I can choose to not deal with big corporations. Big government - not so much.
Putting el dub and 98lber on "ignore"
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Dub and 98lber, you have long way to go before this thread can match the number of posts of the Brody Grothius thread, but I have confidence in you. You must have touched a nerve somewhere. I'm worn out just trying to read all this garbage aimed at you.
Lucky you. I have to deal with big auto, big energy, big pharma, big medical, and big retail, although I could deal with some alternative big corp. that are just as bad, and maybe even from China. Ugh. I try to keep all my controlling companies in the USA if can help it, so I vote with my wallet when I can.
I think you knew what I meant. However, how much do you think our "Big" government influences big pharma, medical, and energy and for that matter, auto? The more regulations and the more pieces of the pie owned by our government, the harder it is for everyone.
Do you mean George Orwell? Great writer. He was a lefty, but hated communism because of his personal experiences in the Spanish Civil War.
Works both ways. Big pharma, medical and energy help write the regulations these days. And we have the revolving door for lobbyists. In government one year, and in big business the next.
That is the most reasonable post on this thread.
I've stayed out of this mess, which has required superhuman willpower at times. No one is going to change anyone's mind on a message board. People are too entrenched in their views of politics and religion, and many have been brainwashed/indoctrinated by so many things in this world. I don't waste my time arguing about politics anymore because I've learned some people can't be reasoned with. I won't do the same with religion because my primary purpose on this earth is to spread the truth of my God, which I often fall short of doing effectively.
I really wish we could keep the discussion on here to wrestling. I have enough trolls on ignore, I don't need to keep adding political nutcases to the list.
I don't really try to convince anyone of anything because I agree with your assessment completely. Both sides hear what they want from the sources they choose. I do it to get things "off my chest" in a pretty harmless manner. It is astonishing that people can see things so differently.
See, I have no issue with nearly 100% opposing viewpoints. Even when you disagree vehemently, you almost always can still learn a little something from the other point of view. What I DO have issue with, is when they believe their view so strongly that they insult and condemn you for not 100% agreeing with them.
There is ALWAYS at least 3 versions of the truth, when at least 2 people are involved. Your version, their version and then the actual truth. Make no mistake, not 1 person's "truth" is 100% true. Hell, even when looking at a video, 2 people can and often do, see things differently...
i've heard comedian bill burr talk about government as middle management
they're the guys the real bosses (industry) "hires" to get yelled at by everyone and deal with the public, while doing hardly any policy setting
It seems, from the rolling commentary, that a lot of folks have NOT put eldub & 98 on ignore.
Mission accomplished!
Mission accomplished!
I'm betting that 18 -21-year-old you would have absolutely accepted a Rhodes Scholarship.
The United States is allegedly racist and definitely imperialistic. Do you hate this country too?
Clarification:
Not senile (yet).
I made pork shoulder burnt ends over the weekend. Amazing.
I use candied jalapenos in my deer jerky. It adds a nice sweet/spice to it.
Pretty sure you won't find my use of the word "hate" as in "I hate ____" on this or any other boards.
Buddhist philosophy avoids such strong aversion as a matter of practice.
But, Yes, the USA has had a less than stellar past when it comes to its treatment of slaves and first people's. So yes, I am not proud of that aspect of US history.
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Pork shoulder burnt ends, I'd like to hear more about that.
I've made pork belly burnt ends, but never from pork shoulder.
Your link looks like an aggregator site on NSM. The Western Journal itself looks like a right-wing site:
https://www.westernjournal.com/latest-news/
Here is straight MSN:
https://www.msn.com/
I cubed up a 9lb pork shoulder. Put it all in a pan. Season the hell out of it and put it on the smoker at 275 for 2.5 hrs. Pull it off and finish like normal burnt ends. I added more seasoning, butter, brown sugar, and some bbq sauce. Back on at 300 for another 1.5- 2 hrs.
That is how every country in the world has ever expanded. So you don't like world history either? Your entire life is because of what/how the USA was formed.
You are making me hungry. I always say I would make a piss poor vegetarian!
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Me too. I went vegetarian for a year. Craved chocolate the whole time. (And I still ate chocolate. Lol)
FYI - you are good to go with chocolate on a vegetarian diet. Just not vegan, for the most part.
Yes. But I found it odd how much I craved chocolate as a vegetarian. There is vegan chocolate as well. I was thinking about starting a bean to bar chocolate venture and that would be a consideration.
Probably the sugar/carbs. I crave sweets whenever I try the low carb diet.
I get my carbs from raw honey, sweet potatoes, pure maple syrup, sweet fruit (apples, bananas, berries, etc) and non-sweet fruit (avocado, squash, cucumbers, etc). I never crave "sweets".
Buddhists acknowledge their dependent arising, but aren’t held captive by it as some kind of karmic vessel.
So no, my entire life is not a function of US history.
However, I will acknowledge that had the Confederacy won the US Civil war, then it is highly unlikely that my ancestors would've emigrated from Germany and Slovenia to the US in the late 1800s.
Impressive, I could never make it a year nor do I have any interest in trying.
Right on…. We can only strive to be here, now.
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