Posted on 06/05/2017 6:51:00 AM PDT by RummyChick
The presidential power couples were dressed up and ready for a night out as Trump and Melania prepared for their first social gathering in the capital, joined by Ivanka and Jared. Ivanka and Melania Trump each looked stunning as they stepped out of their respective homes in Washington, DC Sunday evening on their way to the evening's Ford's Theatre Gala. The First Daughter looked regal coming out of her Washington, DC, home hand-in-hand with Jared Sunday afternoon dressed in a $5,500 J Mendel deep red tea-length gown. And at the other end of Washington, Melania stepped out of the White House looking chic in a $2,595 floor length blush silk charmeuse dress by Filipino designer Monique Lhuillier with matching Manolo duchess pumps.
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“I will take your words to heart right after you show up on one of the screaming, name-calling threads and ask the aggressive party to tone it down.”
To be honest, that’s exactly what I did on this thread, wasn’t it? I don’t know any of you (and I’m starting to care even less). I have commented many times about conservatives sniping each other (especially in the last election), while the Rats keep a united front behind their treasonous asininities. BUT, I will keep my eye out for another chance to prove it to you! See you out there!
This was not a thread that featured screaming and name calling. This is a thread where I commiserated with another person who gets called a stalker. I very rarely interact with the party who claims I stalk her. Once in a great while the toxic gossip gets to be too much, and I ask for a source/link. Other than that I steer clear. Which doesn’t stop the party from smearing me as a stalker.
You would have to go way back in my posting history to see an example of the party screaming at me and calling me names. It’s always unprovoked. And no one has ever, at any time, asked the screamer to calm down. That would expose a poster to risk. It’s much safer, as you have illustrated, to lecture me. I don’t scream or name call. That makes me an easy target.
Yes, we must endure and on occasion, push back. Humor has a demoralizing effect on them, I notice.
This post is not about fashion. It never is. It’s about Ivanka’s name going before Melania’s; you would have to follow these threads closely to understand what that means. Think conspiracy theory. Fantasywriter’s comments were perfectly cogent. He has more information than you do.
Yes, I probably don’t understand. That’s why all this looks like a silly waste of time to me.
Not if you support President Trump and do not like conspiracy theories about him and his family which are swirled around here each and every day.
And if you must chastise Fantasywriter, you might try it on the original poster.
I know you could look through the posts to see I never chastised or lectured anyone, or even addressed any of you until addressed, but rest assured I did not. I do think the collective argument in this thread is bad for our side and hurts all our credibility. If I were a DUmmie, I would love it.
Thank you Miss M. This is an issue clearly and profoundly understood by those who have experienced it, and evidently cloaked in mystery for those who are operating sans firsthand knowledge.
Dr. P., out of curiosity, have you ever been called a stalker? If so, was the charge true/accurate?
A stalker is somebody who follows a person from one thread to another, generally on the same day, carrying over a fraught conversation. I had one: Talisker. He was banned. I don’t stalk people. But if people are going to continually post articles, it’s natural I should come across them on occasion and make comments - sarcastic ones at that. I also challenge people who have bees in their bonnets and I don’t apologize for it.
And you’re certainly no stalker!
I agree with you completely. If people don’t want comments, they shouldn’t post articles. If they opt to post, they should somehow reconcile themselves to the fact that people will make comments, and that’s okay/allowed.
I’m most curious, though, as to whether Dr. P has ever been called a stalker. It’s an interesting charge, and one, imo, a person only fully understands after they’ve been accused of it.
“I agree with you completely.”
Ah, perhaps we have reached some consensus where we each feel heard! I hope so anyway.
For the record: No, I can’t say I’ve been accused of stalking, cyberstalking or otherwise. Seems like a weird accusation on a discussion forum with a finite number of participants, mostly anonymous. I can tell you’re offended by it, but if there’s any way you can just ignore it, I recommend that. Sorry it happened to you, but I think that happens on the internet a lot. Good luck.
‘’She is femininity itself; extracted whole from the quarry of Creation.’’- Shakespeare.
Wow. Don’t think I’ve ever seen someone post to themselves here. Weird.
You really have to be publicly called a stalker to understand it. It’s not the equivalent of calling someone, for instance, stupid. People question and insult each other’s intelligence all the time. It’s standard. Few take it seriously.
Calling someone a stalker is diffetent. First, stalking is against the rules. So it’s an overt attempt to get someone in trouble with the moderators/the site itself. When you’re doing that on the basis of a lie, it’s particularly vile.
But next is the psychology of the stalker. They are screwed-up people. In real life stalkers are often psychopaths, and some end up committing murder. It’s a word with very sick, ugly connotations.
It’s also the height of manipulative. If you want to cut off all rational, constructive interaction, just keep on calling a person a stalker. Most will simply walk away. It’s too nasty an accusation to simply tolerate, and if the person won’t quit, the only option is disengagement.
Well that’s convenient for a person with an underhanded agenda. Suppose you wanted to spread toxic gossip about Trump. The problem you face is a couple of people who sometimes call you out on it.
The solution?
Call them stalkers until they leave you alone. Then you can spread your toxic anti-Trump gossip in peace.
If you were seriously trying to help, you’d encourage the person who’s falsely accusing others of stalking to knock it off. It’s very anti-social, nasty behavior.
But I won’t hold my breath. Actually addressing the problem is hard. Advising people to ignore the problem is easy.
I think, in future, if that particular poster calls you “a stalker” you take it with a grain of salt. All your posts on this thread were logical and intelligent - not stalkerish. I use sarcasm which I suppose to lesser minds indicates stalkerism!
Miss M., I respect your opinions profoundly. However, as I pointed out in the preceeding post, the term ‘stalker,’ is not just any smear. It’s an attempt to get us reprimanded by the site management. Actual stalking is absolutely against the rules. It’s just one of those things we’re not supposed to do. If we get accused of it often enough, sooner or later someone is going to take it seriously. That won’t be good for us.
I can’t speak for anyone else, but I can speak for myself. I will call out the accusation of stalking as a lie and a smear every single time it happens. It’s the only practical defense I have. I won’t neglect it.
I hope eventually you and I will be able to comment on various threads without eliciting these reactions. If we have something constructive to say, there shouldn’t be so many objections to our saying it.
As for sarcasm equating stalking, I’ve never heard that connection made before. Sarcasm is an online tradition as old as the Internet. If everyone who uses sarcasm is a stalker, then probably between 80 and 90% of Internet users are stalkers.
Hmm. Makes sense to me. /s
I completely understand what you’ve just written and, of course, you are right. I guess I think that the management has this person’s ticket. I may be wrong, of course. I often am.
Hope to see you on other threads where I battle the Never Trumpers, lol!
’I guess I think that the management has this person’s ticket.’
That’s a good point. I’ve seen evidence to back you up on it. The management doesn’t miss much.
I too look forward to seeing you on other threads. I always enjoy your posts.
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