Posted on 06/30/2023 5:34:41 PM PDT by ransomnote
>>In other words, disagreement and healthy debate is acceptable - blanket insults, flames, etc., are not. We need healthy debate. It’s how we resolve things, how we find the truth.
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>>>>On the general board, yes. On the Q thread, I believe the general consensus of Q thread posters is that it is up to the leader to decide what is “healthy” debate. Not quite Caucus status, but not like the general board threads. RN is the one managing, lifting the heavy load of keeping the threads going. She is our “leader”. She is far more intelligent than me. If she recognizes a threat, and makes a request of you, that does not make her a cult leader (not that you called her that); she is our leader by general consent and appreciation.
>>Insulting individuals (or entire groups) that disagree on minor points does nothing to help one’s cause and often results in people just skipping over the posts of the offender, even if they have a solid point. There are a couple of posters who I rarely read because of the caustic nature of their posts.
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I find such posts not only distracting, but cause for concern. When politely asked to stop, they persist. That is trolling. It is just plain rude to continue where one has been told they are not wanted.
>>We are not democrats - we are not a monolith of unwavering wrongness as ordered by the party.
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“We” meaning FR posters in general? I would agree. However, on the Q thread, we are a unique part of FR with unique thread characteristics and guidelines.
I want to also note that a sad effect of not respecting RN’s guidelines and requests is that some genuinely lovely other posters think RN is referring to them. I can think of one in particular who I love and whose posts are just delightful. Distinctly different from posts of the kind to which RN is making requests. I do not wish to delve into this further than my simple comment.
Thanks for the opportunity to express my thoughts.
Mrs. K
Direct link to your Gatestone/child trafficking article….
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/19780/sex-trafficking-child-abuse-biden-administration
This paragraph is particularly sickening….
…. According to Tara Lee Rodas, a Health and Human Services whistleblower, in testimony before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement on April 26…..
…. “I thought I was going to help place children in loving homes. Instead, I discovered that children are being trafficked through a sophisticated network that begins with being recruited in home country, smuggled to the US border, and ends when ORR [Office of Refugee Resettlement] delivers a child to a Sponsors – some sponsors are criminals and traffickers and members of Transnational Criminal Organizations. Some sponsors view children as commodities and assets to be used for earning income - this is why we are witnessing an explosion of labor trafficking…..
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All funded with OUR TAX DOLLARS!!
Thx. Will share. Much more, at link.
I’m going to get more of the convo, how he really really liked her 2023 shirt.
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She gave a lot of detail (”You are meeting the President of the United States”) not only on her meeting with PDJT (I thought she really nailed his manner of speaking) but on the procedures they had in place (no phones, no handshakes unless PDJT initiates, and no hugging) and how well she was treated by the VIPs.
All in all, hers is a hopeful message.
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I know south, but I figured you’d get her accent easier than a born yankee like me.
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The lady has a world-class accent (I read “Up County South Carolina” somewhere) but c’mon, LJ! I had no problem understanding her...and I’m born and raised in New Jersey!
Trump 2023 t-shirt? Dasting. If you know, you know.
Many thanks, PPD! Will check out the link when I break for lunch. (Don’t always love the workload, but it does keep the parrot in seeds and treats) Heh.
I just couldn't ignore it anymore. I know ransomnote can take care of herself and this thread, but there is no reason she should have to do it alone.
As I side note, I really did like Cletus for a long time. When he began to get hateful I overlooked it and made excuses for it though I never said so on the thread because I was still dealing with what I thought I knew about Cletus. Thanks in a large part to the Q threads, I have learned to see through deceit and test my own biases. I am awake. I chose WWG1WGA over Cletus.
I remember when C-Span was excellent. Now it’s unwatchable.
The moderators have always been dead-eyed, lisping fa&&ots but they rarely said more than “Caller on the Republican line, go ahead.” Now it’s no secret what their political leanings are. I think even Brian Lamb revealed himself to a big Lefty.
Re: Carolina lady
She was so encouraging. She spoke for so many of us - and he heard her.
(As for her accent - I never think I have much of a drawl until someone videos me, and then the truth is there.)
Yep. White House photographer. 2023 We know!
I’ve also thought for sometime, this guy might be their Plan B and at the very least ‘Ramy-swamp’ can cut into Trumps Indian support.
Anyone running in the GOP primary is there to serve one of three purposes IMHO:
1) They’re hoping for a job if PDJT is elected
2) They’re planted by the DS to get a job under Trump to undermine him, again OR
3) They are there to peel away support and weaken his numbers in different demographics
To re-phrase an old Reaganism, “Don’t trust, until you verify”.
Bonus: I wouldn’t be surprised if the DS “Plan C” includes a 3rd party independent “Ross Perot-type” to triangulate in the general and siphon enough support to pull another Billy Heartpants Clinton. And it wouldn’t surprise me if they used Chris Christie to do that since he’s dying to slam Trump in a public way.
It’s all just a guess on my part. However, all the other candidates, except for Trump, stink like H3ll to me at this point.
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