• Re: Our President doesn't

    From Logic44@VERT/LNRC-IN to MRO on Sat Dec 13 03:41:12 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: MRO to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Dec 12 2025 04:19:18

    Getting fascist hitler was an improvement because everything was
    so bad.

    I'll tell the Arlington plant to throw the switch on the first generator...

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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to Logic44 on Sat Dec 13 07:47:03 2025
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    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Dumas Walker to LOGIC44 on Fri Dec 12 2025 10:40:43

    100% positive I used it correctly. After all, I am not the one you attempted a circular argument and then couldn't keep up when it got countered.

    When did I do that?


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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to Logic44 on Sat Dec 13 07:47:03 2025
    Logic44 wrote to MRO <=-

    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: MRO to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Dec 12 2025 04:19:18

    Getting fascist hitler was an improvement because everything was
    so bad.

    I'll tell the Arlington plant to throw the switch on the first generator...


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  • From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to Logic44 on Sat Dec 13 08:30:56 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Logic44 to MRO on Sat Dec 13 2025 03:41 am

    Getting fascist hitler was an improvement because everything was
    so bad.

    I'll tell the Arlington plant to throw the switch on the first generator...

    ??? I'm not seeing the logic.

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  • From Logic44@VERT/LNRC-IN to Gamgee on Sat Dec 13 11:01:43 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Gamgee to Logic44 on Sat Dec 13 2025 07:47:03

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  • From Logic44@VERT/LNRC-IN to Denn on Sat Dec 13 14:09:54 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Denn to Logic44 on Sat Dec 13 2025 08:30:56

    ??? I'm not seeing the logic.

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    WW2 Veterans are buried in Arlington, it was me continuing the joke about them rolling in their graves.

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  • From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to Logic44 on Sat Dec 13 17:13:34 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Logic44 to Denn on Sat Dec 13 2025 02:09 pm

    ??? I'm not seeing the logic.

    WW2 Veterans are buried in Arlington, it was me continuing the joke about them rolling in their graves.

    Maybe it translated in your head with your life experiences, ...but really didn't make sense to me personally.

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  • From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to Nightfox on Sat Dec 13 21:01:18 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Nightfox to Logic44 on Mon Dec 08 2025 02:46 pm

    i'm definately not obligated to prove anything to a shit dick like
    you.

    Why are you so hostile? I wasn't even that disrespectful lmao

    MRO is sort of a long-time resident troll on Dove-Net. That kind of language & behavior from him isn't surprising.

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  • From Logic44@VERT/LNRC-IN to Denn on Sun Dec 14 04:30:23 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Denn to Logic44 on Sat Dec 13 2025 17:13:34

    Maybe it translated in your head with your life experiences, ...but really didn't make sense to me personally.

    We have a word for not knowing who's buried in Arlington, and what they fought for, ignorance

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  • From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to Logic44 on Sun Dec 14 07:58:52 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Logic44 to Denn on Sun Dec 14 2025 04:30 am

    Maybe it translated in your head with your life experiences, ...but
    really didn't make sense to me personally.

    We have a word for not knowing who's buried in Arlington, and what they fought for, ignorance

    I as well as most Americans know about Arlington, it's your comment that made no sense.
    For a person that uses a name like Logic44 I see very little logic in most of your comments.

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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to DENN on Sun Dec 14 08:59:47 2025
    Getting fascist hitler was an improvement because everything was
    so bad.

    I'll tell the Arlington plant to throw the switch on the first generator...

    ??? I'm not seeing the logic.

    There is none to see.


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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Dec 14 17:27:35 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to jimmylogan on Thu Dec 04 2025 07:01 am


    You're comparing protests against systemic racism with a violent protest attempting to disrupt an election.

    I don't think people knows how hard it is to gather 20 people to do something, anything together. It requires serious comitment and serious effort to do it.

    There is no way you get 200 people, much less thousands, much less in an international scope, without serious organization, to do anything at all.

    All the rioting that went on was all about destabilizing the Federal government and Floyd was just a handy excuse. I assure you nobody would have cared that guy had died unless somebody had wanted people to care and had poured a big ammount of resources in ensuring so.


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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to Logic44 on Sun Dec 14 17:30:55 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Logic44 to Gamgee on Fri Dec 05 2025 11:17 pm


    Not our fault the president fulfills almost all 14 points of fascism lol ANTIFA is an ideology, not a group. Everyone sensible is anti-fascist, because the only alternative is fascist...

    That sounds great until you realize a big chunk of so-called anti-fascist label so much stuff as fascist, making them "anti-anything."

    I mean, these days you post a video criticising a videogame and somebody labels you as a fascist and calls for your dead, as I posted earlier.


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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to Logic44 on Sun Dec 14 17:39:53 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Logic44 to Dumas Walker on Sat Dec 06 2025 02:56 pm


    If we refer to Umberto Eco's 14 points of fascism, we can see how Trump embodies a majority of them. A quick note: Meeting only one or two of these is not what makes one a fascist. However, it's a lot easier to make the

    I didn't know Umberto Eco was an authority in fascism.

    Fascist is who adheres to Fascist ideology, which roughly means:

    a) Economy is socialized through syndicates or unions.
    b) Cultural homogeinity is enforced.
    c) "The best" person in the community for the job is the leader that oversees a) and b)

    and in fact if you check the internal conflict fascist wage against each other, a lot of them are related to a). Hence why modern Spanish fascists are split in two (pro Franco and anti-Franco, because the whole deal with vertical unions).

    As far as I know Trump is not advocating for establishing state-sponsored Unions, which immediately rules him out as a Fascist. Period.

    If you think a) is not a factor defining Fascism, which, by the way, is something Fascists are very adamand about, then I must tell you the woke crowd would qualify as Fascist because they are bent on enforcing cultural homogeinity.

    Therefore, either you consider both Fascist or none of them.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Arelor on Sun Dec 14 18:44:00 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Arelor to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Dec 14 2025 05:27 pm


    There is no way you get 200 people, much less thousands, much less
    in an international scope, without serious organization,
    to do anything at all.

    All the rioting that went on was all about destabilizing the Federal government and Floyd was just a handy excuse. I assure you nobody
    would have cared that guy had died unless somebody had wanted people
    to care and had poured a big ammount of resources in ensuring
    so.


    now that it's cold nobody wants to do protests :D

    one thing i saw recently is a BLM organizer was stealing bail money and
    buying properties in the millions and spending 50k on doordash.

    i think in the usa there is protest fatigue. this year they were trying to
    do protests every week. these organizations that get money from rich donators. people weren't showing up in huge groups. every week or 2 times a week it was another protest.

    it's all a big scam. i am jealous. i want to hold a sign for 65k
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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to Denn on Sun Dec 14 20:46:48 2025
    Denn wrote to Logic44 <=-

    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Logic44 to Denn on Sun Dec 14 2025 04:30 am

    Maybe it translated in your head with your life experiences, ...but
    really didn't make sense to me personally.

    We have a word for not knowing who's buried in Arlington, and what they fought for, ignorance

    I as well as most Americans know about Arlington, it's your comment
    that made no sense.
    For a person that uses a name like Logic44 I see very little logic in most of your comments.

    Please stop responding to the troll, and he will go away.

    Like they always do.

    Thanks.




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  • From Logic44@VERT/LNRC-IN to Denn on Sun Dec 14 18:18:18 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Denn to Logic44 on Sun Dec 14 2025 07:58:52

    I as well as most Americans know about Arlington, it's your comment that made no sense.
    For a person that uses a name like Logic44 I see very little logic in most of your comments.

    Can you not read? My previous comment said that the current state of America would have them rolling in their graves so fast that they'd power the eastern seaboard.

    Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit, is it?

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  • From Logic44@VERT/LNRC-IN to Dumas Walker on Sun Dec 14 18:18:54 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Dumas Walker to DENN on Sun Dec 14 2025 08:59:47

    There is none to see.
    Because you have no reading comprehension.

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  • From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to Logic44 on Sun Dec 14 21:32:27 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Logic44 to Denn on Sun Dec 14 2025 06:18 pm

    I as well as most Americans know about Arlington, it's your comment
    that made no sense.
    For a person that uses a name like Logic44 I see very little logic in
    most of your comments.

    Can you not read? My previous comment said that the current state of America would have them rolling in their graves so fast that they'd power the eastern seaboard.

    Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit, is it?

    Actually it is my strong point, But logic is definatley not your forte.

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  • From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to Gamgee on Sun Dec 14 21:50:34 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Gamgee to Denn on Sun Dec 14 2025 08:46 pm

    We have a word for not knowing who's buried in Arlington, and what
    they fought for, ignorance

    I as well as most Americans know about Arlington, it's your comment
    that made no sense.
    For a person that uses a name like Logic44 I see very little logic
    in most of your comments.

    Please stop responding to the troll, and he will go away.

    Like they always do.

    He'll get bored soon enough.

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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to LOGIC44 on Mon Dec 15 09:02:30 2025
    There is none to see.
    Because you have no reading comprehension.

    More likely because you tell stupid jokes with no context that only you understand.


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  • From Logic44@VERT/LNRC-IN to Arelor on Mon Dec 15 15:34:43 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Arelor to Logic44 on Sun Dec 14 2025 17:30:55

    That sounds great until you realize a big chunk of so-called anti-fascist label so much stuff as fascist, making them "anti-anything."

    I mean, these days you post a video criticising a videogame and somebody labels you as a fascist and calls for your dead, as I posted earlier.

    What planet do you live on? Yeah, I agree that some people do overuse words like that, but most people DON'T.

    I urge you to read into Umberto Eco's 14 points of fascism, you'll be surprised.

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  • From Logic44@VERT/LNRC-IN to MRO on Mon Dec 15 15:37:45 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: MRO to Arelor on Sun Dec 14 2025 18:44:00

    it's all a big scam. i am jealous. i want to hold a sign for 65k
    They pay people for organization and cleanup efforts, you dense leek.

    Where the hell is MY PAYCHECK?

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  • From Logic44@VERT/LNRC-IN to Dumas Walker on Mon Dec 15 15:52:10 2025
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: Dumas Walker to LOGIC44 on Mon Dec 15 2025 09:02:30

    There is none to see.
    Because you have no reading comprehension.

    More likely because you tell stupid jokes with no context that only you understand.

    You probably weren't a part of that conversation, and I don't reply-all because I feel like that's what we in the business call a "dick move", especially when other people wanna just drop the conversation.

    I try to make my jokes as understandable as I can, you have to walk a fine line between being understandable enough to be funny to most people while not being so obvious that it's unfunny.

    I can accept that I don't make good jokes, I never really have.

    If you think I'm a dick, cool, I'm not gonna try to change your mind on that.

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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Dec 26 17:08:43 2025
    poindexter FORTRAN wrote to jimmylogan <=-

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    And again, I wasn't there, but I'm pretty sure he didn't bus in people
    to protest and provide bricks to throw...

    https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/10/details-of-the-money-behind-jan -6-protests-continue-to-emerge/

    I have read the OpenSecrets piece, and unless I'm misunderstanding it,
    it documents where money came from to support the rally (permits,
    staging, logistics, travel), not the Capitol breach itself.

    Funding a rally -- even a politically charged one -- is not the same
    as funding or directing the illegal actions that happened later. The
    article doesn't show money flowing to people who broke into the Capitol,
    nor does it establish coordination or intent for violence.

    If there is evidence tying donors or organizers directly to planning or financing the attack itself, that would be a different discussion. That
    is not what this article demonstrates.



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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Dec 26 17:08:43 2025
    poindexter FORTRAN wrote to jimmylogan <=-

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    I don't disagree... I almost brought up the burnings and the killings
    and such. Kinda odd that that's okay because it's not "DC" you know?

    Which killing? George Floyd? Breonna Taylor? The people that Kyle Rittenhouse killed?

    You're comparing protests against systemic racism with a violent
    protest attempting to disrupt an election.

    I wasn't equating causes or outcomes. My point was simply that violence, arson, and loss of life were broadly tolerated or excused in some protests, while Jan 6 is treated as uniquely defining for everyone present.

    Those are different conversations, and collapsing them doesn't help clarity.



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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Logic44 on Fri Dec 26 17:08:43 2025
    Logic44 wrote to Gamgee <=-


    Not our fault the president fulfills almost all 14 points of fascism
    lol ANTIFA is an ideology, not a group. Everyone sensible is
    anti-fascist, because the only alternative is fascist...

    Saying someone is a fascist because they don't support Antifa is a
    false binary. That's like saying someone must be a racist because
    they don't fly a BLM flag. You can reject an organization's tactics
    or ideology without rejecting the underlying moral concern.

    As for the '14 points of fascism,'' those aren't a diagnostic checklist.
    They are a descriptive framework (often attributed to Laurence Britt)
    that can be selectively applied to many governments across history, left
    and right. Cherry-picking overlaps doesn't establish that a country or
    leader is fascist in any rigorous sense.

    If we are going to use serious political terms, they should clarify
    reality, not just function as insults for people we disagree with.



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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to JIMMYLOGAN on Sat Dec 27 10:42:40 2025
    I have read the OpenSecrets piece, and unless I'm misunderstanding it,
    it documents where money came from to support the rally (permits,
    staging, logistics, travel), not the Capitol breach itself.

    Funding a rally -- even a politically charged one -- is not the same
    as funding or directing the illegal actions that happened later. The
    article doesn't show money flowing to people who broke into the Capitol,
    nor does it establish coordination or intent for violence.

    I partially agree, although it could be argued that if the persons who
    later broke into the Capitol hadn't had their "logistics and travel" to the rally paid, they wouldn't have been in DC at all.


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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to JIMMYLOGAN on Sat Dec 27 10:42:40 2025
    You're comparing protests against systemic racism with a violent
    protest attempting to disrupt an election.

    I wasn't equating causes or outcomes. My point was simply that violence, arson, and loss of life were broadly tolerated or excused in some protests, while Jan 6 is treated as uniquely defining for everyone present.

    You have the difference stated right above your response. Some people see violent protests against "systemic racism" as somehow productive uses of time and any collateral damage... arson, looting, death... as unfortunate but necessary.

    They seem to totally ignore that no trials had even been held yet or that justice for George Floyd might later be served (which it indeed was)
    without *any* such collateral damage taking place. They also either ignore,
    or see as icing on the cake, the fact that those riots also helped shape (disrupt?) the ultimate outcome of the upcoming election.

    They also ignore that the "MAGAs" spent most of the summer watching people
    act out without many/any consequences and cannot (or don't want to) see
    any link between that and how people might have been mislead to believe that violent actions had become acceptable.

    So that all justifies the toleration and excusing of "their" side, while clutching their pearls about what the other side did.

    OTOH, if you look at it without any filters, you see the actions of *both* groups as *wrong* and wonder how and why anyone was allowed to get away with those things. You *should* be wondering not only why the government put up with the Summer 2020 rioters, but also why just about everyone tied to
    January 6th was pardoned.


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  • From Logic44@VERT/LNRC-IN to jimmylogan on Wed Jan 7 20:33:32 2026
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: jimmylogan to Logic44 on Fri Dec 26 2025 17:08:43

    If we are going to use serious political terms, they should clarify
    reality, not just function as insults for people we disagree with.

    We are. That's how we're using them, I already said there's a difference between meeting just a few, and almost all of them. I'd argue, however, It IS all of them.

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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Dumas Walker on Sat Jan 24 13:14:03 2026
    Dumas Walker wrote to JIMMYLOGAN <=-

    I have read the OpenSecrets piece, and unless I'm misunderstanding it,
    it documents where money came from to support the rally (permits,
    staging, logistics, travel), not the Capitol breach itself.

    Funding a rally -- even a politically charged one -- is not the same
    as funding or directing the illegal actions that happened later. The
    article doesn't show money flowing to people who broke into the Capitol,
    nor does it establish coordination or intent for violence.

    I partially agree, although it could be argued that if the persons who later broke into the Capitol hadn't had their "logistics and travel" to the rally paid, they wouldn't have been in DC at all.

    Very true. But I don't think that equals causation.


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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Dumas Walker on Sat Jan 24 13:14:03 2026
    Dumas Walker wrote to JIMMYLOGAN <=-

    You're comparing protests against systemic racism with a violent protest attempting to disrupt an election.

    I wasn't equating causes or outcomes. My point was simply that violence, arson, and loss of life were broadly tolerated or excused in some protests, while Jan 6 is treated as uniquely defining for everyone present.

    You have the difference stated right above your response. Some people
    see violent protests against "systemic racism" as somehow productive
    uses of time and any collateral damage... arson, looting, death... as unfortunate but necessary.

    They seem to totally ignore that no trials had even been held yet or
    that justice for George Floyd might later be served (which it indeed
    was) without *any* such collateral damage taking place. They also
    either ignore, or see as icing on the cake, the fact that those riots
    also helped shape (disrupt?) the ultimate outcome of the upcoming election.

    They also ignore that the "MAGAs" spent most of the summer watching
    people act out without many/any consequences and cannot (or don't want
    to) see any link between that and how people might have been mislead to believe that violent actions had become acceptable.

    So that all justifies the toleration and excusing of "their" side,
    while clutching their pearls about what the other side did.

    OTOH, if you look at it without any filters, you see the actions of
    *both* groups as *wrong* and wonder how and why anyone was allowed to
    get away with those things. You *should* be wondering not only why the government put up with the Summer 2020 rioters, but also why just about everyone tied to January 6th was pardoned.


    I agree with you on the core point: violence and destruction should not
    be condoned, regardless of cause or side. And you are right that inconsistent enforcement and messaging from the media and from the government can
    and does create the distinct impression that some crimes carry no real consequences.

    That inconsistency was reinforced when high-profile politicians publicly supported bail or legal defense funds for people arrested during the 2020 riots.
    Even if the stated intent was due process, the public signal was that certain kinds of political violence would be treated more leniently.

    That's a serious failure, and it understandably fed cynicism and mistrust -- worse yet, it widened the already fractured culture.

    Where I'm cautious is drawing a straight line from that failure to responsibility for later actions. I think it helps explain confusion and misperception, but it still does not justify or excuse individual choices.

    If we are to be consistent, the standard has to be the same across the board: individual accountability; equal application of the law; and zero tolerance for political violenceƒ€”no carve-outs, no exceptions.



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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to JIMMYLOGAN on Sun Jan 25 18:46:28 2026
    I partially agree, although it could be argued that if the persons who later broke into the Capitol hadn't had their "logistics and travel" to the rally paid, they wouldn't have been in DC at all.

    Very true. But I don't think that equals causation.

    You cannot break in if you cannot get there. ;)


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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to JIMMYLOGAN on Sun Jan 25 18:46:28 2026
    That inconsistency was reinforced when high-profile politicians publicly supported bail or legal defense funds for people arrested during the 2020 riots.
    Even if the stated intent was due process, the public signal was that certain kinds of political violence would be treated more leniently.

    That's a serious failure, and it understandably fed cynicism and mistrust -- worse yet, it widened the already fractured culture.

    Agreed. It did nothing to narrow the divide.

    Where I'm cautious is drawing a straight line from that failure to responsibility for later actions. I think it helps explain confusion and misperception, but it still does not justify or excuse individual choices.

    I also agree. You have to take responsibility and make proper choices
    despite the poor examples those in charge might be setting regarding consequences of your actions.

    If we are to be consistent, the standard has to be the same across the board: individual accountability; equal application of the law; and zero tolerance for political violenceƒ€”no carve-outs, no exceptions.

    Agreed 100%. Speaking of individual accountability...

    I feel badly for the persons who have been killed in MN and their families.
    I do question whether or not ICE acted responsibly. That said, I am also
    smart enough to see that those in charge are going to back the actions of
    ICE over the actions of those confronting them, so it is up to the
    individual to be accountable for their own safety.

    You have to have your own responsibility in mind and should not be
    confronting, blocking, or following around federal agents, no matter who
    the President is. If you want to protest, do it at the state capitol, local courthouse, federal building, or some other public space... *NOT* the area where ICE is located.

    Otherwise, you are getting close to "suicide by cop" territory.

    I am really confused... the left has claimed that ICE are nothing but a
    bunch of Jan 6'ers that Trump pardoned and gave guns, so why would those on
    the left want to be anywhere *near* them? I sure don't want to be anywhere near them if I can help it.

    They would probably be better off finding a charity that helps immigrants
    with their legal processes and volunteering their time, or mobilizing to
    find some other way to assist without confronting federal agents.

    Mike

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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Dumas Walker on Sun Mar 8 19:18:28 2026
    Dumas Walker wrote to JIMMYLOGAN <=-

    I partially agree, although it could be argued that if the persons who later broke into the Capitol hadn't had their "logistics and travel" to the rally paid, they wouldn't have been in DC at all.

    Very true. But I don't think that equals causation.

    You cannot break in if you cannot get there. ;)


    True -- and you can't get a speeding ticket if you don't drive,
    but driving does not equal speeding. :-)



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  • From jimmylogan@VERT/DIGDIST to Dumas Walker on Sun Mar 8 19:18:28 2026
    Dumas Walker wrote to JIMMYLOGAN <=-

    You have to have your own responsibility in mind and should not be confronting, blocking, or following around federal agents, no matter
    who the President is. If you want to protest, do it at the state
    capitol, local courthouse, federal building, or some other public
    space... *NOT* the area where ICE is located.

    Otherwise, you are getting close to "suicide by cop" territory.

    Yep! We live in a representative (or constitutional) republic -- we
    have recourse through our elected officials.

    I am really confused... the left has claimed that ICE are nothing but a bunch of Jan 6'ers that Trump pardoned and gave guns, so why would
    those on the left want to be anywhere *near* them? I sure don't want
    to be anywhere near them if I can help it.

    They would probably be better off finding a charity that helps
    immigrants with their legal processes and volunteering their time, or mobilizing to find some other way to assist without confronting federal agents.

    Exactly! I'm all for LEGAL immigration!



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  • From Bf2k+@VERT/TACOPRON to jimmylogan on Sun Mar 8 20:29:54 2026
    Re: Re: Our President doesn't
    By: jimmylogan to Dumas Walker on Sun Mar 08 2026 07:18 pm

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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to JIMMYLOGAN on Mon Mar 9 09:07:20 2026
    You have to have your own responsibility in mind and should not be confronting, blocking, or following around federal agents, no matter
    who the President is. If you want to protest, do it at the state capitol, local courthouse, federal building, or some other public space... *NOT* the area where ICE is located.

    Otherwise, you are getting close to "suicide by cop" territory.

    Yep! We live in a representative (or constitutional) republic -- we
    have recourse through our elected officials.

    The perception (that I sometimes share!) is that they don't always listen really well, especially lately. There are some on both sides who seem to
    think they are supposed to be doing what their party says vs. what is good
    for their constituents -- something that may vary wildly depending on what
    part of the country they are from.

    I am really confused... the left has claimed that ICE are nothing but a bunch of Jan 6'ers that Trump pardoned and gave guns, so why would
    those on the left want to be anywhere *near* them? I sure don't want
    to be anywhere near them if I can help it.

    They would probably be better off finding a charity that helps immigrants with their legal processes and volunteering their time, or mobilizing to find some other way to assist without confronting federal agents.

    Exactly! I'm all for LEGAL immigration!

    Me also.


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