and not a teenage boy looking to stir some $h*t because he’s bored with Minecraft. No, she's a bitter old woman. Her picture was on one of the picture threads a long time ago.
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Post by MichyM on Sept 25, 2021 15:12:18 GMT
Do we know that she’s even a she and not a teenage boy looking to stir some $h*t because he’s bored with Minecraft. No, she's a bitter old woman. Her picture was on one of the picture threads a long time ago. This feels unnecessarily mean-spirited to me.
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AmeliaBloomer
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Sept 25, 2021 15:13:28 GMT
No, she's a bitter old woman. Her picture was on one of the picture threads a long time ago. This feels unnecessarily mean-spirited to me. That’s because it is.
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Post by Merge on Sept 25, 2021 20:36:04 GMT
Ah, we’ve been remembered. Cue Sally Fields. Despite the arch and paternalistic attitude that often accompanied the Great Age of Chicago Concern (which crescendoed 2008-16 and inexplicably all but disappeared after that*), we are aware of the gun violence problem - as are all other municipalities with as-bad-or-worse stats - and have public sector, community and church programs that address awareness and mitigation (mostly gang-related). We also have programs that address awareness and mitigation of Covid, including vaccines. As far as I know, both groups coexist and even support each other. (*Well, except for that one late night very early in the Trump presidency when the president seemingly randomly exclamation-mark-tweeted about sending the National Guard to Chicago. Everybody was very puzzled until it was uncovered that Bill O’Reilly had made the same suggestion on his FOX News show that night.)The "People Who Care About Other People" party is a big tent.
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 25, 2021 20:45:28 GMT
City shootings have become away of life. Other places too.. Until the politicians are willing to take action it won't stop. BTW; MSNBC there has just been a fatal shooting in a supermarket in Tennessee.. Memphis suburb 1 killed, 13 others injured in shooting at Kroger supermarket outside Memphis The suspected shooter is dead from what authorities believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane said. Officers responded to reports of an active shooter at the supermarket in Collierville, a suburb about 30 miles east of Memphis, just after 1:30 p.m. local time, Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane said. At least one person was killed in the incident. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/1-killed-13-others-injured-shooting-kroger-supermarket-outside-memphis-n1279975just had one at a walgreens in a Denver suburb about an hour or so ago
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Post by mollycoddle on Sept 25, 2021 20:45:58 GMT
Do we know that she’s even a she and not a teenage boy looking to stir some $h*t because he’s bored with Minecraft. She has been a member of the 2 Pea boards for years.
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Just T
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Post by Just T on Sept 25, 2021 21:50:25 GMT
Do we know that she’s even a she and not a teenage boy looking to stir some $h*t because he’s bored with Minecraft. She has been a member of the 2 Pea boards for years. I don't agree politically with leftturnonly, but she is not a troll or anything else. What a shitty thing to say.
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Post by elaine on Sept 25, 2021 22:10:55 GMT
Do we know that she’s even a she and not a teenage boy looking to stir some $h*t because he’s bored with Minecraft. She has been a member of the 2 Pea boards for years. Yes. She was on the old board also. I believe that she is who she says she is; she has shared a number of things about her family over the years.
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Post by refugeepea on Sept 25, 2021 22:57:55 GMT
I haven't read any comments, but the recovery from covid for minors is very high. I don't understand how you can put the two together?
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Post by refugeepea on Sept 25, 2021 23:09:18 GMT
4. Tax the rich (individuals and corps) who pay an effective all-in rate < a teacher or a mechanic. Use that money to hire thousands of social workers to really be able to make an impact. Instead of having a caseload so high it's all they can do to find time to write the reports. Which decreases the workload of police departments. Blue lives do matter to the liberals.
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Post by SockMonkey on Sept 25, 2021 23:14:48 GMT
Ah, we’ve been remembered. Cue Sally Fields. Despite the arch and paternalistic attitude that often accompanied the Great Age of Chicago Concern (which crescendoed 2008-16 and inexplicably all but disappeared after that*), we are aware of the gun violence problem - as are all other municipalities with as-bad-or-worse stats - and have public sector, community and church programs that address awareness and mitigation (mostly gang-related). We also have programs that address awareness and mitigation of Covid, including vaccines. As far as I know, both groups coexist and even support each other. (*Well, except for that one late night very early in the Trump presidency when the president seemingly randomly exclamation-mark-tweeted about sending the National Guard to Chicago. Everybody was very puzzled until it was uncovered that Bill O’Reilly had made the same suggestion on his FOX News show that night.)This is a beautiful, eloquent way of saying "Keep our name out of your f*@king mouth."
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Post by Merge on Sept 25, 2021 23:20:46 GMT
She has been a member of the 2 Pea boards for years. Yes. She was on the old board also. I believe that she is who she says she is; she has shared a number of things about her family over the years. She is who she says she is, but she is not the same person she was on this board a decade or more ago. Then again, who among us is?
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janeliz
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Jun 26, 2014 14:35:07 GMT
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Post by janeliz on Sept 26, 2021 0:20:46 GMT
She’s using the deaths of children by American gun violence to advocate on behalf of people who don’t want their children to wear masks? Troll seems like the very least of words you could call her.
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