GOP slouches into the crazy to be born as MAGA ~ GENERAL

[BlueSmoke]

This is already covered in another thread (and the topic title here is baffling — bite him?), so will merge into the existing coverage.

Why is it baffling? She told him when he wouldn't shake that she wouldn't bite.

BTW, what thread was this covered in so I can review the comments? The rules on this forum for starting new threads are a little baffling for a newbie like me. Don't mean to intrude on established traditions, but........when topics get hundreds of posts that go in many side directions, it can be hard to spot something that's already been covered.

 

[nycfan]

Why is it baffling? She told him when he wouldn't shake that she wouldn't bite.

BTW, what thread was this covered in so I can review the comments? The rules on this forum for starting new threads are a little baffling for a newbie like me. Don't mean to intrude on established traditions, but........when topics get hundreds of posts that go in many side directions, it can be hard to spot something that's already been covered.

It was covered in this thread, the one it was merged with. Not a slap on the hand or anything, just sort of a general preference. I do agree that it can be easy to miss something and try to merge like topics together, but again no malice or scolding intended, just trying to give a heads up for why.

We don't have a formal set of rules about this stuff, just an approach from discussions among the initial users who moved here, where we sort of largely (but far from unanimously) agreed to the general approach of trying to keep like topics in a single thread rather than have multiple threads with parallel discussions on the same thing.

But as more folks join, I agree it can be hard to find stuff in the omnibus threads -- I try to update the topics to give hints when new stories emerge, but can't be here all the time etc., so a bit ad hoc for sure.

 

[nycfan]

Why is it baffling? She told him when he wouldn't shake that she wouldn't bite.

BTW, what thread was this covered in so I can review the comments? The rules on this forum for starting new threads are a little baffling for a newbie like me. Don't mean to intrude on established traditions, but........when topics get hundreds of posts that go in many side directions, it can be hard to spot something that's already been covered.

PS, thanks for the explainer on the bite remark!

 

[Ramrouser]

Why does this whole "shake gate" even matter? I recall when Trump visited the Royal Palace, Princess Anne pointedly refused to shake the President's hand and the left cheered her on! Many proclaimed the Princess was now their favorite Royal.

 

[nycfan]

Why does this whole "shake gate" even matter? I recall when Trump visited the Royal Palace, Princess Anne pointedly refused to shake the President's hand and the left cheered her on! Many proclaimed the Princess was now their favorite Royal.

It is low class, and worthy if general rebuke, but in the grand scheme it doesn't matter otherwise. There are no expectations for basic decency or much of anything anymore.

 

[Ramrouser]

Generally speaking, I agree that refusing to look someone in the eyes and shake their hand is rude and low class. Decency standards have fallen in recent years.

 

[nycfan]

 

[Carolina Fever]

Anti-woke is just people who want to feel ok demeaning people who are different than the bubble they live in. They can't handle it or understand it, so they fear it, and then put it down to make themselves feel better about it.

 

[BlueSmoke]

Why does this whole "shake gate" even matter? I recall when Trump visited the Royal Palace, Princess Anne pointedly refused to shake the President's hand and the left cheered her on! Many proclaimed the Princess was now their favorite Royal.

Well I was intent to ignore it since it happens as in your example. But I couldn't help but wonder what he has against her. So I did some digging and unearthed that he, as part of a select group of 136 folks has perhaps been fleecing the Federal Government for the last 50 years or so. Even further then that if you back to his prior relatives. So just guessing, I'd speculate he's holding her to a higher standard then for himself. So I would have said........"bite me."

 

[StrangePackage]

Generally speaking, I agree that refusing to look someone in the eyes and shake their hand is rude and low class. Decency standards have fallen in recent years.

That's that passive voice again. Standards didn't fall on their own, and I think you understand that despite how hard you pretend otherwise.

 

[Ramrouser]

That's that passive voice again. Standards didn't fall on their own, and I think you understand that despite how hard you pretend otherwise.

I don't view the decline in standards in a political light. It's a much broader issue than just politics or certain politicians.

 

[Healing]

I don't view the decline in standards in a political light. It's a much broader issue than just politics or certain politicians.

When were standards the best?

 

[lawtig02]

When were standards the best?

When do you think?

 

[Healing]

When do you think?

I’m genuinely curious.

 

[Ramrouser]

When were standards the best?

Ahh, the standard trap for conservatives. You want me to pick a time in the past, say the 1940s-1950s, so you can reply "well, it wasn't so great for black people and women."

I don't know when our standards were the "best." Let's just say our society's personal standards (the way we treat each other, interact, converse, dress, eat) have declined in the last 20 years. That's not to say everything in society has declined: some things have improved and others are simply different.

 

[finesse]

Ahh, the standard trap for conservatives. You want me to pick a time in the past, say the 1940s-1950s, so you can reply "well, it wasn't so great for black people and women."

I don't know when our standards were the "best." Let's just say our society's personal standards (the way we treat each other, interact, converse, dress, eat) have declined in the last 20 years. That's not to say everything in society has declined: some things have improved and others are simply different.

Mostly because you're not used to "them" talking back.

Btw, you forgot about the poor, working class, the Jews, the Hispanic, and the Catholic or do you not remember the discussion about JFK being controlled by the Pope. Yeah, your bubble was burst.

 

[Healing]

Ahh, the standard trap for conservatives. You want me to pick a time in the past, say the 1940s-1950s, so you can reply "well, it wasn't so great for black people and women."

I don't know when our standards were the "best." Let's just say our society's personal standards (the way we treat each other, interact, converse, dress, eat) have declined in the last 20 years. That's not to say everything in society has declined: some things have improved and others are simply different.

1. You’re not unreasonable to suspect a trap, bc I’m not exactly shy about having little respect for what I see as your consistently poorly supported political positions. So, fair.

2. One cannot expect to clearly understand someone else’s perspective on a subjective and inherently relative topic, eg social standards over time, without a comparison point. Thank you.

 

[4thgenheel]

Why does this whole "shake gate" even matter? I recall when Trump visited the Royal Palace, Princess Anne pointedly refused to shake the President's hand and the left cheered her on! Many proclaimed the Princess was now their favorite Royal.

in the absolute least shocking news ever, you're lying about this, too.

princess anne escorted trump and melania prior to the supposed snub. they had already greeted each other.

Video does not show Princess Anne snubbing Trump at NATO reception

A shorter version of the clip appears to show the queen glaring at her daughter. A longer clip shows that Princess Anne walked in with Trump and the first lady.

apnews.com

 

[4thgenheel]

i'm sure that the majority of the media that rouser consumes is allergic to facts and reality. his type just parrots whatever nonsense they were fed by their right wing fever swamp "news" outlets.

 

[Healing]

i'm sure that the majority of the media that rouser consumes is allergic to facts and reality. his type just parrots whatever nonsense they were fed by their right wing fever swamp "news" outlets.

Agree. Also, IMO, the core issue isn't so much the the force feeding of dis/misinformation; it's the willingness to offer dis/mis, in heaping abundance, which mendaciously confirms and violently entrenches the anti-social, anti-egalitarian, and pro cult-of-masculinity, through unending salves to the insecurities of people with relatively unexplored lives, low EQ, poorly reflected upon fight or flight responses, and, in some cases, pure anti-social personality disorder.

Yes, it's unquestionable that some folks fall haphazardly into the dis/mis rabbit hole. However, the readiness with which a stunning percentage of the population accepts, and durably defends, easily deconstructed bullshit suggests the bullshit was always reflective of a core component of their personality and identity.