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There are plenty of avenues to discuss politics. This shouldn’t be one.

I am a voracious consumer of political news, policy, etc. and have been since +/- 9/11. Were it to happen here it would change relationships. It just would. Full stop. Football, hobbies, food & cooking, etc. is what I personally come for. If it were to devolve into a place of political rancor, which is virtually or practically assured, I would mosey on off from whence I came.
 
Flag Day. The flag on the nearest pole is a town flag - it's an 1812 flag which shows fifteen stars and fifteen stripes. The stripe below the blue field is red, rather than white. Same with the one way down at the bottom of the hill. That little flag is from Boarman's Market in Highland. A bunch of them were displayed on a shelf in a cardboard box display thing and they wrote in magic marker: FREE. Pretty cool. That house across the street which is mostly blocked by a bush was built during the Washington Administration.



I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the REPUBLIC, for which it stands - one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
 
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Boone said:
We allowed COVID conversation here, we just didn't tolerate political discussion related to it. But yes, it is hard to find anything going on in the world that folks aren't going to immediately line up politically on.
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Yeah, COVID is another great example of a topic that shouldn't be political but somehow was made very much so.
 
I haven't seen my girl in a year.

Friday I fly to the Dominican for 3 weeks.

Counting down the days

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Chris said:
There are plenty of avenues to discuss politics. This shouldn’t be one.

I am a voracious consumer of political news, policy, etc. and have been since +/- 9/11. Were it to happen here it would change relationships. It just would. Full stop. Football, hobbies, food & cooking, etc. is what I personally come for. If it were to devolve into a place of political rancor, which is virtually or practically assured, I would mosey on off from whence I came.
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I totally agree with this which is why I am glad there is no politics here. On a former Redskins board, it was my favorite board, once we started discussing politics it lead to hard feelings. I could never engage in football talk again knowing what I knew about these people, especially the mod. So I pretty much moved on from daily poster to infrequent appearances.
 
Darrell Green Fan said:
I totally agree with this which is why I am glad there is no politics here. On a former Redskins board, it was my favorite board, once we started discussing politics it lead to hard feelings. I could never engage in football talk again knowing what I knew about these people, especially the mod. So I pretty much moved on from daily poster to infrequent appearances.
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Im a middle aged, non college educated, white, male construction worker who leans left.
I've mastered the art of socializing with people who i dont agree with politically.
Its kind of a survival skill really.
 
heisenberg said:
Im a middle aged, non college educated, white, male construction worker who leans left.
I've mastered the art of socializing with people who i dont agree with politically.
Its kind of a survival skill really.
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My best friend is on the other side. I got into it pretty good over the years with him but it never affected our friendship. Now we just avoid the subject, all my other friends see things the way I do and I need to ask them to stop because I just don't want to hear it anymore.
 
heisenberg said:
Im a middle aged, non college educated, white, male construction worker who leans left.
I've mastered the art of socializing with people who i dont agree with politically.
Its kind of a survival skill really.
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The guy I've been seeing is a year younger than me, but leans hard right. (Y'all know where I stand, and I've made more than a few points that he HAD to agree with.) Needless to say, none of this was on my Bingo card... :yikes:
But we avoid the discussion almost always, and it doesn't get in the way of anything.
 
I stay the F*** out of politics. I have lost friends because of their extreme stances, left and right.
 
So anyway we took an overnight to Cumberland so we could ride the old steam engine up to Frostburg. The train ride was a disappointment, I was expecting bettrer views.
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I have traveled a lot and to me that blue water is the most beautiful thing on Earth.
 
Ummm? Less than 24 hours! ❤️ Can't wait to see my love. So psyched! Packed and ready to go. 🦍 Ready to chill at the beach/pool and party/dance at night! Going 100% first class on this trip. Vamos a la playa!!!

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My baby want a Birkin, she's been tellin' me all night long
Gasoline and groceries, the list goes on and on
This nine-to-five ain't workin', why the hell do I work so hard?
I can't worry 'bout my problems, I can't take 'em when I'm gone,

One, here comes the two to the three to the four
Tell 'em "Bring another round, we need plenty more"
Two-steppin' on the table, she don't need a dance floor
Oh my
Good Lord

Someone pour me up a double shot of whiskey
They know me and Jack Daniel's got a history
There's a party downtown near 5th Street
Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy
 
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Ummm? Less than 24 hours! ❤️ Can't wait to see my love. So psyched! Packed and ready to go. 🦍 Ready to chill at the beach/pool and party/dance at night! Going 100% first class on this trip. Vamos a la playa!!
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I can only imagine your excitement! Have a hell of a trip!
 
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We are going back to the Philippines next month. We live a couple hours drive from Boracay Island. We just aren't used to the weather and for some reason my wife is trying to avoid the sun like she is a vampire. Anyway, I'll be forcing her on the beach at some point.

See how she hides under trees?

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