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tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: Am I too sensitive
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JUST NEED AN ADVICE SHE HAS A 6YR OLD GIRL AND WE ARE NOT GETTING ALONG BUT I FEEL BAD FOR THE GIRL SHE LOVES ME BUT ME AND HER MOM WE FIGHT TO MUCH First, you really should create a new thread for your question. This one belongs to the OP. It's not good manners to take over someone else's thread with your own question. Just click on the Relationship Advice forum and click the New Post button. Second, the 'All caps' thing is very hard on the eyes. |
tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: Am I too sensitive
Only you can know. This is the kind of thing that I know, in my own relationships, would pass as banter... saying it to someone else just to get my dander up (or saying it to me). Of course I would have to know that it was just banter and we would have to be pretty secure in the relationship. Many (most?) don't have that kind of bantering relationship. I can only assume that you seeing it as inappropriate means that it was, in fact, inappropriate. It is possible that he saw it as 'poking fun'. You're the only one that can make that judgement.
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tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: Barry Um-Bama the Socialist
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Hmmm...I thought it was a cut and paste. He didn't quote it and I haven't seen it. I assumed it was his. |
tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: Barry Um-Bama the Socialist
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Barack Obama is a socialist. We were pretty sure this was the case after he made his remarks about how bitter people in small towns cling to religion. As Bill Kristol points out, this is very similar to Karl Marx’ line about religion being the opiate of the masses, if not as eloquent as the original German “Die Religion … ist das Opium des Volkes.” Senator Joe Lieberman reinforced this, observing, “I’d hesitate to say he’s a Marxist, but he’s got some positions that are far to the left of me and I think mainstream America.” Now, we learn that in 1965, when Obama was 4 years old, his dad, writing as “Barak H. Obama” (the Communist-preferred spelling) wrote an essay on “African Socialism and its Applicability to Planning in Kenya” that wasn’t particularly critical of socialism. Q.E.D. Now, it’s true that Obama has been quiet about his plans to nationalize all industry, removing it from the hands of the capitalists and moving it under the control of the proletariat. Also, if elected president, he’ll probably not be too eager to see the state wither away, at least for the next eight years. On the other hand, he does have a cult of personality, just like many famous Communists like Mao, Lenin, and Stalin. And some staffers in one of his Texas offices had Che Guevara flags hanging on their walls. It pretty much balances out. In all seriousness, I think Lieberman’s on the right track, if rather disingenuous in his soft dismissal of the “Marxism” label. Obama’s a liberal Democrat who wants more government regulation of the economy, more redistribution of wealth, more deference to international institutions, more nationalization of medicine, and so forth and so on. Some of his policies — although probably none of his goals — are indeed “far to the left … of mainstream America.” He’s as close to a socialist as it gets in serious contenders for the presidency; but that’s not very close. He’s part of a long movement that has adopted some of the tools of socialism in an effort to make society better, with decidedly mixed results. The state hasn’t taken over the means of production, but it has created layers of bureaucracy to oversee them. The tax code has more than a smattering of “from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.” And we’ve instituted speech codes and a thought police in our schools and institutions, ostracizing those who dare to speak other than the orthodox Truth. Again, this is mostly, if not all, well-intentioned. These were all reactions against real injustices, if often over-reactions, that had negative unintended consequences. But Obama’s not talking about cleaning up these messes but rather moving further in that direction. Ideally, we’d be discussing the policy preferences of the candidates and their likely consequences rather than bandying about silly labels. But that’s not how the game is played. Now THERE'S a post I can disagree with without getting pissed off. It was well thought out, not generalized, provided some basis for the arguments, and left me with something to think about. I can deal with that, even if I don't agree. ![]() ![]() |
tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: LIB Hackers lack privacy for Palin
And, for the record, I'm quite certain my dog was a socialist. She lived her whole life on handouts, expected me to put a roof over her head, and thought that sleeping on the bed was a right, not a priviledge.
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tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: Paul: ‘I could never support somebody who thinks
I can lean to the left at times, but The 'bomb bomb bomb Iran' doesn't bother me except for the fact that he should know he can't say those kinds of things in the public eye. We've all made tasteless jokes.. hell, I know I do all the time. I know enough to know he's not serious. Judge him on the real issues, not a bad joke.
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tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: LIB Hackers lack privacy for Palin
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haha Gosh, how many times have I seen people on this site respond to concerns about privacy with the line, "if you don't have anything to hide why should you worry?" Funny how those same people are now up in arms about what they see as a violation of privacy. The irony is rich here! Who said it wasn't wrong? I don't recall anybody saying it wasn't wrong. In fact I quite clearly stated it was wrong. The problem with this thread, from the beginning, is that the OP was filled with such hate, venom, name calling and generalization that it immediately sparks unproductive spatting. I assure you that just about any upstanding citizen, dem or rep, thinks that hacking another's email account is wrong. |
tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: A - Z City Game - part 2
Limon, Co
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tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: A - Z City Game - part 2
Jetmore, Ks
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tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: A - Z City Game - part 2
Hays, Ks
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tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: Formatting
IE6, WinXP SP2
Doesn't happen often, but for a few minutes tonite it was every couple of pages |
tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: A - Z City Game - part 2
Ferdonia, Ks
Edited by tngxl65 on Thu 09/18/08 10:29 PM
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tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: A - Z City Game - part 2
Dillon, Co
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tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: She took the last train out of my heart...
Feel for ya.
Although it sounds like you two have much in common, obviously you both have different wants. Love can sometimes make you bend a little, but you have to know what you want.... and it sounds like you do. I'm sorry man. Frankly I'm more concerned about you getting an ultimatum on the subject when you've only been seeing each other for a month. If it wasn't a big enough issue to keep her from dating you, why is it suddenly big enough now? My only possible explanation is that she suddenly began to really get attached and realized she needed to address this now before it got any more serious. But it still does sound crazy to me that this is suddenly an issue. My heart goes out to you. Best of luck
Edited by tngxl65 on Thu 09/18/08 10:12 PM
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tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: Formatting
No, regular pages... like My Topics or Recent post. Periodically all of the formatting will be gone and I'll see just a plain list. And sometimes I will actually get the 'mobile FreeAppDating' page. I only know what that looks like because I sometimes pull up FreeAppDating on my blackberry.
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tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: gift ideas ???
Necklace
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tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: A - Z City Game - part 2
Boulder, Co
Edited by tngxl65 on Thu 09/18/08 09:45 PM
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tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: What is your favorite...
System 36
(funny only to me) |
tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: Formatting
I'm getting regular formatting issues. Sometimes I'm not geting proper table formatting and lately I've even been getting the 'mobile FreeAppDating' formatting on my desktop. More of a nuisance than anything.
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tngxl65![]() Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 1154 |
Topic: A - Z City Game - part 2
Yakima, Wa
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