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Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

robp135 said:
Can you explain some more please?
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Not really, I don't have headspace for a full on analysis of your posts.

If you want to understand better, consider your experiences living in the UK and the US and how the differences between both societies, and especially the difference in media access, shapes your behaviours and thoughts.
 
Oh contrary at it again.....

"We must protect women"

"...no not them ones"

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Errol grooming a girl from 4 years old.....imagine wanting to be a mate with that
 
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monkeybarry said:
Not really, I don't have headspace for a full on analysis of your posts.

If you want to understand better, consider your experiences living in the UK and the US and how the differences between both societies, and especially the difference in media access, shapes your behaviours and thoughts.
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Not really possible. I moved to the US in 2005 when I was 19. So I’ve only ever been a child living with my parents in the UK and a bit of time in Spain and an adult living in the US. That also pre dates even Facebook. At least I didn’t have one. The media landscape has completley change in that time as well.

US is a huge country. I have lived in 7 different cities and 5 different states. There is a huge difference between people in CA to even where I live now on Las Vegas. A bigger jump to the Southern States and Indiana. It’s a country of extremes. In some good and in some bad ways.
 
robp135 said:
Not really possible. I moved to the US in 2005 when I was 19. So I’ve only ever been a child living with my parents in the UK and a bit of time in Spain and an adult living in the US. That also pre dates even Facebook. At least I didn’t have one. The media landscape has completley change in that time as well.

US is a huge country. I have lived in 7 different cities and 5 different states. There is a huge difference between people in CA to even where I live now on Las Vegas. A bigger jump to the Southern States and Indiana. It’s a country of extremes. In some good and in some bad ways.
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Somewhat.
I'd wager that there are some enormous differences in California. Everyone believe CA is all flowers and rainbows, trust me, you go 50 miles outside (say) the Bay Area and you run into vast areas of intolerance to those ideals. Likewise, you can be in the Carolinas and find some of the most progressive pockets in the country.
I firmly, firmly believe that the stereotypes are jacked and maintained to create and maintain splits. Essentially (for me anyway) what I see is that wherever there is more manual/physical labour-based employment, poverty is greater and anger/frustration greater. I do agree it has extremes, and I'd add I think it's important for those not in it to remember it is essentially the size of a continent, and several states are larger than most European countries. So in that sense, absolutely there will be (essentially) cultural differences.
 
thfcsteff said:
Somewhat.
I'd wager that there are some enormous differences in California. Everyone believe CA is all flowers and rainbows, trust me, you go 50 miles outside (say) the Bay Area and you run into vast areas of intolerance to those ideals. Likewise, you can be in the Carolinas and find some of the most progressive pockets in the country.
I firmly, firmly believe that the stereotypes are jacked and maintained to create and maintain splits. Essentially (for me anyway) what I see is that wherever there is more manual/physical labour-based employment, poverty is greater and anger/frustration greater. I do agree it has extremes, and I'd add I think it's important for those not in it to remember it is essentially the size of a continent, and several states are larger than most European countries. So in that sense, absolutely there will be (essentially) cultural differences.
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That’s fair. Infact even if you went to the most democrat part of a major city or republican rural area and you would still find 25% of people that would go the other way.

You won’t find anybody more intolerant than a self described liberal white female living in San Francisco though.
 
robp135 said:
That’s fair. Infact even if you went to the most democrat part of a major city or republican rural area and you would still find 25% of people that would go the other way.

You won’t find anybody more intolerant than a self described liberal white female living in San Francisco though.
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Hahaha, oh mate how could you have known LOL...I'm married to one and we've been in the Bay Area for decades.

She's incredible, sees the good and bad on all sides, and stands for the righteous things.

Don't fall for stereotypes mate, the person you're describing can be found literally everywhere and exists on ALL sides of whatever spectrum you want to pick.

As you get older and more thoughtful/considered, I think it becomes even clearer that intolerance of the fervent kind is usually about fear and ignorance. There are occasions where it is absolutely binary (I hate nazis and racists and have NO interest in spending anytimne with them, albeit if one came to me and said they wanted to try and learn why their belief is stupid and destructive I'd certainly give them the benefit and do my best), but generally speaking, fear and ignorance are drivers.

I do know you were just looking to spin a light-hearted joke (and believe me I did NOT take offence whatsoever) but equally, I couldn't let it go!!!
 
thfcsteff said:
Hahaha, oh mate how could you have known LOL...I'm married to one and we've been in the Bay Area for decades.

She's incredible, sees the good and bad on all sides, and stands for the righteous things.

Don't fall for stereotypes mate, the person you're describing can be found literally everywhere and exists on ALL sides of whatever spectrum you want to pick.

As you get older and more thoughtful/considered, I think it becomes even clearer that intolerance of the fervent kind is usually about fear and ignorance. There are occasions where it is absolutely binary (I hate nazis and racists and have NO interest in spending anytimne with them, albeit if one came to me and said they wanted to try and learn why their belief is stupid and destructive I'd certainly give them the benefit and do my best), but generally speaking, fear and ignorance are drivers.

I do know you were just looking to spin a light-hearted joke (and believe me I did NOT take offence whatsoever) but equally, I couldn't let it go!!!
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Maybe your Mrs is just the exception 🤣
 
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